Vancouver, BC
Langara College, Vancouver, BC, October 2009-present
Instructor, Scene Study, Continuing Educational Program
Instructed students of varied experience the tools for approaching scene study. Students taught to unravel the structure of a scene for clues as to character, objective, and tactics, and combine these technical skills with a sense of play and use of imagination. Culminated in the presentation of a scene.
Langara College, Vancouver, BC, October 2008 -present
Instructor, Movement and Character, Continuing Educational Program
Instructed students of varied experience the tools for approaching character and acting through the body in both a full-length and intensive course. The courses encouraged greater physical awareness and expressivity, honed observational skills, and empowered the students to act as artists. Culminated in the presentation of two projects.
Van Arts, Vancouver, BC, spring 2008-present
Instructor, Stage Combat, full-time program
Instructed students in the technical art of hand to hand stage combat. Students learned basic skills for addressing violence safely and effectively in a scene. Required knowledge of combat safety, ability to effectively communicate with students, body awareness, and directorial skill. Culminated in the presentation of scene to peer group of teachers.
Langara College, Vancouver, BC, summer 2009
Instructor, Shakespeare, Continuing Educational Program
Instructed students of varied experience the tools for approaching classical text. Technical language tools such as scansion, antithesis and argument were combined with physical expressivity to bring the language to life. Culminated in the presentation of a classical monologue.
Schoolcreative, Vancouver, BC, October 2006-April 2007
Voice and Speech Teacher, Full-Time Program
Taught second series full-time students to organically connect with and invigorate their natural voice. Entailed work with the breath, resonance, and articulators. Students learned and employed the International Phonetic Alphabet as a launching point for work in dialects such as American Theatre Standard, Standard American, and an independent dialect of choice. Included work in classical text, where students used both textual analysis and physical exploration to develop their expression of heightened language.
Schoolcreative, Vancouver, BC, October 2006-April 2007
Acting Teacher, Advanced Scene Study, Full-Time Program
Taught second series full-time students to balance technical skill with organic impulse as they worked towards a fully realized expression of character. Worked with students’ individual learning modalities to empower them to recognize, develop, and deepen their own artistic process. Honed objective, personalization, and visualization skills while employing textual analysis in a variety of genres.
Schoolcreative, Vancouver, BC, January 2007-May 2007
Movement Teacher, Full-Time Program
Instructed first series full-time students to organically connect with their own bodies, impulses, and physical expression. Included work in yoga to develop physical cognizance while strengthening and limbering the body. Also included work in stage combat as a method of connecting organic impulse with intelligent physical control.
Schoolcreative, Vancouver, BC, September 2006-May 2007
Acting Teacher, Scene and Monologue Study, Part-Time Program
Worked with beginner and intermediate students to develop their acting skills in both theatrical and film/television texts. Students learned basics of genres, intentions, visualization, personalization, and presence. Frequently included attention to the voice an d the breath to facilitate connection with self, text, and scene partner.
New York City, NY
New York University, Graduate School of Acting (MFA), New York, NY, January 2005-May 2006
Fight Assistant/Director
Assisted J. Steven White in teaching combat safety, choreographing unarmed and armed fights in rapier, rapier and dagger, dagger, quarterstaff, and broadsword, and directing scenes including violence. Required knowledge of combat safety, ability to effectively communicate with students, body awareness, and directorial skill in wide range of genres. Worked with graduate students in all three years of NYU’s highly acclaimed Tisch School of the Arts.
Columbia University, Graduate School of Acting (MFA), New York, NY, January 2005-December 2005
Fight Assistant/Director
Assisted J. Steven White in teaching combat safety, choreographing unarmed and armed fights in single rapier, and directing scenes including violence. Required knowledge of combat safety, ability to effectively communicate with students, body awareness, and directorial skill. Worked with graduate students in both their first and second year.
New York University, Undergraduate Shakespeare Intensive, New York, NY, Spring 2006
Fight Assistant/Director
Assisted J. Steven White in teaching combat safety and technique in rapier while choreographing and directing single rapier fights for a Shakespearean intensive. Included concentrated work in combat safety, ability to effectively communicate with students, body awareness, and directorial skill. Culminated in students performing fight from Henry VI, Part I.
Stella Adler Conservatory, New York, NY, September 2004-December 2005
Fight Assistant/Director
Assisted J. Steven White in teaching combat safety, choreographing unarmed fights, and directing scenes including unarmed violence. Required knowledge of combat safety, ability to effectively communicate with students, body awareness, and directorial skill.
Public Theatre Shakespeare Lab, New York, NY, Summer 2005
Fight Assistant/Director
Assisted J. Steven White in teaching combat safety while choreographing and directing a group fight scene from Julius Caesar in a time sensitive environment. Required negotiation of several groups of fighters in one space.
Marymount Girls School, New York, NY, January 2005-May 2006
Substitute Teacher
Worked as a substitute teacher for Marymount’s lower school. Helped with student learning activities, took responsibility for student safety, and maintained a creative and disciplined working environment.
San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, September 2002-May 2003
Teaching Assistant
Researched, organized, and presented material on a weekly basis for an introductory theatre history course. Worked intimately with a group of students, which included delegating and assessing course work and assignments.
Independent Coach and Advisor
Worked privately with students seeking to enter graduate level training in acting. Assessed and coached monologues in order to improve textual clarity, breath awareness, physical expression, and overall audition technique.