Tricia McCauley
Teaching Experience

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, DC                            September 2002-present
Teacher:  semester-long classes for adults
            Body, Voice, and Soul:  speech and movement technique
            Acting A-Z:  introduction to acting

Helen Hayes Legacy Project, Washington, DC                                             April 2005-present
Educator:  4-session creative drama residencies in DC public schools

Imagination Stage, Bethesda, Maryland
Teacher:  semester-long classes and summer week-long intensives                 September 1994 –present

           Grades K-1:  Creative Drama, Sendak Stories, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible…Day
           Grades 4-7:  Nuts & Bolts, Creating A Character, Shakespeare Stories, Improvisation
           Grades 8-12: Drama 101, Voice & Movement, Scene Study, Shakespeare, Improvisation

Director, Junior Shakespeare Troupe                                                 September 1999-May 2002
· Designed year-long curriculum for middle school students exploring Shakespeare’s works and language.
· Taught basic acting, script analysis, and ensemble skills.
· Directed abridged Shakespeare play for performance at the Folger Shakespeare Library’s Children’s
                        Shakespeare Festival.

Round House Theatre, Silver Spring, Maryland
Teacher:  semester-long classes for Adults                                          September 1997-December 2004
            Acting 1, Acting 1.5, Acting 2, Shakespeare

Teacher: semester-long classes for Youth                                            September 1994-December 2000
           Let’s Imagine (K-1), Fun with Theatre (2-3), Adventures in Acting, Drama Club (4-6)
           

Co-Director, Heyday Players                                                              September 2001-February 2002
Co-directed Senior actors in a scene-and-monologue show that toured the Metro area.

Director, Youth Onstage Performance Troupe                                     September 1996-August 2001
· Worked with 6th-12th grade students to develop an original play.
· Taught basic acting and playwriting skills.
· Coordinated students on tour to local libraries or summer camps.

 Other Classes & Guest Artist Workshops
The Actors’ Center, Washington, DC; Mt. Vernon Children’s Theatre, Alexandria, VA; Woodlin Elementary School, Silver Spring, MD; St. Anne’s Episcopal School, Annapolis, MD; Washington Very Special Arts, Arts Are Magic Festival, Washington, DC; Maryland High School Thespian Festival; Manassas Center for the Arts, Pied Piper Summer Camps; Washington Shakespeare Company summer camp, Washington, DC; Vpstart Crow Productions, Manassas, VA

Education & Affiliations
The American University, Washington, DC, Cum Laude:  BA in Theatre, minor in Anthropology
National Merit Scholar, Golden Key Honor Society
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, National Theater Institute, Waterford, CT
Member: Actors’ Equity Association, Screen Actors’ Guild; Company Member: Washington Stage Guild