TV: Fidelity FutureStage Leap Artistic Director Ryan Lee on Guiding Student's Creativity

Ryan Lee is a professional actor and a member of both the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) and Actor's Equity Association (AEA). In his career as an actor he has played such roles as Hamlet in Hamlet, Happy in Death of a Salesman, Jimmy in Look Back in Anger, Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, Hal in Proof, and Edgar in King Lear. As Fidelity FutureStage's Artistic Director, he guides the students as they navigate the creative journey from the first rehearsal to the final performance.

Leap (Learning through an Expanded Arts Program), a local partner of the Fidelity FutureStage program, is a non-profit educational service organization committed to improving the quality of public education through a hands-on, arts-based approach to learning. For the past 31 years, Leap has brought professional artists and educational experts to under-served students in the New York metropolitan area and continues to develop and deliver customized programs to schools, cultural institutions and community based organizations.

Fidelity FutureStage enables over 600 NYC students from 10 different public schools to get a real view into the world of Broadway theater. Students learn firsthand from industry professionals about acting, playwriting, directing and all the behind-the-scenes production. They also attend Broadway shows and each student writes a 10-minute play. Ultimately, one play from each school is chosen and performed by the students at New World Stages this June.