Visiting Group Highlighted Workshop Leaders
All Workshop leaders for the Shakespeare Studies Visiting Group Program are professionals in their field with exceptional knowledge and experience working with small groups in an educational setting.
Sue Carney
Music of Shakespeare’s Time (Lecture/Demonstration)
Sue is best known for her work as a composer, producer, and performer at the acclaimed Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where she has been regularly commissioned to create music for theater, dance, and video productions. She is also a director and founding member of the Terra Nova Consort, an ensemble dedicated to exploring the roots of today’s world music. Equally, at home in modern and historic musical worlds, Carney’s performances effortlessly cover genres from jazz, blues, and rock; to flamenco, Latin, and world music. Her songs and compositions likewise draw inspiration from the many musical realms she has explored in her unconventional career. Sue is currently in residence as a music instructor at Siskiyou Waldorf School, in Ashland.
Oona Meade
Theatrical Makeup (Demonstration)
Oona J Meade has 27 years of makeup experience, which encompasses film, fashion, print work, television, and theatre. Oona was moved by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to Ashland, OR to accept a position in the hair and makeup department in 2004. Previous to that Oona held positions at both the Seattle Opera and Seattle Repertory Theatre in hair and makeup. Oona has taught Theatre Makeup skills seasonally through Southern Oregon University’s Shakespeare outreach education program for the last 14 years. Oona’s Theatrical Makeup workshops offer hands-on experiences.
Daniel Stephens
Renaissance Dance (Interactive)
Daniel has directed, choreographed, and performed for many theaters in the Rogue Valley including nine seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival as a dancer and choreographer. Daniel has taught theater and dance to teens and children while working with The Dallas Theatre Center, Dallas Children’s Theater, Ashland Middle School and other local schools plus visiting schools to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. With a BA in Theater from SOU and an MFA in Dance from SMU; Daniel continues to teach Renaissance Dance workshops for Shakespeare Studies educational program at SOU and Baroque Dance workshops and lectures for the Music Teachers Association of Oregon.
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Ashland, OR 97520
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