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LeadershipAlbert Laveau
His later move north led to his introduction to Derek Walcott and the Trinidad Theatre Workshop. Mr. Laveau's passion for the stage inspired him to develop his considerable talent as an actor in many of Walcott's plays - he played Basil and Corporal Lestrade in Dream on Monkey Mountain, Hounakin in Sea at Dauphin, and Christophe in Henri Christophe. He is probably best remembered for his role as the Devil in Ti-Jean and his Brothers, indeed it was his performance of this role in the Joseph Papp production of the play in New York's Central Park that led to a four-year stint in the American theatre. While in the States, he worked with Joe Papp at the Public Theatre and was guest director at New York University's MFA Program. He became resident director with the Negro Ensemble and played in their touring production of The River Niger by Richard Walker for one year. He also directed the annual musical for the National Center for Afro-American Artists in Roxbury in 1973 - a production entitled The Black Preacher. He directed Walcott's Dream for the Center Stage in Baltimore in 1976. Returning home at the age of 40, Mr. Laveau involved himself in every aspect of the local theatre: directing, acting and making television and radio commercials. He developed his woodworking skills and became well-respected for his set design and construction. He also taught Acting and Set Design at the Creative Arts Centre in its early years. As artistic director of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop, he has initiated a number of programs to help train young performers. He is passionate in his desire to develop the Trinidad Theatre Workshop into a community-based school for the arts with a thriving resident company. Dawn Cumberbatch
Dawn has also worked as the Interim Media Relations Director and as the Assistant to the Communications Director at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. from 1996 to 1998, as part of the company's prestigious Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship. In 2001, Dawn was awarded a full scholarship to Boston University where she pursued a degree in film and television with an emphasis on screenwriting and production. She graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science degree (summa cum laude) in September, 2004. Dawn's work in film/video production includes work as a Production Assistant and Junior Researcher on London-based Zenith Entertainment's Our House/Our Home series for UKTV Style; as an Associate Producer for Marathon Films (Paris) for a series of children’s documentaries shot on location in Trinidad; Production Assistant for Dum Dum Films (Paris) and Rituals Music on several music videos; Production Coordinator/Stage Manager for scenes from Derek Walcott's The Odyssey, shot on location in St. Lucia; The Joker of Seville and Dream on Monkey Mountain, full stage productions filmed at the Huntington Theatre, Boston in 1994. Dawn was named Boston University’s Outstanding Student Screenwriter in 2004. Her short film script, Fresh Kills won first prize in the 2005 Fleder/Rosenberg Short Screenplay Competition at Boston University and was a finalist in the 2004 Roy W. Dean New York Film Grant Competition. |
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A senior founding member of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop, Albert Laveau comes from the south of Trinidad - the center of the country's oil industry. Not surprisingly, he first worked as a technician in an oil refinery. During this time he was a founding member of the now defunct Carnegie Players. He lists among his credits the leading roles in the productions of "The First Born", "Dark of the Moon", "Moon for the Misbegotten" and "Tartuffe".
Dawn has been a member of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop since 1992 and she has worked in various capacities such as Production Stage Manager, Lighting Designer and Business Manager. Her work with the Trinidad Theatre Workshop included stage management and production management for several domestic and touring productions throughout the English-speaking Caribbean, and the US. 
