United Arts’ Board members participating in EbzB’s Corporate Workshop offered through the Artist to Business Directory.
“Interview: Discovering Your Company’s Voice”
with EbzB Productions
☐ Artist Bios of Key Presenters
Serena Ebhardt and David zum Brunnen, Teaching Artists: Serena and David have been leading professional development residencies and workshops for over twenty years. EbzB’s teaching artists have received training from the University of North Carolina, Hedgerow Theater School, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Lincoln Center Institute International Educator Workshop, and the National Center For Creative Aging. Their performance and broadcast work has been seen by millions nationally and internationally and includes film, stage, television, commercials, industrial film, and voiceovers. EbzB strives to promote integrity, self-discovery and positive transformation of individuals, artists, audiences, and communities. They believe the performing arts encourage discoveries unveiled immediately and over time. For more information: www.ebzb.org
☐ Artist Background
Founded in 1998 by award-winning duo Serena Ebhardt and David zum Brunnen, EbzB Productions, Inc. strives to develop original, touring theatrical productions to promote integrity, self-discovery and positive transformation of individuals, artists, audiences, and communities. We believe the performing arts encourage positive transformation through discoveries unveiled immediately and over time. EbzB teaching artists are dedicated to the promotion of dramatic art as a valuable educational and professional development tool. EbzB Productions celebrates the profound impact of storytelling through theatre in a repertoire of simple and compelling productions, flexibly designed for easy touring to all types of performance venues. EbzB’s productions of War Bonds: The Songs & Letters of World War II and The Night Before Christmas Carol continue to be seen on PBS and CBC stations throughout the United States and Canada.
☐ Program Description
EbzB Productions’ corporate workshop planning begins with a needs assessment meeting. From there, we tailor a professional development workshop for up to 50 participants. Topics may include customer service, sensitivity training, dialogue development, empathy, inclusion, institutional memory, presentation skills, and creating mission statements. Participants produce a script based on oral interviews, which they then perform. This process develops creativity, critical thinking, listening, transcription, collaboration, and communication skills.
Benefits include an improvement in:
- Analytical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Finding and Evaluating Information
- Collaboration: Empathy, Trust, Teamwork
- Customer Service Skills
- Creating and Innovating
- Communication: Written, verbal, non-verbal, stage presence, presentational, and self-confidence.
☐ Topic Selection
EbzB will tailor a professional development workshop for your business. We have opportunities to develop:
Inclusion and Dialogue Development
Institutional Memory and Awareness
Empathy/Awareness/Tolerance
Presentation Skills/Public Speaking
Family Fun Day Programing – Choose from our roster of productions
☐ Space Requirements
- Large, empty, indoor space/stage/auditorium or classroom.
- Well-lit
- Climate Controlled
- Flexible seating (folding chairs, or other allowing for seating to be moved)
☐ Location Options
EbzB Productions can present a program on-site of the host company.
☐ Technical Requirements
- Projector
- Screen
- Paper
- Pencils
- Power Outlets
- Power Strip
- Extension Cords
- 2 large tables
- 5-10 Chairs
- Assistance from a company representative with a working knowledge of the space and the facility's technical capabilities
- Bottled Water and Snacks for Participants
☐ Fee Structure
EbzB will tailor a professional development workshop for your business. Workshops may be conducted on a single day or spread over multiple days. Rates are determined by the type of project requested.
- Hourly $250 to $500.00* (materials included)
- Half-Day (3 to 4 hours) $800 to $1000.00* (materials included)
- Full-Day (6-8 hours) $1500 to $2,000.00* (materials included)
- Performance for Family Programs $2500 to $6,500.00* (Fee determined by specific production requested from EbzB roster)
- Full residency of 7 to 10 days $5000 — $12,000* (Fee determined by specific program requested.)
*Add travel/accommodation beyond 50-mile radius of Raleigh, North Carolina
United Arts Super Heroes! Our board! On retreat yesterday and acting their super hero rolls with EbzB Productions
