Me teaching playwriting with Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey.
I am a theatre teacher and playwright passionate about arts education and creating zany, engaging, and meaningful plays for school and community theaters.
I have taught as an arts educator for almost ten years, teaching playwriting, acting, directing, and theatre history. I have taught with various arts organizations in New York City including Arts Connection, Urban Arts Partnership, Project Art, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, and others.
Me and the cast of the TYA production, “Doggone It!”
I also devised plays with young people in both the Philippines and Thailand while there on artist residencies.
I also have taught theatre in Kansas, at the Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy in Topeka, Kansas, and The William Inge Center for the Arts in Independence, Kansas.
Me and the cast of the “Wizard of Oz,” at the Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy.
I have over 30 plays published and have had work performed in all 50 states, as well as, overseas in South Africa and Europe. My work for school and community theatre is published with Big Dog Plays, Heuer Publishing, Brooklyn Publishers, Pioneer Drama, Plays Magazine, and others. My independent theatre is published with Applause Books and Smith and Kraus.
An early childhood storybook drama class at Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy.
My theatre education resource book, A Little Drama: Playful Activities for Early Childhood is being published with Red Leaf Press.
I have a BFA from the University of Kansas with minors in Art history and English. I also have a Masters in Educational Theatre for Colleges and Communities from New York University.
Teaching theatre and puppetry with Arts Connection
