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ABOUT ME
C. Robin Marcotte has over two decades of stage experience as a performer, director, choreographer, and material-generating ensemble member. With his Bachelor's in Musical Theater, Marcotte went on to graduate from the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, California. He moved to Philadelphia to become a company member of Mum Puppettheatre and appeared in several productions as a collaborating artist, including Equus, Séance, Swan Lake, A Christmas Carol, and the award-winning From the Ashes. For the latter production, he toured with the company to the International Contemporary Dance Festival in Bytom, Poland. Marcotte was honored with a Rocky Award for Dance Performance and Choreography for Equus. For the same show, he also received a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Play.
In 2001, Marcotte co-founded Hotel Obligado Physical Theatre. As Executive Director/Co-Artistic Director of Hotel Obligado, he created, performed, and toured six original works with the company. In 2005, Marcotte wrote and performed all the characters in his first full-length solo play, Dottie, about a woman's battle with dementia. Dottie employs mask performance, aerial dance, and original music to usher us into the layered realities of the title character's mind. In addition to Dottie, Marcotte served as choreographer for Hotel Obligado's Beauty Is, which was inspired by the skyrocketing rates of HIV among gay men who use crystal methamphetamine. The play was named A Top Ten Production of the 2006-2007 season by the Philadelphia Weekly and Marcotte received their Award for Best Choreography that same year.
Marcotte has taught workshops and master classes in physical theater, clown, Commedia dell'Arte, movement, mask performance, neutral mask, and acrobatics all around the world.
In 2010, Marcotte became the managing director of the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts. At PSCA, he had the privilege of creating and directed their company's acclaimed production of The Green Fairy Cabaret for the inaugural Philadelphia International Festival for the Arts.
Moving to the New England in 2012, Marcotte became a Teaching Lecturer at Plymouth State University. In 2017 he started at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, where he is now an Associate Professor of Theater.
2020 brought some exciting news amidst a difficult pandemic year, Marcotte was awarded a Vermeil Medal from the prestigious Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters in Paris, France. He also co-founded the award-winning nonprofit, Articine, which connects artists and medical professionals throughout New England.
In 2024, Marcotte conceived, produced, adapted, and acted in the award-winning film Dottie, based on his solo mask play about a woman with dementia.
Marcotte holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College, with a focus in Theatre Creation, Theatrical Social Engagement and Theater Pedagogy.
