Announcing our April Production!

Harmony: A Portrait of Friendship

Online and In-Person

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Wednesday April 6 at 10:30 AM

Thursday April 7 at 10:30 AM

Friday April 8 at 7 PMHarmony

A show poster featuring two actors in silhouette leaning shoulder to shoulder affectionately.

Come to the Harmony Cafe!

Please join the actors and experience life in the Harmony Cafe. Our show, Harmony: A Portrait of Friendship is set in the Cafe.

Dear Audience Members, both online and in-person, we invite you to bring your favorite beverage and yummy food, sit at your cafe table, and join us for a full experience that will include conversation, story, song, and dance. The Troupe members' ideas, feelings, and memories about friendship are the heart of our show.

In-person audience members must show proof of vaccinations and wear a mask. The mask may be removed briefly when eating and drinking. Audience members will be seated at cafe tables in small groups, preferably in their pods.

There’s tricks to making a friend

Don’t rush, there’s time you can spend

To learn and to share

To show that you care

And nurture like gardens you tend.

~ Part of Marjorie's friendship story

crafted into a limerick by Leslie

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Tony Barrand—The Singing Mentor of Theatre Adventure

Tony and Adam making their entrance during Theatre Adventure’s Fall Finery in 2012.

Tony Barrand will be remembered as a renowned Academic scholar and widely acclaimed musician who was active in the traditional folk scene since 1967.

To Theatre Adventure he was a regarded friend and collaborator.

Tony Barrand singing with John Roberts.

In 2008 Tony Barrand was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Country Dance & Song Society. The CDSS writes: “Tony’s contributions have been numerous: he is a founder of the Marlboro Morris Ale; an archivist, historian and author on Morris dance; and a singer of English and American song, both with John Roberts and as a member of the ensemble, Nowell Sing We Clear.”

If Tony wasn’t on stage performing with Theatre Adventure, he was always in the audience to cheer for our actors.

Tony singing with Liz and Carol in our 2013 production “Enchantment”

He was a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University. To our Theatre Adventure community he was someone who loved to play theater games with plenty of humor and laughter.

We send this message to our friend who has left a lasting mark on our hearts and minds.

Hey Tony! 

We remember so many years ago when we asked you if you would come aboard Theatre Adventure as a volunteer once you retired as a college professor…and without missing a beat, you replied, “Of course!” Soon thereafter you starting arriving to class in your specially equipped van---which many of our students thought was so cool----and motored into our classroom and into our lives in your power chair. Very quickly you became our Singing Mentor and you developed very close relationships with Theatre Adventure students.

Tony singing on stage during one of our shows. Tony the Singing Mentor performing with Susan.

Tony singing in our 2011 Production of “Imagine That Our Stories Take Flight.”

You sang in many of our performances with Liz and Carol, you read poetry in our “Alice in Wonderland” show, you composed original songs for some of our productions---and maybe most importantly, you believed in all of our students and in their ability to learn skills as actors. 

You recognized their passion for performing---and we think, our students recognized your passion for performing as well.

Tony and Cathy performing in our 2018 production of “Twelfth Night.”

So….a perfect Mentoring role for you with us was born and, you know what’s pretty amazing, (did you notice, I just avoided using the word awesome---which you coached me to do!) your presence, your mentoring to “be your best showing up for your life” lives on with proper style in Theatre Adventure---just as in your jaunty beret-wearing!

Thank you Tony!

A Young Tony Barrand in Vermont with an upright broom and a straw hat interwoven with flowers and leaves.

For forty years, Nowell Sing We Clear presented seasonal concerts across New England and beyond.

Visit the website to watch, listen and learn more.

Welcoming the New!

Reflecting and Anticipating

THANK YOU ever so much for helping us sustain the financial health of Theatre Adventure as we head into a new year of inclusive expressive arts programming.

We surpassed our Year End Appeal goal!

Image features a grid of video conferencing windows showing students and teachers smiling and reaching forward while holding their thumbs up.

Celebrating our Successes

Here are some of our accomplishments from this past year:

• Purchased the equipment and set up a hybrid approach to our programming and performances;

• Produced three full online productions, the third being our new hybrid model that includes both online and in-person actors and audience members;

• Welcomed four different visiting artists who inspired great creativity with puppets, movement, music, and story-telling;

• Workshopped the rich topic of "friendship" and uncovered a myriad of feelings, ideas, and memories. This content was the heartbeat of our fall show, Friendship: An Invitation to Connect and becomes the springboard for our upcoming April show, Harmony: a Portrait of Friendship;

A view from the shore of a tranquil pond with a blue sunny sky and green forest reflected on the surface of the water.

