A woman standing at the front of a group of seated people, giving a presentation or lecture. She is wearing glasses, a brown blazer, a black T-shirt, and blue jeans. Behind her, there is a whiteboard with notes about history and best practices. The audience appears attentive and engaged.
Group of women holding and playing with a large, colorful parachute in a bright indoor space.
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A young woman with short curly hair, glasses, and a striped shirt sitting on the floor, raising her hand while speaking. An older woman with long braids, wearing a black jacket, listens attentively.
A woman with curly hair and glasses, smiling, standing in the center of a dance studio, wearing a T-shirt that says 'Theatrical Intimacy Education' and jeans, surrounded by a diverse group of young women and a few men, all watching her.
Book cover titled "The Theatre Artist's Guide to Consent-Based Pedagogy" by Amanda Rose Villarreal and Kim Shively, featuring diverse illustrations of young students performing and practicing theater activities, set against a yellow-orange background with promotional text offering a 20% discount using code 26SMA1 at routledge.com from January 1 to June 30, 2026.

Analyzing cognitive development and introducing consent-based pedagogy, including twenty lesson plans and activities: a complete praxis for theatre educators and artists working with youth!

The Theatre Artist’s Guide to Consent-Based Pedagogy

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15 years teaching devising, performance, and pedagogy

Area Coordinator of Theatre Education at California State University, Fullerton

I believe that educators arm the artists of the future with the tools for enacting change, regardless of age. I have taught at every age level from early childhood education to graduate students, and have developed consent-based pedagogy as anti-oppressive teaching praxis for theatrical classrooms and production processes. Because I am passionate about quality theatre pedagogy, I have developed and lead a state-approved teaching credential program in secondary theatre education at Cal State Fullerton.

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Creating & facilitating training for professional artists

Guiding Faculty at Theatrical Intimacy Education; Guest Teaching Artist

As a Guiding Faculty, I have helped develop and facilitate TIE workshops worldwide, notably at the Court Theatre in New Zealand and the Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles. Further, I have developed and facilitated devising workshops and somatic acting training (including RasaBoxes) in the US, UK, and Canada.

I also create and facilitate workshops that utilize embodied and theatrical approaches to support interdisciplinary learning. See examples below!

Workshops Facilitated

  • A person lying on the ground drawing with chalk, with another person in the background also drawing on the ground.

    University of Northern Colorado: RasaBoxes Actor Training

  • People standing in line and talking inside a gymnasium with brick walls, waiting for their turn to speak.

    Denver Public School District: Consent in K12 Theatre

  • Two couples practicing a theatrical or dance performance exercise in a studio, with one woman engaging with a man face-to-face, while a woman in the background is also engaged in an activity.

    Toynbee Studios: Boundary Setting for Devised and Improvised Performance Actor Training

  • People dancing and moving in a performance workshop, held in a spacious indoor room with wooden floors and beige walls at University of Colorado Boulder.

    University of Colorado Diversity Summit: RACEing Across Campus

  • A group of people standing in a circle during a performance activism workshop. They are in a spacious room with light wood floors and gray walls, engaging in a debrief at University of Colorado Boulder

    University of Colorado Diversity Summit: RACEing Across Campus