c.j. celeiro : teacher
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY
WALNUT STREET THEATRE
WALNUT STREET THEATRE
DELAWARE THEATRE COMPANY
WALNUT STREET THEATRE
professional child coordinator
"C.J. IS A HANDS-ON CHILD COORDINATOR. NOT ONLY IS HE EXTREMELY ORGANIZED, HE TREATS THE CHILDREN AND THE PARENTS WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT. KIDS ARE DRAWN TO HIM BECAUSE HE KEEPS THEM MOTIVATED AND FOCUSED. HIS ACTING BACKGROUND HELPS GUIDE THE CHILDREN TO BUILD THE CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO SUCCEED ON STAGE."
- DANIELLE COMMINI, STAGE MANAGER AT PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY
PHOTOS FOR WALNUT STREET THEATRE & PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY BY MARK GARVIN
PHOTOS FOR DELAWARE THEATRE COMPANY BY MATT URBAN
boys' latin of philadelphia
C.J. IS THE THEATRE TEACHER OF BOYS' LATIN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA. HE TEACHES ACTING, THEATRE DESIGN, HISTORY OF BLACK THEATRE, AND BLACK AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS. HE ALSO SERVES AS FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR.
BOY'S LATIN OF PHILADELPHIA WAS THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL TO PRODUCE THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN BY KEENAN SCOTT II. TO CELEBRATE, SCOTT ATTENDED THE OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PARTICIPATED IN A Q&A SESSION WHERE WE DISCUSSED HIS JOURNEY AS A THEATRE MAKER,THE IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVE BLACK MALE REPRESENTATION IN MEDIA, AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BLACK-MADE THEATRE IN AN EVER-CHANGING SOCIOPOLITICAL LANDSCAPE.
