James Dixon talks with Executive Director and co-founder John Zajac and Program Director Ahna Dunne-Wilde with Isinglass. Isinglass is a Portland non-profit organization founded in 2012 to develop, pilot and implement programs that promote a healthy arts industry, community and education system. We will be discussing their seven-week summer program titled Egg which is hosted at Artist Repertory Theatre. Isinglass describes Egg as the most holistic summer theatre academy available for high schoolers in the Portland area where students learn how to be an artist, a leader and an advocate.
Egg students collaborate and work with over thirty artists and arts leaders from the vibrant Portland professional theatre community. Whether it's engaging in a week-long intensive taught by a prominent artist or theatre organization, or attending an exclusive talkback from the artistic staff or cast of a currently running show, they learn from some of the most extraordinary professionals working in Portland today. More than half of Egg alumni have participated in internships or attained part-time jobs in theatre the year following their graduation.
The Isinglass students have been working on a devised piece will be hosting a performance on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017 from 7:30-9pm at Artist Repertory Theatre.
The Devised Performance: Egg Class of 2017 is a free event, but there is an opportunity to support of this program by donating!
For more information about and their programs check out their Isinglass website and/or Isinglas Facebook page... Tune in to Stage and Studio!
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