TEACHING EXPERIENCE and EDUCATION
The University of Massachusetts Amherst. Amherst, MA 2004-2008
Finalist for a UMass Amherst Distinguished Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants/Associates, 2004.
Beginning Techniques in Acting: Designed syllabus and taught a beginning acting class focuses on understanding and practicing a mixture of Stanislavski based psychological acting techniques and more outside/in approaches to character, text analysis and composition. Six sections taught in three years.
Musical Theater History and Popular Culture: Designed and taught this new course in the Department of Theater that analyzed the complex, symbiotic relationship between the American Musical theater and popular culture. Two sections taught in two years.
Introduction to Theater History/Theater Appreciation: Designed syllabus and lectured for a 350 student class. Managed four teaching assistants and scheduled guest lectures. Taught one section as lead professor
The University of Florida. Gainesville, FL 1999.
Advanced Musical Theater Audition Workshop: Designed and taught a workshop focusing on proper audition preparation and performance. One Section taught.
Acting I and Musical Theater Performance: Guest Instructor for tenured professor on sabbatical. Followed originally designed syllabus. One section of each course in one semester.
Teaching Topics and Courses in Development: Acting From the Outside In, Directing, Musical Theatre Performance.
Miscellaneous Teaching: Private coaching in acting, audition technique, monologue and scene study and musical theatre song technique. New York City, 1997-2004
EDUCATION
- The University of Massachusetts Amherst. MFA in Directing (Harley Erdman, Chair)
Thesis Title: “A Director’s Process: An Exploration from the Outside In” - Lincoln Center Theatre Directors Lab 2002, New York City (Anne Cattaneo, Lab Director)
- The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. BFA in Musical Theatre (Brent Wagner, Chair)
- The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Dulaney High School, Timonium, MA
