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JOHN McDONNELL TIERNEY, PhD
COMPOSER/PLAYWRIGHT/PEACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST
Director, The Peaceful Educator Foundation (a 501c3 Cultural Non-Profit)
“My idea is simple: In this time of national dissonance and global crises that we artists focus our work on healing a shattered world, and that we use our art to touch the emotions that motivate people to act with kindness, compassion, and tolerance.”
Description of Work and Background
MY WORK, as Founder and Director of The Peaceful Educator Foundation, simply put, is to advance the mission of the Foundation every day. That mission, clearly stated in all we do, is “To nurture, through the theater arts, a peaceful, just, sustainable future for all humanity’s children.”
John holds a Master of Music Degree (UMASS, 1969) in performance (Trombone) and carried on a full career as a professional thru 2012 with symphony, studio, and swing credentials. Jack studied composition with Philip Bezanson, Orchestration with Joseph Contino, and Harmony with Robert Steele. More recently (2016-2022) John has writen music, lyrics and books for four full-length musicals known as The Humanity’s Child Musicals: “Humanity’s Child: The Dream,” Hartford, CT 2016; “Humanity’s Child: A Musical for Today,” 2019 ran for four weeks at the Players Theater Off-Broadway(2109); “Humanity’s Child: More Than a Musical,” played as an “Audio-Musical” on the Atlanta Audio Fringe Festival, May 2020 through May 2021; and the fourth musical in the series, titled; “Extraordinary Hero,” premiered February 2022 as a "Virtual Theater" (0nlline) is currently available for live productions.
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More about our show; Audio and Video; Scripts and Scores
The Peaceful Educator Foundation
My sponsoring 501c3 non-profit.
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Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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2012
Institution/Business Type:
Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
2012
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Theater - MusicalAdditional Disciplines:
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Regarding “Accessibility of Services,” the “services” we provide are original works for musical theater to other producers and companies. Therefore we rely on those who produce our work to provide appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities. As a matter of policy, we do not engage with venues that do not do so.
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Negotiable.Teaching Settings:
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Negotiable.NEST Eligible Artist
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Negotiable.State of Residence:
MassachusettsMinimum Number of Performers:
3Maximum Number of Performers:
7