In 2006, Jesse Baxter founded Dramatic Adventure Theatre in an effort to combine his passions for theatre, cross-cultural exchange/experiential travel, community service, and education. Since then, Baxter has served as DAT's artistic director and has been intimately involved with all productions. In 2009 and 2010, he produced ACTion: Ecuador which brought 100 theatre artists to communities across Ecuador making an incredibly positive impact in the lives of many people. To date, Dramatic Adventure Theatre has developed and produced 15 original works. Baxter studied at Temple University in Philadelphia, Gloucestershire University in England, the Gaiety School of Acting in Ireland, and with the SITIcompany (viewpoints, suzuki, and composition techniques under Anne Bogart) in NYC. Jesse Baxter holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre from Messiah College, where he studied both acting & directing. He was recently honored to be chosen as the Alumni Speaker at the 2010 Centennial Gala and Arts Center groundbreaking.

Baxter is currently producing an exciting new Teaching Artist Residency program in Ecuador which he hopes to expand to each of Dramatic Adventure Theatre's partner communities in Ecuador and Zimbabwe.

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