Carol Howington Cain

A graduate of LaGrange College, with double majors in English and Speech & Drama, Cain is a veteran educator with thirty years experience teaching language arts and theatre arts in the Troup County School System. She was named the Troup County Teacher of the Year in 2000 and was a 2001 finalist for Georgia Teacher of the Year. In 2013, she earned the title of Troup County High School Teacher of the Year. Cain was also named to the LaGrange College Wall of Fame in the spring of 2000.

Cain has both acted and directed productions for the Lafayette Theatre Company and currently serves on the advisory committee for LTC. She is also a director and instructor with the Lafayette Theatre Academy. As a storyteller, Cain is the Artistic Director and emcee for the Azalea Storytelling Festival and has been a featured storyteller at festivals, museums, libraries, and civic groups across the Southeast.

“Thanks to the arts programs of the Lafayette Society for Performing Arts, I am very fortunate to have a stage and a theatre ‘home’ where I can not only spread my creative wings, but also inspire others to do so.”