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Creative arts are often viewed as tangential components of a student's education. But the type of out-of-the-box, visionary thinking encouraged by artistic study is a key component of personal success in a rapidly changing world. While people cannot live with art alone, they can't fully live their potential without it either.
My approach towards acting, directing, and playwriting has been heavily influenced by the education I received at Princeton University, where my senior thesis consisted of writing and directing a full-length play. At Princeton I was fortunate enough to study with luminaries of American theatre, including Pulitzer Prize winners Tony Kushner, Edward Albee, and Joyce Carol Oates. After undergraduate studies, I further honed my craft by founding a non-profit theatre company called MadLab in Columbus, OH. (Please click here for a list of select awards and recognition for my creative work with MadLab.) Because of these experiences, I bring both theoretical and practical knowledge to my work with students. For writers, directors, and actors, I specialize in both traditional theatre technique and more unconventional, postmodern performance styles. (My own theatre work typically incorporates audio, video, and computer technology while addressing contemporary notions of environmental and site-specific performance.) I have taught classes at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts, the state of Ohio's correctional system, and to students in the Greater Columbus Arts Council's Artists in Schools program. TIMELINE: Ongoing studies for middle school, high school, and undergraduate students. EXPECTATIONS: Theatre instruction is intended for serious, motivated students who want to improve their craft within a supportive context of risk-taking and adventurousness. Assignments and time commitments will vary based on the student's ambitions and primary focus: writing, acting, or directing. |