Daena joined the OYES team in 2012, and immediately became an integral part of OYES’ program development and growth. With OYES, Daena directed several Broadway Junior productions including, Into The Woods Jr (2014), Disney's Cinderella Kids (2014), Disney's Sleeping Beauty Kids, (2015), and produced OYES’ intergenerational community theatre production of A Year With Frog and Toad (2015). Daena has had a lifetime of interest in working with children to facilitate their growth and potential, and discovered a wealth of opportunities to share her knowledge and experience with the students of OYES. Daena studied acting & scene study at Ventura College, the Malibu Playhouse Conservatory, and with Dwier Brown of Theatre 150, and is a trained Speech Level Singing vocalist. Daena directed and co-produced SPEAK-EZ Cabaret 2013 (an immersive jazz cabaret experience), and is currently co-producing and appearing on the Entertainment Web Show, New Age Girls in addition to directing, producing and development for Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio.
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