Summer 2023:
This summer is packed with workshops!
In June, I'll be teaching some old favorites: an intro to oratory for JROTC's College Options and "Presidential Oratory in Times of Crisis" a workshop on oratory and rhetoric I developed for the college-aged students in the Ronald Reagan Foundation's Leadership and the American Presidency program.
In July, Ford's Theatre hosts professional development programs for teachers from all over the country, Civil War Washington and Set in Stone. For the former, I'll be delving into Lincoln's second inaugural address using our signature Actor's Approach close reading and performance technique. For the latter, we'll be doing a close reading and analysis of Frederick Douglass' oration in memory of Abraham Lincoln delivered at the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in 1876. I'm excited to learn more about this speech and the monument as I prepare for this two-hour workshop - and to hear the participants' voices give life to it as we use performance techniques to help us better understand it.
In August, I'll be leading some professional development workshops for both the teaching artists and the participants of Ford's Theatre's National Oratory Fellows, our signature program. After helping to revise the handbook over this last school year and to set clearer understandings of the oratory skills and professional development supports at each level of this scaffolded multi-year program that helps middle school classroom teachers successfully integrate oratory into their existing curriculum, I'm excited to share these with my colleagues.
This summer is packed with workshops!
In June, I'll be teaching some old favorites: an intro to oratory for JROTC's College Options and "Presidential Oratory in Times of Crisis" a workshop on oratory and rhetoric I developed for the college-aged students in the Ronald Reagan Foundation's Leadership and the American Presidency program.
In July, Ford's Theatre hosts professional development programs for teachers from all over the country, Civil War Washington and Set in Stone. For the former, I'll be delving into Lincoln's second inaugural address using our signature Actor's Approach close reading and performance technique. For the latter, we'll be doing a close reading and analysis of Frederick Douglass' oration in memory of Abraham Lincoln delivered at the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in 1876. I'm excited to learn more about this speech and the monument as I prepare for this two-hour workshop - and to hear the participants' voices give life to it as we use performance techniques to help us better understand it.
In August, I'll be leading some professional development workshops for both the teaching artists and the participants of Ford's Theatre's National Oratory Fellows, our signature program. After helping to revise the handbook over this last school year and to set clearer understandings of the oratory skills and professional development supports at each level of this scaffolded multi-year program that helps middle school classroom teachers successfully integrate oratory into their existing curriculum, I'm excited to share these with my colleagues.
2022-23 School Year:
The 2022-23 school year flew by. As predicted, I worked from five National Oratory Fellows from across the country - New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and two from Kansas - to integrate oratory into their classroom curricula. These incredible teachers taught a range of subjects and grades - everything from 8th-grade social studies to gifted middle schoolers doing a mock trial to general kindergarten. I found it so inspiring that, no matter their age or where they live, these students are developing confidence as public speakers who are able to: clearly construct and articulate persuasive arguments; give each other kind, specific, and constructive feedback; and collaborate and think on their feet through improv and theatre games.
I wrapped up the school year with three major events.
The first was a three-day National Oratory Fellows retreat. It's an annual event but this is the first time we've been able to hold it in person since 2019. Our Fellows, classroom teachers from all over the country, gathered, some of them with two student delegates each in tow. We held ice-breakers and workshops - some for the adults, some for the kids - had celebratory dinners & convivial lunches together, and the students performed their speeches on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the same spot where MLK once stood to tell the world about his dream. A few of the teachers joined the students on the stage of Ford's Theatre on the final day of the event for a culminating performance, hosted by some of our local oratory students. It was magnificent.
The second event was a workshop for the students participating in the Mikva Challenge's 2023 National Youth Summit in Washington, D.C. who came together to perform original speeches at an event called "Soapbox Nation," held on the Ford's Theatre stage. "This inspiring event platforms youth advocates from around the country, who are chosen from among thousands to share a call-to-action speech about an issue that is impacting them or their community" (Mikva Challenge website). In my workshop with them, we did a physical, vocal, and mental warm-up and then I coached the students on their pieces. Meeting these high school and rising college students who passionately and clearly articulated their positions on important issues was nothing less than inspiring. I can't wait to see what they do as they become the next generation of political leaders and community advocates.
The third was a culminating oratory performance called "Stand Up, Be Heard" for the students of local teachers participating in the National Oratory Fellows program. Three DMV area schools, ranging from elementary through high school, brought several students each. I was elated to warm up the students and take them through a rehearsal for that evening's event where they would share their historical, contemporary, and original speeches.
The 2022-23 school year flew by. As predicted, I worked from five National Oratory Fellows from across the country - New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and two from Kansas - to integrate oratory into their classroom curricula. These incredible teachers taught a range of subjects and grades - everything from 8th-grade social studies to gifted middle schoolers doing a mock trial to general kindergarten. I found it so inspiring that, no matter their age or where they live, these students are developing confidence as public speakers who are able to: clearly construct and articulate persuasive arguments; give each other kind, specific, and constructive feedback; and collaborate and think on their feet through improv and theatre games.
I wrapped up the school year with three major events.
The first was a three-day National Oratory Fellows retreat. It's an annual event but this is the first time we've been able to hold it in person since 2019. Our Fellows, classroom teachers from all over the country, gathered, some of them with two student delegates each in tow. We held ice-breakers and workshops - some for the adults, some for the kids - had celebratory dinners & convivial lunches together, and the students performed their speeches on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the same spot where MLK once stood to tell the world about his dream. A few of the teachers joined the students on the stage of Ford's Theatre on the final day of the event for a culminating performance, hosted by some of our local oratory students. It was magnificent.
The second event was a workshop for the students participating in the Mikva Challenge's 2023 National Youth Summit in Washington, D.C. who came together to perform original speeches at an event called "Soapbox Nation," held on the Ford's Theatre stage. "This inspiring event platforms youth advocates from around the country, who are chosen from among thousands to share a call-to-action speech about an issue that is impacting them or their community" (Mikva Challenge website). In my workshop with them, we did a physical, vocal, and mental warm-up and then I coached the students on their pieces. Meeting these high school and rising college students who passionately and clearly articulated their positions on important issues was nothing less than inspiring. I can't wait to see what they do as they become the next generation of political leaders and community advocates.
The third was a culminating oratory performance called "Stand Up, Be Heard" for the students of local teachers participating in the National Oratory Fellows program. Three DMV area schools, ranging from elementary through high school, brought several students each. I was elated to warm up the students and take them through a rehearsal for that evening's event where they would share their historical, contemporary, and original speeches.
Summer 2022:
In June, I wrapped up another great school year as a Master Teaching Artist at Ford's Theatre, working closely with my four National Oratory Fellows from New Jersey, Illinois, and (two from) Kansas. I also taught a workshop for the JROTC's College Options program on public speaking.
In July, I led a workshop on Ford's Theatre's approach to oratory for the National Council for History Education and Kentucky Educational Development Corporation. A week later, I led a workshop for Ford's Theatre's Civil War Washington Fellows on our signature Podium Points and Actor's Approach strategies using Lincoln's Second Inaugural speech as our model text.
In August, I led five workshops during the Ford's Theatre National Oratory Fellows "pretreat" weekend, on everything from partnering with a teaching artist - a new experience for many of our novice fellows - to advanced strategies to go beyond memorization and recitation when performing. I will be working with five fellows during the upcoming 2022-2023 school year - two from Kansas, and one each from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota - to help them integrate oratory into their curricula.
In June, I wrapped up another great school year as a Master Teaching Artist at Ford's Theatre, working closely with my four National Oratory Fellows from New Jersey, Illinois, and (two from) Kansas. I also taught a workshop for the JROTC's College Options program on public speaking.
In July, I led a workshop on Ford's Theatre's approach to oratory for the National Council for History Education and Kentucky Educational Development Corporation. A week later, I led a workshop for Ford's Theatre's Civil War Washington Fellows on our signature Podium Points and Actor's Approach strategies using Lincoln's Second Inaugural speech as our model text.
In August, I led five workshops during the Ford's Theatre National Oratory Fellows "pretreat" weekend, on everything from partnering with a teaching artist - a new experience for many of our novice fellows - to advanced strategies to go beyond memorization and recitation when performing. I will be working with five fellows during the upcoming 2022-2023 school year - two from Kansas, and one each from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota - to help them integrate oratory into their curricula.
2021 - 2022 School Year:
As another school year winds down, I'm reflecting on both the good fortune I've had and changes I've made.
I have decide to retire from acting and have submitted a temporary withdrawal from my membership to Actors' Equity. I will gladly reinstate my membership if the chance to play Lady M. or some other bucket list role comes up but, for now, I'm happy to focus on teaching.
My work with Ford's Theatre has been abundant and delightful. I've continued teaching with the National Oratory Fellows and Lincoln Online Oratory programs, developed and implemented a two-day professional development retreat for classroom teachers from all over the U.S., and have created and led workshops for the National Conference of State Legislatures and The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute's Leadership and The American Presidency Program.
With Shakespeare Theatre Company, I created and led a PDW for theatre teachers at D.C.'s Friendship Public Charter Schools on experiential learning techniques for teaching Shakespeare's plays.
As another school year winds down, I'm reflecting on both the good fortune I've had and changes I've made.
I have decide to retire from acting and have submitted a temporary withdrawal from my membership to Actors' Equity. I will gladly reinstate my membership if the chance to play Lady M. or some other bucket list role comes up but, for now, I'm happy to focus on teaching.
My work with Ford's Theatre has been abundant and delightful. I've continued teaching with the National Oratory Fellows and Lincoln Online Oratory programs, developed and implemented a two-day professional development retreat for classroom teachers from all over the U.S., and have created and led workshops for the National Conference of State Legislatures and The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute's Leadership and The American Presidency Program.
With Shakespeare Theatre Company, I created and led a PDW for theatre teachers at D.C.'s Friendship Public Charter Schools on experiential learning techniques for teaching Shakespeare's plays.
June 2021:
Summer is here and the school year is winding down.
I completed the pilot year of an exciting new residency with Ford's Theatre, "Stand Up, Be Heard: The Podcast" in which high school students create podcast episodes on issues important to them. Students were responsible for selecting and researching a topic, writing scripts, interviewing experts, providing resources to listeners, and handling the technical editing. Ford's paired me with three English classes at Rockville H.S. in Rockville, Maryland and a broadcast journalism program at Wakefield H.S. in Arlington, Virginia. The students at the latter broke themselves into two groups and each group produced a trilogy series on either the mental health of students during the pandemic or LGBTQIA+ equity issues facing teens. The third episodes should be up on Ford's website soon, but in the meantime you can check out posted episodes for these schools and others here.
