Arts
David DiLullo - Visual & Performing Arts Department Head / Theatre Director
B.F.A, Theatre, University of Rhode Island
H.B. Studio New York, NY
A.M.D.A. New York, NY
Mr. DiLullo has studied at NYU, HB Studio, The American Musical and Dramatics Academy, and the University of Rhode Island. He is a member of the Educational Theatre Association, the International Thespian Society and Who’s Who among American Theatre Teachers. He is a theatre instructor and the Visual and Performing Arts Chair at The Prout School. Mr. DiLullo’s directing credits include "The Fantasticks", "Scapino", "The Grapes of Wrath", "The Man Who Came to Dinner", "Peter Pan", "Les Miserables", "The Crucible", "Anything Goes", "The Two Gentlemen Of Verona", "The Skin of Our Teeth", "Oklahoma!", "Alice in Wonderland", "The Smart Set", and "Into the Woods." He has served as the Theatre Coordinator for World and RI Scholar Athlete Games. In addition to teaching and directing in an educational environment, Mr. DiLullo is also a professional stage director. He is a member of SSDC.
Michael Elson - Visual & Performing Arts
BA, Graphic Design, Rhode Island College
BS, Art Education, Rhode Island College
Mr. Elson is a state certified visual arts teacher who has been teaching here at the Prout School for the past nine years. He has taught up to seven different visual arts classes during his time here at Prout. Currently, Mr. Elson teaches AP Studio Art (Drawing and 2-D portfolio), Painting, Drawing, Graphic Design, and Introduction to Art. Besides directing both a winter and spring art show, Mr. Elson is also the moderator of the Art Club. On his own time, he is a practicing artist who enjoys doing research and taking graduate courses to enrich the work he does inside and outside of the Prout School.
Kristen Greco - Pottery
BA, Psychology, University of Rhode Island
Coursework-RISD
Ms. Greco has been a studio potter since 1978. Her work has been featured in the South County Art Association's Earthworks show and in the Clayhouse Gallery in Santa Monica California. She was also a production potter for Mark Hines Creations in Burbank. As a member of the South County Art Association, she has taught courses in pottery, teapot making and workshop procedures. In addition to teaching pottery at Prout, Ms. Greco is also moderator for the Bicycle Club.
Olga Timokhina - Performing Arts and Dance
Mrs. Timokhina has her Master's Degree in Ballet, Dance, and Choreography from The National University of Arts and Dance of Ukraine.
Mrs. Timokhina joined the Prout School in 2004 as a dance and movement teacher. She was a professional ballerina at the National Opera and Ballet Theater of Ukraine in Kiev. She is an internationally acclaimed performer as well as teacher. Her professional experiences include dancing in the following ballets: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker – Tchaikovsky, Giselle – Adam, Karsar, Spartak, Chippolino – Khachaturian, Coppelia – Delibes, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet – Prokofiev, Scheherazade - Rimsky-Korsakov, and many others. Mrs. Timokhina was also an instructor at the National Ballet Academy in Kiev Ukraine. At The Prout School she leads a successful dance program and works closely with her students preparing dance recitals and staging choreographies for school plays. More recently, Mrs. Timokhina graduated from Pen Foster University and received a degree in Fitness and Nutrition.
Sarah Geremia
BA, Music Education, University of Rhode Island
BA, Music Composition, University of Rhode Island
Sarah Geremia, a Rhode Island resident, has been studying music for a number of years. She has studied with saxophonists, Jeffrey Ethier, Art Manchester, and Dr. Brian Sparks. She has studied piano with Dr. Audrey Kaiser and Kathryn Chester. Ms. Geremia has also studied composition with Joseph Parillo and Dr. Eliane Aberdam. She has been a member of a number of university performing ensembles at the University of Rhode Island. She has played and performed with the URI: Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Big Band, Honors Jazz Ensemble, and a number of saxophone chamber ensembles as well. Ms. Geremia has worked for the University of Rhode Island Experiential Summer Program for Young Musicians and the university jazz camp. She has co-written 2 full-length musicals for children’s theater out of the St. Michael’s Country Day School located in Newport, RI. She has also arranged for jazz combos out of the South County Children Players Theater located in South Kingstown, RI. Ms. Geremia has also worked for the Wakefield Music CO., repairing instruments for the south county area within Rhode Island.
Within the past 2 years, Ms. Geremia has competed in the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, has performed with the Joe Parillo Big Band, and has recently joined the Coastline Swing Band. While maintaining a private studio consisting of saxophone, piano and composition students for several years, recently, she has served as intern conductor for the Wakefield Civic Band, has directed the Jamestown Community Band, is also the founding director and pianist of the South County Women in Jazz Summer Ensemble and is the music director at the Prout School. Ms. Geremia holds a Bachelor of
Music in Music Composition and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, both from the University of Rhode Island. Ms. Geremia is hoping to pursue her Masters in music education in conducting in summer 2009.