Richie Whitehead (Captain Curiosity) is an actor, clown and teacher who finds great pleasure in combining his love for playful performance with his passion for education.

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His first dive into creating theatre for younger audiences was when the French Ministry of Education contracted him to create and perform The Emotions Show (2019), a show about emotional intelligence that teaches students basic English, throughout the Paris suburbs.

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Since 2019, he has collaborated with WOW O'Clock to direct, write and perform in 5 original shows that have toured extensively across the US and Europe, including the Professor Universe Show (2020), The Great Chicken Melodrama (2021), Into the Deep (2022), All Inside Together (2023) and Found in the Stars (2024). 

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He holds a Bachelor's in Computer Science, Minor in Theatre from Brown University, and a Master's in Theatre and Clown from the international theatre school Ecole Philippe Gaulier in France.

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