Terry Runnels teaches drama and vocal music at Pembroke Community Middle School.  He received his Music Education degree from Oklahoma City University and his MFA in Theater from The University of Connecticut.  He was an assistant professor in the Drama School at Syracuse University and a lecturer at The University of Connecticut. He has taught music and drama at Harwich Middle School and Silver Lake Middle School and has taught vocal music and drama at Pembroke Community Middle School since the new building was opened in 2003.

He is a professional actor and singer and has been featured on Broadway in ZORBA, starring Anthony Quinn as well as the National Tour of ZORBA;  The National Tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, starring Marie Osmond; the 4^th National Tour of ANNIE; and the 1992-93 National Tour of ANNIE .  He has performed in well over 100 different plays, musicals, and operas.

He has done the role of Daddy Warbucks in about 12 different productions.  His most recent production was in 2008 and featured Sally Struthers.

He conducted the SEMSBA festival chorus in 2006, and as Drama Advisor at PCMS, has directed productions of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, OKLAHOMA, THE MUSIC MAN and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.  The musical planned for 2009 is ANNIE, Jr..

Besides teaching, Terry has sung most of the major Oratorios with the Pilgrim Festival Chorus, the Falmouth Chorus, and others across the country.  He is the bass soloist at The Church of the Pilgrimage, in Plymouth. 

Terry has three very talented kids.