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Claire Derriennic (she/her) is a teacher and theatre-maker for young audiences serving as the inaugural theatre educator at North Country Children's Museum.
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 audiences under the age of five. Past projects include Fall(oon), developed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Fishing for Stars, which was workshopped at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
In 2026, Claire's play Pen Pals will tour to schools and pediatric hospitals in partnership with University of Central Florida, and her project Postermania! will be developed at Filament Theatre as part of their SPARK artist-in-residence program. Claire is also serving as the dramaturg of Rain, Ripple, Rio, a new play for ages 2-5 at Eastern New Mexico University.
She 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 Pen Pals will tour to schools and pediatric hospitals in partnership with University of Central Florida, and her project Postermania! will be developed at Filament Theatre as part of their SPARK artist-in-residence program. Claire is also serving as the dramaturg of Rain, Ripple, Rio, a new play for ages 2-5 at Eastern New Mexico University.
She 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.