In my teaching practice, I encourage curiosity and play, foster creativity, and help my students to build meaningful relationships with their surroundings and peers.
Education is the foundation of success
and ARTS EDUCATION exposes students to core values that help to create thoughtful, intelligent and engaged adults.
Success and then some!
By sharing my own passion for theatre through teaching, its my goal that students are able to learn empathy, courage, responsibility, and respect while also (of course) honing their creative talents and skills as performers and young artists.
Experience *references available upon request
Ready NYC
Performer/Workshop Leader, March 2017-Present
• Perform as Ready Girl throughout the Greater NYC metro area: lead safety and emergency preparedness workshops and demonstrations to pre-K through 5th grade students
• Film instructional videos as Ready Girl to be shown to students in schools
Brooklyn Children's Theatre
Teaching Artist, February 2016 - Present
• Lead afterschool drama club for students aged 5-12 culminating in final performance (teach basic theatre conventions and beginner acting technique, incorporate improvisation and theatre games)
• Rehearse and direct a fully staged original play (responisible for rehearsal/lesson planning)
KJK Productions
Teaching Artist, January 2016 - Present
• Lead afterschool drama club for students aged 6-10 culminating in final performance (teach basic theatre conventions and beginner acting technique)
• Co-Direct a fully staged production (responsible for organization of set and properties)
Pendragon Theatre
Teaching Artist / Actor, June 2014 - August 2014
June 2015 - August 2015
• Co-Teach week-long theatre camp for students aged 6-13 (basic theatre conventions and beginner acting technique, direct and rehearse musical numbers for final showcase)
• Assist with mock auditions for students aged 14-17, offer feedback and instruction
• Appear in Summer Main-stage Productions
Rehoboth Summer Children's Theatre
Teaching Artist / Actor, May 2012 - January 2013
May 2013 - August 2013
• Teach week-long drama camp for students aged 5-12 (basic theatre conventions and beginner acting technique, direct and rehearse scripted play for final showcase)
• Assist in planning daily curriculum, organize rehearsal room rental, prop/set storage
• Apear in two-actor touring children’s theatre productions
• Lead weekly Children's "Beach Improv" (lead children in original improvised storytelling performances; responsible for costume transportation)
Dickinson College Department of Theatre and Dance
Guest Artist, August 2012 - May 2013
• Teach performance workshops for students aged 18-22 in movement improvisation, embodied performance techniques and creative process
Theatre Horizon
Drama Club Instructor, January 2012 - June 2012
• Lead afterschool drama club for students aged 8-10 (teach basic theatre conventions and beginner acting technique, incorporate improvisation and theatre games)
• Create, rehearse and direct an original play for final showcase
• Responsible for costume, prop and scenic construction, transportation, and storage
Education
DICKINSON COLLEGE, CARLISLE, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance, Cum Laude, May 2011
Honors: The Gould Memorial Drama Prize, 2011
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, 2009
Mermaid Players Executive Board - Secretary, 2010-2011
HEADLONG PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
Certificate, Fall 2009
CAPITAL AREA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, HARRISBURG, PA
2006-2007
Special Skills
• Prop Construction
• Costume Construction
• Scenic Painting
• Puppetry
• Multi-Tasking
• Organization
• Effective Communication
2010 - present
2010 - present