The Ford's National Oratory Fellows program completed another successful year even though we weren't able to gather, learn, and celebrate in person as we normally do each May. The wonderful elementary and middle school teachers I partnered with, who are based in California, Illinois, Kansas, and New Jersey, made great strides in their professional development as they integrated oratory into their curricula and have all been able to provide oratory learning and performance opportunities for their students this year, despite the pandemic. Some of the students joined us for a virtual version of our usual May workshops and speech performances. Many of the speeches they shared were original and were both well-researched and deeply personal.
Coming up, I'll be teaching a couple of oratory workshops through Ford's Theatre in July, but I plan on having a quiet and relaxing summer - and wish you the same!
Summer is here and the school year is winding down.
I completed the pilot year of an exciting new residency with Ford's Theatre, "Stand Up, Be Heard: The Podcast" in which high school students create podcast episodes on issues important to them. Students were responsible for selecting and researching a topic, writing scripts, interviewing experts, providing resources to listeners, and handling the technical editing. Ford's paired me with three English classes at Rockville H.S. in Rockville, Maryland and a broadcast journalism program at Wakefield H.S. in Arlington, Virginia. The students at the latter broke themselves into two groups and each group produced a trilogy series on either the mental health of students during the pandemic or LGBTQIA+ equity issues facing teens. The third episodes should be up on Ford's website soon, but in the meantime you can check out posted episodes for these schools and others here.
The Ford's National Oratory Fellows program completed another successful year even though we weren't able to gather, learn, and celebrate in person as we normally do each May. The wonderful elementary and middle school teachers I partnered with, who are based in California, Illinois, Kansas, and New Jersey, made great strides in their professional development as they integrated oratory into their curricula and have all been able to provide oratory learning and performance opportunities for their students this year, despite the pandemic. Some of the students joined us for a virtual version of our usual May workshops and speech performances. Many of the speeches they shared were original and were both well-researched and deeply personal.
Coming up, I'll be teaching a couple of oratory workshops through Ford's Theatre in July, but I plan on having a quiet and relaxing summer - and wish you the same!
March & April 2021:
Ford's Theatre just released an educational video, "Civil War Washington Through the Eyes of Mary Henry," for which I had the good fortune to play Mary Henry in voiceover. The video is available on YouTube. Designed for 8th-12th grade students studying the Civil War and Washington, D.C. history but I think it's fun for general audiences, too. Please pass it on to anyone who might be interested, especially middle and high school teachers!
It will be great to get back to performing in Shakespeare Theatre Company's two school shows, A MiniSummer Night's Dream and The Tiny Tempest, albeit on Zoom recordings. Details forthcoming!
I'm also happy to announce that I'll be performing Hillary Clinton's "Women's Rights are Human Rights" speech and co-facilitating a discussion on it through Ford's Theatre's Our Words, Our Power Speech Workshop Series. Click here (and scroll to the bottom of the page) for more information and to register for the free event, which takes place on Monday, 22 March at 7:00 p.m. Make sure to check out the other offerings, one per month from February through June.
Lastly, I'm a tour guide with Washington Walks, D.C.'s premier walking tour company. While we can't give in-person tours, we are doing hour-long Virtual Experiences and I'll be presenting two of these in March for Women's History Month. They're $10 each and are currently only available live via Zoom webinar, though we hope to make these videos on-demand at a later time.
Alice Paul: Failure is Impossible
Blazing a Trail to Capitol Hill: Historic Firsts for Women in Congress
Ford's Theatre just released an educational video, "Civil War Washington Through the Eyes of Mary Henry," for which I had the good fortune to play Mary Henry in voiceover. The video is available on YouTube. Designed for 8th-12th grade students studying the Civil War and Washington, D.C. history but I think it's fun for general audiences, too. Please pass it on to anyone who might be interested, especially middle and high school teachers!
It will be great to get back to performing in Shakespeare Theatre Company's two school shows, A MiniSummer Night's Dream and The Tiny Tempest, albeit on Zoom recordings. Details forthcoming!
I'm also happy to announce that I'll be performing Hillary Clinton's "Women's Rights are Human Rights" speech and co-facilitating a discussion on it through Ford's Theatre's Our Words, Our Power Speech Workshop Series. Click here (and scroll to the bottom of the page) for more information and to register for the free event, which takes place on Monday, 22 March at 7:00 p.m. Make sure to check out the other offerings, one per month from February through June.
Lastly, I'm a tour guide with Washington Walks, D.C.'s premier walking tour company. While we can't give in-person tours, we are doing hour-long Virtual Experiences and I'll be presenting two of these in March for Women's History Month. They're $10 each and are currently only available live via Zoom webinar, though we hope to make these videos on-demand at a later time.
Alice Paul: Failure is Impossible
Blazing a Trail to Capitol Hill: Historic Firsts for Women in Congress
February 2021:
I've been honored to be one of the teaching artists in Ford's Theatre's inaugural high school podcast program, which I've been teaching since December. Details forthcoming!
I've been honored to be one of the teaching artists in Ford's Theatre's inaugural high school podcast program, which I've been teaching since December. Details forthcoming!
January 2021:
Back in December 2020, I had the pleasure of rehearsing and recording a short play, Welcome to Hell!: An Orientation, on Zoom with Spooky Action Theater. The play will premiere on the company's YouTube Channel at 7:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, 21 January and will only be available until Sunday, the 24th. Watch it here!
Back in December 2020, I had the pleasure of rehearsing and recording a short play, Welcome to Hell!: An Orientation, on Zoom with Spooky Action Theater. The play will premiere on the company's YouTube Channel at 7:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, 21 January and will only be available until Sunday, the 24th. Watch it here!
2020:
Like everyone else in this industry, my acting career has (mostly) been put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic--and this came on the tails of another acting hiatus prompted by a family illness. Luckily, I've still been able to teach.
Although it was cut short when the schools closed, I thoroughly enjoyed my Shakespeare Theatre Company "Text Alive!" residency with Briar Woods High School - we focused on my sentimental favorite, Much Ado About Nothing. I've also had several classes and workshops with Ford's Theatre. On Tuesday, 14 July at 4 p.m. EST, I'll be co-leading a webinar on Lincoln's second inaugural address as part of Ford's Theatre's Lincoln's Great Words Challenge. Because his words are still so powerfully relevant, we're encouraging anyone who wants to participate to submit a recording of themselves reading or performing a Lincoln speech. Follow this link to learn more about the program, register for the webinar for free, and check out the recordings of all of the webinars in the series - including mine, if you miss it live.
This autumn, Brave Spirits Theatre, the company I co-founded in 2011, made the difficult decision to shutter following the financial devastation wrought by the pandemic and the resulting abrupt cancellation of its epic, history-making Histories project. I am proud to have helped launch this company and of the work they created. Read the official statement from BST and a moving tribute from the New York Times.
I had two projects arrive at year's end. The first was a short play, Welcome to Hell: An Orientation, written by Bridget Grace Sheaff and directed by Samantha Wyer Bello, for Spooky Action Theatre. We rehearsed and recorded on Zoom and the video will be available for a few days in late January 2021. The other project was a voiceover recording of excerpts from the diary of Mary Henry, daughter of the Secretary of the Smithsonian during the Civil War era. The diary excerpts are part of a program on Civil War Washington that Ford's Theatre is producing. I'll post relevant details for both once I have them.
Below you'll also find a little video I did recently for Ford's on rhetoric.
Like everyone else in this industry, my acting career has (mostly) been put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic--and this came on the tails of another acting hiatus prompted by a family illness. Luckily, I've still been able to teach.
Although it was cut short when the schools closed, I thoroughly enjoyed my Shakespeare Theatre Company "Text Alive!" residency with Briar Woods High School - we focused on my sentimental favorite, Much Ado About Nothing. I've also had several classes and workshops with Ford's Theatre. On Tuesday, 14 July at 4 p.m. EST, I'll be co-leading a webinar on Lincoln's second inaugural address as part of Ford's Theatre's Lincoln's Great Words Challenge. Because his words are still so powerfully relevant, we're encouraging anyone who wants to participate to submit a recording of themselves reading or performing a Lincoln speech. Follow this link to learn more about the program, register for the webinar for free, and check out the recordings of all of the webinars in the series - including mine, if you miss it live.
This autumn, Brave Spirits Theatre, the company I co-founded in 2011, made the difficult decision to shutter following the financial devastation wrought by the pandemic and the resulting abrupt cancellation of its epic, history-making Histories project. I am proud to have helped launch this company and of the work they created. Read the official statement from BST and a moving tribute from the New York Times.
I had two projects arrive at year's end. The first was a short play, Welcome to Hell: An Orientation, written by Bridget Grace Sheaff and directed by Samantha Wyer Bello, for Spooky Action Theatre. We rehearsed and recorded on Zoom and the video will be available for a few days in late January 2021. The other project was a voiceover recording of excerpts from the diary of Mary Henry, daughter of the Secretary of the Smithsonian during the Civil War era. The diary excerpts are part of a program on Civil War Washington that Ford's Theatre is producing. I'll post relevant details for both once I have them.
Below you'll also find a little video I did recently for Ford's on rhetoric.
Summer 2019:
I'm teaching two, two-week King's Company camps with Shakespeare Theatre Company. The plays are Julius Caesar and The Winter's Tale and I'm beyond delighted to co-direct these beautiful, complex pieces with high school students. I'm also leading a workshop on rhetorical devices for the Ford's Theatre National Oratory Fellows annual gathering before the school year starts.
I'm teaching two, two-week King's Company camps with Shakespeare Theatre Company. The plays are Julius Caesar and The Winter's Tale and I'm beyond delighted to co-direct these beautiful, complex pieces with high school students. I'm also leading a workshop on rhetorical devices for the Ford's Theatre National Oratory Fellows annual gathering before the school year starts.
April - May 2019:
More school shows, an Artist in the Classroom residency, and wrapping up my semester-long Text Alive residency with Shakespeare Theatre Company. Plus, the annual Ford's National Oratory Fellows retreat weekend!
More school shows, an Artist in the Classroom residency, and wrapping up my semester-long Text Alive residency with Shakespeare Theatre Company. Plus, the annual Ford's National Oratory Fellows retreat weekend!
January - February - March 2019:
Catch me playing Prospero and the Boatswain in The Tiny Tempest and Theseus, Lion, and First Fairy in A Mini-Summer Night's Dream during Shakespeare Theatre Company's 2019 Family Week in March. Tickets and info here.
I'm spending lots of time teaching over Skype these days as I work with both Ford's Theatre's National Oratory Fellows and participating national classrooms in the Lincoln Online Oratory Program. I'm also beginning another semester-long residency teaching Shakespeare Theatre Company's Text Alive! program. I'm delighted to work with the Briar Woods High School students on Richard III.
Catch me playing Prospero and the Boatswain in The Tiny Tempest and Theseus, Lion, and First Fairy in A Mini-Summer Night's Dream during Shakespeare Theatre Company's 2019 Family Week in March. Tickets and info here.
