Theatre Education
Helping students uncover their greatest artistic and human potential.
I believe theatre should be a space where every student can learn, grow, communicate, connect, and better understand both themselves and the people around them.
Teaching Philosophy
Theatre education should challenge students while giving them the support to discover what they are capable of.
My purpose as a theatre educator is to help students uncover their greatest potential. For some students, that means preparing for a professional career in the arts. For others, theatre becomes a place to develop confidence, empathy, discipline, communication, and a stronger understanding of themselves.
I believe educational theatre should be rigorous. Students should be challenged to work with intention, prepare thoroughly, take artistic risks, collaborate generously, and hold themselves to meaningful standards. At the same time, rigor must exist alongside care. Students need an environment that nurtures curiosity, allows them to struggle productively, and guides them toward discovering their own solutions.
Teaching the student in front of you is essential. Every student enters the room with different experiences, strengths, needs, and goals. My role is not to force every student through the same process, but to understand how each individual learns and help them move forward with honesty, courage, and purpose.
Currently Serving As
Artistic Director of Theatre
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Acting and Theatre Educator
Talon Academy of Performing Arts
Education Through Production
Productions become living classrooms.
In educational spaces, I use the production process to teach artistry, discipline, collaboration, leadership, communication, and creative problem-solving. Students are invited to understand not only what they are creating, but why their choices matter to the full story.
Actors, designers, technicians, stage managers, and student leaders are given real responsibility within a supported environment. They are encouraged to take ownership of their work, respond thoughtfully to challenges, and contribute their individual gifts to a shared purpose.
Conservatory Classroom Teaching
Technique, exploration, and confidence beyond the production process.
I believe conservatory training gives students the space to explore and learn outside of a production. The classroom becomes a safe and supportive environment where students can take artistic risks, build technique, develop practical skills, and gain confidence before being asked to apply that work in rehearsal and performance.
Courses taught through the Talon Academy of Performing Arts.
Intro to Acting
Foundational acting technique, ensemble, listening, imagination, and truthful storytelling.
Advanced Acting
Text analysis, emotional preparation, character work, and advanced performance technique.
Character Building
Physical, vocal, and imaginative approaches to developing specific and fully realized characters.
Business of Theatre
Résumés, headshots, branding, professional communication, and college and career preparation.
Audition Preparation
Monologues, songs, self-tapes, cold reading, material selection, preparation, and audition confidence.
Senior Showcase
Individualized performance development and preparation for the next stage of artistic training.
Song as Monologue
Applying acting technique, objectives, relationships, and text analysis to musical theatre material.
College Audition & Application Preparation
Individualized support for students pursuing theatrical degrees.
I guide students through the college audition and application process, helping them identify programs that align with their goals, training needs, and artistic identity.
Support may include school research, college-list development, monologue and song selection, prescreen preparation, audition coaching, interview preparation, résumés, portfolios, and final program decisions.
Student Acceptance
Programs where students I have coached have earned acceptance.
Institutional names are included for informational purposes only and do not indicate institutional affiliation or endorsement.
Educational Collaboration