Rebecca Lopkin

Rebecca Lopkin is an educator, theater director, and teaching artist with over 25 years of experience in Jewish day schools and yeshivot. Throughout her career, she has taught every level from elementary through high school, covering subjects including general studies, theater, filmmaking, public speaking, broadcasting, and Holocaust Studies. She has directed countless plays and musicals with students of all ages, helping them grow as artists, collaborators, and storytellers.

Fifteen years ago, Rebecca founded Envision Theater with the mission of bringing meaningful performing arts opportunities to Jewish schools. As Artistic Director, she has developed original curriculum, mentored teaching artists, and partnered with dozens of schools and camps to create transformative arts programs. She also launched signature initiatives such as Envision Shakespeare, a competitive festival engaging high school students in the Bard’s works, and the Bare Witness Project, which connects students with Holocaust survivors through devised theater and multimedia storytelling.

In addition to her school-based work, Rebecca served for a decade as Theater Director at Camp Shoshanim, directing two major productions each summer, and in 2021 she devised and directed Bread and Roses at Camp Maor, an original play about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

Today, Rebecca continues to merge her expertise in theater, education, and media through workshops on improv, arts integration, SEL, and digital storytelling. Whether helping teachers bring history to life through devised theater, guiding faculty in team-building improv, or training educators to use media tools in the classroom, her work centers on creativity, empathy, and connection.