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Citizen Artistry

TEACHING

 In the Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal establishes that there are no spectators; everyone in the room must be actively engaged. When this happens, spectators become spect-actors. As an educator, I prioritize the creation of equitable and inclusive learning spaces and motivate my students to participate as spect-actors through my unique combination of historical, theoretical, and practice-based approaches to teaching theatre and performance. My goal is for students not simply to acquire knowledge but actively apply it to the worlds they produce and inhabit.

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My pedagogy engages theories and methods within Black feminism, critical race and gender studies, decolonial critique, collaborative performance, and global histories of popular education and participatory action research.

 

 

SELECT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

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Instructor of Record

 

Pacifica Graduate Institute – Carpinteria, CA

M.A./Ph.D. Program in Depth Psychology

Specialization in Community, Liberation, Indigenous, and Eco-Psychologies

 

Spring 2024

 

Spring 2024

 

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Spring 2022

 

 

University of California, Berkeley – Berkeley, CA

 

Fall 2023

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Spring 2023

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Spring 2021

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Spring 2020

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American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) – San Francisco, CA

M.F.A. Acting Program

 

Spring 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016          Beginning Citizen Artistry*

 

Fall 2018, 2017, 2016                        Intermediate Citizen Artistry*

 

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Studio A.C.T. (Extension Program)

 

Winter 2017, 2014, Fall 2016             Introduction to Acting

                                                           

Spring 2016                                      Theatre of the Oppressed

 

Summer 2015                                   Directing Styles

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*Read more about the Citizen Artist program

 

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Teaching Assistant

 

Fall 2021

 

 

 

Fall 2020

 

 

 

Spring 2020

 

 

 

 

Spring 2018

 

 

 

Winter 2018

 

 

 

Fall 2017

Introduction to Performance Studies

University of California, Berkeley

Instructor of Record: Angela Marino

 

Theater of American Cultures: Race, Ethics, Performance

University of California, Berkeley

Instructor of Record: Shannon Steen

 

Mentored Research: Performance and Democracy

Special Projects on Participation, Representation, and the Performing Arts

University of California, Berkeley

Instructor of Record: Angela Marino

 

Honors in the Arts Seminar

Stanford University

Instructor of Record: Peggy Phelan

 

Honors in the Arts Seminar

Stanford University

Instructor of Record: Peggy Phelan

 

Honors in the Arts Seminar

Stanford University

Instructor of Record: Peggy Phelan

Thinking Like a Dramaturg:

Research and Writing for the Theatre

 

Staging the South:

Performance Histories & Futures of the ‘Nation’s Region’

 

Performing Politics:

From the Stage to the Streets

 

Directed Group Study:

New Play Reading Series

Performance Ecologies II

 

Performance Studies: Collective Creation and

Community Based Performance for Social Transformation

 

Theatre of the Oppressed

Undergraduate Students at University of California, Berkeley

"Rebecca created a welcoming and challenging environment. I felt like my opinions were valued and questioned. She furthered my understanding on complex reading material and was extremely accessible."
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"Rebecca always gave very personalized and detailed feedback on every assignment I turned in. It was really nice to see an instructor put so much time and energy into making us better writers."
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