Assistant Professor/ Musical Theatre Coordinator ~ James Madison University, VA - 2006 - Present
Courses: Acting I, Acting II, Music Theatre Performance, Advanced Musci Theatre Performance, Musical Theatre Form and Analysis, Music Theatre History and Analysis, Musical Theatre Revue
Committees: 2006/ 2007 - Acting Search Committee; 2007/2008 - Diversity Council; 2008/ 2009 - Diversity Council, CVPA Advisory Committee
Faculty ~ Plymouth State University, NH- 2000/ 2003 - 2006
Courses: Acting I, Acting II, Musical Theatre Performance, Stage Management, Stage Movement
Graduate Teaching Assistant ~ Pennsylvania State University, PA - 2000 - 2002
Courses: The Art of Theatre (intro. to theatre course serving 800 university students per semester), Musical Theatre Performance I & II, Diversity Cultures Workshop (The plays of August Wilson)
Secondary School & Summer Programs
Associate Artistic Director/ Musical Theatre Instructor ~ PerformancePLUS, NH - 2005
Musical Theatre Instructor/ Showcase Director ~ PerformancePLUS, NH - 2002/ 2003
(residential summer program for actors age 13 - 18) Course: Musical Theatre Performance
Director of Theatre ~ Holderness School, NH - 1998 - 2000
(co-educational, college prep boarding high school)
Courses: Fundamentals of Theatre (theatre arts course for 9 - 12 graders), directed theatre productions, advised student directing projects
Assistant Director ~ Lone Star Performing Arts, TX - 1998
(theatre arts day program for students ages 6 - 16)
Assistant Director of Special Events/ Theatre & Dance Instructor ~ Camp Wekeela, ME - 1992 - 1993
(residential summer program for students ages 6 - 16)
Workshops/ Residencies
2008 - Broadway Bound Musical Theatre Workshop - College for Kids ~ James Madison University, VA
'07 & '08 - Workshop Instructor - Tips of Auditioning for College Programs ~ Virginia Theatre Assoc., VA
2006 - Workshop Instructor - Directing for the Stage ~ New England High School Drama Festival, NH
2006 - Instructor - Mask Making & Storytelling - Where the Wild Things Are ~ Caroline Street School, NY
2005 - Instructor - Creative Dramatics - Living Newspaper Project ~ WSWHE BOCES, NY
2004 - Instructor - Beyond the Bell~ Friends of the Arts, NH ("Teenspeak" - worked with participants to create an original theatre piece inspired by the issues that are most relevant to them and their lives.)
2003 - Workshop Instructor ~ New Hampshire Educational Theatre Guild, NH
Courses: Acting the Lyric of a Song, Directing Shakespeare, "To BFA or not to BFA" (informational workshop on the differences between BA and BFA theatre training.)
2000 - Workshop Instructor ~ New Hampshire Educational Theatre Guild, NH
Course: Singing for the Musical Theatre
1999 - 2000 - Workshop Instructor ~ Friends of the Arts, NH - Various in school and weekend workshops for students age 5 - 10. Course: Mask, Movement, Creating Character, Creative Storytelling.
Outreach
2004 - Script Evaluator ~ Young Playwrights INC., NY - Read, and wrote exaluations of scripts by playwrights ages 11 - 18. Recommended scripts for next level of Young Playwright's INC. National Competition.
2003 - Adjudicator~ New Hampshire Educational Theatre Guild, NH - Evaluated performances and recommended plays to move on the state One-Act festival.
Educational Directorships & Committees
2006 to Present -Artistic Director - Papermill Theatre, NH
2005 - Associate Artistic Director - PerformancePLUS, NH
2000 - Artistic Director - Papermill Theatre Children's Theatre, NH
1998 - 2000 - Director of Theatre ~ Holderness School, NH
1999 - 2000 - Educational Outreach Advisory Committee ~ Friends of the Arts, NH
1998 - Assistant Director of Education ~ Lone Star Performing Arts Association, TX
1993 - 1994 - Development and Outreach Director ~ Black Box Players. NY