​Claire Derriennic (she/her) is an educator and theatre-maker pursuing an MFA in Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities at the University of Texas. Her research focuses on social change and creating theatre for ages 0-5 with teens. 

A longtime French immersion counselor and administrator at Concordia Language Villages (CLV), Claire is the recipient of CLV's 2024-2025 Dietrich Fellowship. During this 9-month travel opportunity, she will visit Canada, Spain, France, Senegal, and Mongolia, honing skills in puppetry, clown, and theatre-making for the very young.

​Claire has written, created, and/or co-created several performances for young audiences, including Little Red Riding Hood, The Materials that Make Us, Taste Buds: the Adventures of Cake and Broccoli, and the devised piece for very young audiences Fishing for Stars, which was workshopped at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in August of 2024. 

Claire holds a BA in French and Justice and Peace Studies from Georgetown University and a public school teaching certification in K-12 drama in the state of Texas. 

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