About me
Madeline Calandrillo is New York City-based applied theater practitioner, teaching artist, and theatre-maker with ADHD and dyslexia. As Director of Education of New York City Children's Theater, she is drawn to creating accessible and diverse theatrical experiences for young people and their families. Madeline has created arts education curriculum for various organizations and non-profits in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Madeline received her Masters in Applied Theatre from the City University of New York. From her masters thesis, Madeline co-founded the Upper Manhattan-based multilingual theater company called Jugando N Play. In 2022, she was invited to the Young IDEA LAB, in Iceland, for the IDEA 9th World Congress: celebrating drama in the changing world as a representative from the United States.
