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THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND, New York |
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Senior Teaching Artist 1996-present |
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Faculty Member 2005
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
Program in Educational Theatre PrograSyeinhardt School of Education |
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| MCC THEATER, New York |
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Artistic Director of Youth Company 1996- Present |
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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |
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Consultant and Professlional Development Facilitator |
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2000- present |
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| CITY CENTER “ENCORES”, New York |
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Senior Teaching Artist 1995-present |
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| STRATFORD FESTIVAL, Ontario, Canada |
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Workshop Director 1999-present |
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| YOUNG
PEOPLE’S THEATRE TORONTO |
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Workshop
Director 1999-present |
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| HENNEPIN COUNTY HOME SCHOOL FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS, Minnetonka MN |
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Theatre Workshop Artistic Director 1992 -present |
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| Direct annual workshops in playwrighting and theatre for incarcerated juvenile felons. Participants write and produce original plays based on personal experiences and issues related to their incarceration. |
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PREVIOUS
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS INC. New York
Teaching Artist 1995-2000 |
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THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE, New York
Teaching Artist 1995-2000 |
THE PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION, Minneapolis
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Director
of Advanced Theatre Studies 1991 - 1993 / Guest teacher 1993-present |
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| Designed
and implemented curriculum in advanced theatre studies
for a specialized residential arts high school grounded
in outcome based ducation, interdisciplinary studies and
whole brain learning strategies. Subject areas: directing,
playwrighting, acting and dramatic literature. |
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| THE
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHT’S PROGRAM OF THE PLAYWRIGHT’S CENTER,
Minneapolis MN |
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Co-founder
and instructor 1984 - 1990 |
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| Developed
and taught in a program for high school and college students
in playwrighting and production. Supervised the production
of festivals of student writing. |
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| MACALESTER
COLLEGE, St. Paul MN |
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Guest
speaker and instructor in Department of Dramatic Arts 1990 -1995 |
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| Lectured
and taught undergraduate course in dramatic literature,
Chekhov, Beckett, Stanislavsky, experimental theatre and
American Realism. |
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THE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CENTER FOR YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH |
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Instructor
and Consultant 1986 - 1992 |
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| Designed
and implemented graduate and post-graduate courses in
arts in education learning strategies, interdisciplinary
methods and outcome based education. |
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| THE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA GLOBAL EDUCATION CENTER, Minneapolis
MN |
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Instructor
and Consultant 1986 - 1990 |
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| Designed
and implemented courses for elementary and secondary teachers
in using theatre as a teaching tool in the social sciences,
conflict resolution and global education. |
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| THE
WALKER ART CENTER, Minneapolis MN |
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Instructor
/ Workshop Director 1983-87 |
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| Designed
and taught classes for teacher training program in arts
in education learning strategies and interdisciplinary
studies and programs for youth. |
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| THE
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS, Minneapolis MN |
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Instructor
/ Workshop Director 1987-1993 |
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| Designed
training workshops for teachers in arts in education learning
strategies. |
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| HAMLINE
UNIVERSITY, St. Paul MN |
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GuestSpeaker
in Department of Theatre, College of Liberal Arts 1988 -1994 |
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THE
MINNESOTA CONSERVATORY OF PERFORMING ARTS,
St. Paul MN |
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Instructor
1990 - 1991 |
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| Taught
courses in advanced acting and directing for secondary
students in a private arts high school. |
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| THE
TWIN CITIES INSTITUTE FOR TALENTED YOUTH, St. Paul MN |
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Instructor
1990 |
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| Designed
and implemented a summer institute course in improvisational
theatre. |
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| MINNESOTA
STATE ARTS BOARD RESIDENCY ARTIST |
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Artist-in-the-Schools
residency artist 1980 - 1995 |
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