EDUCATION

  • Master of Fine Arts, Theatre, Summa Cum Laude, University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2001

  • Bachelor of Arts, Theatre, Summa Cum Laude, University of California, Los Angeles, 1994

CREATIVE WORK

PRODUCTIONS

  • 2024.  Funny Bones
         The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland
         Theatre Production
         Roles: Producer, Writer, Performer

  • 2024.  The Jungle Book
         Kaimuki Christian School, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2023. #ENOUGH a nationwide campaign to end gun violence
         The Cathedral of Saint Andrews, Honolulu, HI
    Staged Reading Production
         Roles: Producer

  • 2023.  In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
         National Tour, USA
         TYA Production
         Roles: Playwright

  • 2023.  Robin Hood
         Kaimuki Christian School, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2022. #ENOUGH a nationwide campaign to end gun violence
         Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, Honolulu, HI
    Staged Reading Production
         Roles: Producer

  • 2022.  Eddie Wen' Go
         Kennedy Theatre, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2021.  JoyMobile
         Artists for Community Transformation, Intl., Oahu, HI
         Theatre Production
         Roles: Producer, Director, Devising Lead

  • 2021.  Open Your Hearts Wide
         PlayBuilders of Hawaiʻi Theater Company, Oahu, HI
         Film
         Roles: Co-Screenplay Adaptation, Co-Director

  • 2020.  Getting Ready for Eddie
         Streaming “Zoom Shorts”
         Theatre Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2020.  The Gospel of Mark
         Theatre Found
         Solo Streaming Theatre Production
         Roles: Actor

  • 2020.  Open Your Hearts Wide
         PlayBuilders of Hawaiʻi Theater Company, Oahu, HI
    Audio Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2019.  Going Home
         CiRCO Summer, Liangshan, China
         Village Theatre Tour
         Roles: Producer, Director, Devising Lead

  • 2019.  In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
        HTY, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Playwright

  • 2019.  Keiki Kalo
         Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, Honolulu, HI
         TVY Production (theatre for the very young)
         Roles: Co-Writer, Co-Director, Co-Devising Lead

  • 2019.  Pi Jin Rolls the Lamp
         Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), Eugene, OR
         Special Invited Scene
         Roles: Director

  • 2018.  Fights & Delights
         Inter-Island Tour, Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island, HI
         Theatre Production Tour
         Roles: Co-Director

  • 2018.  Fights & Delights
         Kennedy Theatre, Honolulu, HI
         Theatre Production
         Roles: Co-Director

  • 2017.  The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
         Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, Honolulu, HI
         Theatre Production
         Roles: Producer, Director, Actor (Jesus)

  • 2017.  EXIT Monkey
         Kaka‘ako Agora, Honolulu, HI
         Dance Theatre Concert, Monkey Waterfall Dance Theatre Company
         Roles: Actor, Dancer

  • 2016.  Antigone
         Kennedy Theatre Lawn, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2016.  We Can! We Can!
         CiRCO Summer, Liangshan, China
         Village Theatre Camps + Tour
         Roles: Producer, Director, Devising Lead

  • 2015.  Gorilla
         Commons Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2015.  Freud's Last Session
         C4 Kahala (Christ Centered Christian Church) & KCC (Kaimuki Christian Church) 
         Theatre Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2015.  The Fire of the Nosu is Rising
         CiRCO Summer, Liangshan, China
         Village Theatre Camps + Tour
         Roles: Producer, Director, Devising Lead

  • 2015.  The Journey Home
         City and County of Honolulu, Environmental Services, Oahu, HI
         TYA Puppet Performance Touring Production
         Roles: Playwright, Director

  • 2015.  Kolohe Puppet & Clowning Slam
         Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, Honolulu, HI
         Puppet + Clowning Slam Event
         Roles: Producer

  • 2014.  The BFG
         Kennedy Theatre, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2014.  Kolohe Puppet & Clowning Slam
         Ong King Art Center, Honolulu, HI
         Puppet + Clowning Slam Event
         Roles: Producer

  • 2014.  Eddie Wen' Go
         Hawaii Theatre Center, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2014.  Women Can!
         CiRCO Summer, Liangshan, China
         Village Theatre Camps + Tour
         Roles: Producer, Director, Devising Instructor

  • 2014.  The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip
         Kennedy Theatre, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2014.  12 Angry Monkeys
         Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
         Dance Theatre Concert, Monkey Waterfall Dance Theatre Company
         Roles: Actor, Dancer

  • 2014.  Hansel & Gretel
         Hawaii Theatre Center, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Actor (Father/Woodcutter)

  • 2013.  The HIV/AIDS Sickness
         CiRCO Summer, Liangshan, China
         Village Theatre Camps + Tour
         Roles: Producer, Director, Devising Instructor

  • 2013.  Balloonacy
         Oahu, HI
         TYA Preschool Performance Touring Production
         Roles: Producer, Actor

  • 2013.  Kolohe Puppet & Clowning Slam
         Ong King Art Center, Honolulu, HI
         Puppet + Clowning Slam Event
         Roles: Co-Producer

  • 2013.  Monkey Solo
         Arts at Mark's Garage, Honolulu, HI
         Dance Theatre Concert, Monkey Waterfall Dance Theatre Company
         Roles: Actor, Dancer

  • 2013.  The Twits
         Hawaii Theatre Center, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Actor (Mr. Twit)

