TEACHING ARTIST
About
In addition to performing, I am incredibly passionate about educational theater. I believe it is vital for young students to have opportunities to express themselves through performance and storytelling. Theater creates a foundation in public speaking, ignites and challenges the imagination, fosters team building, and inspires empathy. I am constantly creating new curriculums that cater to the school or program I am collaborating with. I work with all ages in a variety of different formats.
Curriculum
Create Your Own Play
Musical Direction
Playwriting/Text Analysis
Custom Curriculum
Create Your Own Play!
Catered to Elementary Students
Grades 3-6
Emphasizes Full Ownership of the Theatrical Process
Students Learn To:
Create Characters
Write Scenes and Monologues
Design Costumes
Paint Sets
Outcome:
A final performance for parents and teachers that incorporates all of the student creativity.
Minimum of 4 weeks
Musical Direction
Catered to Middle School 6th-8th Grades + High School
An opportunity. for students to be a part of a professional level musical or straight play.
Students Learn:
How to Audition
About Basic Stage Presence
to Become a Character
Staging/Choreography
How to Perform in a Musical
What I Accomplish as Director:
Direct/Conceptualize the Show
Cast the show
Teach Students how to Audition
Design/Sew Costumes
Create and Design Props
Design and Create the Set
Choreograph
Organize Parent Volunteers
Create Publicity
Organize Ticket Sales
Design Posters
T-Shirt Designs
Playwriting/Text Analysis
Catered to High School or Adult Classes
Emphasizes the intellectual, research, and writing portion of theater arts.
Possible Topics:
Intro to Shakespeare
Play Structure
Character Creation + Physicality
Text Analysis
Script Reading + Analysis
Custom Curriculum
If you have a specific program or idea for curriculum, please feel free to reach out. I am an advocate of incorporating theater studies into any program or curriculum and I believe that an understanding of theater strengthens all other areas of learning.
Possible Programs to Collaborate with:
School English Classes
Shakespeare Class
Theater/Acting Programs
After School Theater Programs
Most Recent Work
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Directed/Conceptualized/Designed Matilda the Musical Junior at Steamboat Springs Middle School, October 2021
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Taught text analysis, script writing, character development and Shakespeare at a 3 week high school masterclass, September 2021
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Lead a "Create Your Own Play" at the Steamboat Montessori School as an after school program, October 2021
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Substitute Teaching at The College School in St. Louis, November 2021
RESUME + REFERENCES
