Cleveland Play House Gets New Education Director

AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / PERFORMING ARTS Cleveland Play House gets new Education Director

August 6, 2010 10:16 AM MST

The Cleveland Play House (CPH) has recently announced the selection of Pamela DiPasquale as the new Education Director.

DiPasquale served as Education Director at the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in

Louisville, KY since 2006. At CPH, she will lead the theatre’s Education Department and be responsible for all educational programming and student performances.

“Pamela has done an outstanding work at Kentucky Shakes,” said CPH Artistic Director Michael Bloom. “She will be a great fit at The Play House.”

DiPasquale served as Education Director of Kentucky Shakespeare Festival’s awardwinning educational outreach program, Will on Wheels, which serves over 65,000 students annually in a tristate area. She had full responsibility for the theatre’s extensive educational outreach program offerings, including Shakespeare Youth Academy, Shakespeare’s Studio, Shakespeare Alive!, and From the Page to The Stage.

In her career, DiPasquale has also worked with Children’s Theatre of Maine, City Shakespeare,

BellarmineUniversity in

Louisville, KY, and has presented at both state and national conferences on topics related to theatre education and community building.

DiPasquale received her undergraduate degree from

BostonCollege and her Master of Arts from

EmersonCollege in Boston, MA, and recently received a Graduate Certificate in Out of School Time Learning from

JohnHopkinsUniversity.

The 20102011 Education season at CPH is ready to go. Once again, there will be many special student matinee performances of Mainstage productions. Students will jump into the thrilling world of dastardly double agents in The 39 Steps, cross cultural lines in The Kite Runner, and join the debate of the role of the artist in society in My Name is Asher Lev.

The Theatre for Children Series will offer productions specifically geared toward elementary students. This year, Hans Christen Anderson’s classic The

Little Mermaid will be brought to life in a onewoman adaptation (grades 15).

Student matinee experiences can be enhanced by adding an In-Class Workshop for only $75, This is just one way to tie your field trip into your classroom curriculum and can be experienced before or after attending a performance.

There will also be a variety of residency programs for a variety of age groups, including Playwriting: From Page to Stage (grades 6-12), Literature Alive (K-8) and Jewel of a Tale (PreK-3). Continuing this year are several programs, including our KeyBank Play House College for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, the CMSD Totally Free Field Trip Program, and Full Contact: Center Stage Schools.

For information about any of CPH’s educational offerings, please contact Education Department at (216) 795-7000 ext. 149.

Founded in 1915, The Cleveland Play House is

America’s first regional theatre. More than 12 million people have attended over 1,300 productions at The Play House – including more than 130

American and/or World Premieres. Today, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Bloom and Managing Director Kevin Moore, The Cleveland

Play House is an artistdriven theatre that serves the Greater Cleveland community by holding true to its mission: To inspire, stimulate and entertain diverse audiences in

Northeast Ohio by producing plays and theatre education programs of the highest professional standards.

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