I'm spending lots of time teaching over Skype these days as I work with both Ford's Theatre's National Oratory Fellows and participating national classrooms in the Lincoln Online Oratory Program. I'm also beginning another semester-long residency teaching Shakespeare Theatre Company's Text Alive! program. I'm delighted to work with the Briar Woods High School students on Richard III.
Fall - Winter 2018:
This is a slow season for me. With the exception of STC's school shows, I've needed to be step away from performing for family reasons and that includes resigning from a contract to play the Duchess of Malfi, one of my dream roles. I've been grateful for the support of family and friends.
This is a slow season for me. With the exception of STC's school shows, I've needed to be step away from performing for family reasons and that includes resigning from a contract to play the Duchess of Malfi, one of my dream roles. I've been grateful for the support of family and friends.
Summer 2018:
It's my 6th year teaching the high schoolers of King's Company at Shakespeare Theatre Company's Camp Shakespeare. This year it's Much Ado About Nothing (performance at noon on Saturday, 7 July) and Romeo and Juliet (performance at noon on Saturday, 21 July; both shows at the Lansburgh).
In August, I'm taking a trip to Greece and am excited to see a performance of Aristophanes' The Frogs (in modern Greek with English titles) at the ancient amphitheater of Epidaurus.
Then it's back to rehearsals for STC's two school shows, The Tiny Tempest and A Mini-Summer Night's Dream so we can add new cast members into the mix. 2018-19 marks my 5th school year performing these shows and I'm thrilled to be introducing Shakespeare to so many elementary and middle school students.
It's my 6th year teaching the high schoolers of King's Company at Shakespeare Theatre Company's Camp Shakespeare. This year it's Much Ado About Nothing (performance at noon on Saturday, 7 July) and Romeo and Juliet (performance at noon on Saturday, 21 July; both shows at the Lansburgh).
In August, I'm taking a trip to Greece and am excited to see a performance of Aristophanes' The Frogs (in modern Greek with English titles) at the ancient amphitheater of Epidaurus.
Then it's back to rehearsals for STC's two school shows, The Tiny Tempest and A Mini-Summer Night's Dream so we can add new cast members into the mix. 2018-19 marks my 5th school year performing these shows and I'm thrilled to be introducing Shakespeare to so many elementary and middle school students.
April - May 2018:
For the fifth year, I performed scenes with some of my Shakespeare Theatre Company colleagues at the British Embassy. (New dress alert! It was pretty! See picture below. ) Other highlights of the spring were seeing my Text Alive! students perform their Hamlet scenes on STC's stage (see pics below, courtesy of Teresa Wood Photography), emceeing Ford's Theatre's National Oratory performance, and performing A Mini-Summer Night's Dream with STC Education. I also taught several Artist in the Classroom residencies for middle schools in Maryland's Montgomery Country through STC Education.
For the fifth year, I performed scenes with some of my Shakespeare Theatre Company colleagues at the British Embassy. (New dress alert! It was pretty! See picture below. ) Other highlights of the spring were seeing my Text Alive! students perform their Hamlet scenes on STC's stage (see pics below, courtesy of Teresa Wood Photography), emceeing Ford's Theatre's National Oratory performance, and performing A Mini-Summer Night's Dream with STC Education. I also taught several Artist in the Classroom residencies for middle schools in Maryland's Montgomery Country through STC Education.
February - March 2018:
In addition to performances of A Mini-Summer Night's Dream with Shakespeare Theatre Company Education, I'm teaching pre-show workshops for our production of Hamlet, an Artist-in-the-Classroom residency on performing Othello, and two semester-long Text Alive! residencies that also focus on Hamlet.
I also contributed to a Ford's Theatre blog called "Strategies for Students: Overcome Stage Fright in Public Speaking or Performance." Read it here.
In addition to performances of A Mini-Summer Night's Dream with Shakespeare Theatre Company Education, I'm teaching pre-show workshops for our production of Hamlet, an Artist-in-the-Classroom residency on performing Othello, and two semester-long Text Alive! residencies that also focus on Hamlet.
I also contributed to a Ford's Theatre blog called "Strategies for Students: Overcome Stage Fright in Public Speaking or Performance." Read it here.
January 2018:
Happy New Year! I'm starting out 2018 by reaching a major professional goal: I have joined Actors' Equity Association.
Happy New Year! I'm starting out 2018 by reaching a major professional goal: I have joined Actors' Equity Association.
November - December 2017:
You've got three opportunities to see me perform in December:
A Mini-Summer Night's Dream
Sunday, 10 December AND Saturday, 16 December at 11:00 a.m.
Sidney Harman Hall: The Forum
FREE and open to the public (reservations required)
Click HERE for more info!
I'm playing Zenocia, a chaste young wife who is anything but a shrinking violet, in a FREE reading of Fletcher and Massinger's bawdy and hilarious early modern play, The Custom of the Country. Details below. Click HERE for more info!
WHERE: Gunston Theatre Two, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington, VA
WHEN: Thursday, 7 December at 7:30 p.m.
OF NOTE: Free, reservations not required, ample free parking is available
Over these two months, I'm also wrapping up final workshops and performances for my students with Shakespeare Theatre Company's Text Alive! program. The culminating project, in which a dozen or so local schools gather to perform an abridged, free-to-the-public version of a Shakespeare play--in this case, Twelfth Night--is on Saturday, 2 December at 10:00 a.m. at STC's Sidney Harman Hall.
You've got three opportunities to see me perform in December:
A Mini-Summer Night's Dream
Sunday, 10 December AND Saturday, 16 December at 11:00 a.m.
Sidney Harman Hall: The Forum
FREE and open to the public (reservations required)
Click HERE for more info!
I'm playing Zenocia, a chaste young wife who is anything but a shrinking violet, in a FREE reading of Fletcher and Massinger's bawdy and hilarious early modern play, The Custom of the Country. Details below. Click HERE for more info!
WHERE: Gunston Theatre Two, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington, VA
WHEN: Thursday, 7 December at 7:30 p.m.
OF NOTE: Free, reservations not required, ample free parking is available
Over these two months, I'm also wrapping up final workshops and performances for my students with Shakespeare Theatre Company's Text Alive! program. The culminating project, in which a dozen or so local schools gather to perform an abridged, free-to-the-public version of a Shakespeare play--in this case, Twelfth Night--is on Saturday, 2 December at 10:00 a.m. at STC's Sidney Harman Hall.
October 2017:
Come see me perform in "Making Plans," a short play that is Shakespeare Theatre Company's partnership contribution to:
Digital Eye @BlindWhino
Presented by the Goethe Institut
Monday and Tuesday, 16 & 17 October at 6:00 & 8:30 p.m.
Click here for tickets & more info
For a review of the show in On Tap Magazine, click here.
Come see me perform in "Making Plans," a short play that is Shakespeare Theatre Company's partnership contribution to:
Digital Eye @BlindWhino
Presented by the Goethe Institut
Monday and Tuesday, 16 & 17 October at 6:00 & 8:30 p.m.
Click here for tickets & more info
For a review of the show in On Tap Magazine, click here.
"Making Plans" featuring (l to r): Alex Piper, Victoria Reinsel, and Eva Wilhelm. Photo credit: Susan Green.
September 2017:
Come see me perform with Shakespeare Theatre Company's education department (free; no reservations required):
A Mini-Summer Nights' Dream:
Saturday, 16 September at 11:00 a.m. at the Smithsonian Victory Gardens
Saturday, 30 September at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Westfield Montgomery Mall
Shakespeare's Greatest Hits
Saturday, 23 September at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Westfield Montgomery Mall.
With the start of the school year, I have also resumed teaching in-school workshops and residencies for both Shakespeare Theatre Company and Ford's Theatre. I'm excited to work with a whole new crop of students and teachers and to continue working with some of my favorite colleagues.
Come see me perform with Shakespeare Theatre Company's education department (free; no reservations required):
A Mini-Summer Nights' Dream:
Saturday, 16 September at 11:00 a.m. at the Smithsonian Victory Gardens
Saturday, 30 September at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Westfield Montgomery Mall
Shakespeare's Greatest Hits
Saturday, 23 September at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Westfield Montgomery Mall.
With the start of the school year, I have also resumed teaching in-school workshops and residencies for both Shakespeare Theatre Company and Ford's Theatre. I'm excited to work with a whole new crop of students and teachers and to continue working with some of my favorite colleagues.
July - August 2017:
This summer marks my fifth year as an instructor with Shakespeare Theatre Company's Camp Shakespeare. Once again, I am teaching acting and text as well as co-directing the culminating hour-long performance of each two-week session's play. All three camps are with our King's Company (high school age) students:
Hamlet - 10 - 22 July
As You Like It - 24 July - 5 August
Macbeth - 7 - 19 August
This summer marks my fifth year as an instructor with Shakespeare Theatre Company's Camp Shakespeare. Once again, I am teaching acting and text as well as co-directing the culminating hour-long performance of each two-week session's play. All three camps are with our King's Company (high school age) students:
Hamlet - 10 - 22 July
As You Like It - 24 July - 5 August
Macbeth - 7 - 19 August
June 2017:
After wrapping up the school year with a performance of A Mini-Summer Night's Dream with Shakespeare Theatre Company's education department, I'm taking a much-needed vacation to Quebec City and Montreal. When I return, I'll jump right back into the fray with rehearsals for a reading of a new play. The script is beautifully written and I'm excited to delve into the character of Ivy. Info and reservations for the FREE reading are available here and a description is below:
Shoah Business
By Jennie Berman Eng
Directed by Kate Bryer
Friday, 23 June at 7:30 p.m. at Spooky Action Theater in D.C.
NYU Screenwriting student Ivy is tasked with writing a Holocaust screenplay. As she investigates a Mercedes Benz Holocaust labor camp for women, and begins to write about it, she soon discovers writing historical fiction is a great responsibility and carries hefty emotional weight. When she is offered a production deal, Ivy must decide if the requested edits that come along with the deal are worth compromising a true story.
After wrapping up the school year with a performance of A Mini-Summer Night's Dream with Shakespeare Theatre Company's education department, I'm taking a much-needed vacation to Quebec City and Montreal. When I return, I'll jump right back into the fray with rehearsals for a reading of a new play. The script is beautifully written and I'm excited to delve into the character of Ivy. Info and reservations for the FREE reading are available here and a description is below:
Shoah Business
By Jennie Berman Eng
Directed by Kate Bryer
Friday, 23 June at 7:30 p.m. at Spooky Action Theater in D.C.
NYU Screenwriting student Ivy is tasked with writing a Holocaust screenplay. As she investigates a Mercedes Benz Holocaust labor camp for women, and begins to write about it, she soon discovers writing historical fiction is a great responsibility and carries hefty emotional weight. When she is offered a production deal, Ivy must decide if the requested edits that come along with the deal are worth compromising a true story.
