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 came to The Prout School in 1991. He 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 at The Prout School since 1999. 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 and she began teaching at Prout in 2000. 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 Timokhin - Performing Arts and Dance
Mrs. Timokhin has her Master's Degree in Ballet, Dance, and Choreography from The National University of Arts and Dance of Ukraine.
Mrs. Timokhin 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. Timokhin graduated from Pen Foster University and received a degree in Fitness and Nutrition.