• Developed three original stories inspired by mythology from a variety of cultures. Music and puppets were created which will help us prepare for the upcoming May show, The Curious Child and the Flying Horses;

• The Mentors are acquiring a depth of skills in role modeling, observation, reflective thinking, and planning while building leadership skills; and

• Created a Traveling Troupe of six experienced actors who were paid to perform for Sandglass Theater's Puppets in Paradise. As a result, they were asked to perform at Gallery Walk in downtown Brattleboro.

Image of actors in farmer costumes with their farmer puppets. They are framed in their online performance windows. Next to each window is an image of their supporters assisting behind the scenes.

Thank you for believing in the work of Theatre Adventure to help empower individuals with disabilities to have a place at the table---to claim their role as vibrant and energized community members.

Theatre Adventure Winter Solstice Tale

Just as autumn slowly folds into winter and the nights are gently growing longer, feelings of connecting with self and others, with a sweetness of caring and empathy, have been growing in Theatre Adventure all year.

Just as we seek to capture moments of sunbeams during this Winter Solstice season, so too, throughout the year, have we been capturing actors during moments of triumph calling out, “I did it!”

Just as the darkness of this season invites reflection, our Mentors are being introspective and revealing new insights, “Oh! Now I understand!”

Just as the seeds are now settled into the depths of the earth to build their resiliency throughout this winter season, so too, our actors are building a sturdy belief in self each time they speak out, reach out, and express their personhood.

Just as stories nourish us during this quieter season of circling around and gathering in, so too Theatre Adventure storytellers have been riding flying horses, venturing underseas with Selkies, and laughing and making plans to meet at the park with friends.

Just as the squirrels seem quite mischievous as if they are storing up playfulness as well as acorns for the winter, so too imaginations and playfulness have carried us well throughout the year.

Just as the all-knowing cycle of seasons guides our annual rhythms of activity, so too have we learned that when we come together, we express ourselves artistically, we connect with each other and with audiences, and in time our actors arrive and say enthusiastically,

“I am here!”

Friends posing backstage in the Green Room before showtime.

Our Message of Thanksgiving

Harmony: Different and Together

We have harmony within ourselves

Different and Together

Our actors have harmony with one another

Different and Together

Our audiences have harmony with the performers

Different and Together

Our supporters have harmony with the Theatre Adventure community

Different and Together

Three people sitting together outside during snack time in their harmonizing purple attire.

We celebrate that we are different and that we are together

As in musical harmonizing, there is joy to be felt, connections to be made,

and surprises to be appreciated in theater, as well as in life.

Nate enjoying his family during outside snack time.

Thank you for what you give to the Theatre Adventure community,

Darlene and Laura

What a glorious fall we all enjoyed together! The Wednesday Troupe had so much fun exploring our new story for their upcoming spring production, The Curious Child and the Flying Horses. Movement, percussion, silhouette puppets, shadow screen work, and theater games were enjoyed by all---both in-person and online students and teachers!

Listen to an original song, “Curious Child” written by Rich Nethercott for our Spring production.

The Thursday Troupe co-created our preview fall fundraising show, Friendship: An Invitation to Connect. What triumph for all of us to begin learning the ins and the outs to hybrid programming AND to a live streamed show!

Gandalf setting off magic fireworks for his friend Bilbo.

You can now watch our Fall Production, Friendship: An Invitation to Connect on Vimeo.

Wishing Everyone Togetherness and Creativity!

“Ode to Theatre Adventure” A Song

"Ode to Theatre Adventure"

Lyrics by Leslie Kinney

Music by Rich Nethercott

Two years in and we’re here to stay

Thanks to your support we’ll put on a play

To act and to sing and move with delight

Our confidence builds, ain’t no stage-fright

And thanks to Zoom we can come from afar

If we’ve got our screens, no need for a car.

Planning, rehearsing for twenty twenty-two

Got some great shows to put on for you

The Curious Child’s gonna travel the world

With magical horses the tale’s unfurled 

A time to discover and learn without rest

Returning to family and home which is best.

