User Name
dramalou
Name
Lou Volpe
Member Since
July 13, 2009
Bio
- Teacher for 40 years. Still teaching...still love it.
I teach 4 classes of theatre (Theatre I, Theatre III and Acting in Musical Theatre). There is also another full time theatre teacher who teaches Theatre I and II.
- I teach at Harry S Truman High School in Levittown, PA.
- I am a member of EdTA and attended this year's festival in Nebraska. We performed a mainstage show: THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH. This was our 4th mainstage production for International Thespians.
- We produced/performed the pilot productions of LES MISERABLES and RENT for Music Theatre International.
- I make regular trips to New York (I'm an hour or less away) to see shows. My favorite musical this year was NEXT TO NORMAL. My favorite non-musical was REASONS TO BE PRETTY.
- I am spending a week in NY soon and will see NEXT FALL, HAIR, TOXIC AVENGER, a few others.
- Everyone who knows me knows that the works of Stephen Sondheim are my favorites and I have done: FORUM, WEST SIDE STORY, INTO THE WOODS, SWEENEY TODD and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Truman.
Educational Background
Undergrad: LaSalle University / Philadelphia
Graduate: Masters / College of New Jersey
Theatre Fellow: School of Speech and Theatre / Northwestern University
Director Training: Yale Drama
Number of years teaching
40
Favorite Playwright
Shakespeare/Mamet/Martin McDonagh
Favorite theatrical moment
Pilots for LES MIS and RENT
Sondheim or Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Sondheim
Interests
Travel
Food
Film
Fashion
Something you should know about me!
I do not and never will act in a play.
Accomplishments
I have been a successful teacher for 40 years.
Upcoming Projects
I'm trying to decide a musical for next year. Any suggestions? I want to do something "happy". A rarity for me.
School/Organization Name
Harry S Truman High School
