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Rounding up our panel on Parenting in the Theatre

Rounding up our panel on Parenting in the Theatre is our friend and collaborator David Ian Lee!

David Ian Lee has directed plays, operas, films, and political campaign videos across the country. In 2019, David simultaneously directed plays in two separate states, placing his work at the forefront of what would become the Zoom-theatre movement. In response to the historical pandemic of 2020, David became a champion of virtual theatre, directing, producing, and shepherding content that is both innovative and ethical. He has served as a director or assistant director in New York for the Pearl Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Source, Flux Theatre Ensemble, and Boomerang Theatre Company. As a playwright, his works include mass, Liberty & Joe DiMaggio, Sleeper, and The Curing Room, which has seen multiple international productions and has been translated into French, Greek, and Afrikaans.

As an actor, he has performed internationally and with theatres including Utah Shakespeare, Sedona Shakespeare, New York Classical Theatre, The Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arizona Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and Nashville Repertory Theatre. David received his BFA in Acting and Directing from the University of Arizona and his MFA in Directing from Illinois State University. David is a proud graduate of New York's William Esper Studio and was a 2021 cohort of the La Mama International Virtual Directors’ Symposium. David serves on the faculty of the Theatre & Dance Program in the Department of Communications at Tennessee State University. Learn more by visiting www.davidianlee.com.

We're honored to have one of our board members, Me

We're honored to have one of our board members, Melinda Sewak, on our next conVERGEnce panel!

Melinda Sewak is a Nashville-based professional actor, data analyst, and educator. She earned her BA in Theater Studies from Yale University where she received the V. Browne Irish Prize in the Performing Arts, and since moving to Nashville in 2013 has performed with local theater companies and on screen, and has recorded TV, radio, audiobook, and podcast voiceovers. In addition to acting, Melinda has served as a teaching artist for the Nashville Shakespeare Festival and a board member for Verge Theater Company, and works as a reporting analyst, professional tutor, and certified personal trainer. She is grateful to Verge for the opportunity to talk about the balance between theatre and her greatest role - parenting her 2-year-old, Ripley, alongside her partner Justin.

Meet our lead facilitator for our upcoming conVERG

Meet our lead facilitator for our upcoming conVERGEnce, Erica Lee Haines!

Erica Lee Haines is a performing artist and teacher as well as the Nashville Chief Rep for PAAL. PAAL stands for Parent Artist Advocacy League which is the national organization that is dedicated to elevate the national standard of caregivers in the performing arts and media.

She is a native of Nashville. After graduating from Belmont University, she performed with the Broadway tour, “Ring of Fire” as well as theme parks, USO tours, and cruise ships all over the world. For the past 15 years, she has been teaching musical theater for universities, public and private schools, as well as published children’s instruction resources. Her favorite local performing roles include Eponine in “Les Miserables,” Miss Honey in “Matilda,” and Marcy Park in “Spelling Bee.” She currently makes her home right outside of Nashville with her husband and three-year-old daughter.
www.EricaLee.org

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