Writing with Sam P.

Chess Wizards

Teach the fundamentals and advanced strategies of chess If interested in chess tutoring or hosting a chess class or program, please let me know.

Vegetable Circus

Accomplishments: Teacher and developer of Vegetable Circus after school enrichment programs Circus art performer and choreographer of regional art festivals, after school shows, and community events. Vegetable Circus stage show and workshop at Art Beat 2011, Somerville, MA After school enrichment program Food and Games, Winter Hill Community School, 3rd- 5th grade. Somerville, MA After school enrichment program Circus Skills, Winter Hill Community School, K-2nd grade. Somerville, MA After school enrichment program Hula Hoop Fun, East Somerville School, K-2nd grade. Somerville, MA Circus skills workshop at Arts Equinox, 2010, 2011, and 2012 Dresden School, K-3rd grade. Brookline, MA Circle show and hoop workshop at SomerStreets Arts Festival. Somerville, MA Vegetable Circus Show & workshop at Healthy Melrose, Melrose Middle School event. Melrose, MA

Grasshopper Collective

The Grasshopper Collective is a Boston-based circus arts performance troupe. Our mission is to advance the visibility, viability, and reputation of the circus arts by creating captivating theatrical experiences. Accomplishments: Created and ran after school enrichment program of circus skills including poi, hoop, juggling, and circus games at the Cambridge Community Center, 2010 Director and choreographer of performance piece at Gragger/ Noisemaker 3rd annual radical purim party, March 6, 2010 Teacher of poi workshop: beginner to advanced, Dana Park, July 16, 2010 Director and choreographer of LED performance piece at HI5 Goes to the Circus! at Spontaneous Celebrations Dec. 3, 2010 Director and choreographer of “Aries” installation of Circus Ophiuchus performance art project at Wake up The Earth Festival, 2011 Artistic director and grant recipient of Circus Ophiuchus, a performance art installation at Firefly arts Festival, 2011

New England Youth Theater

New England Youth Theatre provides professional training and production experience in theatre arts to young people of all abilities by engaging their intellects, bodies, and imaginations in the creative endeavor. Accomplishments: NEYT's first student director (1999) "Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)" Director of 2005 Melodrama camp show Deadwood Dick Performer, choreographer, and mask maker of 2005 production of King Stag Director of 2006 Summer show Flora of the Flower Shop Director of 2006 Melodrama show Mask of Moriarty Director of 2007 Alumni show The Importance of Being Earnest Performer (principal role) 2011 Alumni show Cyrano de Bergerac

Boston University

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