About Claire Hewitt

My gang are so cool. They photo bombed on our recent shoot for Alpha Omega Playback Theatre Company

Claire Hewitt

Director

An educator, facilitator, musician, actor and director, Claire has been involved in performing arts since the 90’s and worked with people of all ages and abilities. Her methodology is based on the soul voice, enhancing communication and giving a voice to the unspoken. Trained in playback theatre, Claire has extensive knowledge of group work with active engagement and is armed with a Bachelor of Performing Arts, University of Otago and Certification in Teaching Adults.

As a facilitator Claire enjoys building the capacity, confidence and skills of the individuals she works with, providing provocation and inspiring creative discourse through devised work. Alongside the communities, Claire works with well being and building confidence in the vulnerable members of society.

Claire Hewitt has developed her concept of “speaking from the soul voice” to follow her personal dream of working with people, not so that they are ‘acting at being but actively becoming fully themselves and being in a place of truth.

Connection is about being more open to opportunities before you, revealing creative depths, and valuing oneself and others. Claire’s philosophy is about developing confidence in people through performing and the process of self-discovery, and that each person has a unique contribution to make to the world.

Claire is an active member of International Playback Theatre Network, a friend of Playback North America and Song Leaders Network Aotearoa.

OUR PEOPLE

John Paul Young

Tutor

John Paul and Claire work together in a weekly shared music project at Thumbs Up in Petone. They wake up Fridays with vibrant interactive music and singing.

About John Paul:

"I have been a registered music therapist since 2010. I have worked with lots of different groups and individuals within the community in that time - from young children, to teenagers, to adults and the elderly. It is heaps of fun.

My main instruments of choice are my voice and the guitar, but I
can also coax a tune or two out of the piano and the ukulele. I
have been making music for about 20 years now, and have played in many bands and recorded three albums.

As well as being a music therapist, I am also a guitar teacher
and father of two young, noisy children".

https://jpyoung.bandcamp.com