Studio East Training for the Performing Arts and StoryBook Theater
Nov 08, 2021 6:40 PM
Jennifer Tucker of Studio East
Studio East Training for the Performing Arts and StoryBook Theater
Jennifer Tucker is the managing director of Studio East Training for the Performing Arts and StoryBook Theater. Jennifer will treat Rotarians to an overview of how Studio East began with one theater program for teens in 1992, and became one of the largest children’s theater training programs in the Seattle Metro area. She will also provide club members a sense of the breadth of program offerings, and a peek into the future plans for the Studio.
Studio East has a comprehensive program of drama classes, theater arts summer camps, and Mainstage productions for children from ages 4 through 19. The organization also offers ArtReach, a 6-week, after-school residency program, and outreach classes. Part of Studio East’s mission includes a scholarship program to help keep the arts accessible to theater students of all financial backgrounds. Today, between the Studio’s camps and classes and its professional, adult touring arm, StoryBook Theater, Studio East serves over 70,000 people annually.
Jennifer brings a diverse background in business operations, customer service, patron development, and community partnership cultivated through two decades of local non-profit and hospitality industry experience. In previous roles, she led the relaunch of Sky View Observatory at Columbia Center, the guest experience at Pacific Science Center, and the management of season ticket relationships with the Seattle Sonics. She is a graduate of Washington State University with a degree from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.