Teaching Artist

Ashley has experience teaching young people ages 2-17. Her experience includes: 

• Designing and facilitating curriculum-based, drama integrated residencies in public and private schools
• After-school and Saturday recreational Acting, Creative Drama, Improv, Playwriting, and Musical theatre classes
• Directing youth productions with students ages 8-17
• Designing and facilitating 1-4 week long Creative Drama, Musical Theatre, and Production summer camps
  
• Leading Drama Integration Professional Development workshops with Early Childhood and Elementary school educators.

Current teaching artist assignments: 

• Lifeline Theater, Chicago IL
  • Designs and facilitates drama integrated workshops centered around story drama with Kindergarten students.
• Paramount School of the Arts, Aurora, IL
  • Teaches Creative Dramatics (4-6 year olds) and Kinky Boots Broadway Intensive (Ages 16-Adult)
• The Stage School, Park Ridge, IL
  • Directs Frozen Jr. with 6-15 year olds
• Mission Propelle, Chicago IL
  • Teaches weekly preschool yoga and after school yoga with elementary school students focused on empowering girls as leaders and boys as allies. ​