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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

My focus in the classroom is on fostering community. As a veteran, I witnessed what the power of community could accomplish, and in the classroom it is the most important ingredient for a student’s growth. Through traditional ensemble-building games, short devised performances, and Viewpoints, I create an environment where everyone is invested in the process of group creation instead of product. This emphasis on community, physical freedom, and imagination creates a brave space that fosters a student’s growth. This space empowers them to take risks, make mistakes, and receive constructive criticism from me and from their peers, knowing it comes from a place of care and security. The product is a classroom where students can develop as actors and shift their perspectives from the student to the artist.

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EDUCATION

Michigan State Univeristy
MFA in Acting
2027

Excelsior University
B.S. in Nuclear Engineering Technology
2022

TRAINING

Devising Intensive
Tectonic Theatre Project
2026

Margolis Method Teaching Certification
Margolis Center
2026

Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium
Kent State University
2025, 2026

Viewpoints/Suzuki Intensive
Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
2025

SAMPLE SYLLABI

Theatre 101

Devising Digital Theatre

Sex, Sexuality, and Theatre

Plays as Film

Individual Voice Lessons

SAMPLE WORKSHOPS

RESONANCE: Combining Psychological Gesture and Voice

Elemental: Michael Chekhov’s Qualities of Movement in Storytelling

Consent, Boundaries, and Intimacy in Theatrical Work

Knight-Thompson Speech Work: Italian Accent Masterclass

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