ARTS EDUCATION

From Arts administration to teaching artist work to teaching at a University level- Annie excels at any role she tackles!

Arts and Education

Annie's Teaching Artist Philosophy:

Theatre making and sharing can build a bridge of compassion, understanding, and knowledge about other cultures, histories, stories, and ways of life. I work in artistic collaboration with my fellow artists, colleagues, and students to tell stories, practice our own creativity, and develop an artistic community that explores characters, themes, and experiences that are not always our own but that we are curious to understand more fully. I create, rehearse, and perform plays and performance pieces in the hope that it will lead me, my students, and our audiences to a truer connection to our world, the people in it, and the stories we share.

Bio:

Annie has worked in arts and education for 25+ years, She has worked extensively in K-12 educational settings, in creative aging and other community settings as a teaching artist. Annie is currently a part time faculty member at The New School teaching Collaborative Research Studio: The Teaching Artist as well as continuing to work on special projects for Lifetime Arts as the Senior Education Designer and Trainer.

Career highlights below and see her CV for full experience and timeline:

Director of Education

2016 - 2022

Lifetime Arts Organization | New Rochelle, NY

Lifetime Arts is a non-profit service organization that supports organizations across multiple sectors and teaching artists to build their capacity to deliver creative aging arts education programs. They are the National Leader in the dissemination of best practices, training, and resources and support for developing and designing Creative Aging Programs. As Director of Education, I worked across the country on National Initiatives. Responsibilities included:

Design and Facilitation of All National Creative Aging Training Institutes - In-person & Remote
Senior Management and Strategic Planning for Partnerships and Proposals
Oversees and manages the Train the Trainer Program & Mentor Program
Oversees and manages all contracted artists, guest speakers, and panelist
Content Creator and designer for online learning courses and other resources.

Part Time Faculty, Instructor

2017 - Present

The New School | College of Performing Arts | New York, NY

Course: Collaborative Research Studio: The Teaching Artist
This is a year-long required 3 credit course for theatre majors in their junior year.
The course covers a wide variety of educational pedagogy and theory and how these theories relate and translate to classroom design and practice for the teaching artist in drama.
The class is a combination of research and teaching artist practice and development.
Develops a full year long course curriculum and teaches 2.5 hour sessions every week in two 15 week semesters per year.
Assesses, evaluates and grades student participation in internship placements, research papers, performance research, lesson plans, curriculum, and portfolios.

Theatrical Teaching Artist

2008 - 2015

Disney Theatrical | New York, NY

Broadway Workshops
Disney Musicals in Schools
Teacher Professional Development

Artist in Residence

2017

United Senior Center | Brooklyn, NY

Awarded Su-Casa grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of the Aging and Administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council
5-month placement as an Artist in Residence at United Neighborhood Senior Center, Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Taught Storytelling and Creative Movement/Expression.
Produced two culminating events

Theatrical Teaching Artist

2006 - 2018

New Victory Theatre | New York, NY

Title: Teaching Artist

Pre & post show workshops
Residencies
SPARK Team member & advisor
Community engagement
Teacher professional development

My work is featured in the New Victory short film - Check it out!

Theatre, ELA, and Social Studies Teaching Artist

2009 - 2010

(Out)Laws and Justice | New York, NY

Title: Teaching Artist
Full year residency
Integrated drama and social studies curriculum
Devised performances

Adjunct Faculty, Theatrical Director for New Plays for Young Audiences Series

2014

New York University Steinhardt | Program in Educational Theatre | New York, NY

Play development program sponsored by the Program in Educational Theatre.
Cast play and worked with affiliated faculty and other directors.
Directed a staged reading of Pollywog by playwright in residence, John McEneny, and worked with the director and dramaturge to edit and structure play to get it ready for successful publication.