michael amira temple

-Playback Theatre 

-Practicing Conflict Transformation Through Forum Theater Facilitators  

-The Art of Being a Teaching Artist

Received rigorous training from Prague Shakespeare Company on text translation, original practice, physicality, vocality, and gender play from some of the leading Shakespeare educators and artists of today such as Lisa Wolpe, Paul Prescott, Scot Jackson, and Dawn Stern. 

Three day training at Diversionary Theatre on integrating the Meisner Acting technique, Miller Voice Method, And Activated Breath for more present and intentional performance work. 

Run after school theatre club at various elementary and middle schools. The program utilizes the tools of theatre to develop social and emotional fluency and cultivates resilient school communities. Activities allow students to express themselves through movement and embodiment, which provides physiological benefits and helps to regulate the nervous system, while at the same time enhancing community membership, empathy, confidence, and safe and brave spaces to engage in various life topics.

Assistant taught a voice acting course where students engaged with the Chekov technique and integrated that work into voice acting. 

Worked with english and non- english speaking students at Mann Middle School to teach the foundations of theatre as an art form and adaptation as a practice. Collaborated with students to build a performance piece based off Jaqueline Woodson's "Brown Girl Dreaming", and then performed the piece for them. 

Went to Mann Middle School and SCPS to perform for students, and then participate in talkbacks where they had an opportunity to ask questions about actor process and practice and college curiosities. Students then had a chance to see other performance on State's campus where they were then given a tour around campus and another opportunity to discuss interest and reservations in regards to higher education, and pursuing the arts.