Publications

Writings on cognition, creativity, and curriculum

A Kind Place For Scapegoats

The Wisdom Daily · Oct 8, 2024

An imagined conversation between a modern-day individual and a biblical scapegoat, offering reflections on resilience, the power of community, and the bittersweet solace found in the shared burdens of those cast aside.

Step One, Collaborate: Emerson Stage Plans a Season

HowlRound · Mar 1, 2022

Can a season selection process empower students? Through a collaborative, student-driven approach, Emerson Stage ensures that the chosen productions balance educational needs with diverse, meaningful stories that broaden perspectives across various disciplines.

The Pedagogy of Co-directing: Training the Next Generation of Theatre Directors Using the World Wide Lab (WWL) Model

Playwrights Canadian Press · Dec 2, 2019

This is a manual for the artistic, logistic, and pedagogical exploration of the mechanics of theatre creation through the lens of a director.

Approaching Analogue Topics with Digital Support: Using Skype to Teach the Staged Reading

Incite/Insight · Mar 1, 2019

Written a year before online learning became a near-universal reality, this article reflects on the successes and challenges of experimenting with video conferencing, offering an approach to virtual teaching that aims to preserve the experience of a close-knit, highly interactive theatre studio.

Creativity in Acting: The Contrived Muse

The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity Across Domains · Sep 15, 2017

While most laypeople and audience members would easily and quickly put acting in the “creative arts” category, what is actually creative about portraying the words of a playwright, in a recognizable manner, for many performances?

Review of “The Art of Rehearsal: Conversations with Contemporary Theatre-Makers"

SDC Journal. Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. · Sep 1, 2017

pp. 48-49

A review of “The Art of Rehearsal: Conversations with Contemporary Theatre-Makers,” Barbara Simonsen's collection of interviews with 18 international artists. The book investigates the key elements that go into creating a work of art for the stage and what are the most productive conditions and methods of rehearsal.

What I Packed

SDC Journal. Stage Directors and Choreographers Society · Sep 4, 2015

pp. 15-16

An overview of how to prepare for an intense, international, cross-cultural collaborative process.