“Guest playwright Sarah Louise Wilson led the 47 students, who range in age from 11 to 18, in a series of writing exercises about bullying. She asked whether they’d been bullied, and whether they’d bullied other people. Everyone had a story to write, Wilson said — and she took those stories and incorporated them into the adaptation. When the curtain rises, the hero of the play is being picked on by other kids. He becomes popular and starts bullying others, and is eventually humbled himself.”
Bullying: Fighting back, from the stage
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times / for the Booster Shots blog
May 13, 2011 12 AM PT
CSSSA Full-Time Writing Faculty California Institute of the Arts / 2023-2025
- Taught screenwriting fundamentals to 60+ youths nationwide
Anti-Racist Curriculum Writer/Co-Founder/Content Creator C.A.R.E. / California / 2020-present
- Co-authored innovative anti-racism curriculum
- Produced inclusive discussion series and short-form video content
- Advocated for restorative justice, education, housing, prison reform, and policy changes
Screenwriting Professor IT University / Kazakhstan / 2019
- Empowered over 60 multilingual students in screenwriting
- Integrated technology and in-person exercises
- Created an intellectually stimulating learning environment
Adjunct Professor Mount Saint Mary’s / Los Angeles / 2018
- Taught undergraduate students creative writing
- Developed engaging curriculum on Canvas
- Inspired completion of original feature-length screenplays
Screenwriting/Directing/Producing Professor Turan University, Action Lab, Premiere Film Academy / Kazakhstan / 2014-2016
- Taught 100+ students filmmaking fundamentals
- Worked with diverse backgrounds in multilingual classes
- Coordinated, mentored, and guided students to complete award-winning movies and screenplays
Teaching Artist/Assistant Director/Playwright Plaza de la Raza CAP Program / Los Angeles / 2001-2016
- Collaborated on full-length plays with annual performances
- Coached and directed actors, prop building, set painting
- Wrote and conceptualized plays performed at The Walt Disney REDCAT Theater
- Contributed to securing National Endowment for the Arts Grant funds
- Integrated acting techniques for confidence and creative autonomy in students
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