March - May 2017:
Spring is always a busy time filled with multiple in-school residencies for Shakespeare Theatre Company, including Text Alive! and Artist in the Classroom. I'm also wrapping up my fourth year working with the incredible classroom teachers from across the nation who are Ford's Theatre's National Oratory Fellows. Our year-long program concludes on Monday, 8 May as student delegates and select fellows perform original and historical speeches on Ford's stage. (The event starts at 4:00 p.m. It's free but tickets are required. Get them here.)
Additionally, I'm excited to announce that I'll be performing for the fourth time at the British Embassy's annual open house on Saturday, 13 May. (Picture from this year's event below.) Get more info here.
Spring is always a busy time filled with multiple in-school residencies for Shakespeare Theatre Company, including Text Alive! and Artist in the Classroom. I'm also wrapping up my fourth year working with the incredible classroom teachers from across the nation who are Ford's Theatre's National Oratory Fellows. Our year-long program concludes on Monday, 8 May as student delegates and select fellows perform original and historical speeches on Ford's stage. (The event starts at 4:00 p.m. It's free but tickets are required. Get them here.)
Additionally, I'm excited to announce that I'll be performing for the fourth time at the British Embassy's annual open house on Saturday, 13 May. (Picture from this year's event below.) Get more info here.
February 2017:
As a Ford's Theatre Teaching Artist, I had the honor of teaching a workshop this month for DCPS 5th and 6th grade classroom teachers who are part of Washington Performing Arts' Embassy Adoption partnership program. The workshop focused on strategies to teach oratory including warm-ups and ways to offer advice when coaching students. Feedback from participants was positive: "Victoria's presentation on public speaking was exceptional."
As a Ford's Theatre Teaching Artist, I had the honor of teaching a workshop this month for DCPS 5th and 6th grade classroom teachers who are part of Washington Performing Arts' Embassy Adoption partnership program. The workshop focused on strategies to teach oratory including warm-ups and ways to offer advice when coaching students. Feedback from participants was positive: "Victoria's presentation on public speaking was exceptional."
November 2016 - January 2017:
My holidays are always book-ended by the end and start of Text Alive! residencies with STC. All three of my Romeo and Juliet classes did well at their performance. (The picture below is of one of my favorite moments, when the Nurse warns Romeo, "...if you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing." The kids were great at physical comedy! Peter is totally helping out the Nurse by supporting Romeo's body. Awesome. Photo credit: Teresa Wood Photography.) Next up: Macbeth with Briar Woods H.S.
I also traveled to Denver, PA to work with the teachers and students at Cocalico Middle School on their second annual Theatre Day. Coaching students on their original and historical speeches was so rewarding. Two of the teachers at Cocalico are Ford's National Oratory Fellows, which is a program I've had the honor of working with for the last four years.
My holidays are always book-ended by the end and start of Text Alive! residencies with STC. All three of my Romeo and Juliet classes did well at their performance. (The picture below is of one of my favorite moments, when the Nurse warns Romeo, "...if you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing." The kids were great at physical comedy! Peter is totally helping out the Nurse by supporting Romeo's body. Awesome. Photo credit: Teresa Wood Photography.) Next up: Macbeth with Briar Woods H.S.
I also traveled to Denver, PA to work with the teachers and students at Cocalico Middle School on their second annual Theatre Day. Coaching students on their original and historical speeches was so rewarding. Two of the teachers at Cocalico are Ford's National Oratory Fellows, which is a program I've had the honor of working with for the last four years.
September & October 2016:
A Dream Within a Dream: Madness
7 September - 31 October
Selected Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 8 pm
10 pm shows on September 14th and 28th and October 31st.
Tickets & more info available at torpedofactory.org/poe/
Photo credit: John Nelson Photography
A Dream Within a Dream: Madness
7 September - 31 October
Selected Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 8 pm
10 pm shows on September 14th and 28th and October 31st.
Tickets & more info available at torpedofactory.org/poe/
Photo credit: John Nelson Photography
August 2016:
Besides rehearsing for A Dream Within a Dream: Madness (see the July post for more info), I'm working with Shakespeare Theatre Company's education department on our two touring shows, A Tiny Tempest (in which I play Prospero and a very pirate-y Boatswain) and A Mini-Summer Night's Dream (Theseus, Fairy, and Lion). We have four performances of Tiny Tempest on the weekend of August 27th and 28th as part of STC's offerings in conjunction with its Free-For-All mainstage performance of The Tempest. For more info, visit www.shakespearetheatre.org.
Besides rehearsing for A Dream Within a Dream: Madness (see the July post for more info), I'm working with Shakespeare Theatre Company's education department on our two touring shows, A Tiny Tempest (in which I play Prospero and a very pirate-y Boatswain) and A Mini-Summer Night's Dream (Theseus, Fairy, and Lion). We have four performances of Tiny Tempest on the weekend of August 27th and 28th as part of STC's offerings in conjunction with its Free-For-All mainstage performance of The Tempest. For more info, visit www.shakespearetheatre.org.
July 2016:
As usual, my summer is filled with full-time Camp Shakespeare teaching work through STC. I have three camps:
A Midsummer Night's Dream with Kings Company, June 27 - July 8
Twelfth Night with King's Company, July 11 - 23
Twelfth Night with Young Players, July 25 - August 6
I'm also starting rehearsals for my next show, A Dream Within a Dream: Madness. This is the third incarnation of the play that won the 2014 Capital Fringe Festival's Best Site-Specific award and is a commission for the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria. Immersive theatre is so fun to do and I'm honored to be returning to the role of Madame Maillard, supervisor of the Maison de Sante. We open September 7th and run through October 31st.
For more info on the show and to purchase tickets visit: http://torpedofactory.org/poe/
As usual, my summer is filled with full-time Camp Shakespeare teaching work through STC. I have three camps:
A Midsummer Night's Dream with Kings Company, June 27 - July 8
Twelfth Night with King's Company, July 11 - 23
Twelfth Night with Young Players, July 25 - August 6
I'm also starting rehearsals for my next show, A Dream Within a Dream: Madness. This is the third incarnation of the play that won the 2014 Capital Fringe Festival's Best Site-Specific award and is a commission for the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria. Immersive theatre is so fun to do and I'm honored to be returning to the role of Madame Maillard, supervisor of the Maison de Sante. We open September 7th and run through October 31st.
For more info on the show and to purchase tickets visit: http://torpedofactory.org/poe/
March 2016 - June 2016:
After closing The Maid's Tragedy, I've got school show performances of A Mini-Summer Night's Dream and The Tiny Tempest with Shakespeare Theatre Company's education department and lots of workshops for both STC and Ford's.
On May 14th, I had the honor of performing at the British Embassy's annual open house through a partnership with the Shakespeare Theatre Company. It was my third time doing it, and I've now met two different ambassadors! Below is a picture of us with Sir Kim and Lady Victoria Darroch.
I'm also shooting my first short film, Rainbow Bridge, with 811 Films. You can read more by visiting www.rainbowbridgeshort.com.
After closing The Maid's Tragedy, I've got school show performances of A Mini-Summer Night's Dream and The Tiny Tempest with Shakespeare Theatre Company's education department and lots of workshops for both STC and Ford's.
On May 14th, I had the honor of performing at the British Embassy's annual open house through a partnership with the Shakespeare Theatre Company. It was my third time doing it, and I've now met two different ambassadors! Below is a picture of us with Sir Kim and Lady Victoria Darroch.
I'm also shooting my first short film, Rainbow Bridge, with 811 Films. You can read more by visiting www.rainbowbridgeshort.com.
February 2016:
The Maid's Tragedy is open and playing to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike!
February 18 - March 6
Convergence (room: The Sanctuary), 1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302
(From N. Quaker Lane, turn left onto Crestwood Drive for free street and lot parking.)
Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 7 pm
Tickets: https://www.artful.ly/brave-spirits-theatre/store/events
January 2016:
And so it begins: a new year filled with so many possibilities! After a busy fall of teaching and performing, I took a little time off in December to spend with family. It was delightful. I'm hitting the ground running in January.
Rehearsals are underway for The Maid's Tragedy, a sexy, twisted, and touching Jacobean drama, with Brave Spirits Theatre.
Preview: February 18th at 8 pm
Runs: February 19th - March 6th. Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm. Sundays at 9 pm
Industry Night: Monday, February 29th at 8 pm
Where: Convergence (room: The Sanctuary), 1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302
(From N. Quaker Lane, turn left onto Crestwood Drive for free street and lot parking.)
Teaching has kept me busy as well. I have four classrooms with Ford's National Lincoln Oratory Festival that I'm working with this month in addition to my three Ford's National Oratory Fellows. For the latter, I traveled to Cocalico Middle School in Denver, PA for their Theatre Day on January 19th. It was a blast and I worked with the entire 7th grade on their original speeches.
I also have a new coaching student this month and I'm getting to work with her on Shakespeare's Cleopatra. If you've ever wanted to explore a Shakespeare or other classical text through one-on-one instruction, I'd be happy to do that with you. My rates are between $50 and $60/hour depending on circumstances. Message me for more information.
What a great start to the year!
And so it begins: a new year filled with so many possibilities! After a busy fall of teaching and performing, I took a little time off in December to spend with family. It was delightful. I'm hitting the ground running in January.
Rehearsals are underway for The Maid's Tragedy, a sexy, twisted, and touching Jacobean drama, with Brave Spirits Theatre.
Preview: February 18th at 8 pm
Runs: February 19th - March 6th. Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm. Sundays at 9 pm
Industry Night: Monday, February 29th at 8 pm
Where: Convergence (room: The Sanctuary), 1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302
(From N. Quaker Lane, turn left onto Crestwood Drive for free street and lot parking.)
Teaching has kept me busy as well. I have four classrooms with Ford's National Lincoln Oratory Festival that I'm working with this month in addition to my three Ford's National Oratory Fellows. For the latter, I traveled to Cocalico Middle School in Denver, PA for their Theatre Day on January 19th. It was a blast and I worked with the entire 7th grade on their original speeches.
I also have a new coaching student this month and I'm getting to work with her on Shakespeare's Cleopatra. If you've ever wanted to explore a Shakespeare or other classical text through one-on-one instruction, I'd be happy to do that with you. My rates are between $50 and $60/hour depending on circumstances. Message me for more information.
What a great start to the year!
September 2015:
And so it begins: another school year. Beyond the usual work with Shakespeare Theatre and Ford's Theatre--for which I'm always grateful--I'm also part of STC's education shows for 2015-2016: A Mini-Summer Night's Dream and Tiny Tempest. These shows are designed for elementary students and families. Give STC's Education Dept. a call if you'd like to book either or both at your school.
Catch free performances of A MIni-Summer Night's Dream this month!
