We have no control over the cultural, artistic, or pedagogical practices we’ve inherited, but it is up to us as educators to determine what to pass on.

15 years teaching devising, performance, and pedagogy

Head 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.

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

  • University of Northern Colorado: RasaBoxes Actor Training

  • Denver Public School District: Consent in K12 Theatre

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

  • University of Colorado Diversity Summit: RACEing Across Campus

  • University of Colorado Diversity Summit: RACEing Across Campus