EPIC Players Inclusion Company
Devan Manning possesses extensive experience in educational and performing arts settings, currently serving as a Mentor/Teaching Artist at EPIC Players Inclusion Company since September 2023, where assistance is provided to neurodivergent students in various dance and scene work classes. Previous roles include Program Manager/Coordinator at ArtsConnection, managing budgets and facilitating meetings, and Acting/Improv Teacher at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, focusing on self-expression for students from elementary to high school. Notable teaching and instructional experiences were also gained at Ethical Culture Fieldston School and TADA! Youth Theater. Devan Manning holds a Master of Arts in Educational Theatre from NYU Steinhardt School and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Dean College.
EPIC Players Inclusion Company
EPIC Players is a resident theatre company that seeks to use the performing arts as a vehicle to empower artists with developmental disabilities and pioneer increased inclusion within the mainstream arts scene. To empower company members, EPIC will provide non-traditional career training in the performing arts along with challenging performance opportunities for hands-on learning. EPIC will be uniquely structured to include an acting ensemble of neuro-typical and developmentally disabled artists for the enrichment of both the cast and audience. It is our hope that our company will breakdown current social barriers prevalent in mainstream arts and redefine the face of theatre.