The Harmony of Friends with laughter galore 

Meeting and greeting, conversation and more

Plus other emotions when friends gather ‘round

Sometimes there’s sadness and even a frown

But still we’re together through good times or bad

Friendship’s our thing, it makes us real glad. 

We’ve got actors online, with puppets and art

And actors on stage, performing with heart

We’ve now gone hybrid, tech’s our means

To offer our shows on stage and screens 

Your support is essential, there is no doubt

We dedicate this song and are sending it out.

We could not perform if it weren’t for you

Our performers need an audience or two

We’ll keep on acting, without much pause

But truth to tell, it’s more fun with applause

Or with comments left for us in a chat 

To our watchers online, we give a tip of the hat. 

So come on now, we won’t confound

Our story’s simple and yet profound

Everyone’s included, no one’s left out

Respect all abilities, our joyful shout

We kindly invite you to join our community

Theatre Adventure’s got the spirit of unity. 

Show Day in the Life of Theatre Adventure

Maria was testing the audio for in-person and live-streaming audiences, the live-streaming cameras, Zoom settings, and her own boosting of her own batteries;

Leslie was testing and setting up the mics for the in-person actors, the cues in QLab in her laptop, and her own cues with her fellow tech wizards;

Laura Howe was taking pre-show photos of the in-person actors while they were preparing for the show, and checking in about management of the Zoom meeting room as seen on her laptop;

Darlene was online checking in with all of the online actors in Zoom making sure that their lighting was set up properly, that they were prepared for their lines, and that they were ready to be engaged during the show;

Sher was busy online finishing final finishing touches to her beautiful sound studio and practicing her original soundscapes for the show;

Rich was online connecting with each actor on Zoom, role modeling being responsive, vibrant, and ready to rock out to his songs during the show;

Rachel was helping each online actor become embodied and prepared to express themselves fully with their bodies with their own physicality throughout the show;

Laura was going over new blocking with some of the in-person actors, making sure that each actor was greeted and understood what was needed from them in preparation with the show;

Lori was earlier in the day driving to a few online actors’ houses and helping them with their hair styling, later she was helping each in-person actor get costumed and looking fabulous for the show;

All of the actors (online and in-person) were bursting with anticipation as they arrived for cast call, they focused on their costumes, studied their lines, and interacted with one another with happy and expectant energy;

All of the Support Professionals both online and in-person were helping their actor stay focused and energized for their performance;

Board Members and Volunteers were helping with parking cars, box office, front of house, selling Theatre Adventure T-shirts, and online being prepared to facilitate active messaging in Chat Box during the show.

Family Members were purchasing tickets, helping with transportation to and from the show, taking photographs for us during the show, offering encouragement nearby for the online actors and cheering and applauding for the actors.

ALL AGREE IT WAS A MANY THUMBS UP PERFORMANCE that was only possible with everyone’s support, love, and expertise!  What an absolutely beautiful circle of care and empowerment. THANK YOU!

Announcing Our Fall Fundraising Show!

Friendship: An Invitation to Connect

What a wonderfully exhilarating time we are having experiencing the ins and outs of our new hybrid theater. We are learning how to integrate both in-person and online actors in an experimental theater setting. Students and teachers alike are brimming over with the buzz and head spinning.

Actor’s silhouettes behind a shadow screen reaching out to hold hands during rehearsal.

We are fortunate to have a skillful and talented team. Lori is crafting glorious costuming, Sher is creating sumptuous soundscapes, Maria is managing mountains of technical design, Rich has written fabulous friendship inspired songs, Darlene is guiding the online actors with their beautiful paintings and drawings, Leslie is designing poetic student-inspired slide shows, Laura Howe is gently facilitating actors connecting with one another, and Rachel is artistically inspiring movement and acting.

In-person and online Actors connecting with hands outstretched.

Our actors are expressing their artistry with spunk, passion, and courage----from our online and in-person environments----in our hybrid theater.

We are discovering new forms of self-expression, several of which we are utilizing for our upcoming show, Friendship: An Invitation to Connect. Our rolling cart with the monitor featuring our online actors will move, turn, and be interactive as a means to bring human qualities from the monitor to our production. A few in-person actors will share in a living room style conversation with actors who are online. 

We are having a great time forging ahead in a new frontier knowing we are creating experimental theater that knows no limits and boundaries!

Please join us and share in our mind-bending new forms of artistic expression.  You will be supporting theater that holds up its actors as the great pioneers and artists they are!

