Tennessee Arts Academy – Day 4

By the end of each day, I was exhausted. By the time dinner rolled around, my brain was mush, and I was running on fumes. To make matters worse, my body had decided that 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. was now the perfect time to wake up every morning. Nevertheless… Today was another incredible day. My drama teachers are simply amazing. I continue to be inspired by the ferocity they bring to the stage. Watching them […]

Tennessee Arts Academy – Day 5

First, I was dealing with the fact that I had gone to bed at 11:00 p.m. and woken up at 3:00 a.m. Add to that the fact that I’d had very little sleep for the five days before that. I miss my bed. I miss my wife. I miss my family. My classes went great. I feel so privileged to work with these teachers. Their dedication to mastering new skills so they can pass them […]

Tennessee Arts Academy – Day 6 – All Things Must End

Tennessee Arts Academy – All Things Must End All things must end. This whole week has been one of the most uplifting experiences of my life. As a teacher. As a person. I’ve made new friends that I know I’ll have for a lifetime. I’ve learned new things, received invaluable feedback, and been reminded why I fell in love with teaching in the first place. By Friday morning, all of us arrived on campus carrying […]

I’m Bringing the Bard to ImprovCon San Diego!

Exciting news arrived in my inbox a few days ago: I’ve been selected to teach my Beginning Improvised Bard workshop at ImprovCon this August in San Diego. This is exciting for a lot of reasons, but first and foremost, I get to be part of something brand new. ImprovCon is being presented as something more than a festival. In fact, they are pretty adamant about not calling it a festival at all. And honestly, I […]

My experiance as a Teaching Artist at the 2026 Washington State Thespian Festival

Now that I’m rested and have had time to reflect on Thursday and Friday teaching teens improv from across the state, I have to say it was one of the best teaching festivals I’ve ever done. It’s neck and neck with all the times I taught and directed at the Teen Comedy Festival in Chicago. Which makes sense, because they are closely aligned. Both feature young actors from different locations, both had professional instructors eager […]