Ford's Theatre
Master Teaching Artist
* National Oratory Fellows (responsible for up to 7 fellows for each school year; national, distance-learning)
* Lincoln Online Oratory Program (developed and piloted; national, distance-learning)
* Stand Up, Be Heard Podcast Program (developed and piloted; national, distance-learning)
* "Presidential Oratory in Times of Crisis" workshops with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute's Leadership and the American Presidency Program
* Teen Public Speaking Workshops with DC Public Library
* Workshops for 5th-8th grade national delegates on rhetoric and voice/relaxation techniques
* Professional development workshops for elementary and middle school teachers on using rhetoric and public speaking skills in the classroom, collaborating with teaching artists, and utilizing theatre techniques as close-reading strategies.
* Workshop on oratory strategies for DCPS 5th and 6th grade teachers participating in the Washington Performing Arts' Embassy Adoption partnership program
Master Teaching Artist
* National Oratory Fellows (responsible for up to 7 fellows for each school year; national, distance-learning)
* Lincoln Online Oratory Program (developed and piloted; national, distance-learning)
* Stand Up, Be Heard Podcast Program (developed and piloted; national, distance-learning)
* "Presidential Oratory in Times of Crisis" workshops with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute's Leadership and the American Presidency Program
* Teen Public Speaking Workshops with DC Public Library
* Workshops for 5th-8th grade national delegates on rhetoric and voice/relaxation techniques
* Professional development workshops for elementary and middle school teachers on using rhetoric and public speaking skills in the classroom, collaborating with teaching artists, and utilizing theatre techniques as close-reading strategies.
* Workshop on oratory strategies for DCPS 5th and 6th grade teachers participating in the Washington Performing Arts' Embassy Adoption partnership program
The Shakespeare Theatre
Affiliated Teaching Artist
* Camp Shakespeare summer camps - King's Company (15-18 years) and Young Players (12-14 years)
* Text Alive! 10-week residencies
* Artist-in-the-Classroom residencies
* Shakesperience matinee pre-show workshops
* District Shakespeare
* Artist-in-the Community workshops for LiveUp (adults with Down syndrome), the YMCA in DC, and more
* Professional Development Workshops for classroom teachers bringing students to matinees
Article on my Text Alive! residency at Westlake HS in 2014:
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20141203/NEWS/141209776/1049/westlake-students-study-shakespeare-as-they-like-it&template=southernMaryland
Affiliated Teaching Artist
* Camp Shakespeare summer camps - King's Company (15-18 years) and Young Players (12-14 years)
* Text Alive! 10-week residencies
* Artist-in-the-Classroom residencies
* Shakesperience matinee pre-show workshops
* District Shakespeare
* Artist-in-the Community workshops for LiveUp (adults with Down syndrome), the YMCA in DC, and more
* Professional Development Workshops for classroom teachers bringing students to matinees
Article on my Text Alive! residency at Westlake HS in 2014:
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20141203/NEWS/141209776/1049/westlake-students-study-shakespeare-as-they-like-it&template=southernMaryland
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
Teaching Artist:
* Multiple two- and three-week Shakespeare residencies for high school and middle school students
* One-day Shakespeare residencies
* Masterclass on Shakespeare's Text
Dramaturg: Feb.-Mar. 2011 production of Cymbeline
Teaching Artist:
* Multiple two- and three-week Shakespeare residencies for high school and middle school students
* One-day Shakespeare residencies
* Masterclass on Shakespeare's Text
Dramaturg: Feb.-Mar. 2011 production of Cymbeline
Encore Stage & Studio
Artistic Director
The Stage Door, a three-week summer camp for middle school students in Arlington, VA.
(Responsible for hiring staff, teaching and overall curriculum building, and directing and producing showcase)
Artistic Director
The Stage Door, a three-week summer camp for middle school students in Arlington, VA.
