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Virginia Queen Danford- Actor and Director <br /> P <br /> (After workshop) <br /> Virginia Queen Danford has a BFA in Acting from West Virginia U. and an MFA in Acting from <br /> The School of Arts at Penn State. She exercises a broad range with her craft and has a lifetime <br /> of performance experience. <br /> She relocated to the Triangle from New York City where she'd been working for eight years as a <br /> professional actor, teacher, choreographer and director. She also co-founded NYC's Broad <br /> Horizons Theatre Company and currently serves on the Board of Directors. <br /> Virginia is very passionate about her teaching and has worked with all ages for almost 20 <br /> years. In addition to teaching drama and movement programs, she is involved in addressing <br /> social issues to inspire change through theatre and film. <br /> In 2002, she was hired by FEMA to work as a crisis counselor through creative arts to deal with <br /> feelings of loss following the tragedy of 9/11. In 2003, she wrote and directed Freedom and the <br /> American Revolution, a series of one-act plays that also included songs and dances. <br /> The fourth grade classes at Public School 87 in Queens, NY, performed the piece. She and the <br /> school were both recognized by The New York Times for integrating arts into the curriculum and <br /> for being advocates of arts education. She has currently worked with The ArtsCenter, <br /> Playmaker's Repertory Theatre, UNC-CH's Dept. of Education, Raleigh Little Theatre and The <br /> Durham Arts Council, among others. <br /> Relevant website: <br /> http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Virginia-Danford/1340910086 <br />