T EACHING
EXP E R IENCE
August, 2016 –
Present
March 2016 –
Present
July 2015 –
December 2015
July 2014 –
June 2015
September 2014 –
December 2014
May 2014 -
July 2014
September 2013 –
April 2014
DRAMA T EACHER Ease Drama Pingxifu, Beijing, CN
• Develop and teach drama curriculum that uses a production to strengthen
language and body expression, culture exposure, and humor for ages 7-14.
• Write and direct plays best fit for students’ needs with meaningful themes.
• Train and guide other drama teachers’ classroom and theater skills.
CREAT IVE D IR ECTOR C reat ive Me Beijing, CN / Edinburgh, UK
• Collaborate and actualize opportunities for middle school students to have high
caliber performance opportunities abroad.
• Conduct intensive, yet fun training and direction for all play productions.
• Consult with company to write curriculum and create high caliber original plays.
DRAMA T EACHER Rock y Heigh t s M. S . Denver, CO, USA
• Engaged middle school students in theater activities and performances to enrich
their reading interpretation, conviction, creativity, and ensemble project skills.
DRAMA T EACHER Day s tar Academy Maquanying, Beijing, CN
• Designed theater curriculums containing drama games, projects & performances
for mixed Chinese and international K-5th grade students in a PYP setting.
• Co-operated with core teachers to align the drama stories with needs of their
classroom themes. (PYP setting)
• Wrote, adapted & devised original scripts to challenge and showcase the specific
theater skills learned in class.
T H EAT E R WORKSHOP T EACHE R Q ingHua H igh School Beijing, CN
• Developed and conducted 2 - 4 hour theater workshops for middle and high
school aged Chinese students around the themes: status, character, and culture.
T H EAT E R WORKSHOP T EACHE R Dulwich Col lege M. S . Beijing, CN
• Explored Commedia Del’Arte (Comedy, Lazzi) with 7th and 8th grade intl. students.
LONG- T E RM S U B S t r i ve, Ki p p , Sma r t School s Denver, CO, USA
• Took over the role of a secondary school arts (drama / music) teacher on leave.

• Expanded upon given theater and music curriculum and previous lesson plans.

EDUCAT ION
August 2010 –
June 2013
August 2007 –
June 2010
2002 – 2004
September 1998
- June 2002
MAS T ER S of EDUCAT ION - D rama City College New York, NY
FOCUS: Common core, theater and teaching pedagogy, and classroom structure.
THESIS: “Overcoming Resistance Through Classroom, Game and Lesson Design”
MAS T ER S of F INE AR T S - Act ing Columbia University New York, NY
FOCUS: Classical and contemporary intensive acting conservatory:
Professors: K. Linklater, Andrei Serban, Niki Woltz, Anne Bogart, Olympia Dukakis, Robert Woodruff
THESIS: 1. Actor In Phoenician Women 2. Composer & Director Good Woman Of Sichuan
IM P ROVI SAT I ON CONVE R SATORY Second City Toronto, CAN
BACHE LOR of AR T S - T heater Nazareth College Rochester, NY
THESIS: Lead a collaboration for a troupe to write and perform an original comedy play