Arlene Velleman is the American Sign Language and a Special Education teacher at Waltham High School. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Speech/Hearing Therapy and a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Northeastern University. After graduation, Arlene worked at Perkins School for the Blind’s Deaf/Blind Program as a teacher. She then came to theContinue reading “Arlene Velleman”
Category Archives: Artists
Kevin Williams
Kevin Williams is an educator and playmaker striving to develop and strengthen a community of critical thinkers and empathetic individuals through theatrical experiences. Originally from Tennessee, he is a licensed theater teacher in the state of Massachusetts and holds a Master’s Degree in Theatre Education from Emerson College and Bachelor Degrees in both Musical TheatreContinue reading “Kevin Williams”
Allison Honea
Allison Honea is an educator, director/choreographer, classically trained dancer, and performer from Atlanta, Georgia. She studied Theatre Education at Columbus State University, then went on to earn her Master of Arts degree from Emerson College, where she focused on theater and dance education in relation to social justice. She joined the WCT family in 2016Continue reading “Allison Honea”
Sean Lutz
Sean Lutz (he/they) is an interdisciplinary artists and educator whose practice consists of ceramics, installation, video, and performance. He was born in southern Massachusetts and is now based in Medford. Since joining MCA in September 2019, he says, “I have had the incredible opportunity to work with both our young and adult artist community in bothContinue reading “Sean Lutz”
Ann Forbush
Ann Forbush is a Boston based artist/educator who has served on the MCA and, previously, Watertown Children’s Theatre boards for more than a decade. She holds a BFA in photography from UArts in Philadelphia and an MFA from MassART in Boston. Ann’s professional experience includes designing textiles for Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, teaching atContinue reading “Ann Forbush”
Katherine Fristrom
Katherine Fristrom is a sophomore at the Cambridge School of Weston. She has been a part of Watertown Children’s Theatre and MCA for ten years. She first found out about WCT’s CYC (backstage) program when she was in first grade, and says she immediately knew it was where she was meant to be. She’s beenContinue reading “Katherine Fristrom”
Cat Bennett
Cat Bennett is an artist and former illustrator who did work for national newspapers, magazines, publishers and television for over thirty years. She teaches drawing as a way to find our own vision and look at the world with more care. She is the author of three books on drawing and creative thinking, posts herContinue reading “Cat Bennett”
Marge Dunn
Our first spotlights feature three teaching artists who are directing in the Watertown Children’s Theatre Short Play Festival to be performed on November 13 and 14. Marge Dunn is a Boston-based actor, director, fight choreographer, educator, yoga instructor, etc. She has spent a lot of time at MCA in recent years, teaching and directing forContinue reading “Marge Dunn”
Rachel Maddox
Our first spotlights feature three teaching artists who are directing in the Watertown Children’s Theatre Short Play Festival to be performed on November 13 and 14. Rachel Maddox is a playwright, critical educator, and teaching artist. They graduated from Connecticut College with a BA in Theater and an Elementary Education Teaching Certificate, and since thenContinue reading “Rachel Maddox”
Eva Louise Murray
Our first spotlights feature three teaching artists who are directing in the Watertown Children’s Theatre Short Play Festival to be performed on November 13 and 14. Eva Louise Murray (she/her/hers and they/them/theirs) is a teaching artist, director, choreographer, theater artist, performer, educator, and creative collaborator from Dedham, Massachusetts. She graduated from Connecticut College in 2017 withContinue reading “Eva Louise Murray”