OUTREACH TEAM

Over the past month our community engagement team of undergrads have been busy working on creating drama-based cross-curricular experiences based on Anansi The Story King for elementary school students in grades 1-4. Each lesson is common core aligned and encourages embodied storytelling through the use of drama activities and games. During these in-school workshops, students not only learn about Anansi and the characters he encounters, but also about how they can learn to tell their own stories. UCSD Department of Theatre & Dance Community Engagement is committed to the next generation of theatre makers and audience members!

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Jenna Dern

is a 2nd year double major in public health and theatre in Warren College. She is the Managing Director of Company 157 and was last seen onstage as Official in Scenes from an Execution through UCSD Theatre & Dance.

Kristine Osborne

is a first-year Theatre Major. This is her first show at UCSD.

Reanne Acasio

is a fourth year Psychology major and Theater minor at UCSD. Recent credits include Heathers the Musical (OnStage Playhouse), In The Heights, Legally Blonde, Gypsy (Muir Musical), and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (ASL Musical).

Shellina Hefner

is a fourth-year Theatre major. UCSD Credits include: An Ideal Husband with Company 157, and The Vagina Monologues. Other Credits include: Vagina Monologues HerStories, kNow MORE Human Trafficking Curriculum.

Kiana Tori

is a 4th year Theatre major. Credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hippolyta), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Miss Mackay), The Great Gatsby (Miss Michaelis), and Communities: One Act Show at Pasadena City College. TV Credits: Andy the Android Dick (Erin) ZFO Entertainment.

Paloma Dominguez

is a fourth-year Theatre major. UCSD credits include Other People and Eraser/U used 2 call me. Other credits include Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Scapin, The Divine Fallacy, Starman, Wish me Luck, and 4:48 Psychosis.

Alison Urban

is a first year PhD student. She holds a B.A.Honors in Drama in Education & Community from University of Windsor and a M.A. in Drama with a specialization in Theatre for Social Action from University of Alberta. Prior to studying at UC San Diego, Alison was the Associate Director of Education & Outreach at La Jolla Playhouse working with schools to bring drama based cross-curricular arts integration into classrooms. Areas of interest include theatre with youth at-risk, Theatre of the Oppressed, cultural memory, and informal education. Based on her 9 years as an educator at the San Diego Zoo, Alison is focusing her research on theatre in museum spaces. Career highlights include joker training with Augusto Boal, handling endangered species, and learning to drive a double-decker bus!!