Education

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The New School for Drama; New York, NY

Master’s of Fine Arts; Graduated May 2015 (GPA- 3.8)

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Pacific Lutheran University; Tacoma, WA

Theatre BFA Major, English Minor; Graduated May 2012 (GPA- 3.87)

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Teaching Experience

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Jan 2025-current

21ten Theatre; Portland, OR

Teacher: Analysis Through Action: Script Analysis for Actors​

• Create curriculum for a 7-week course

• Teach the history/lineage of the Russian development of Analysis Through Action

• Lead étude explorations for 8-10 students from various plays

• Provide feedback to students after their étude work

• Introduce new script analysis techniques based on the Analysis Through Action work

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Nov 2024-May 2025

The Actor's Conservatory; Portland, OR

Teacher: Acting for Film 1 & 2 (Conservatory Program)

• Create syllabus for 2 two-credit courses

• Facilitate educational discussion on the technique of acting on camera

• Assign sides for students to work on in class

• Guide actors through in-class script analysis work 

• Give notes to increase each actor's understanding of the techniques discussed

• Assign reading from The Actor and the Target and lead discussions on the acting technique described

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Sept 2024-Dec 2024

Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR

Teacher: Acting 110: Fundamentals of Acting

• Create syllabus for a two-credit course

• Facilitate educational discussion on the technique of theatre acting

• Present the foundational techniques of Viewpoints and the Laban Movements

• Craft and execute in-class exercises to apply Viewpoints and Laban theory into practice

• Assign monologues for students to work on in class

• Guide actors through in-class acting exercises 

• Give notes to increase each actor's understanding of the techniques discussed

Teacher: Acting 112: Advanced Fundamentals

• Create syllabus for a two-credit course

• Facilitate educational discussion on the technique of theatre acting

• Create and lead warm-up exercises

• Craft and execute in-class exercises to explore character development

• Assign scenes from plays for actors to work on in-class

• Give notes to enhance the actor's understanding of the character and the arc of the scene

Teacher: Applied Theatre 320: Devising

• Create syllabus for a two-credit course

• Facilitate educational discussion on the technique of devising theatre

• Present the foundational techniques of Viewpoints and how they correlate with the building of theatrical storytelling

• Craft and execute in-class exercises to build specific characters

• Lead brainstorming discussions to build the world of the play

• Write the script for the devised piece, based on the characters the students created and in-class discussions 

• Direct a final 30-minute performance of a fully devised piece of theatre 

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Sept 2023-current

The Actor's Conservatory; Portland, OR

Teacher: Self-Tape Technique (Studio Program)

• Facilitate educational discussion on the technique and expectation of self-tape auditioning

• Assign sides for students to work on in class

• Guide actors through in-class work on sides

• Give notes to increase each actor's understanding of the techniques discussed

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Sept 2022-April 2023

Cathedral Park Performing Arts Collective; Portland, OR

Teacher: Improv for Actors: Fundamentals through Play

• Create curriculum for a weekly course over the fall semester

• Introduce the fundamentals of storytelling, story analysis, and scripted & unscripted acting

• Guide new actors through improv & acting exercises 

• Structure etude explorations of improvised scenarios

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Jan 2020-May 2021

Columbia University; New York, NY

Teaching Assistant to Peter Jay Fernandez’s 1st year Scene Study course

• Assist Peter Jay in administrative duties 

• Provide feedback to students after their scene work

• Provide post-graduate counseling to students to give an early-career artist’s perspective 

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July 2019-Sept 2021

Independent Analysis Through Action Workshops; New York, NY

Workshop Teacher

• Create curriculum for a 2-day Analysis Through Action Workshop

• Teach the history/lineage of the Russian development of Analysis Through Action

• Lead étude explorations for 8-10 students from various plays

• Provide feedback to students after their étude work

• Introduce new script analysis techniques based on the Analysis Through Action work

• Provide overall feedback to students after the entire workshop

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Sept 2016- Jan 2019

The New School for Drama; New York, NY

Associate Teacher/Teaching Asst. to David Chambers’ 1st & 2nd year courses

• Assisted David in explanations of Analysis through Action technique

• Collaborated with David to set curriculum

• Coached students through script analysis assignments 

• Led étude explorations of scenes from The Cherry Orchard

• Led independent rehearsals for technique work with The Seagull

• Led physical warm-ups for each session

• Crafted and led physical explorations of storytelling

• Liaison between students and other faculty

• Collected written assignments

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Jan 2016- March 2017

Cotter Smith Independent Study; New York, NY

Teaching Asst. to Cotter’s ongoing workshop series

• Assisted Cotter in administrative duties

• Provided feedback to students after their étude work

• Introduced and led new components of the Analysis Through Action technique

• Assisted Cotter with integration of new technique exercises 

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Sept 2018- Dec 2018

Circle in the Square Theatre School; New York, NY

Guest Teaching Artist

• Crafted and led physical explorations of storytelling

• Introduced Analysis Through Action technique

• Led étude explorations of the technique with provided scenes

• Assisted Masque teacher with integration of technique