STARTING JANUARY 2020:
I'm excited to announce my new position as Performing Arts Coordinator for the Boys & Girls Club in Dorchester!
I'm excited to announce my new position as Performing Arts Coordinator for the Boys & Girls Club in Dorchester!
Drama Teacher, Bridgewater State University’s Arts for Youth (2013-2019)
- Summer Session (2013- present) teaching puppetry, musical theatre, and drama classes to
children ages 6-12, designing and implementing individualized curricula for each class for two separate three week sessions. Additionally offering varied daily workshops in topics including mask, shadow puppetry, clowning, soft shoe, improvisation, and expression of poetry. Working collaboratively with high school students as classroom assistants. - Spring Session (2015, 2017-2019) teaching musical theatre to 25-30 children ages 6-13, weekly sessions focus on skills required to culminate in 30 minute musical theatre productions.
- Edgar B. Davis Middle School After School Program (2015, 2016) teaching musical theatre, drama, and basic movement to 20- 25 children ages 9-13, weekly classes focused on introductory performance skills and culminated in a performance.
- Oscar F. Raymond Middle School (2019) assisting in drama residency with 6 fifth grade classes, coordinating theatre activities with The Hundred Dresses, a book from the fifth grade curriculum.
Guest Speaker, Emerson College (Oct 2017)
- speaking on ‘A Primer for Artist as Activist’ panel at Emerson College’s Second Annual Race Teach- In
- explaining how Artists from Suburbia’s infrastructure allows for and accommodates diversity from the ground floor up
Workshop Teacher, Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild (2017, 2018)
- teaching clowning workshop to groups of 12-15 high school students from 9 different local high school drama programs.
- assisting Professor Lisa Troy in implementing workshops introducing high school theatre students to the fundamentals of choral speaking and stylized choral movement utilizing contemporary poetry and early modern texts.
Performing Arts Teacher, Umbrella Community Arts Center (Feb 2019)
- teaching fundamentals of drama, music, and dance to groups of 8-15 children ages 4-12
- leading exercises and activities to keep rotating groups of students entertained and engaged
- preparing simple original skits based on folktales and a simple folk song and dance ranging in difficulty based on age group
Student Director Coordinator, Artists from Suburbia (2015- 2018)
- pairing 4-6 local college and high school students with professional directors on seasons of theatrical productions, ensuring the successful interaction between student and mentor
Productions
Arts for Youth, Summer Session
A Wrinkle in Time; based on the adaptation by Tracy Young
Ella Enchanted; original adaptation
Babe, the Sheep Pig; adapted by David Wood
The BFG; adapted by David Wood
Selections from Peter Pan
Selections from Mary Poppins
Selections from Finian's Rainbow
Selections from Pete's Dragon
Arts for Youth, Spring Session
Magic to Do: A New Broadway Revue
Born to Entertain! A Broadway Revue
Disney's The Jungle Book Kids
Selections from Oliver!
Arts for Youth, Davis Afterschool Program
Selections from Annie
Arts for Youth, Summer Session
A Wrinkle in Time; based on the adaptation by Tracy Young
Ella Enchanted; original adaptation
Babe, the Sheep Pig; adapted by David Wood
The BFG; adapted by David Wood
Selections from Peter Pan
Selections from Mary Poppins
Selections from Finian's Rainbow
Selections from Pete's Dragon
Arts for Youth, Spring Session
Magic to Do: A New Broadway Revue
Born to Entertain! A Broadway Revue
Disney's The Jungle Book Kids
Selections from Oliver!
Arts for Youth, Davis Afterschool Program
Selections from Annie
Interactive Videos
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