About Flock
Founded in 1989, Flock Theatre is one of the most adventurous theatre companies in New England. Whether working with the timeless words of Shakespeare, modern classics such as Eugene O'Neill, puppet pieces, teaching in schools, or conducting their annual Burning of Benedict Arnold Festival, Flock Theatre is dedicated to creating original, collaborative, and educational theatre. Perhaps best known for their long-standing summer Shakespeare in the Arboretum, Flock Theatre performs year-round in a variety of venues, including Mitchell College, the historic Shaw Mansion, in the streets of New London and throughout New England. Internationally, Flock Theatre is highly regarded for their puppetry, including their long-standing collaboration with National Puppetry Conference. Through its productions, artistic residencies and programs at schools, Save A.R.T., and alliances with local organizations, Flock Theatre presents opportunities for artists of all levels of experience to expand their talents by working with professionals.
Flock Theatre is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in New London, CT.
Supported in part by the CT Office of the Arts/DECD. Click here for more info
Who We Are
Derron Wood- Executive Artistic Director
Founder and Principal Artistic Director of Flock Theatre, Derron Wood is a graduate of Connecticut College. He trained with the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and attended the Leningrad State Institute, part of the National Theatre Institute’s Russia Program. From 1986 to 1989, he studied Shakespeare with Morris Carnovsky at Connecticut College and the National Theatre Institute. Derron has directed hundreds of plays and created hundreds of theatre residencies ranging from ancient Greek tragedies to contemporary American comedies, including the award winning production of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night, staged in the Monte Cristo Cottage. Derron’s mask and puppetry work has taken the company to the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival and in 1997, earned Flock Theatre an invitation to become part of the National Puppetry Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center. Derron has developed numerous educational-based residencies for schools and museums throughout Connecticut.
Committed to education through the arts, in 1998, Derron became a Master Teaching Artist, awarded by the Connecticut Commission on the Arts. Derron also teaches acting, directing, and the history of theater at Mitchell College, the University of Connecticut and the National Theater Institute.
Victor Chiburis- Associate Artistic Director
Victor Chiburis has served many roles within Flock since 2009, joining full-time in 2013. In addition to directing, acting, designing, puppeteering, building, and much more, he is a Teaching Artist for the State of CT (H.O.T schools program, AFLCT) where he designs and implements curriculum-based arts integration residencies with public school teachers. His work at Flock has been featured in the New York Times, Associated Press, Boston Globe, UNIMA Korea, Eugene O’Neill Review, The Puppetry Journal, American Theatre Magazine, INK Magazine, and by the CT Critics Circle, among others. He also fronted the alternative folk music group, The Friendly Ghost. Victor is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in Theatre.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Anne Flammang
Elizabeth Malleck
Anna Manzi
Donna Stryker
Christie Williams