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Magical Rain
Theaterworks creates moments of discovery with a mix of theater, myths,
stories, innovative teaching techniques, guided discussions and creative
arts activities.
Magical Rain programs can be
adapted for any size of stage or space, and for any size and type of audience
(K - 12 and up). We perform at schools, universities, museums & libraries,
professional stages, community centers, camps, migrant programs, churches,
shelters, living rooms, and more.. |
Samples of Places
we have toured:
MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, LIBRARIES, & CULTURAL CENTERS
Guadalupe Cultural Center -San Antonio,TX
Art Center of Battle Creek, MI
Grand Rapids Art Museum, MI
Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
Michigan State University Museum
Kalamazoo Institute of Art, MI
Public Museum of Grand Rapids, MI
Calles Y Suenos, Chicago, IL
Kalamazoo Public Library
Grand Rapids Public Library
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Schreiner College, Kerrville, TX
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
Adrian College, Adrian, MI
Grand Valley State University
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Western Michigan University
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS:
Academia de Español -Grand Rapids, MI
Sunset Lake Elementary School -Vicksburg, MI
Battle Creek Public Schools
Bridgman Elementary School - Bridgman, MI
Fennville Summer Migrant Program
South Middle School - Kalamazoo, MI
Vicksburg Middle School- Vicksburg, MI
Covert High School- Covert, MI
Eastern High School -- Lansing, MI
YOUTH CENTERS AND PROGRAMS:
Chicago Youth Center
M.S.U. Cooperative Extension-Adrian, MI
Hispanic American Council of Kalamazoo
Calling All Colors, St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, MI
YOUTH REHABILITATION:
Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home
Lakeside Home for Boys and Girls-Kalamazoo, MI
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Magical
Rain programs are created by Irene (Ike) Vasquez, Ph.D. and Dan Runyan,
who both write, design, perform, teach, direct and produce. Ike and Dan
are a husband and wife team, and on many tours are accompanied by their
son and performing apprentice Benito. Some tours include other guest artists
and apprentices.
In creating a Magical Rain experience, we draw upon methods from theater,
art & learning theory. We add theater, myth and stories to our presentations,
workshops and seminars. We add in-depth dialogue, cultural analysis and
personal reflections to our productions. The result is an encounter with
mystery, energy, and ways of knowing, being and performing that is engaging
for all who participate.
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Irene
(Ike) Vasquez, Ph.D. (Duke University)
Ike is the co-founder, together with Dan Runyan, of Magical Rain Theaterworks.
For the past 25 years, Ike has used experiential learning methods that
are energetic, interactive, cross-disciplinary and employ solo, small
and large group processes of knowledge development and exchange. Ike has
gleaned valuable experience as a professional storyteller, writer, performer,
public speaker, community cultural activist, university professor &
consultant.
"My work is
rooted in the spoken word, the gesture, the body. The creative writing
process is a fully embodied experience. I work from the instincts of a
storyteller & the intrigue of a scholar of myth. So my writing process
intertwines the physical acting out of the body with the mental fathoming
of ancient & mysterious ideas."
Full Resume: Irene (Ike) Vasquez, Ph.D.
(Microsoft Word Document)
Dan Runyan, B.A. (Antioch College)
Dan is the co-founder, together with Irene(Ike) Vasquez, of Magical Rain
Theaterworks. He is a playwright, actor, director, producer and theater
manager with teaching certification in Secondary School English and Speech.
He is a teacher who has worked for 15 years with theater processes that
enable individuals and groups to create plays from their collective imaginations
and experiences.
"As a person
raised in the suburban United States, I must find my heritage and identity
within a mix of values and stories passed down both orally and through
print and electronic media For me, the "voices" of these stories
from other times and places helps me to clarify my world in the here and
now".
Full Resume:
Dan Runyan
(Microsoft Word Document)
Benito Vasquez-Runyan
Benito is our son
and apprentice, and has been performing and assisting with Magical Rain
Theaterworks classes for several years. Benito is homeschooled, where
he receives training in academic subject areas, life skills and theater.
He has received additional training as a performer through an apprentice-ship
with local dance instructor Elizabeth Hughey.
“I like
to think about the magic and the fun. It makes me feel good in my heart
to hear the children in the audience laughing and clapping.”
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