TEACHING ARTIST

I am honored to be an invited teaching artist at Thespian Conferences and Theatre Festivals across the country throughout the U.S. academic year (September–June). My core mission is to share and teach the transformational body of work developed by my mentors, Viola Spolin and Paul Sills.

Standard Workshops: These high-energy theatre workshops are designed to fit conference schedules, running 60 to 90 minutes, and can be structured for unlimited participants.

In-Depth Professional Development: I also offer extended 2- to 4-hour sessions specifically tailored for educators, school staff, and education policy-makers seeking deeper practical and theoretical understanding.

I offer services in directing, coaching, and adjudicating individual and group theatrical events. My expertise spans a wide range of disciplines, covering both performance and technical areas. Specifically, I am trained to judge and provide critical feedback on monologues, acting scenes, improv ensembles, and pantomime, as well as solo and duet singing. My technical adjudication includes prop-making, scenic design, and overall technical theatre execution, alongside evaluating individual directing projects.

I am an invited guest teaching artist at both the EdTA National and International Thespian Festivals.

Past Invited Theatre Festivals include:

  • Colorado Thespians
  • Florida Thespians
  • Georgie Thespians
  • Kansas Thespians
  • Missouri Thespians
  • Utah Theatre Association 

Some of my popular workshops titles include:

  • Decoding Viola Spolin’s Theater Games – master workshop for teachers
  • Govern Yourselves with Love, Kindness, and Service to Others – Boal's Theatre for Social Change
  • Improv a Musical – Longform technique for actors and singers
  • Improv a Play – Longform technique for actors, directors and writers
  • Improv on Screen – Cinema technique for actors, writers and video editors
  • Improv This! – Create new games for actors and teachers
  • Theatre Kin Powers Activate – Applied theater and Career focused

One of the outcomes of the past five years is that I have recorded high caliber videos of my best in-person workshops. I also offer alternative virtual workshops of my best in-person workshops. 

Some of my on-demand video options include:

  • Decoding Viola Spolin's Theater Games - Master workshop for teachers
  • Theatre Games for the 2025 Classroom - For drama teachers
  • Improv a Play - Longform workshop for actors and teachers
  • Careers for Theatre Artists Off-Stage - Career workshops 
  • Playback Theatre - Introduction to Playback theatre

If you are interested in having me teach at your school, thespian chapter or theatre conference, please consider inviting me. No conference is too small or too big and I am happy to work within your budget.

Please visit my Thespian Youtube playlist to watch me in action.