Located in the Forum at Sidney Harman Hall
610 F Street NW, Washington, DC
For more info: http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/info/education/explore-the-plays/a-mini-summer-nights-dream
And so it begins: another school year. Beyond the usual work with Shakespeare Theatre and Ford's Theatre--for which I'm always grateful--I'm also part of STC's education shows for 2015-2016: A Mini-Summer Night's Dream and Tiny Tempest. These shows are designed for elementary students and families. Give STC's Education Dept. a call if you'd like to book either or both at your school.
Catch free performances of A MIni-Summer Night's Dream this month!
- Saturday, September 12 at 12:00 p.m.
(Part of the 25th Anniversary Free For All Festival – No Reservations Required) - Saturday, September 12 at 3:00 p.m.
(Part of the 25th Anniversary Free For All Festival – No Reservations Required) - Sunday, September 13 at 10:00 a.m.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT - Sunday, September 13 at 12:00 p.m.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Located in the Forum at Sidney Harman Hall
610 F Street NW, Washington, DC
For more info: http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/info/education/explore-the-plays/a-mini-summer-nights-dream
June - July - August 2015:
'Tis the season for summer camps! I've got seven weeks' worth on the docket:
* Macbeth - Shakespeare Theatre Company's King's Company - June 15 - 26
* Richard III - Shakespeare Theatre Company's King's Company - July 13 - 24
* As You Like It - Shakespeare Theatre Company's Young Players - July 27 - August 7
* Zoo-topia Myths - Lola's Laboratory (Arlington, VA) - August 24 - 28
'Tis the season for summer camps! I've got seven weeks' worth on the docket:
* Macbeth - Shakespeare Theatre Company's King's Company - June 15 - 26
* Richard III - Shakespeare Theatre Company's King's Company - July 13 - 24
* As You Like It - Shakespeare Theatre Company's Young Players - July 27 - August 7
* Zoo-topia Myths - Lola's Laboratory (Arlington, VA) - August 24 - 28
May 2015:
On May 9th, I performed at the British Embassy with Shakespeare Theatre Company. After sharing scenes and monologues with people enjoying the annual open house, we were privileged to meet His Excellency, the British Ambassador, and got a lovely picture with him, left.
Two major teaching events fill my time in late April into May. One is the annual residency at Pyle Middle School, where I teach 7th graders and 8th graders how to perform Shakespeare via A Midsummer Night's Dream and As You Like It, respectively. The second is the culminating event of my year-long work with the Ford's Theatre National Oratory Fellows, a long weekend over which 18 fellows (classroom teachers from all over the U.S.) and their student delegates converge on D.C. for workshops, reflection, and a performance of historical and original speeches on the Ford's stage. Here are two great articles about the fellowship and the culminating retreat weekend:
http://blog.fords.org/2015/05/12/icymi-when-18-fords-national-oratory-fellows-and-34-student-delegates-come-to-washington/
and http://www.ephratareview.com/cocalico/words-words-words-at-fords-theatre-two-cms-students-become-orators/
On May 9th, I performed at the British Embassy with Shakespeare Theatre Company. After sharing scenes and monologues with people enjoying the annual open house, we were privileged to meet His Excellency, the British Ambassador, and got a lovely picture with him, left.
Two major teaching events fill my time in late April into May. One is the annual residency at Pyle Middle School, where I teach 7th graders and 8th graders how to perform Shakespeare via A Midsummer Night's Dream and As You Like It, respectively. The second is the culminating event of my year-long work with the Ford's Theatre National Oratory Fellows, a long weekend over which 18 fellows (classroom teachers from all over the U.S.) and their student delegates converge on D.C. for workshops, reflection, and a performance of historical and original speeches on the Ford's stage. Here are two great articles about the fellowship and the culminating retreat weekend:
http://blog.fords.org/2015/05/12/icymi-when-18-fords-national-oratory-fellows-and-34-student-delegates-come-to-washington/
and http://www.ephratareview.com/cocalico/words-words-words-at-fords-theatre-two-cms-students-become-orators/
April 2015:
Come out and see me as Alice Arden, murderous housewife, in the darkly comic (and possibly written partially by Shakespeare) true crime play
Arden of Faversham
Brave Spirits Theatre
April 2 - 18
Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm; Saturday matinees at 2 pm
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE
Washington, DC
For tickets: www.atlas.org
For more info: www.bravespiritstheatre.com
Come out and see me as Alice Arden, murderous housewife, in the darkly comic (and possibly written partially by Shakespeare) true crime play
Arden of Faversham
Brave Spirits Theatre
April 2 - 18
Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm; Saturday matinees at 2 pm
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE
Washington, DC
For tickets: www.atlas.org
For more info: www.bravespiritstheatre.com
March 2015:
Rehearsals start for Arden of Faversham with Brave Spirits Theatre. I'm thrilled to be playing Alice Arden, a housewife who plots with her lover, neighbors, and two incompetent hit-men to murder her husband. Based on a true story from 1551, the play was written sometime in the late 1580's or early 1590's. Shakespeare may or may not have had a hand in writing it. For more information, visit www.bravespiritstheatre.com
Rehearsals start for Arden of Faversham with Brave Spirits Theatre. I'm thrilled to be playing Alice Arden, a housewife who plots with her lover, neighbors, and two incompetent hit-men to murder her husband. Based on a true story from 1551, the play was written sometime in the late 1580's or early 1590's. Shakespeare may or may not have had a hand in writing it. For more information, visit www.bravespiritstheatre.com
January - February 2015:
Happy New Year! I've got a table read for Dear Aunt Jane, in-classroom acting work with Young Playwrights' Theatre, and lots of teaching work with Shakespeare Theatre, Ford's Theatre, and Lola's Lab to start off 2015.
Happy New Year! I've got a table read for Dear Aunt Jane, in-classroom acting work with Young Playwrights' Theatre, and lots of teaching work with Shakespeare Theatre, Ford's Theatre, and Lola's Lab to start off 2015.
December 2014:
Catch me in Shakespeare Theatre Company's Tiny Tempest during Family Week. I'm going on as Ariel and Trinculo on Wednesday, the 17th. The show is about 40 minutes, and is designed for kids ages 5 - 10, but is fun for the whole family!
Shakespeare Theatre Company at the Forum in Sidney Harman Hall
Wednesday, December 17th at 11:00 am
I'm also delighted to announce that I've been cast in a new webseries, Dear Aunt Jane. I won't reveal too much yet but it imagines Jane Austen time traveling to 2015 Georgetown and writing a love advice column for a magazine whose employees become the inspiration for Austen's Sense and Sensibility. I will play Eleanor Dashwood.
Here is a link to an article about one of the Shakespeare Theatre Company Text Alive! residency classes I'm teaching this semester. Quoted in the article about this wonderful program are my students and me.
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20141203/NEWS/141209776/1049/westlake-students-study-shakespeare-as-they-like-it&template=southernMaryland
Catch me in Shakespeare Theatre Company's Tiny Tempest during Family Week. I'm going on as Ariel and Trinculo on Wednesday, the 17th. The show is about 40 minutes, and is designed for kids ages 5 - 10, but is fun for the whole family!
Shakespeare Theatre Company at the Forum in Sidney Harman Hall
Wednesday, December 17th at 11:00 am
I'm also delighted to announce that I've been cast in a new webseries, Dear Aunt Jane. I won't reveal too much yet but it imagines Jane Austen time traveling to 2015 Georgetown and writing a love advice column for a magazine whose employees become the inspiration for Austen's Sense and Sensibility. I will play Eleanor Dashwood.
Here is a link to an article about one of the Shakespeare Theatre Company Text Alive! residency classes I'm teaching this semester. Quoted in the article about this wonderful program are my students and me.
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20141203/NEWS/141209776/1049/westlake-students-study-shakespeare-as-they-like-it&template=southernMaryland
October 2014:
Acting work this month includes:
* Playing the re-gendered Madame Maillard from Edgar Allan Poe's story The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether in the remount of the hit 2014 D.C. Fringe Festival play, A Dream Within a Dream.
* In-classroom work with Young Playwrights' Theatre
* Rehearsing for Shakespeare Theatre Company's Tiny Tempest education tour. I'm the swing for half of the six-person cast and roles include Prospero, Miranda, Ariel, and Trinculo. I'll be going on as Ariel and Trinculo during STC's Family Week in December--more details to come.
I'm teaching this month for Ford's National Oratory Fellows and National Oratory Festival programs, Shakespeare Theatre Company's Text Alive program, and Lola's Laboratory.
Acting work this month includes:
* Playing the re-gendered Madame Maillard from Edgar Allan Poe's story The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether in the remount of the hit 2014 D.C. Fringe Festival play, A Dream Within a Dream.
* In-classroom work with Young Playwrights' Theatre
* Rehearsing for Shakespeare Theatre Company's Tiny Tempest education tour. I'm the swing for half of the six-person cast and roles include Prospero, Miranda, Ariel, and Trinculo. I'll be going on as Ariel and Trinculo during STC's Family Week in December--more details to come.
I'm teaching this month for Ford's National Oratory Fellows and National Oratory Festival programs, Shakespeare Theatre Company's Text Alive program, and Lola's Laboratory.
September 2014:
Ford's Theatre has invited me back for a second year of being a teaching artist. I'll be working with three of the National Oratory Fellows again, as well as conducting some shorter, long-distance oratory residencies for their national festival. Additionally, I'll be teaching for Shakespeare Theatre Company and doing private coaching.
I'm also reading stage directions for a new play during the Kennedy Center's annual Page-to-Stage Festival.
Abstract #23 by Joel David Santner
Presented by Taffety Punk Theatre Company
Kennedy Center's South Atrium Foyer
1:00 pm on Monday, 1 September
Free; no tickets or reservations required
Ford's Theatre has invited me back for a second year of being a teaching artist. I'll be working with three of the National Oratory Fellows again, as well as conducting some shorter, long-distance oratory residencies for their national festival. Additionally, I'll be teaching for Shakespeare Theatre Company and doing private coaching.
I'm also reading stage directions for a new play during the Kennedy Center's annual Page-to-Stage Festival.
Abstract #23 by Joel David Santner
Presented by Taffety Punk Theatre Company
Kennedy Center's South Atrium Foyer
1:00 pm on Monday, 1 September
Free; no tickets or reservations required
August 2014:
I'm wrapping up Camp Shakespeare on the 8th, and then taking some time to relax and visit with family!
I'm wrapping up Camp Shakespeare on the 8th, and then taking some time to relax and visit with family!
