Degrees
MFA—London International School of Performing Arts (in
conjunction with Naropa
University in Boulder, Colorado), 2006
BA—Theatre Arts, Eastern Michigan University, 2003
Professional Associations/Memberships
American Theatre Movement Educators
Representative courses taught
CTAR 150: Introduction to Theatre
CTAR 158: Fundamentals of Acting
CTAR 106: Introduction to Performing Arts
CTAR 155: Producing Theatre
CTAR 179: Special Topics: Dynamic Movement for the Actor
CTAR 179: Special Topics: Movement Intensive: Introduction to
Lecoq Technique
CTAR 258: Movement for the Actor
CTAC 124: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Biography
Jennifer’s graduate training emphasized “actor created
theatre” and the complete Lecoq
pedagogy. She also holds additional training in Alexander technique
with Ilan Reichel,
clown work with Giovanni Fusetti, and Butoh with Fran Barbe.
She has created
movement for many productions at E.M.U. including The Snow Queen,
Angels in
America, Dead Man’s Cell Phone and Bud, not Buddy to name
a few. Professional
movement work includes Equus for which she received a Wilde award
(Michigan’s
Professional Theatre Awards) for Best Movement Direction in 2011.
As a performer she
has worked professionally at the Gate Theatre’s production
of Big Love in London, UK.
She has also worked locally at The Tipping Point Theatre, Andiamo
Theatre, and
Performance Network. She also enjoys devising and collaborating
on new work such as
Simone: An Evening in Chapter Titles at Detroit’s Planet
Ant Theatre or Shoulder to the
Wheel at the Riverside Arts Center. During the summer months
you will find her
teaching at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Michigan.
There she performs and
teaches movement and musical theatre to high school and middle
school aged students
from all over the world. She has taught professional movement
workshops around the
state. Directs and teaches workshops at the high school level.
Awards include Rogue
Critic Award, Best Choreography/Movement for Equus, 2011, MVP “Most
Valuable
Professor” by the Eastern Michigan University’s Athletic
Department, 2008, and Best
Actress in a Comedy, by the Ann Arbor News, 2003.
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