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"Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature ; for anything so o'erdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end both at the first, and now, was and is , to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature, to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image and the very age and body of time his form and pressure."

~Hamlet, Act III.ii

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Born and raised in a small, rural town in Michigan, I moved to California in 1995 after graduating from Michigan State University with a BA in English.  After completing my secondary teaching credential at San Diego State University, I taught high school English and Drama at the American School of Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland.  I returned to San Diego in 2000, teaching middle school English and Drama at the Preuss School UCSD for one year.  The next few years were spent teaching in various capacities including work as a teaching artist for the La Jolla Playhouse and Old Globe Theatre.  I graduated Summer 2005 from San Diego State University with an MA in Theatre Arts.

Theatre is my passion.  It is the one thing I could do 24/7, without ever feeling like work.  I started acting at the age of seven and I continued performing in numerous school and community theatre productions.  My recent production work: Real Women Have Curves (director), Skin (lead), Carnival de Calaveras (ensemble), Lamb to Slaughter (lead), The Pugilist Specialist (ensemble), Doin' Time Through the Visiting Glass (director), Othello (creative consultant).  

Recent ANHS Productions: 

The Wingless Butterfly, Bat Boy: The Musical, Smile: The Musical, Murder at the Manor, The Perils of Lulu, The Skin of Our Teeth

How working in Theatre can benefit students:

Educational Theatre is often non-existent in schools; if offered, it is considered a frill.  Most theatre programs are extra-curricular, thought of as a fun activity to keep kids busy after school and entertain the local community.  Below are some of the ways that working in theatre can benefit your children.

• Educational Theater teaches people to work together in supportive and accepting, rather than competitive and defeating manners.

• Educational Theatre teaches poise and presentational skills

• Educational Theatre reinforces language through recognition of its power rather than only seeing it as a written form of communication

• Educational Theatre teaches how to make creative and imaginative choices

• Educational Theatre teaches listening skills

• Educational Theatre teaches how to use the body as well as the voice in communication

• Educational Theatre teaches history, philosophy, music, humanities, psychology, sociology and anthropology, to name a few

• Educational Theatre teaches how to use lights, sound, scenery, costumes and the actor to communicate an inter-related message more powerfully due to awareness of theatre technology

• Educational Theatre teaches how to pound a nail and saw a board

• Educational Theatre teaches analysis of self and others' talents and weaknesses

• Educational Theatre teaches literature, not just dramatic, all forms are included

• Educational Theatre teaches self-confidence

• Educational Theatre teaches the value of goal oriented tasks

• Educational Theatre makes timeless stories current through forced re-examination of how to convey their timeless messages to a contemporary audience

• Educational Theatre teaches self control, discipline, motivation, relaxation, concentration and co-operation- ALL AT THE SAME TIME!