July 2014:
It's time for Shakespeare Theatre Company's Camp Shakespeare! I am teaching acting and text, and co-directing the one-hour productions for each of these three camps:
As You Like It - Young Players (ages 12 - 14) - 30 June - 12 July
Titus Andronicus - King's Company (ages 15 - 18) - 14 July - 25 July
Twelfth Night - King's Company (ages 15 - 18) - 28 July - 8 August
It's time for Shakespeare Theatre Company's Camp Shakespeare! I am teaching acting and text, and co-directing the one-hour productions for each of these three camps:
As You Like It - Young Players (ages 12 - 14) - 30 June - 12 July
Titus Andronicus - King's Company (ages 15 - 18) - 14 July - 25 July
Twelfth Night - King's Company (ages 15 - 18) - 28 July - 8 August
June 2014:
Catch me in the reading of Spectacular Women (in Their Natural Habitat) by playwright Jennie Berman Eng as part of Theater J's Locally Grown: Community Supported Art Festival.
Tuesday, 17 June at 7:30 p.m.
Theater J's The Hyman S. and Freda Bernstein Library
1529 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tickets: $10
For more info: http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar?id=143562&view=Detail
I will also begin six straight weeks of teaching Shakespeare Theatre Company's Camp Shakespeare. First up, As You Like It with the Young Players (12-14 years), 30 June - 12 July.
Catch me in the reading of Spectacular Women (in Their Natural Habitat) by playwright Jennie Berman Eng as part of Theater J's Locally Grown: Community Supported Art Festival.
Tuesday, 17 June at 7:30 p.m.
Theater J's The Hyman S. and Freda Bernstein Library
1529 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tickets: $10
For more info: http://thejdc.convio.net/site/Calendar?id=143562&view=Detail
I will also begin six straight weeks of teaching Shakespeare Theatre Company's Camp Shakespeare. First up, As You Like It with the Young Players (12-14 years), 30 June - 12 July.
May 2014:
For Shakespeare Theatre Company, I am wrapping up a ten-week Text Alive! Residency, and teaching two residencies at Argyle M.S. and Pyle M.S. For Ford's, I completed the National Oratory Fellows program with a weekend retreat and oratory celebration festival, in which I taught a masterclass on rhetoric and a voice/relaxation workshop to students in 5th - 8th grade from all over the country.
For Shakespeare Theatre Company, I am wrapping up a ten-week Text Alive! Residency, and teaching two residencies at Argyle M.S. and Pyle M.S. For Ford's, I completed the National Oratory Fellows program with a weekend retreat and oratory celebration festival, in which I taught a masterclass on rhetoric and a voice/relaxation workshop to students in 5th - 8th grade from all over the country.
April 2014:
April finds me launching the pilot for the national branch of the Target Oratory Residency and Festival for Ford's Theatre; working as an actor/teaching artist for Lola's Laboratory and an in-classroom actor for a George Washington University playwrighting class; providing private acting/Shakespeare coaching; teaching a Shakespeare Theatre Company residency at Broad Run High School in addition to pre-show workshops for Henry IV, parts 1 and 2; and entering my fourth season as a tour guide for Washington Walks.
April finds me launching the pilot for the national branch of the Target Oratory Residency and Festival for Ford's Theatre; working as an actor/teaching artist for Lola's Laboratory and an in-classroom actor for a George Washington University playwrighting class; providing private acting/Shakespeare coaching; teaching a Shakespeare Theatre Company residency at Broad Run High School in addition to pre-show workshops for Henry IV, parts 1 and 2; and entering my fourth season as a tour guide for Washington Walks.
March 2014:
I was honored to go on as Lady Anne in Folger Shakespeare Theatre's production of Richard III. I also worked as an in-classroom actor for Young Playwrights' Theatre, a private Shakespeare coach, and a teaching artist for Ford's Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Lola's Laboratory.
I was honored to go on as Lady Anne in Folger Shakespeare Theatre's production of Richard III. I also worked as an in-classroom actor for Young Playwrights' Theatre, a private Shakespeare coach, and a teaching artist for Ford's Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Lola's Laboratory.
February 2014:
I'm thrilled to announce that Ford's Theatre has hired me to pilot a new program, the national branch of the Target Oratory Residency and Festival. This winter and spring, I'll be working with four classroom teachers and their students at James Bridger Middle School in Independence, MO, and continuing to develop my teaching skills via distance learning platforms.
Shakespeare Theatre Company's Text Alive program starts this month. Over the course of the spring I'll be conducting ten workshops at Broad Run H.S. that culminate in my class' participation in a one-hour performance of Henry IV, Part 1 at STC's Harmon Hall on the actual set of the repertory productions of that play and Part 2 starring Stacy Keach as Falstaff.
I'll also be teaching pre-show workshops for STC's production of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Lastly, Richard III opens at Folger and understudy rehearsals begin...in earnest.
I'm thrilled to announce that Ford's Theatre has hired me to pilot a new program, the national branch of the Target Oratory Residency and Festival. This winter and spring, I'll be working with four classroom teachers and their students at James Bridger Middle School in Independence, MO, and continuing to develop my teaching skills via distance learning platforms.
Shakespeare Theatre Company's Text Alive program starts this month. Over the course of the spring I'll be conducting ten workshops at Broad Run H.S. that culminate in my class' participation in a one-hour performance of Henry IV, Part 1 at STC's Harmon Hall on the actual set of the repertory productions of that play and Part 2 starring Stacy Keach as Falstaff.
I'll also be teaching pre-show workshops for STC's production of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Lastly, Richard III opens at Folger and understudy rehearsals begin...in earnest.
January 2014:
Happy new year! I'm in rehearsals for Richard III at Folger Shakespeare Theatre, which goes into previews on the 28th. I'm teaching for Ford's Theatre and Lola's Lab, hosting private coaching sessions for acting students, and training at Shakespeare Theatre Company for upcoming residencies and workshops. Additionally, I am attending a professional development workshop at Ford's Theatre on adolescent development and am co-developing a living history script in which I will portray suffragist Alice Paul.
Happy new year! I'm in rehearsals for Richard III at Folger Shakespeare Theatre, which goes into previews on the 28th. I'm teaching for Ford's Theatre and Lola's Lab, hosting private coaching sessions for acting students, and training at Shakespeare Theatre Company for upcoming residencies and workshops. Additionally, I am attending a professional development workshop at Ford's Theatre on adolescent development and am co-developing a living history script in which I will portray suffragist Alice Paul.
December 2013:
At the end of this month, I start rehearsals for Richard III at Folger Shakespeare Theatre. Prior to that, I am teaching for Ford's Theatre and leading pre-show workshops for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for Shakespeare Theatre Company. Happy holidays, everyone!
At the end of this month, I start rehearsals for Richard III at Folger Shakespeare Theatre. Prior to that, I am teaching for Ford's Theatre and leading pre-show workshops for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for Shakespeare Theatre Company. Happy holidays, everyone!
November 2013:
This month, I am teaching for Ford's Theatre and Lola's Laboratory, and training for upcoming workshops with Shakespeare Theatre Company.
This month, I am teaching for Ford's Theatre and Lola's Laboratory, and training for upcoming workshops with Shakespeare Theatre Company.
October 2013:
Folger Shakespeare Theatre has cast me as an understudy for the roles of Lady Anne and Queen Elizabeth in their upcoming production of Richard III. Rehearsals start in December, and the show goes into previews in January 2014.
This month, I am working as an actor for Young Playwrights' Theatre's in-school workshops, and am teaching for Shakespeare Theatre Company (Shakesperience pre-show workshops for Measure for Measure), Ford's Theatre, and Lola's Lab.
Folger Shakespeare Theatre has cast me as an understudy for the roles of Lady Anne and Queen Elizabeth in their upcoming production of Richard III. Rehearsals start in December, and the show goes into previews in January 2014.
This month, I am working as an actor for Young Playwrights' Theatre's in-school workshops, and am teaching for Shakespeare Theatre Company (Shakesperience pre-show workshops for Measure for Measure), Ford's Theatre, and Lola's Lab.
September 2013:
September is a busy month! I am pleased to announce that I am now a teaching artist at Ford's Theatre and am working with three National Oratory Fellows over the course of the 2013-14 school year to help them integrate oratory and performance skills into their classrooms. One of my Fellows is in Wichita, KS, so I'm now adding distance learning skills to my resume.
Ford's has also hired me to teach the school year-long Youth Leaders Ensemble, an after school program for teens that focuses on developing leadership skills through oratory and social justice. I'll start teaching the program in October, but in the meantime, Ford's has partnered with the DC Public Library to offer a couple of workshops to introduce teens to public speaking and issues of equity. I will be teaching these two workshops at the Mount Pleasant and MLK branches on the 23rd and 24th, respectively. For more information, please visit http://www.dclibrary.org/node/37194
Shakespeare Theatre Company has renewed my contract as an Affiliated Teaching Artist, and I've been hired to teach Shakespearience pre-show workshops for Measure for Measure this fall.
The History Warehouse has hired me to portray Phoebe Morris, a young friend of Dolley Madison, for a War of 1812 Fair and Reenactment at the Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum on September 28th. For more information, please visit http://www.jefpat.org/warof1812fairandreenactment.html
September is a busy month! I am pleased to announce that I am now a teaching artist at Ford's Theatre and am working with three National Oratory Fellows over the course of the 2013-14 school year to help them integrate oratory and performance skills into their classrooms. One of my Fellows is in Wichita, KS, so I'm now adding distance learning skills to my resume.
Ford's has also hired me to teach the school year-long Youth Leaders Ensemble, an after school program for teens that focuses on developing leadership skills through oratory and social justice. I'll start teaching the program in October, but in the meantime, Ford's has partnered with the DC Public Library to offer a couple of workshops to introduce teens to public speaking and issues of equity. I will be teaching these two workshops at the Mount Pleasant and MLK branches on the 23rd and 24th, respectively. For more information, please visit http://www.dclibrary.org/node/37194
Shakespeare Theatre Company has renewed my contract as an Affiliated Teaching Artist, and I've been hired to teach Shakespearience pre-show workshops for Measure for Measure this fall.
The History Warehouse has hired me to portray Phoebe Morris, a young friend of Dolley Madison, for a War of 1812 Fair and Reenactment at the Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum on September 28th. For more information, please visit http://www.jefpat.org/warof1812fairandreenactment.html
August 2013:
I'm honored to be playing Jaquenetta in the Taffety Punk Bootleg production of Love's Labours Lost. We rehearse the show on August 5th and perform that evening! Admission is free, but tickets go fast and are only available day-of starting at noon!
Taffety Punk Theatre Company's Bootleg Love's Labours Lost
Monday, August 5th
7:00 PM
Folger Theatre
201 East Capitol St SE
Washington, DC 20003
I'm also teaching at Lola's Laboratory this month, in two different camps for K-5th grade students.
I'm honored to be playing Jaquenetta in the Taffety Punk Bootleg production of Love's Labours Lost. We rehearse the show on August 5th and perform that evening! Admission is free, but tickets go fast and are only available day-of starting at noon!
