Treats in Transit – Hell’s Kitchen
For this month’s blog, I’ve decided to feature not a new found pleasure, but one of my old favorites. Back in 2002 I was the Administrative Director for the WorkShop Theater Company and our company,...
View ArticleTreats in Transit – Woodside
The school-year ends in 7 days and teachers and Trainers all over the City are in the midst final performances, celebrations, number crunching, and saying goodbye to colleagues and communities. It is a...
View ArticlePlaying with Words
Who are your favorite authors? Poets? Playwrights? Keep them close. Celebrate them! What books do you plan to read this summer? I had just finished reading Maya Angelou’s latest book Mom & Me...
View ArticleArt Fire – Process or Product?
As some of you know, I am currently working on a show; more of a workshop production. The director is a friend of mine and I love him and his work. As an actor, we hope to work on projects that we...
View ArticleArt Fire – Product
“Like everyone else I am what I am: an individual, unique and different, with a lineal history of ancestral promptings and urgings; a history of dreams, desires, and of special experiences, all of...
View ArticleTreats in Transit – Harlem
I love back to school. To me it’s always felt like the true new year. The crisp evenings, the harvest festivals, a new academic session, and my birthday! This year was no exception. I had the pleasure...
View ArticleOn the Ground – The Power of Words on Pages
We’re so lucky to have this special input from Stacy. One of things that seems particularly inspiring in this write-up is his willingness and courageousness in finding and engaging in a collaborative...
View Article“A Look Inside”– Leadership
Director of Staff Development Greg Shamie takes for “A Look Inside” the world of Leadership Program Trainers in the first installment of this new monthly series.
View Article“A Look Inside”– Retention
Director of Staff Development Greg Shamie talks to trainers about student retention in the second installment of “A Look Inside.”
View ArticleLiquid Lunch
Bronx In-Class Enrichment in the morning, Brooklyn Drama Club in the afternoon, and a parent workshop in East Harlem at night could easily describe a day in the life of a Leadership Trainer. With all...
View ArticleTreats in Transit – Jackson Heights Take 2
The premise of this blog is that teaching artists are busy. We spend a lot of time in transit, and sometimes we need to eat on the run. But the not so secret secret is that we do a lot more on the run...
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