Acting with Christopher L.

Hollywood Kids Academy

I began as an assistant teacher/director for "The Little Mermaid, Jr." and then was a co-director/teacher for "Annie, Jr." and "Aladdin, Jr." I taught students from ages ranged 7 to 18 in different age grouped productions. I emphasized storytelling, character building, and self-awareness. I'm still in touch with parents and former teachers of this organization.

Nevada Arts Academy

For two months I was given an acting class for students ages 6 to 10. We began doing vocal and physical exercises and looked at various text, but then I started teaching from A Midsummer Night's Dream. The students, who had never read Shakespeare before (my youngest couldn't read), began easily taking to the text. We ended up performing two scenes in front of parents, one in prose and one in verse. They handled text better than most professionals with strong character choices.

Nevada Arts Academy

I helped develop a summer theatre camp where my students performed "The Jungle Book, Kids" in the summer of 2014 and "101 Dalmatians" in the summer of 2015. I had, on average, 8 students, some as young as 4, that had no theatrical background or training. By the time performance came around my students owned the stage, stayed in character, were responsible for their own entrances and exits, and still had fun. It was a lot of fun to work with these students.

Saint Louis University

Birmingham City of University

Limited Proficiency

Native Proficiency