Taffety Punk Theatre Company's Bootleg Love's Labours Lost
Monday, August 5th
7:00 PM
Folger Theatre
201 East Capitol St SE
Washington, DC 20003
I'm also teaching at Lola's Laboratory this month, in two different camps for K-5th grade students.
July 2013:
I'm excited to announce that I'll be teaching text and acting and co-directing one-hour versions of a Shakespeare play for two Teen Ensemble Shakespeare Camps this July for Shakespeare Theatre.
Session II - July 1st - 13th
Henry IV, part 2
Session III - July 15th - 27th
Henry V
For more information, please visit http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/info/education/expand-your-knowledge/camp-shakespeare/teen-ensemble
I'm excited to announce that I'll be teaching text and acting and co-directing one-hour versions of a Shakespeare play for two Teen Ensemble Shakespeare Camps this July for Shakespeare Theatre.
Session II - July 1st - 13th
Henry IV, part 2
Session III - July 15th - 27th
Henry V
For more information, please visit http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/info/education/expand-your-knowledge/camp-shakespeare/teen-ensemble
June 2013:
Brave Spirits Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet that I am directing opens this month. Please join us:
Preview on June 11th at 8:00 PM
Runs Wed - Set, June 12th - June 15th, and June 19th - 22nd
8:00 PM; 2:00 PM shows on Saturdays
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Lab II
1333 H Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
Tickets will be available for advance purchase at www.atlasarts.org. For more information, please visit www.bravespiritstheatre.com
Brave Spirits Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet that I am directing opens this month. Please join us:
Preview on June 11th at 8:00 PM
Runs Wed - Set, June 12th - June 15th, and June 19th - 22nd
8:00 PM; 2:00 PM shows on Saturdays
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Lab II
1333 H Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
Tickets will be available for advance purchase at www.atlasarts.org. For more information, please visit www.bravespiritstheatre.com
May 2013:
I'm thrilled to announce that Shakespeare Theatre Company has hired me to perform a scene and monologue at the British Embassy in DC for the EU Embassy Open house day on May 11th. The performances will take place several times throughout the day, and the public is welcome and encouraged to attend:
11:00 – 11:20 AM
12:00 – 12:20 PM
1:00 – 1:20 PM
2:00 – 2:20 PM
I will also begin directing Brave Spirits Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet, and conclude my three-week residency at Pyle Middle School with Shakespeare Theatre Company.
I'm thrilled to announce that Shakespeare Theatre Company has hired me to perform a scene and monologue at the British Embassy in DC for the EU Embassy Open house day on May 11th. The performances will take place several times throughout the day, and the public is welcome and encouraged to attend:
11:00 – 11:20 AM
12:00 – 12:20 PM
1:00 – 1:20 PM
2:00 – 2:20 PM
I will also begin directing Brave Spirits Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet, and conclude my three-week residency at Pyle Middle School with Shakespeare Theatre Company.
April 2013:
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll begin teaching a three-week residency to 7th grade students at Pyle Middle School in Bethesda, MD via Shakespeare Theatre Company at the end of the month. The residency will continue into May.
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll begin teaching a three-week residency to 7th grade students at Pyle Middle School in Bethesda, MD via Shakespeare Theatre Company at the end of the month. The residency will continue into May.
March 2013:
This month I'm attending a teaching artists' roundtable discussion at Ford's Theatre, and helping to train a new crop of Creative Kids teaching artists.
This month I'm attending a teaching artists' roundtable discussion at Ford's Theatre, and helping to train a new crop of Creative Kids teaching artists.
February 2013:
This month I'm attending a teaching artists' business meeting with Shakspeare Theatre Company, where I am an Affiliated Teaching Artist. Michael Kahn will be in attendance to share with us his vision of why Shakespeare is so vital to teach, and insight into STC's season selection process.
This month I'm attending a teaching artists' business meeting with Shakspeare Theatre Company, where I am an Affiliated Teaching Artist. Michael Kahn will be in attendance to share with us his vision of why Shakespeare is so vital to teach, and insight into STC's season selection process.
January 2013:
I've been hired to portray suffragette Alice Paul for The History Warehouse (www.thehistorywarehouse.com). This will be my first foray into livng history performance, and I am honored and thrilled to have this opportunity to research and portray Alice Paul.
I also attended a professional development workshop at Imagination Stage, and held auditions for the upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet that I will direct for Brave Spirits Theatre (www.bravespiritstheatre.com).
I've been hired to portray suffragette Alice Paul for The History Warehouse (www.thehistorywarehouse.com). This will be my first foray into livng history performance, and I am honored and thrilled to have this opportunity to research and portray Alice Paul.
I also attended a professional development workshop at Imagination Stage, and held auditions for the upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet that I will direct for Brave Spirits Theatre (www.bravespiritstheatre.com).
December 2012:
Come see me in Rorschach Theatre's Klecksography: The Apocalypse Party! Three performances, one day only: 6 PM, 8 PM, and 10 PM on Saturday, December 8th at Flashpoint in downtown DC. For more information and tickets, please visit http://www.rorschachtheatre.com/klecksography-mayan/
Come see me in Rorschach Theatre's Klecksography: The Apocalypse Party! Three performances, one day only: 6 PM, 8 PM, and 10 PM on Saturday, December 8th at Flashpoint in downtown DC. For more information and tickets, please visit http://www.rorschachtheatre.com/klecksography-mayan/
November 2012:
This month marks my return as an in-classroom actor with Young Playwrights' Theater. Check out and support this remarkable company at http://www.youngplaywrightstheater.org.
This month marks my return as an in-classroom actor with Young Playwrights' Theater. Check out and support this remarkable company at http://www.youngplaywrightstheater.org.
October 2012:
This month, I'm teaching for Lola's Laboratory and participating in the first ever Teaching Artists' Roundtable at Ford's Theatre.
This month, I'm teaching for Lola's Laboratory and participating in the first ever Teaching Artists' Roundtable at Ford's Theatre.
August - September 2012:
I'm recruiting and training new teaching artists for Creative Kids, and I'm also training to be an actor and teaching artist in The Shakespeare Theatre's District Shakespeare workshops for the 2012-13 school year.
I'm recruiting and training new teaching artists for Creative Kids, and I'm also training to be an actor and teaching artist in The Shakespeare Theatre's District Shakespeare workshops for the 2012-13 school year.
July 2012:
For the second year in a row, I'll be directing Encore Stage & Studio's "Stage Door" summer camp for middle school students in Arlington, VA. This year's theme is "Comedy Tonight!" and the camp runs 9 - 27 July.
For the second year in a row, I'll be directing Encore Stage & Studio's "Stage Door" summer camp for middle school students in Arlington, VA. This year's theme is "Comedy Tonight!" and the camp runs 9 - 27 July.
June - July 2012:
Come see me as Lady Anne, Rivers, Richard, Duke of York, Sir John, and Sir James Blunt, in Richard III with Brave Spirits Theatre.
21 June - 7 July
Thurs - Sat at 8 PM; Sat at 2 PM
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Tickets available at: https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?e=05646cb09c1216d3185979c9ea2e4d8e&t=tix
Donate to Brave Spirits' Indie Go Go campaign at: http://www.indiegogo.com/bst-richardiii
Come see me as Lady Anne, Rivers, Richard, Duke of York, Sir John, and Sir James Blunt, in Richard III with Brave Spirits Theatre.
21 June - 7 July
Thurs - Sat at 8 PM; Sat at 2 PM
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Tickets available at: https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?e=05646cb09c1216d3185979c9ea2e4d8e&t=tix
Donate to Brave Spirits' Indie Go Go campaign at: http://www.indiegogo.com/bst-richardiii
March 2012:
Come see me as Jean in a reading of a new play, The Son, with Playwrights' Forum.
Monday, 19 March 2012 at 7 PM
Playwrights' Forum at Iona Senior Services
4125 Albemarle Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
I am continuing my work as an actor with Young Playwrights' Theatre in DC, and have begun teaching day camps for pre-K through 5th grade students for Lola's Laboratory in Arlington, VA. I have also been named an Affiliated Teaching Artist with Shakespeare Theatre Company, and will be a teaching a two-hour workshop for middle school students in March.
Come see me as Jean in a reading of a new play, The Son, with Playwrights' Forum.
Monday, 19 March 2012 at 7 PM
Playwrights' Forum at Iona Senior Services
4125 Albemarle Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
I am continuing my work as an actor with Young Playwrights' Theatre in DC, and have begun teaching day camps for pre-K through 5th grade students for Lola's Laboratory in Arlington, VA. I have also been named an Affiliated Teaching Artist with Shakespeare Theatre Company, and will be a teaching a two-hour workshop for middle school students in March.
February - March 2012:
Come see me as The Bride in Lorca's Blood Wedding at Constellation Theatre Company:
2 February - 4 March 2012
Source
1835 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
I'll also be playing the Maid in a staged reading of Lorca's House of Bernarda Alba at Constellation Theatre Company:
19 February 2012 at 7:00PM
Source
1835 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
* Free and open to the public!
Come see me as The Bride in Lorca's Blood Wedding at Constellation Theatre Company:
2 February - 4 March 2012
Source
1835 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
I'll also be playing the Maid in a staged reading of Lorca's House of Bernarda Alba at Constellation Theatre Company:
19 February 2012 at 7:00PM
Source
1835 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
* Free and open to the public!
January - February 2012:
4 January - 29 February: I will be teaching "No Fear Shakespeare," a nine-week acting class for 6th-8th grade students encompassing training in basic acting techniques, text analysis, scansion, rhetoric, etc. for Imagination Stage in Bethesda, MD. I will also be performing in Young Playwrights' Theater's in-school playwrighting classes.
4 January - 29 February: I will be teaching "No Fear Shakespeare," a nine-week acting class for 6th-8th grade students encompassing training in basic acting techniques, text analysis, scansion, rhetoric, etc. for Imagination Stage in Bethesda, MD. I will also be performing in Young Playwrights' Theater's in-school playwrighting classes.
December 2011:
I will be a guest lecturer in a "Women in Shakespeare" English literature/performance studies course at Georgetown University, and will be speaking on The Duchess of Malfi.
I'll also be starting rehearsals for Blood Wedding with Constellation Theatre Company, and working as an actor for Young Playwrights' Theater's in-school playwrighting classes.
I will be a guest lecturer in a "Women in Shakespeare" English literature/performance studies course at Georgetown University, and will be speaking on The Duchess of Malfi.
I'll also be starting rehearsals for Blood Wedding with Constellation Theatre Company, and working as an actor for Young Playwrights' Theater's in-school playwrighting classes.
October - November 2011:
Come see me in Young Playwrights' Theater's New Writers Now! "The Fight for Family" readings:
Monday, 3 October 2011
6:30 Reception; 7:00 Performance
FREE!!!
