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Artistic Director Leah Townley
Leah is a freelance director and arts practitioner. She founded Boy Who Cried theatre company in 2005 to create work that she is passionate about. At its core she believes all good theatre is storytelling, when done well it can be inspiring. To this end she has spent time exploring movement, music, text and any other tools to enhance her work. Her degree in English Literature roots her understanding of theatre. When not working on productions for BWC she produces and facilitates in an educational setting (most recently with young offenders).
She began her training with the Year Out Drama Company. Since then she has taken part in workshops and courses such as Laban, and directing at The Central School of Speech and Drama.
Leah is a freelance director and arts practitioner. She founded Boy Who Cried theatre company in 2005 to create work that she is passionate about. At its core she believes all good theatre is storytelling, when done well it can be inspiring. To this end she has spent time exploring movement, music, text and any other tools to enhance her work. Her degree in English Literature roots her understanding of theatre. When not working on productions for BWC she produces and facilitates in an educational setting (most recently with young offenders).
She began her training with the Year Out Drama Company. Since then she has taken part in workshops and courses such as Laban, and directing at The Central School of Speech and Drama.
Musical Director Peter Michaels
Peter trained in classical guitar and jazz theory. He applied the lessons learned to other contemporary styles, such as electronic music, blues and folk.
He has composed soundtracks for a wide range of formats including documentaries, children's videos, television, radio dramas, musicals and theatre. Broadcast and film work includes National Geographic, BBC Radio Drama, Sony Pictures and Sky TV. Theatrical work includes productions at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Trafalgar Studios, New End, King's Head, The Orange Tree, Finborough and the Edinburgh Festival.
He also performs as a guitarist with various groups, including Brazilian and gypsy-influenced Pocket Caravan, klezmer band The Matzoh Boys, and Indian classical vocal group Bhavini. They have taken him to venues as varied as Wembley Arena, Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Albert Hall and the Houses of Parliament.
Peter trained in classical guitar and jazz theory. He applied the lessons learned to other contemporary styles, such as electronic music, blues and folk.
He has composed soundtracks for a wide range of formats including documentaries, children's videos, television, radio dramas, musicals and theatre. Broadcast and film work includes National Geographic, BBC Radio Drama, Sony Pictures and Sky TV. Theatrical work includes productions at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Trafalgar Studios, New End, King's Head, The Orange Tree, Finborough and the Edinburgh Festival.
He also performs as a guitarist with various groups, including Brazilian and gypsy-influenced Pocket Caravan, klezmer band The Matzoh Boys, and Indian classical vocal group Bhavini. They have taken him to venues as varied as Wembley Arena, Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Albert Hall and the Houses of Parliament.
Graphic Designer Shira Geva
Shira studied Graphic Design in Israel and moved to London in 2005, where she works freelance and is acting head of design and marketing for a London based charity.
She has worked with clients varying from small businesses to large corporations, handling projects ranging from annual reports to branding and direct marketing, defining design briefs for clients and delivering high quality products such as album covers and theatre posters. She also creates conceptual design, event design, in-store retail and exhibition design.
Shira studied Graphic Design in Israel and moved to London in 2005, where she works freelance and is acting head of design and marketing for a London based charity.
She has worked with clients varying from small businesses to large corporations, handling projects ranging from annual reports to branding and direct marketing, defining design briefs for clients and delivering high quality products such as album covers and theatre posters. She also creates conceptual design, event design, in-store retail and exhibition design.
Associates
Producer Daniel Ball
Daniel trained and worked as an actor. For the past twelve years he has worked in broadcast and DVD post-production as a departmental and project manager. In May 2011 he completed the Arts Administration & Management certificate course at Birkbeck.
He recently produced The Olympic Gene, a one-woman show that received excellent reviews at The Edinburgh Festival and will tour Wales later this year.
He also brings sound financial management and planning skills to the team having worked in the Media industry managing budgets of up to £500k.
Daniel trained and worked as an actor. For the past twelve years he has worked in broadcast and DVD post-production as a departmental and project manager. In May 2011 he completed the Arts Administration & Management certificate course at Birkbeck.
He recently produced The Olympic Gene, a one-woman show that received excellent reviews at The Edinburgh Festival and will tour Wales later this year.
He also brings sound financial management and planning skills to the team having worked in the Media industry managing budgets of up to £500k.
Producer Michael Levy
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Writer Vicki Krajewski
Vicki is a freelance writer focused on creative non-fiction stories that have some root in actual events - with a particular fondness for personal or family histories.
She studied writing and writing instruction at the University of Iowa and taught writing and performance at the secondary and university levels in Iowa and Chicago (where she grew up).
She has done feature writing and reporting, arts reviews, technical writing, personal essays and poetry but is happiest when writing for performance as she has been involved with many aspects of theatrical production from early childhood. Her plays and performance pieces have been produced by Dreamwell Theatre, City Circle Acting Company, the United Nations Association, several Iowa universities and Moongarden Acting Company.
Vicki is a freelance writer focused on creative non-fiction stories that have some root in actual events - with a particular fondness for personal or family histories.
She studied writing and writing instruction at the University of Iowa and taught writing and performance at the secondary and university levels in Iowa and Chicago (where she grew up).
She has done feature writing and reporting, arts reviews, technical writing, personal essays and poetry but is happiest when writing for performance as she has been involved with many aspects of theatrical production from early childhood. Her plays and performance pieces have been produced by Dreamwell Theatre, City Circle Acting Company, the United Nations Association, several Iowa universities and Moongarden Acting Company.
Actor Katy Vans
Since completing her Masters in Performing Arts Katy Vans has appeared in numerous projects including short films and performance art pieces. She has received praise for her versatility, ability to connect with an audience and the passion and energy she brings to each project she works on.
She established Blurred Vision as a production company whose aim is to put on renowned pieces of modern writing along with original cutting-edge plays. Its film production arm aspires to getting new scripts from the page to the screen including micro shorts right up to feature length. Adult Child/Dead Child is the first project to come under the Blurred Vision remit.
Click here to view Katy Vans' spotlight entry
Since completing her Masters in Performing Arts Katy Vans has appeared in numerous projects including short films and performance art pieces. She has received praise for her versatility, ability to connect with an audience and the passion and energy she brings to each project she works on.
She established Blurred Vision as a production company whose aim is to put on renowned pieces of modern writing along with original cutting-edge plays. Its film production arm aspires to getting new scripts from the page to the screen including micro shorts right up to feature length. Adult Child/Dead Child is the first project to come under the Blurred Vision remit.
Click here to view Katy Vans' spotlight entry
Lighting Designer Ben Blaber
Ben is a freelance Technician, Stage Manager and Lighting and Sound Designer. He has recently graduated from LAMDA's Stage Management and Technical Theatre Course. While at LAMDA he was lighting designer on the World Premiere of Passport To Pimlico, a new musical.
Most recently he has been Stage Manager on Bath House the Musical and Dick Whittington both at the Above the Stag Theatre, Victoria. Ben has worked in many theatres across London including Regents Park Open Air Theatre, The Lyric Hammersmith, The Young Vic and the Noel Coward Theatre.
Ben is a freelance Technician, Stage Manager and Lighting and Sound Designer. He has recently graduated from LAMDA's Stage Management and Technical Theatre Course. While at LAMDA he was lighting designer on the World Premiere of Passport To Pimlico, a new musical.
Most recently he has been Stage Manager on Bath House the Musical and Dick Whittington both at the Above the Stag Theatre, Victoria. Ben has worked in many theatres across London including Regents Park Open Air Theatre, The Lyric Hammersmith, The Young Vic and the Noel Coward Theatre.
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