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12TH 2021 AT 7PM.

The show will be in-person with limited seating at the West Village Meeting House and streamed live online for remote viewers.

Celebrating Lori Angell

Lori Angell joined Theatre Adventure in 2005, a year after its inception. She arrived with eleven years of experience as a Special Educator. Lori's first role was as an agency Support Professional for an actor. She was soon thereafter hired as a teacher.

When Theater Adventure's Costumer left in 2011, Lori stepped in to fill those shoes. Since then, she has volunteered countless hours to design and sew breathtaking costumes for over thirty eight shows. 

Lori's favorite shows to design are productions from specific periods of time. She says there is a lot of detail in period costuming, “...so it is challenging, but a good challenge.” Lori adds that the best part about being the Costumer for Theatre Adventure is, “seeing the expressions on the actors’ faces when they try on their costumes.

Come see Lori’s costuming in, Friendship: An Invitation to Connect that highlights the actors from the inside out. Lori takes the time to learn our actors' favorite colors, preferred style of clothing and fabric textures. She is committed to helping each actor feel great and then from backstage, Lori delights in watching the actors bring their confidence and exuberance to the stage. Thank you Lori!

Our New Journey Has Begun

In-person students sit reaching their arms up in a movement warm-up while online students mirror their movements in their zoom windows.

We are so grateful for the support that we received to purchase the technology and equipment needed to launch our new hybrid model of programming. 

We have opened the door to a new world of experimental theater. Our amazing actors are helping us learn how to integrate our in-person and online theater environments in exciting new ways. Two years ago we would have never imagined creating theater that includes actors on an online stage.

We call our style of performance at The West Village Meeting House Wraparound Theater. Our unusual performance spaces create the feeling of embracing the audience. Now we look forward to expanding our stage to embrace our online actors.

Watch a short video of Sher leading our in-person and online students in a movement exercise.

A community of learners stirs imaginations and incites brave theater.

Wednesday Troupe is gathering to create their show, The Curious Child and the Flying Horses

In-person students Brady and Paul listening to the comments of fellow actors online.

We are exploring the characters and storyline through movement work, puppets and our imaginations. We embody the different elements of the story—our hands become the campfire, our arms become the wings of the flying horses, and our feet become the thundering hooves.

READ MORE

The Thursday Troupe is also gathering to create their show, Harmony: A Portrait of Friendship

Alauna and Rachel performing a choreographed dance for their fellow actors.

The Troupe has been diving deep into the concept of friendship. While workshopping the topic, the students shared the following:

“A friend is someone who never gives up on you.”

“Without having friends there would be no way to get through surviving life.”

“Connections with loved ones.”

Troupe member’s reflections will become the centerpiece of our November 12th show, Harmony: A Portrait of Friendship.

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Theatre Adventure to Perform during the October Gallery Walk

The Theatre Adventure Touring Troupe presents:
Daydreaming

Friday, October 1st at 5:30 pm

at THE UPCOMING EVENT:

Artful Streets @ Gallery Walk

On the Balcony of Hotel Pharmacy in Downtown Brattleboro on Elliot Street

This performance is invitational to enter a dream world---a world that lifts one spirits, a world that knows no boundaries and limits, a world that with buoyancy helps to ignite one’s dreams and the encouragement to claim those dreams with fire, breath, artistry, and belief in self. A peaceful and vibrant soundscape will be created by Sher Levesque, a sound artist and musician as well as a Theatre Adventure teacher.

A lightness of spirit will be our guide as if we are lifting off reveling in a hot air balloon escapade.

With the help of Bob the director, Cheryl the performer, Allyanna the fortune teller, Harry the fairy prince, the Eagle, and Celine Dinah Marie Goldberg the singer-dancer, the audience will float through the clouds and enjoy the beauty of puppets, stories, and emotions.

The actors give passion and dedication to their performances.

The Theatre Adventure Touring Troupe members pose with their puppets on a sunny day at the Retreat Farm.

Meet the Touring Troupe

Alauna Boyer

Brian White

Evan Cross

Katharine Breunig

Jenny Rainville

Susan Mandell

Watch Theatre Adventure perform at Sandglass Theater’s “Puppets in Paradise”

The Theatre Adventure Touring Troupe performed Daydreaming at Sandglass Theater’s Puppets in Paradise.

