SPRING 2009

Drama & English Teacher (internship)

F.A.C.E. (Fine Arts Core Education), Montreal

Duties: Drama teaching for grades 6, 8, and 9. Assistant English Teaching for grades 5 – 9.

AUTUMN 2008 - SPRING 2009

Drama Teacher (P/T)

Montreal Children’s Theatre

Duties: Drama teaching for students aged 8 – 11, directing school play.

AUTUMN 2007

Media & Art Assistant Teacher  (internship)

Laurier-MacDonald High School, Montreal

Duties: Assistant teaching of Media and Art for students, grades 9 - 11

AUTUMN 2005 - SPRING 2006

Drama Teacher & Program Co-ordinator (P/T)

Canadian Renaissance After School Program at JPPS

Duties: Design and implement drama program, K – 6, involving musical theatre, video drama, and other performance activities.

SPRING 2005

Workshop Leader (P/T)

CEGEP Montmorency - Department of Modern Languages

Duties: Plan and implement theatre workshops for francophone ESL students.

AUTUMN 2003 - SUMMER 2004

Drama Instructor (P/T)

Saidye Bronfrman Centre, Montreal

Duties: Plan and implement themed drama workshops (bilingual) for children and teens

WINTER 2002 -

PRESENT

Workshop Leader (P/T)

Optative Theatrical Laboratories

Duties: Plan and implement workshops for theatre activists and students. Prepared for Toronto, Ottawa, and Alberta Social Forums; also given in Montreal, Calgary, New Orleans, and NYC. Workshops also created for McGill University & U of Guelph.

AUTUMN 2001 -

2004

Acting Teacher & Performance Coach (P/T)

New Actors Workshop, Montreal

Duties: Teach classes on acting, improvisation, and collective creation, private audition, voice and accent coaching (adults, teens, children)

AUTUMN 1999 -

SPRING 2000

Teacher's Assistant (P/T)

University of Calgary

Duties: Lecturing, grading essays, conducting exams for university introductory theatre history course (DRAMA 240)

SUMMER 1999

Drama Teacher (F/T)

Champions Day Camp, Montreal

Duties: Running musical theatre program, ages 3 – 14.

SPRING 1999

Workshop Leader (P/T)

CEGEP John Abbott – Professional Theatre Department

Duties: Conducting workshop on Career Management for graduating students

AUTUMN 1998 -

SPRING 1999

Drama Teacher (P/T)

City of Dorval, Montreal

Duties: Lesson planning & collective creation for students, aged 10 - 14.

SPRING 1998 -

AUTUMN 1998

(South Hemisphere)

Drama Teacher (P/T)

Dolphin Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand

Duties: Plan & implement lessons for teenage students, aged 10 - 18.

SUMMER 1997

(South Hemisphere)

Drama Teacher (Workshop)

Onehunga High School, Auckland, New Zealand

Duties: Provide Drama element to Maori Performing Arts Week.

SUMMER 1995 -

SPRING 1997

Entertainments Coordinator (F/T)

London & York Dungeons, England

Duties: Design and implement Actor training program, coordinate day to day running of Entertainment department.

AUTUMN 1995 -

SPRING 1997

Drama Teacher (P/T)

StageCoach Theatre Arts School, Croydon, England

Duties: Plan & implement lessons & directing musicals for children aged 5 - 15.

AUTUMN 1992 -

WINTER 1995

Drama Teacher (P/T)

Centre Greene (Community Centre)

Duties: Workshops & weekly lessons for children (4 - 12) & teenagers (13 - 17).

AUTUMN 1990 -

AUTUMN 1995

Instructor & Coordinator (P/T)

John Abbott College - Police Technology Department

Duties: Organise Crisis Intervention scenarios for Police students using live actors.

WINTER 1994

Drama Teacher (P/T)

Seignory Elementary School

Duties: Plan & implement Puppetteering course.

AUTUMN 1993

Elementary Internship, Drama (Concordia University)

Seignory Elementary School

Duties: Plan, teach, & analyse lessons for ages 9 - 12. Focus: Role-playing.

SUMMER 1993

Drama Specialist (F/T)

Redwood Country Day Camp

Duties: Plan & implement summer curriculum for children aged 3 - 14.

SPRING 1993

Substitute Drama Teacher (P/T)

Villa Maria High School

Duties: Plan lessons & substitute teach for teenage students.

SPRING 1993

Secondary Internship, Drama (Concordia University)

John Rennie High School

Duties: Plan, teach, and analyse lessons for ages 13 - 15. Focus: Teaching strategies & techniques.