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Mission

Our mission is to equip students with the building blocks for personal and professional success through the power of an improv education

Vision

Every child leaves school prepared to embrace challenge, seize opportunity and unlock their own potential

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our team

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Meera Menon

Cofounder, Executive Director

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Will Crowley

Board Member

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Marcia Ferguson

Board Emeritus

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Devin Preston

Teaching Artist

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Mary Carpenter

Teaching Artist

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Philip Chen

Cofounder, Operations Director

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Rick Andrews

Board Member

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Alex Braslavsky

Teaching Artist

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Francine Odri

Teaching Artist

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Paul Deichmann

Teaching Artist

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Karin Potter-Simmons

Program Director

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Naomi Brezi

Board Member

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Camille Young

Teaching Artist

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Jael Brown

Teaching Artist

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Tanya Morgan

Teaching Artist

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Ellie Hoffman

Operations Manager

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Kumud Goyal

Board Emeritus

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Darryl Charles

Teaching Artist

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Katherine Perry

Teaching Artist

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Tara Gadomski

Teaching Artist

advisory committee

Dr. Angela Duckworth 

Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

Chief Executive Officer, Character Lab

New York Times bestselling author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance 

Mae Early

Director of Education, Philadelphia Young Playwrights

 

John Gamba

Director of Innovative Programs, University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education

 

Naomi Brezi

EVP Sales and Marketing & Chief Revenue Officer, Ruffalo Noel Levitz

Greg Hagin

Partner and Managing Director, CCS Fundraising

 

Kristen Krista

Director of Major Gifts, Franklin & Marshall College 

 

Kelly Leonard

Executive Director of Insights and Applied Improvisation, The Second City 

 

Christian Talbot

Founder, Basecamp

Stanford Thompson

Founder and Executive Director, Play on Philly

founding story

We’re Meera and Philip. We met on the first day of college and immediately became friends, bonding over a shared passion for the performing arts. Through our theater and improv experiences growing up, we developed confidence, sharpened our communication skills, respected and worked with differing viewpoints, and became comfortable with vulnerability. As business students, we found that these very same skills have been instrumental to our success in both school and the workforce – we learned how to be articulate public speakers, how to better understand others’ point of views, and how to persevere in the face of adversity. Drawing from these experiences, we created Unscripted to equip students with the building blocks for personal and professional success through improv; we aim to provide its value to everyone, particularly to those who might not otherwise have access.

 

Launched through the generous support of The University of Pennsylvania’s President's Engagement Prize, we are deeply committed to taking a methodical and interdisciplinary approach in building an innovative and impactful program for the students of Philadelphia. This all would not be possible without the support of educators, advocates, volunteers, and numerous partners - we are so excited for you to join us on our journey at The Unscripted Project. 

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