Position

I taught both Middle School and High School Theater Arts classes at the Colegio Internacional de Caracas in Venezuela. In addition, I also directed theatrical performances as part of the curriculum.

Curriculum

I taught three Middle School drama classes per semester. One was made up exclusively of 6th graders and the other two were a mix of 7th and 8th graders. At the end of the semester, all students participated in a public performance showcasing their mimed skits, monologues, dialogues, poetry recitations, and playlets. These classes followed the curriculum prescribed by the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program.

I taught two secondary level theater arts classes as well. High School Drama (9th/10th graders) was also a skills-based class which incorporated dramatic theory. Students in this class participated in a number of productions. In February, 2002, my students competed in a number of events at the First Annual Forensics Tournament in Venezuela and came back with 1st and 3rd place trophies for Readers Theater, 2nd place for Duet Acting, and Finalist Medals for Improvisation. In May, they performed a number of one-act plays for the school's Festival of Arts.

I also taught a Theater Arts course as part of the International Baccalaureate Program. This students in this class (11th and 12th graders) studied in-depth two major plays (Sophocle's "Oedipus Rex" and Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot"), two theorists (Stanislovsky and Laban), and a variety of vocal and characterization techniques. In April, they directed and performed Michael Cristofer's Pulitizer Prize winning drama "The Shadow Box."

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