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<br /> The Curious Theatre Collective believes that women's impact on
<br /> history, science, mathematics, activism, civil rights, and more are too
<br /> little known. Through performance, CTC elevates the stories of
<br /> remarkable women. With these stories, CTC empowers young
<br /> audiences to follow their curiosity, persevere through challenges,
<br /> and believe in the power of their imagination. CTC believes that the
<br /> more children hear the stories of these women's lives —stories of
<br /> immense courage, determination, and creativity—the more they will
<br /> be able to see themselves as having what it takes to do the same.
<br /> Emma and Julie are very excited about the opportunities that these
<br /> new instruments will provide the company in reaching as many
<br /> children as possible. Listening to music and participating in musical
<br /> creation has the power to reach students that might otherwise have
<br /> barriers to receiving the messages of the plays, whether that be
<br /> related to language, development, or other obstacles. Music can
<br /> often penetrate and stick in ways that words can't.
<br /> CTC markets its shows to elementary principals, teachers, and PTA
<br /> members in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City School system, the Orange
<br /> County School system, and beyond. CTC is excited to have the first
<br /> free, public performances of the plays at the Chapel Hill Public
<br /> Library, the Person County Library, and the Kirby Theater in Roxboro,
<br /> and plans to continue relationships with these and other
<br /> organizations that allow the plays to reach a broader audience. In
<br /> addition, both plays will be offered through the ArtsCenter to Title I
<br /> schools in the area that may not otherwise be able to afford a
<br /> performance. For the 2019/2020 season, CTC plans to reach at least
<br /> 5,000 students in Orange County and the greater Triangle.
<br /> Artist Experience Founded in 2016, the Curious Theatre Collective has grown to
<br /> include eight women who together have decades of experience
<br /> writing, acting, composing, and directing. CTC's plays have been
<br /> performed for about 3,000 students in the Triangle since 2018. The
<br /> music composition, arrangement and performance is led by Orange
<br /> County artists Emma Nadeau and Juliet Kaplan.
<br /> Emma Nadeau is an actor, musician, dancer, and stage manager.
<br /> She has her BA from Oberlin College, and has performed in a number
<br /> of Triangle-based bands, including Lost in the Trees, whose music
<br /> was featured on NPR in its Tiny Desk series, and in the Wall Street
<br /> Journal (Best Album of 2012). She has performed plays with The
<br /> ArtsCenter, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Paperhand Puppet, and
<br /> Little Green Pig.
<br /> Juliet Kaplan is an award-winning composer, and has created work
<br /> with choreographers, playwrights and multimedia artists. Her music
<br /> has been performed throughout the U.S., in the Czech Republic,
<br /> Nepal, and on Kansas Public Radio. Juliet is also an actor with the
<br /> Transactors Improv Company, the longest running improv company
<br /> in the South. She teaches improv to children at Rashkis Elementary
<br /> school, and to adults at the People's Improv Theater in Chapel Hill.
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