​The theatre is unlike any other place in the world – it is a place of magic, mystery, excitement, humor, and emotion.  It is also a place where social, cultural, and political hot button issues are explored and exposed.  It is a place where one’s creative potential is limited only by one’s imagination.  It is in this world, then, that I, as a theatre educator, make my home.

My role as a theatre educator is one of collaborator, communicator, and a partner in discovery.  I believe that one never stops learning, and as I teach my students, I learn from them as well.  I believe that a theatre educator must be confident in his knowledge and abilities, but flexible and honest enough with himself to accept change and to continually grow and evolve.  It is in this dynamic interplay between teacher and student, where ideas, insights, imagination, and revelation occur, that theatre education exists for me.  I am also a firm believer in an educator’s responsibility to listen to, learn from, and assist their peers. Just as there is collaboration between student and teacher, so there should be collaboration between colleagues.  Such a symbiotic relationship between colleagues can only serve to make me a stronger teacher in the classroom, the voice studio, and on the stage.

I believe that it is my role as a theatre educator to provide my students with the tools, both technical and creative, to fully explore and embrace this wonderful, magical place.  I continually strive to imbue my students with a reverence for the history of the theatre, as well as plant in them the seed of discovery that propels them to seek new styles, new methods, and new avenues of exploration in the world of the theatre.