Carpe Diem Theater | ROOTS
ROOTS: Realizations On & Off The Stage presents students with critical information about making theater as well as the roles and responsibilities of theater makers themselves. Teaching artists from Broadway, Off-Broadway, international touring companies, and beyond, bring their experiences to the Round Lake Auditorium for Carpe Diem Theater's free workshop series.
These workshops are open to all ages, but are geared towards teens and beyond. All community members are welcome!
ASHLEYSIMONE KIRCHNER
JULY 18 (1pm) | DANCE
AshleySimone Kirchner is a professional director and choreographer based in New York’s Capital Region. She hails from Central Pennsylvania, where she trained at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Pennsylvania Regional Ballet under Marcia Dale Weary and Sandra Carlino, respectively. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance with a concentration in Ballet from Marymount Manhattan College, where she performed restaged and new works from choreographers including Lar Lubovitch, Merce Cunningham, Benoit Swan Pouffer and Christopher d’Amboise. She began her work in the region in 2010 with Playhouse Stage Company (formerly Park Playhouse) as Dance Captain in Annie Get Your Gun, and has since performed in many acclaimed productions with PSC including Cabaret, Spamalot & Avenue Q. She now serves as the Associate Artistic Director, Resident Choreographer, and Director of Education at Playhouse Stage Company. You've seen her work in most productions since 2015 including Head Over Heels, Newsies, In the Heights, Something Rotten, Singin' in the Rain, and Spring Awakening. She is also on the faculty at the University at Albany in the Department of Music & Theatre and is a guest Director/Choreographer at Siena College. Ashley was formerly the Lead Dance Instructor and Choreographer for the Musical Theatre Department at Regional Center for the Arts in Trumbull, CT, and Director of Education at the Palace Theatre in Albany. Her work stretches beyond the region as she continues to teach Master Classes and choreograph at theaters and dance studios across the country. She is a proud member of SDC, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. She is thrilled to join the Carpe Diem team this summer for ROOTS!
Learn More: carpediemtheater.org/roots