Talking Drum Theater Arts Program www.talkingdrumtheatre.org
Founder and Artistic Director leading theater based conflict resolution and youth leadership programs throughout New York City and beyond. Young actors of all abilities, ages 5 to 21, are taught a myriad of techniques in dramatic theater and musicals with the goal of uncovering their tools of self-empowerment, resiliency and agency. Young actors perform works of art in theater, dance, music, visual art, and spoken word for all audiences.
Production Credits: Little Red in the HOOD, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, Salem to the South Bronx, MLK Jr Celebration, Manzana Verde, Cheni: Haiti, race Monologues
Clients: I Have a Dream Foundation, the United Nations International School and JCCA.
Head Drama Teacher | Theater Director
Lead teacher at Mary McDowell Friends School, a Brooklyn based high school students with learning disabilities, Mary McDowell Friends School, incorporating rigorous yet engaging coursework, as well as developing and showcasing theater productions annually.
Production credits: Class Action (6/2016), Ghost Story (11/2016), Little Shop of Horrors (5/2017), Anon(ymous): An Adaptation of the Odyssey (12/2017), High School Musical, Jr (5/2018).