teaching
I believe that the most powerful tools for theater making are the courage to go before you’re ready, and the curiosity to learn from big mistakes.
As a teaching artist I facilitate collaborative ecosystems where students explore how they can better connect with others by exploring the boundaries of their own expansive self.
I am excited to devise curriculum that is dynamic, playful, and student-driven. I am committed to challenging the material we bring into the classroom through conversations about white supremacy, cisheteropatriarchy, and ableism in our canon.
MEN ON BOATS
As an undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill, I worked with a graduate of the Brown/Trinity MFA program on the very first production in memory of UNC student and RI resident Lillian Chason. In 2023, I returned to UNC to direct the tenth Lillian Chason production: Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus.
This opportunity was made possible by Eric, Cate, and Lillian Chason, Dave Navalinksy, and Talya Klein.
Thank you.
MEN ON BOATS by Jaclyn Backhaus // Directed by Cas Koenig // Set Design by Glorianna Tarlton // Costume Design by Rachel Kripner // Lighting Design by Quinn Vanischak // Sound Design by Noah Powell // Props by Alex Woo // Photos by Colin Huth
