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Irene (Ike) Vasquez, Ph.D. (Microsoft Word Document) |
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Dan Runyan (Microsoft Word Document) |
BIOS
| 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." |
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". |
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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