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MISSION
EDU-TAINMENT LIVE! is an innovative 501(c)(3) nonprofit performing arts organization encompassing multiple initiatives, programs, and workshops. EDU-TAINMENT LIVE! is committed to helping National Capital Area Youth by identifying and creating opportunities for them to learn, grow, respect one another, have fun, and discover their potential. Using the common denominators of creative writing, music, dance, and performance, EDU-TAINMENT LIVE! will educate our youth on, and involve them in, the history of performing arts.
*Performing Arts Mentoring Programs
*Restoring Cultural Enrichment Programs into Local Schools & the Community
*Collaborative Performing Arts Workshops with Area Arts Organizations
*Performing Arts Summer Camp Opportunities
*Technical Theatre Training
*Show Choir
*Performing Arts / Television / Radio Showcases
*Local and National Special Events
Edu-Tainment Live! is a Washington, DC based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Honorary Trustees
Maurice Hines, Jr.
Performer/Director/Choreographer
Baayork Lee
Director/Choreographer
Bruce Vilanch
Hollywood Writer / Performer
Michael Winslow
Actor / Comedian
Board of Trustees
Thomas A Beach
Chairman / Executive Director / Co-founder
Ms. Renee M Anderson
Vice President
Anita H. Brower
Secretary
Michael E Harrod
Artistic Director / Co-founder
Gayle Gilbert
FedEx Corporation
Yari Romandia
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STAFF
Edu-tainment Live! - Executive Director and Co-Founder
Thomas A. Beach , a native Washingtonian, graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Engineering and has spent more than eight years focusing on Intellectual Property Law and in particular on prosecution, licensing, and valuation of technology Mr. Beach also received a Masters Degree from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
· Mr. Beach has served as the Executive Director of the Journal Of The Patent & Trademark Office Society, a premier international law journal that focuses on the development and interpretation of Intellectual Property issues.
· Mr. Beach’s work experience had included such companies as NIKE, Inc.
· Mr. Beach spent time in Europe as an Equity Research Analyst for Allianz Asset Management GmbH.
· Mr. Beach currently serves as General Manager on several theatrical plays in Washington, DC and Philadelphia.
· Mr. Beach has produced special events for such clients as HOT FEET (Transamerica) and Caliban Productions.
· Mr. Beach currently serves as a Primary Patent Examiner for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in the Subsea Oil & Gas Technologies.
Mr. Beach made his entertainment debut as a Production Assistant on the Lena Horne Awards Gala at Lincoln Center and the workshop production at Radio City Music Hall and is a cofounder of TABMEH Entertainment.
Edu-tainment Live! – Artistic Director and Co-Founder
Michael E. Harrod hails from Washington, DC and is a proud product of Washington’s many cultural enrichment programs that has shaped his passion for DC and the arts.
Mr. Harrod a protégé of the late Director/Choreographer Jerome Robbins and a graduate of New York’s famed Julliard School/American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Mr. Harrod began his professional management career as a Road Manager to Entertainer Ben Vereen and celebrates 20-year association with Maurice Hines and is a cofounder of TABMEH Entertainment.
· Co-Produced A Tribute to Gregory Hines at the Apollo Theatre.
· Show Producer for the Taste of Tennessee for the first Clinton/Gore Inauguration and recipient of the Presidential Letter and Certificate of Recognition for the event.
· Production/Stage Manager for Walt Disney Entertainment at the Walt Disney World Resort for more than three years.
· Featured in an Advertisement for the Walt Disney Company as the Stage Manager for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at the Disney MGM Studios, February 1996 edition of Black Enterprise magazine.
· Stage Manager for 1995 New Year’s Eve Spectacular featuring Huey Lewis and the News at Disney MGM Studios/Walt Disney World Resort.
· Stage Manager for Walt Disney World’s 25th Anniversary Press Events: Travel Industry Marketing National Tour, the Orlando Arena Spectacular, and Launch Event for the Disney Cruise Line.
· Production Manger for the development of the America Gardens Theatre Repertory Season at EPCOT, Walt Disney World Resort.
· Stage Manager for the Opening/Closing Ceremonies of the Games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona.
· Stage Manager for the Magnificent Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall.
· Stage Manager for Times Square BID’s Millennium Celebration (New Years).
· Over 25 year of Stage Management experience worldwide that includes shows Guys & Dolls, Jelly’s Last Jam, Ella, Broadway Soul Jam, Five Guys Named Moe, A Christmas Carol, and Forever Plaid, 42nd Street and Evening With Ben Vereen.
· Broadway credits include Hot Feet, Smokey Joe’s Café, and Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies.
· Production Stage Manager 1996 Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade ABC- TV/Walt Disney Co
· Production Stage Manager1996 Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade ABC-TV/Walt Disney Co
· Production Assistant All-Star Salute to Martin Luther King, Jr. NBC-TV/Wonder Productions
· Production Assistant The Kennedy Center Honors 1979-1985 CBS-TV
· Production Assistant Christmas in Washington 1982-1985 NBC-TV Smith/Hemion
· Production Assistant Country Music 25th Anniversary Awards 1983 CBS-TV Smith/Hemion.
Edu-tainment Live! – Technical Director
Christopher J Reynolds also hails from Washington, DC having extensive experience in Construction of theatrical Sets, and Stagehand work including Carpentry, Electrics, Fly floor, Stage Rigging. Mr. Reynolds is proud to contribute to Washington’s many cultural enrichment programs that have shaped his passions for DC and the arts.
· Head Carpenter 2005, Dr. Doolittle, Touring Company, LLC Nederlander Producing Company/Pittsburgh CLO. General Management: Randy Buck /Troika Entertainment.
· Crew Chief 2005, Presidential Inauguration, Washington, DC. Head of local crew for DC Armory location.
· Flyman, 2002-2005, Fords Theatre, Washington, DC
A Christmas Carol, 2000-2004
Gala for the President, 2002-2004
To Kill A Mocking Bird
Grapes of Wrath
Children of Eden
Member of the Wedding
Big River
1776
· Local Head Carpenter Spirit of America, Washington, DC. Presented by the US Army Military District of Washington
· Local Head Carpenter NFL Opening Day, Washington, DC.
· Stagehand 1985-Present,
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Opera House,
Eisenhower Theater, Concert Hall, Terrace Theater.
The National Theatre,
The Warner Theatre,
Verizon Center/MCI Center, USAir Arena/Capital Center,
D.A.R. Constitutional Hall, Wolf Trap Farm Park,
Dulles Expo, Nissan Pavilion, RFK Stadium, FedEx Field.
· Scenic Carpenter 1982-1983, 1988-1990, 1992-1994, National Scenery Studios Inc.
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