Blue Lace’s All Aboard - dir. Lindsay Amer
Blue Lace’s All Aboard - dir. Lindsay Amer
HVSF’s Romeo & Juliet - dir. Tom Ridgely
There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom - dir. Brian Fahey
As a Teaching Artist...
I specialize in working with middle and high schoolers in acting fundamentals, devised theatre, and building ensemble through play.
Pre-2020, I worked extensively as a Lead Teaching Artist with the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in the Greater NYC area, guiding students and educators through the process of embodying Shakespeare's words and characters, and to help them better understanding the language and story of The Bard's plays.
While in New York City I partnered with Blue Laces Theatre Company's world premier of All Aboard, playing the role of The Conductor, playing music, and guiding audiences through this sensory aware, neurodivergent-centered, adventure through space and time.
I served as the Co-Director of Theatre Arts at Hill Country Middle School, apart of Eanes ISD, for the '22-'23 academic school year, where I directed the school's first Shakespeare production in the Bard's original words: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
And I work extensively with the Paramount Theatre's Story Wranglers, formerly as a Teaching Artist for 2 years, and now as a performer for the last 4 years, inspiring Austin area third graders to write and tell their own stories. Adventure is... out there!
I organize a monthly workshop series in Austin, Texas with a Theatre Arts collective called Garage Artists. Each month someone from the group volunteers to lead a workshop around a Theatre discipline, and we go along for the ride. Message me if you want to get involved!
Also, I'm a former Resident Company Member of The Flea Theatre (NYC) where I was active for over 4 years, working on technical sides and appearing in numerous readings, workshops, #serials, and a few productions. In 2020 I became a proud organizing member of The Fled Collective (The Fired Artists of the Flea Theater), where I acted as Secretary of the Financial Justice Subcommittee and Co-Captain of the Community Outreach Team, building industry support and helping negotiate and broker a contractual agreement for more transparent financials and a fairer compensation model for Resident artists at The Flea.!
For a more extensive look at my educator CV, contact me here!
And now... a few select Story Wranglers performances:
The Pizza Rush Challenge of 1999
music and lyrics by me!
Story written by 3rd grade Sunset Valley Students for Story Wranglers
The Secret of the Giants
music and lyrics by me!
Story written by 3rd grade Students at Delco Elementary for Story Wranglers