Jenny Performs in a garden Labyrinth with her hand puppet Cheryl.

Theatre Adventure at “Puppets in Paradise”

The Theatre Adventure Touring Troupe will be presenting excerpts from our recent production Daydreaming at Sandglass Theater’s Puppets in Paradise 2021

September 4 & 5 at Retreat Farm

Sandglass Theater’s most beloved community event, Puppets in Paradise, brings together artists and audience for a two-day celebration of theater arts and agrarian traditions of Southern Vermont. Theatre Adventure is honored to have been asked to participate. This premier biennial family event is produced with Retreat Farm, a prominent feature of the Brattleboro landscape for 180 years. Today its 500 acres of conserved forests, farmlands, trails, waterways, and gardens is freely accessible to the community.

Theatre Adventure’s Daydreaming invites the audience to enter a dream world---a world that lifts one spirits, a world that knows no boundaries and limits, a world that with buoyancy helps to ignite one’s dreams and the encouragement to claim them with fire, breath, artistry, and belief in self.

A lightness of spirit will be our guide as if we are lifting off reveling in a hot air balloon escapade. With the help of Bob the director, Cheryl the performer, Alyanna the fortune teller, Harry the fairy prince, the Eagle, and Celine Dinah Marie Goldberg the singer-dancer, the audience will float through the clouds and enjoy the beauty of puppets, stories, and emotions.

Read more about Puppets in Paradise

A woman in a parade wearing a blue costume and holding a large fish puppet that is blowing bubbles.

Meet the Touring Troupe

Alauna Boyer

Brian White

Evan Cross

Katharine Breunig

Jenny Rainville

Susan Mandell

We Reached the Finish Line

We have wrapped our first online fundraiser and raised $4,792 of our $5,000 goal.

We are grateful for your belief in the work of Theatre Adventure to help empower individuals with disabilities who have a passion for theater, performance, and friendship.

Your donation has been used to purchase the technology and equipment needed to launch our new hybrid model of online and in-person programming in September. We have purchased a 65” Monitor and rolling stand and are currently learning how to incorporate Zoom into our in-person meetings through the use of a NEAT bar and pad.

Maria and Laura learning how to operate our new equipment.

A community of learners stirs imaginations and incites brave theater. This is just what happened for us as a result of being online for the past year and a half throughout the pandemic. We learned that there are benefits to online programming that we are planning to integrate with our in-person curriculum.

During the pandemic we imagined ourselves as sailors in uncharted territory while we created ways to be engaged, connected, and creative-- all while being together online. And now we have accepted the challenge to venture to unknown lands as a theater arts organization that will utilize both online and in-person programming. How exciting!

With your help we are spreading our wings to reach new levels of accessibility and inclusion.

We invite you to become an audience member for one of our livestreaming shows.  Together we are helping to transform the lives of innovative performing artists.

With Appreciation,

Laura Lawson Tucker and Darlene Jenson,

Theatre Adventure 

Directors/Founders

Watch The Keene Sentinel’s Interview with Theatre Adventure

Co-Founders Darlene Jenson and Laura Lawson Tucker sit smiling outside of West Village Meeting House in Brattleboro.

We are the recipients of a 2021 Ewing Arts Award for Excellence in Community Engagement.

Watch The Keene Sentinel’s interview below.

Video by Cecily Weisburgh / Sentinel Staff

Read an interview with Theatre Adventure in The Keene Sentinel

Theatre Adventure's Hybrid Programming Fundraiser

We invite you to help us with our fundraising campaign to purchase the technology and equipment needed to launch our new hybrid online and in-person programming model this coming fall. 

A community of learners stirs imaginations and incites brave theater. This is just what has happened for us as a result of being online for the past year and a half throughout the pandemic. We have learned that there are benefits to online programming that we would like to integrate with our in-person curriculum.

Watch our 3-minute Fundraising Video!

We will continue to stay true to the values of our seventeen years of high quality student driven work.

We believe all of our students will be enriched with this new hybrid model of programming. We will be able to reach more aspiring artists with disabilities as well as invite guest artists from the larger community. We will have the opportunity to collaborate with new organizations and schools beyond southern Vermont. No longer will transportation, inclement weather, and living far away present barriers to participation.

Please make a donation and help us spread the word by sharing our GiveLively campaign page with your community of friends and colleagues.

An interactive Zoom monitor for integrating on-line and in-person participation.

