TEACHING

Growing up, teaching was never something I could see myself doing. It wasn’t until university (when I fell in love with playwriting) that I realized if I were to ever teach anything, this would be it. Now, I regularly teach classes and lead playwriting workshops for teenagers, and I absolutely love it.

Being from Grande Prairie, opportunities like these simply didn’t exist, and I can only imagine the impact they might have had on me. I take great pride in being able to share the skills and knowledge I’ve acquired with the next generation of writers, many of whom may have otherwise never written a play.

EXPERIENCE

Citadel Theatre — Foote Theatre School
Playwriting Instructor
2022 — Present

Free Arts Society
Playwriting Instructor
2023 — Present

Apart from my regular teaching positions, I’ve also led workshops, mentored students, and worked as a teaching artist in school residencies through organizations such as Theatre Prospero, Nextfest Arts Co., and YouthWrite, across a range of programs and contexts.

VOLUNTEER WORK

Prosper Place
Creative Writing Instructor
2022 — 2024

Beyond my work with youth, I also have experience facilitating creative writing workshops for adults.

After the success of my play, Pressure (a piece centred on mental health), at the Edmonton Fringe in 2022, I was approached by the Executive Director of the Canadian Mental Health Association to lead a writing workshop at one of their programs: Prosper Place. I went on to volunteer there for over a year, guiding adults living with the effects of mental illness through a series of writing exercises in a workshop called The Importance of Play. It was incredible to see these participants—many of whom had not written creatively since high school—grow in confidence over time, feeling excited about what they’d created and eager to share with their fellow writers.