Member of the Month: Benjamin Lloyd
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Bright Invention's mission is to use improvisation to empower people and organizations to unlock their potential. We have three program areas: The Bright Invention Ensemble offering long form improvisation shows and classes; Ability in Action, serving people with disabilities and other marginalized communities, and our consulting service Creative Corporate Training. Click here for a printable PDF.
From its founding in 2011, Ben has now guided Bright Invention to its current incarnation: as a flexible and dynamic performing arts nonprofit which does three things: improvise, corporate training, and creative work with marginalized communities.
From 1994 - 2013 Ben acted professionally on every major stage in the Philadelphia region, as well as in New York City, Edinburgh Scotland, Portland Oregon, and other places. His second novel, The Deception of Surfaces, was published in July 2011. It is a follow up to his first book The Actor’s Way: A Journey of Self-Discovery in Letters, published by Allworth Press in May 2006. He is also the author of various articles and pamphlets on theatre and Quakerism. He has a B.A. in Theater Studies from Yale College, an M.F.A. in Acting from the Yale School of Drama, and a Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University. He lives in Philadelphia.
When he’s not keeping his company afloat, he enjoys performing long form improvisation, practicing yoga, and training for Olympic-distance triathlons!
More about Benjamin:
What are you reading right now? In One Person, John Irving
What is your guilty pleasure TV show? Rings of Power, Amazon
What was your first concert? Styx, Boston Garden
What is your best networking tip? Listen, listen, listen. Networking success is based on the quality of the relationships you co-create.
What would people be surprised to learn about you? I’m actually pretty shy, and an introvert. Surprisingly, this is true of many performers.
Benjamin Lloyd
Executive Director, Bright Invention Incorporated
877-674-8338
845 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19123
ben@brightinventon.org
www.brightinvention.org
www.creativecorporatetraining.biz