We envision a large monitor on a cart with wheels in order to integrate our remote students with our in-person students, both during classes and while live streaming our shows.

With your help we will spread our wings digitally and reach new levels of accessibility and inclusion!

Tarish Pipkins leads a puppetry movement warm-up. Students mimic his movements in their Zoom windows.

The Earth Inspired our Summer Seminar 2021

Our summer artists reveling in each other’s creativity.

When a group of teachers and visiting artists gather with a group of students who have a spirit of readiness, magic happens. When our muse is the earth, inspiration bubbles all around us. With poetry, sound, percussion, puppetry, and movement we brought to life three original stories of the hills, mountains, and water.

Rich Nethercott sings "The Invitation of the Hill" while Susan, Darlene, Elijah, and Tarish bring the story to life.

During our three-week Summer Seminar we explored scenic art, theater games, sound, percussion, poetry and songwriting. The depth and breadth of creativity was awe-inspiring.

We laughed, sang, danced and shared our stories with empathy and appreciation. We have all certainly been nourished

Tarish Pipkin’s leads a puppetry workshop with our summer artists.

Shining Stars Cafe was a blast!

Watch a short video of Melody Squires painting

The Invitation of the Hill

The Invitation of the Hill

A poem crafted by Leslie Kinney with words and ideas from the students

How do you know me?

You call me The Hill

With slopes of green

I offer good will

I’m a gentle giant

rising above

Watching with care 

those that I love

Majestic, serene

I offer this place

For respite and solace

Peaceful quiet and grace

When you visit my forests

and rest by my brook

Find refreshing waters

if only you look

My path may be rocky

A challenge I know

But you’ll find motivation

just take it slow

Please don’t be nervous

I invite you to climb

Though sides may be steep

My summit’s sublime

The sun will shine on you

The breeze will caress

My spirit will fill you

and help you destress

You’ll be awed by the view

as you look all around

And proud of yourself

as you make your way down.

Listen closely my friends

for the birds and the deer

for the trees that whisper

if you take time to hear

Pay attention, be curious 

There’s so much to see

Just come for a visit

I hope you'll agree

Hike with your pack

or run with your kite

stroll and be carefree

your travel’s just right

Or study my roundness

from home or a car

My spirit will touch you

from here or afar

So welcome, please visit

however you might

’Tis my greatest pleasure

to bring joy and delight

The Earth Inspires

The Earth Inspires

A poem crafted by Leslie Kinney with words and ideas from the students

The earth inspires in so many ways

And gives us energy throughout our days

Happiness with the morning sun

Outside beckons for a walk or run

Perhaps I'll get on my trusty bike

Or gather friends to go on a hike

Listening to bird songs and rustling leaves

I hear the singing of the trees

Walks in the yard and through the woods

Along the brook, in awe I stood

Seeing flowers, fox, rabbits and deer

It’s all so gorgeous, of this I’m clear

Exploring the forest and waterfall

Sighting more birds that tweet and call

A river flows, a bridge I stride

To relax on a bench on the other side

The ocean wide and salty air

Sparkling water everywhere

The flow of water moves me so

It fills me with an internal glow

The changing seasons and open sky

Leave me breathless, I feel so high

Clouds at dusk and the setting sun

Time to retire, the day is done

Yes, earth inspires I know it’s true

She offers her gifts to me and you.

Week One Summer Seminar

Theatre Adventure’s Summer Seminar “The Earth Inspires!” had an incredibly fun and vibrant first week.

Our mornings were filled with joyful greetings, group movement, imagining characters for a Friday performance. We did stretching and warm-ups, rhythm with Russ Horton, Sher Levesque led the movement to Leslie Kinney’s poetry, and Rich Nethercott led songwriting workshops. We went into break-out rooms to work on puppets, characters and do zither-making. Visiting interdisciplinary artist Tarish "Jeghetto” Pipkins lead students in drawing and puppetry exercises that culminated in a group performance of the earth-inspired original story, “Of the Hills,” written and presented by Maia Gilmour. After traveling the world and arriving home again, we bid a grateful and heartfelt farewell to Tarish Pipkin’s and set our sites on week two with a new story to tell.

Tarish Pipkin’s leads a puppetry workshop with our summer artists.

Paul holds up the landscape art he created in a scenic art workshop.

Katherine holds up her Curious Child character portrait with pride.