DIRECTOR
The Shadow Box* Chameleon Theatre Circle
The Man Who Came to Dinner* Heritage Theatre Company
Oliver! Heritage Theatre Company
Love Letters Jean Lyle Children’s Center (benefit)
Quilters* Lex-Ham Community Theatre
Oliver! Central MN Community Theatre
Love Letters Lex-Ham Community Theatre
The Vegetable* Lex-Ham Community Theatre
John and Jen Counterpoint Musical Theatre
Named to Lavender Magazine's Top 10 Productions of 2000
Bullets and Beauties Lex-Ham Community Theatre
The Mousetrap Aitkin County Friends of the Arts
The Curious Savage Aitkin County Friends of the Arts
Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine The New Tradition Theatre Company
God's Favorite Aitkin High School
Broadway Babylon Impart Players
Where Have All the Lightning Bugs Gone? Aitkin County Friends of the Arts
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ARTS EDUCATOR
CLASSES TAUGHT
Creating a Play. A four- to six-week workshop in which the entire theatrical process is encapsulated and examined; from conceiving a story in the first session, to a final production in the last. (Grades K-12)
Improvisation. Short- and long-form improvisation games are used to free the actor to think more creatively, and perform more spontaneously. (Grades K-12)
Playwriting. Basics of script conceptualization and construction are discussed and examined, from storytelling games to improvisation and writing exercises. (Grades K-6)
Creative Dramatics. Basic theatre games in a non-threatening atmosphere of play, to guide a student of any age or skill level toward unlocking the performer within. (Grades K-Adult)
Creative Writing. Writing exercises and guided activities designed to lead a writer of any experience level toward a more disciplined writing practice, and a freeing of creativity and imagination. (Grades K-6)
LOCATIONS
Workhouse Theatre Company, Minneapolis MN (guest lecturer)
Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, St Paul MN
The New Tradition Theatre Company, St Cloud MN
Central Minnesota Arts Board, St Cloud MN
St Cloud Regional Arts Council, St Cloud MN
Aitkin Community Education, Aitkin MN
SCRIPTS
How Tonight Goes full length drama; January 2002; currently being submitted to regional theaters
The Wizard of Progress (with Brian Martinson and Michael Novak) full-length bio-drama for The New Tradition Theatre Company, St Cloud MN, November 1995; commissioned by The New Tradition Theatre Company
Jack and the Beanstalk (with Krista Scott) original adaptation of children's fairy tale for statewide children's theatre tour, March 1993; commissioned by The New Tradition Theatre Company, St Cloud MN
The Andrew Is Dead Story (with Bob May) one-act about the AIDS epidemic for a national AIDS conference held in Brainerd MN, April 1990; commissioned by Brainerd Community College; published by IE Clark, Inc, Schulenberg TX
Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine (with Bob May and Roy C Booth) one-act fantasy/adventure for children, October 1989; commissioned by Brainerd Community College Theatre; published by Samuel French, Inc, New York NY
