Teaching experience
The Theatrical Experience (Introduction to Theatre), Ohio University (Fall 2011, Winter & Spring 2012)
Instructor of record. Undergraduate fine arts class. Fifty students per quarter. Lecture format.
Instructor of record. Undergraduate fine arts class. Fifty students per quarter. Lecture format.
- Course is an examination of the nature and function of theater as an art form through exploration of performer/space/audience interrelationship. Students learn how theatre is art, how it's created, and are presented with a breakdown of the elements that come together to create theatre (including acting, directing, playwriting, design, management, and creativity). Course can be adapted for semesters to include an overview of theatre history from ancient Greece to modern day. Text books: The Art of Theatre Then and Now 3rd Edition by Downs, Wright, & Ramsey (c) 2012 Cengage Publishing; Free Man Of Color by Charles Smith (play); supplemented with guest artists and attendance to theatrical productions if available.
| Copy of my Spring 2012 syllabus |
INVITED TALKS & CONFERENCE ACTIVITY
2011 Guest Speaker, Boston University, Advanced Playwriting (On Self-producing & Promotion)
2011 Guest Speaker, Boston University, Introduction to Playwriting (On Self-producing & Promotion)
2010 Guest Artist, The Academy for Performing Arts, Columbus, Ohio (Audition Workshop)
2010 Guest Artist. C-TEC Theatre Arts Academy (Audition Workshop)
2009 Panel Organizer, Greater Columbus Arts Council OppArt (Playwrights Among Us; Cultivating New American Theatre in Columbus)
2009 Panel Member, OCTA State Conference (Directing; directing new work)
2007 Workshop Leader, OCTA State Conference (Producing a New Play Festival)
2011 Guest Speaker, Boston University, Advanced Playwriting (On Self-producing & Promotion)
2011 Guest Speaker, Boston University, Introduction to Playwriting (On Self-producing & Promotion)
2010 Guest Artist, The Academy for Performing Arts, Columbus, Ohio (Audition Workshop)
2010 Guest Artist. C-TEC Theatre Arts Academy (Audition Workshop)
2009 Panel Organizer, Greater Columbus Arts Council OppArt (Playwrights Among Us; Cultivating New American Theatre in Columbus)
2009 Panel Member, OCTA State Conference (Directing; directing new work)
2007 Workshop Leader, OCTA State Conference (Producing a New Play Festival)