GALA Hispanic Theatre
3333 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20010
I will also be teaching a three-week, in-school Shakespeare residency for 10th and 12th grade students at McDonogh School via Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. This is my second year teaching at this fantastic school.
In addition, I will be substitute teaching for two after school programs, Creative Kids (via InterAct Story Theatre) and Trax (via Montgomery County Public Schools).
Come see me in Young Playwrights' Theater's New Writers Now! "The Fight for Family" readings:
Monday, 3 October 2011
6:30 Reception; 7:00 Performance
FREE!!!
GALA Hispanic Theatre
3333 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20010
I will also be teaching a three-week, in-school Shakespeare residency for 10th and 12th grade students at McDonogh School via Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. This is my second year teaching at this fantastic school.
In addition, I will be substitute teaching for two after school programs, Creative Kids (via InterAct Story Theatre) and Trax (via Montgomery County Public Schools).
September 2011:
Come see me as Margaret in Taffety Punk's Riot Grrrls production of Much Ado About Nothing directed by Eleanor Holdridge:
9 - 24 September 2011
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th Street, SE
Washington, DC, 20003
For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.taffetypunk.com
I am also acting in two plays, The Math Test and My Date with Kara, for Young Playwrights' Theater's in-school playwrighting program. Teachers and actors go into schools on the first day of a twelve-week playwrighting course and introduce students to what plays are by staging these short, unfinished plays. Students then submit various potential endings, which the actors improv.
Come see me as Margaret in Taffety Punk's Riot Grrrls production of Much Ado About Nothing directed by Eleanor Holdridge:
9 - 24 September 2011
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
545 7th Street, SE
Washington, DC, 20003
For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.taffetypunk.com
I am also acting in two plays, The Math Test and My Date with Kara, for Young Playwrights' Theater's in-school playwrighting program. Teachers and actors go into schools on the first day of a twelve-week playwrighting course and introduce students to what plays are by staging these short, unfinished plays. Students then submit various potential endings, which the actors improv.
August 2011:
This month, I start rehearsals for Taffety Punk's Riot Grrrls production of Much Ado About Nothing directed by Eleanor Holdridge. I am honored and proud to be playing Margaret and the sexton.
I will be teaching two, one-week improvisation classes for Imagination Stage, one for grades 6-8 and one for grades 8-12. I will also be leading a "Community 'Play' Day" at The Electric Maid in Takoma on Saturday, the 6th.
This month, I start rehearsals for Taffety Punk's Riot Grrrls production of Much Ado About Nothing directed by Eleanor Holdridge. I am honored and proud to be playing Margaret and the sexton.
I will be teaching two, one-week improvisation classes for Imagination Stage, one for grades 6-8 and one for grades 8-12. I will also be leading a "Community 'Play' Day" at The Electric Maid in Takoma on Saturday, the 6th.
July 2011:
I am directing What, Lamb! What, Ladybird!, conceived and performed by Charlene V. Smith, for Brave Spirits Theatre:
Think you know Juliet? Think again. Shakespeare's brilliant heroine is too often sidelined by the masculine
world she inhabits, but this one-woman show puts Juliet center stage.
Performances:
Sunday July 10 @ 2pm
Sunday July 17 @ 6:45pm
Wednesday July 20 @ 9:45pm
Saturday July 23 @ 5:45pm
Sunday July 24 @ 4pm
Venue:
The Bedroom - at Fort Fringe
612 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tickets:
capitalfringe.org
866.811.4111
This production is presented as a part of the 2011 Capital Fringe Festival. A program of the Washington,
DC non-profit Capital Fringe.
I will also be the Artistic Director of The Stage Door summer camp for middle school students at Encore Stage & Studio in Arlington, VA. My responsibilities include hiring and supervising teaching staff and guest artists, planning a curriculum for our theme of "Theatre from Around the World," teaching a Shakespeare workshop, and directing the final showcase production. For more information, visit http://www.encorestage.org/workshops/The_Stage_Door.html
I am directing What, Lamb! What, Ladybird!, conceived and performed by Charlene V. Smith, for Brave Spirits Theatre:
Think you know Juliet? Think again. Shakespeare's brilliant heroine is too often sidelined by the masculine
world she inhabits, but this one-woman show puts Juliet center stage.
Performances:
Sunday July 10 @ 2pm
Sunday July 17 @ 6:45pm
Wednesday July 20 @ 9:45pm
Saturday July 23 @ 5:45pm
Sunday July 24 @ 4pm
Venue:
The Bedroom - at Fort Fringe
612 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tickets:
capitalfringe.org
866.811.4111
This production is presented as a part of the 2011 Capital Fringe Festival. A program of the Washington,
DC non-profit Capital Fringe.
I will also be the Artistic Director of The Stage Door summer camp for middle school students at Encore Stage & Studio in Arlington, VA. My responsibilities include hiring and supervising teaching staff and guest artists, planning a curriculum for our theme of "Theatre from Around the World," teaching a Shakespeare workshop, and directing the final showcase production. For more information, visit http://www.encorestage.org/workshops/The_Stage_Door.html
June 2011:
Come see me as Julia in Brave Spirit Theatre's production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. (I'm also the co-director.) For more information, please visit www.bravespiritstheatre.com
June 16th - 25th
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm; Saturday matinees at 2:00pm
The Fridge, 516 8th Street SE, REAR ALLEY, Washington, DC 20003
Tickets available for only $10 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179805
Come see me as Julia in Brave Spirit Theatre's production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. (I'm also the co-director.) For more information, please visit www.bravespiritstheatre.com
June 16th - 25th
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm; Saturday matinees at 2:00pm
The Fridge, 516 8th Street SE, REAR ALLEY, Washington, DC 20003
Tickets available for only $10 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179805
May 2011:
I will be teaching three weeks of "Shakespeare Alive!" in-school residencies for Maryland Shakespeare Festival.
April 2011:
Come see me perform at the Young Playwrights' Theater's New Play Festival in the workshop productions of three plays: Forest Blood, A Thin Line Between Her & Us, and Fall of Atlantis. Admission is free and open to the public:
April 13th at 7:30 pm
GALA Hispanic Theatre
3333 14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20010
For more information about the performance or this organization, which was recipient of the National Arts
and Humanities Youth Program Award in 2010, please visit www.yptdc.org.
I've also been hired as a tour guide for Washington Walks' "Most Haunted Houses Tour" -- catch me on certain Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings as I tell stories about the people who lived and died in, and haunt the Lafayette Square area! www.washingtonwalks.com
Come see me perform at the Young Playwrights' Theater's New Play Festival in the workshop productions of three plays: Forest Blood, A Thin Line Between Her & Us, and Fall of Atlantis. Admission is free and open to the public:
April 13th at 7:30 pm
GALA Hispanic Theatre
3333 14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20010
For more information about the performance or this organization, which was recipient of the National Arts
and Humanities Youth Program Award in 2010, please visit www.yptdc.org.
I've also been hired as a tour guide for Washington Walks' "Most Haunted Houses Tour" -- catch me on certain Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings as I tell stories about the people who lived and died in, and haunt the Lafayette Square area! www.washingtonwalks.com
February - March 2011:
Come see me in Cymbeline with Chesapeake Shakespeare Company--I'm also the production dramaturg. Check out www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com for more information and to buy tickets!
I am also teaching two 2-3 week residencies for middle school students at Patapsco and Clarksville Middle Schools via Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's education program.
Come see me in Cymbeline with Chesapeake Shakespeare Company--I'm also the production dramaturg. Check out www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com for more information and to buy tickets!
I am also teaching two 2-3 week residencies for middle school students at Patapsco and Clarksville Middle Schools via Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's education program.
November 2010:
Come see me in the Washington, DC premiere of the Off-Broadway hit My First Time with Rasa Arts and Tantra Entertainment. Performance dates are November 4th - 21st. Check out www.myfirsttimetheplaydc.com for more information and to buy tickets!
Come see me in the Washington, DC premiere of the Off-Broadway hit My First Time with Rasa Arts and Tantra Entertainment. Performance dates are November 4th - 21st. Check out www.myfirsttimetheplaydc.com for more information and to buy tickets!
October 2010:
This month I am in rehearsals for My First Time with Rasa Arts in DC, and am teaching with Chesapeake Shakespeare, Creative Kids, and the Institute of Reading Development.
This month I am in rehearsals for My First Time with Rasa Arts in DC, and am teaching with Chesapeake Shakespeare, Creative Kids, and the Institute of Reading Development.
September 2010:
This month I begin rehearsals for My First Time with Rasa Arts Collective. I also begin teaching two 10-week classes for Creative Kids, an after-school drama program, and I am prompting for the Shakespeare Theatre's production of All's Well That Ends Well.
This month I begin rehearsals for My First Time with Rasa Arts Collective. I also begin teaching two 10-week classes for Creative Kids, an after-school drama program, and I am prompting for the Shakespeare Theatre's production of All's Well That Ends Well.
August 2010:
This month I'm joining the Shakespeare Theatre as a prompter for the upcoming production of All's Well That Ends Well, and wrapping up a wonderful summer of teaching for the Institute of Reading Development (ages pre-K through adult).
This month I'm joining the Shakespeare Theatre as a prompter for the upcoming production of All's Well That Ends Well, and wrapping up a wonderful summer of teaching for the Institute of Reading Development (ages pre-K through adult).
June 2010:
Move to Washington, D.C. metro area!
Move to Washington, D.C. metro area!
May 2010:
Come see me perform in a staged reading of a new play, Big Slide, by James Howard Kunstler:
Monday, 24 May at 7:00 PM
107 W. Beverly St., Staunton, VA
Also this month: I graduate with my MFA and begin training for a summer teaching gig with The Institute of Reading Development.
Come see me perform in a staged reading of a new play, Big Slide, by James Howard Kunstler:
Monday, 24 May at 7:00 PM
107 W. Beverly St., Staunton, VA
Also this month: I graduate with my MFA and begin training for a summer teaching gig with The Institute of Reading Development.
April 2010:
Come see me as Marina in Pericles, the MFA show at Mary Baldwin College, directed by Tina Packer, Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company.
Pericles Performs:
April 4th, 5th, 11th, and 12th
7:30 PM
American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, VA
Admission is Pay-What-You-Will and is open to the public
Also, I am teaching a workshop on Shakespeare's Special Effects (storm sounds and imagined darkness) to after-school program students at Ladd Elementary School in Waynesboro, VA.
Come see me as Marina in Pericles, the MFA show at Mary Baldwin College, directed by Tina Packer, Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company.
Pericles Performs:
April 4th, 5th, 11th, and 12th
7:30 PM
American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton, VA
Admission is Pay-What-You-Will and is open to the public
Also, I am teaching a workshop on Shakespeare's Special Effects (storm sounds and imagined darkness) to after-school program students at Ladd Elementary School in Waynesboro, VA.
