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Claire Derriennic (she/her) is a theatre-maker for young audiences and a theatre educator at North Country Children's Museum in Potsdam, New York.
With over ten years of experience in K-12, extracurricular, and university contexts, Claire is a student-centered educator who uses experiential and collaborative teaching methods to engage students of all ages. A longtime French teacher/administrator at Concordia Language Villages (CLV), Claire received CLV's 2024-25 Dietrich Fellowship, which took her to Canada, Spain, France, Senegal, and Mongolia to hone skills in clown and theatre-making. |
Claire is a writer, director, and deviser of interactive plays for young audiences, with a particular focus on new work for children aged 0-5. Projects include Fall(oon), developed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Pen Pals, which toured to schools and hospitals in partnership with the University of Central Florida, and Postermania! which was selected for Filament Theatre's SPARK artist-in-residence program.
In 2026, Claire's play Fishing for Stars was awarded a Theatre for Young Audiences Tour Development Grant. It will premiere at 1st Stage in Northern Virginia in 2027 and tour nationally to the New Victory Theater, Charleston Gaillard Center, and Des Moines Performing Arts, among other venues.
Claire holds a BA in French and Justice and Peace Studies from Georgetown University, a public school teaching certification in K-12 drama in the state of Texas, and an MFA in Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities from the University of Texas.
In 2026, Claire's play Fishing for Stars was awarded a Theatre for Young Audiences Tour Development Grant. It will premiere at 1st Stage in Northern Virginia in 2027 and tour nationally to the New Victory Theater, Charleston Gaillard Center, and Des Moines Performing Arts, among other venues.
Claire holds a BA in French and Justice and Peace Studies from Georgetown University, a public school teaching certification in K-12 drama in the state of Texas, and an MFA in Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities from the University of Texas.