Teaching
Theater Movement
Mime and Clown, ComedySportz World Championship, 2017
Invited to teach mime and clown to the worldwide best players and organizers of ComedySportz.
Improvisation, University of Washington, 2016
Guest instructor. Taught improvisational scene creation, character, heat and weight.
Dance, University of Puget Sound, 2016
Guest Instructor. Taught ballroom to a class of 30 undergraduate students. Taught blues, drag, and pulse.
Character Masks, OKCImprov, 2014
Taught OKCImprov graduates with a culminating performance. Used Johnstonian Trance method.
Character Mask Creation and Use, Arts and Humanities Council, Tulsa OK, 2013
Paper mache and Keith Johnstoneian trance masks.
Dance, ColorBlindBlues at University of Tulsa, 2011-2013
Taught ballroom to a class of 15 college students.
Capoeira, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont CA, 2008-2011
Taught afro-Brazilian martial art to 25 undergraduate students. Students awarded class credit. Class in school roster. Managed class finance and legal.
Improv
Improv Cloud, 2020-2022
Weekly taught class. From 101 to narrative.
Fairbanks Alaska Arts Festival, 2017
Weeklong long form improv intensive.
ComedySportz Rec League, 2017
Taught audience interaction.
Youth Theater Northwest, 2017
Taught highschoolers narrative longform improv.
Healing Through Arts, 2016
Taught clown to combat shame, 20 participants.
Somebody’s Hero, 2014-2015
Bully prevention, improv to kids and teens.
OKCImprov, 2013-2015
Comedy Level 1, 2, 3, Game, and Narrative Level 1, 2.
Take One Productions, 2014
Artistic Narrative Director, Short form coach
Anime Conventions, 2013
Taught workshops to over 200 cosplayers at a time
Publications
The Improv Survival Guide Book 2, 2017
The Improv Survival Guide Book 1, 2016
King Of Fun, 2016
Boardgame that teaches improv principles
Consultation
Peers and Players, Novo Nordisk Research Center Seattle, 2017
Advised management. Portrayed coworkers and employees. Provided feedback.
Motivational Interview and Compliance Trainer, University of Oklahoma Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work, 2015
Portrayed alcoholism denial and teen prostitution cases. Provided training and feedback to accomplish case goals.
Patient Actor, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine and the Tulsa School of Community Medicine, 2013 - 2015
Taught and evaluated medical students and medical residents in proper medical interview technique. Taught the students the full
comprehensive physical Exam. Act as a patient in a real hospital setting with specific ailment. Must answer questions to fit a
pre-set diagnosis (from knee pain, generalized anxienty disorder to mania to schizophrenia). Feedback and training is then given to students to improve their body
language, line of questioning, and bedside manner.
