Teaching
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"All true artists, bear within themselves a deeply rooted and often unconscious desire for transformation." - Michael Chekhov
Teaching is about revealing the layers in our students that have covered their inner artists and remind them that they are superhumans who are here to save our world! To be superhuman is a great challenge, but that is why we study art. Artistic techniques are our super powers, and the more one has, the more one can engage actively in their life. Click here for Teaching Philosophy Click here for Curriculum Vita |
Courses Taught
I am the Director of Theatre and Fine Arts Chairperson at Saint Patrick High School. I am a Michael Chekhov Certification Candidate through the National Michael Chekhov Association.
Saint Patrick High School
FINE ARTS: A Freshmen survey course, team-taught with our art and music faculty that gives the students a baseline understanding of each of the arts. Each student will take a six week course in art, music, and theatre. Each culminate in a creative project.
THEATRE ARTS: This course looks at theatre, dramaturgically. By exploring themes and concepts that appear in theatre throughout history, students will create characters, designs, scenes, and a theatre company.
ARTS AND IDEAS: An appreciation course that looks at each of the arts and for the experience and enjoyment they bring.
ACTING I and ACTING II: By employing Michael Chekhov, Uta Hagen, and Stella Adler's techniques, these classes learn the process of character development, scene study, as well as performance generation.
TECHNICAL THEATRE: A course designed to engage the technician in each of the design areas with practical applications of each.
IMPROVISATION: This course defines a structure to create characters and scenes with little to no preparation, Dramatic and comedic scenes will be explored and developed, along with monologues.
SPEECH: Group communication, interpersonal, and public speaking will be explored in this course.
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: From communication to cyberbullying and our digital footprint, this course explores our role in the digital world.
THEATRE ARTS: This course looks at theatre, dramaturgically. By exploring themes and concepts that appear in theatre throughout history, students will create characters, designs, scenes, and a theatre company.
ARTS AND IDEAS: An appreciation course that looks at each of the arts and for the experience and enjoyment they bring.
ACTING I and ACTING II: By employing Michael Chekhov, Uta Hagen, and Stella Adler's techniques, these classes learn the process of character development, scene study, as well as performance generation.
TECHNICAL THEATRE: A course designed to engage the technician in each of the design areas with practical applications of each.
IMPROVISATION: This course defines a structure to create characters and scenes with little to no preparation, Dramatic and comedic scenes will be explored and developed, along with monologues.
SPEECH: Group communication, interpersonal, and public speaking will be explored in this course.
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: From communication to cyberbullying and our digital footprint, this course explores our role in the digital world.
Saint Mary's University
I teach two courses for Communication and Theatre Arts credit through Saint Mary's University. I love the flexibility of being able to create curriculum and the power of collaborating with members of the department.
THEATRE APPRECIATION: This course gives the student the experience of each area of production and places the student as artist in the creation of multiple productions.
PUBLIC SPEAKING: Students will present a variety of speeches in different formats, as well as engage in group communication exercises and projects.
THEATRE APPRECIATION: This course gives the student the experience of each area of production and places the student as artist in the creation of multiple productions.
PUBLIC SPEAKING: Students will present a variety of speeches in different formats, as well as engage in group communication exercises and projects.
Loyola University Chicago
I teach one course through as an adjunct with Loyola University Chicago in their theatre department. I appreciate the incredible rigor and scholarship that Loyola Chicago offers students.
INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE EXPERIENCE: This course is designed for non-majors to give a framework for creating theatre and culminates in the creation of a small production with all members of the course taking part.
INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE EXPERIENCE: This course is designed for non-majors to give a framework for creating theatre and culminates in the creation of a small production with all members of the course taking part.