(Responsible for hiring staff, teaching and overall curriculum building, and directing and producing showcase)
Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Text Coach: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Director: Jim Helsinger)
Asst. Director: The Young Company / Much Ado About Nothing
Actor/Educator: "Imaginations Alive": The Princess and the Pea / The Phantom Tollbooth
Study Guide (Sole Author): Crime and Punishment
Teaching Artist:
* "Shakespeare on the Edge" (9th - 12th)
* "Shakespeare Alive!" (pre-K - 12th)
* "Silly Shakespeare" (pre-K - 1st)
* "More than a Matinee" (1st - 5th)
Text Coach: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Director: Jim Helsinger)
Asst. Director: The Young Company / Much Ado About Nothing
Actor/Educator: "Imaginations Alive": The Princess and the Pea / The Phantom Tollbooth
Study Guide (Sole Author): Crime and Punishment
Teaching Artist:
* "Shakespeare on the Edge" (9th - 12th)
* "Shakespeare Alive!" (pre-K - 12th)
* "Silly Shakespeare" (pre-K - 1st)
* "More than a Matinee" (1st - 5th)
Maryland Shakespeare Festival
Teaching Artist
"Shakespeare Alive!" residencies (one to two weeks, middle school students)
Teaching Artist
"Shakespeare Alive!" residencies (one to two weeks, middle school students)
Imagination Stage
Teaching Artist
* "Improvisation" (grades 6-8)
* "Improvisation" (grades 8-12)
* "No Fear Shakespeare" (grades 6-8)
Teaching Artist
* "Improvisation" (grades 6-8)
* "Improvisation" (grades 8-12)
* "No Fear Shakespeare" (grades 6-8)
American Shakespeare Center
Actor/Educator
* Workshop on Romeo and Juliet and Original Practices (St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School)
* Workshop on Shakespeare's Special Effects (Ladd Elementary School)
Study Guide Contributor: Titus Andronicus (Actor's Choice section)
Actor/Educator
* Workshop on Romeo and Juliet and Original Practices (St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School)
* Workshop on Shakespeare's Special Effects (Ladd Elementary School)
Study Guide Contributor: Titus Andronicus (Actor's Choice section)
Lola's Laboratory
Teaching Artist/Actor
Performing and visual arts-oriented day-long, school break, and summer camps for elementary school students
Teaching Artist/Actor
Performing and visual arts-oriented day-long, school break, and summer camps for elementary school students
Creative Kids
Teaching Artist
After-school program for pre-K through 5th grade students
Teaching Artist
After-school program for pre-K through 5th grade students
Georgetown University
Guest Lecturer
Women in Shakespeare, "The Duchess of Malfi"
Guest Lecturer
Women in Shakespeare, "The Duchess of Malfi"
Eastern Mennonite University
Guest Lecturer:
* Acting I
* Dramatic Ireland
Dramaturgy Consultant: April 2010 production of Dancing at Lughnasa
Guest Lecturer:
* Acting I
* Dramatic Ireland
Dramaturgy Consultant: April 2010 production of Dancing at Lughnasa
Trax (Montgomery County Public Schools)
Workshop and Substitute Teacher
* Shakespeare workshop
* Comedy workshop
* "Scene Stealers" drama class
Workshop and Substitute Teacher
* Shakespeare workshop
* Comedy workshop
* "Scene Stealers" drama class
University of Central Florida
Guest Lecturer
English Composition ("Shakespeare Alive!" with Orlando Shakespeare Theater)
Guest Lecturer
English Composition ("Shakespeare Alive!" with Orlando Shakespeare Theater)
The Institute of Reading Development
Instructor
"Reading Readiness" (4 year olds and rising kindergartners)
"Beginning to Read" (rising 1st graders)
"Building Fluency" (rising 2nd graders)
"Developing Independent Reading Skills" (rising 3rd graders)
"Independent Reading Skills in Children's Novels" (rising 4th and 5th graders)
"Reading and Study Skills" (rising 6th - 8th graders)
"Reading and Study Skills" (rising 9th - 11th graders)
"Speed Reading and Comprehension Training" (rising 12th graders, college students, and adults)
Instructor
"Reading Readiness" (4 year olds and rising kindergartners)
"Beginning to Read" (rising 1st graders)
"Building Fluency" (rising 2nd graders)
"Developing Independent Reading Skills" (rising 3rd graders)
"Independent Reading Skills in Children's Novels" (rising 4th and 5th graders)
"Reading and Study Skills" (rising 6th - 8th graders)
"Reading and Study Skills" (rising 9th - 11th graders)
"Speed Reading and Comprehension Training" (rising 12th graders, college students, and adults)
Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce/OST
Workshop Leader
"Leadership Orlando" (adult business professionals)
Workshop Leader
"Leadership Orlando" (adult business professionals)
