JAEHN ("Jane") CLARE has more than thirty years experience as an actor, director, producer, playwright, teaching artist and arts administrator. She holds a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Minnesota, and an MA in Dramatic Literature from the University of Essex, in Colchester, England. Since 1986, Jaehn has been active as a disability awareness educator and trainer, offering workshops in a variety of community settings. As a Teaching Artist, she has worked with diverse participants in diverse school and community settings across the U.S. and abroad, including a four-week long residency in Cairo, Egypt in July 2007. In 2006 Jaehn was selected as one of five inaugural VSA arts Teaching Artist Fellows, and she has performed at several VSA arts International Arts Festivals since 1992. Jaehn has been on staff with VSA arts of Georgia for nine years, and she currently serves as Director of Artistic Development.