  • 2012.  The Nutcracker Ballet
         Blaisdell Concert Hall, Honolulu, HI
         Ballet Production
         Roles: Actor, Stilt Walker (Mother Ginger)

  • 2012.  Kolohe Puppet & Clowning Slam
         Ong King Art Center, Honolulu, HI
         Puppet + Clowning Slam Event
         Roles: Co-Producer

  • 2012.  The Giver
         Kennedy Theatre, Honolulu, HI
         TYA Production
         Roles: Director

  • 2012.  NFL Pro Bowl
         Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
         Pre-Show Featured Entertainment
         Roles: Stilt Walker

  • 2012.  Cinco De Mayo Festival
         Chinatown, Honolulu, HI
         Featured Entertainment
         Roles: Stilt Walker

  • 2012.  Nosu Yi/Nosu 1
         CiRCO Summer, Liangshan, China
         Village Theatre Camps + Tour
         Roles: Producer, Director, Devising Instructor

  • 2011.  Kolohe Puppet & Clowning Slam
         Ong King Art Center, Honolulu, HI
         Puppet + Clowning Slam Event
         Roles: Co-Producer

  • 2011.  Celebrity Project
         Bamboo 2, Honolulu, HI
         Dance Theatre Concert, Monkey Waterfall Dance Theatre Company
         Roles: Actor, Dancer

AWARDS

  • 2021.  Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, University of Hawaii Board of Regents (link)

  • 2018.  Outstanding Director of Non-Traditional Production, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    Fights & Delights

  • 2018.  Outstanding Overall Non-Traditional Production, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    Fights & Delights

  • 2018.  Special Adjudicator Award: Educational Guide, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    Fights & Delights

  • 2016.  Outstanding Director of a Play, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    Antigone

  • 2016.  Outstanding Overall Production of a Play, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    Antigone

  • 2016. Hawkins Award, EdTA (Educational Theatre Association), Selected Participant, Arts Advocacy Day, Washington, D.C.

  • 2015.  Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Play, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    Gorilla

  • 2015.  Outstanding Director of a Play, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    Freud's Last Session

  • 2015.  Outstanding Overall Production of a Play, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    Freud's Last Session

  • 2014.  Outstanding Director of a Musical, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip

  • 2014.  Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip

  • 2013.  Junior Faculty Research Award, College of Arts & Humanities, University of Hawaii at Manoa

  • 2013.  Outstanding Overall Production of a Play, Po'okela Award (HSTC: Hawaii State Theatre Council)
    The Giver

  • 2013.  Best Director, New Play Competition, KCACTF (Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival), Region VIII, Los Angeles, CA

SCHOLARLY WORK

RESEARCH, CHAPTERS, ARTICLES

  • Branner, Mark, 2021. The Origin of Stories: Examining the Creative Process in Chinese TYA. China-U.S. Scholars Program (CUSP).

  • Branner, M. & Poblete, M., 2019. Getting Serious about Playful Play: Identifying Characteristics of Successful Theatre for Very Young Audience: ArtsPraxis, Volume 6, Number 1.

  • Branner, Mark, 2015. Teaching 'Theatre for Good.' Incite-Insight: A Publication of the American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE).

  • Branner, Mark, 2014. Dissertation Review of Yi-Ren Tsai's: The Representation of Taiwanese Childhood As Reflected in Taiwanese Theatre for Young Audience of the Taipei Children's Arts Festival 2000-2011.

  • Branner, Mark, 2014. Higher Wages, Less Pain: The Changing Role of Children in Traditional Chinese Theatre. In Entertaining Children: The Participation of Children in the Entertainment Industry. Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS

  • 2021.  Childrenʻs Literate Hawaii (CLH), Honolulu, HI (digital)
         Public Presentation: The Digital Pivot

  • 2021.  TYA/USA University Connect, Honolulu, HI (digital)
         Faculty Advisor/Co-Producer: TYA in Hawaiʻi: The Power of Storytelling

  • 2021.  ASSITEJ World Congress & Festival, Tokyo, Japan (digital)
         Public Presentation: TYA as Passport

  • 2020.  UH Mānoa, Center for Teaching Excellence, Honolulu, HI
         Public Presentation: Incorporating Oral Communication Focus Assignments Across Disciplines

  • 2019.  East West Center, EWC Arts Program, Honolulu, HI
         Public Presentation & Workshop: Asian Puppetry in the Classroom

  • 2019.  UH Mānoa, College of Education, Honolulu, HI
         Public Presentation: Finding Your “Teacher Voice”

  • 2019.  KCACTF, Region VII, Eugene, OR
         Conference Presentation & Workshop: The Wonderful World of Chinese Traditional Theatre (Xiqu)

  • 2017.  International Association of Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC), Honolulu, HI
         Public Presentation & Workshop: Let Your Hands Talk: Incorporating Puppetry Into Educational Programming

  • 2017.  Hawaii-Pacific Evaluation Association, Kaneohe, HI
         Roundtable Presentation: Assessing the Ephemeral: How does one evaluate the art of performance?

  • 2016.  KCACTF, Region VIII, Honolulu, HI
         Conference Presentation & Workshop: The Serious Work of the Clown

  • 2015.  UH Mānoa Assessment Exhibit, Sinclair Library, Honolulu, HI
         Poster Exhibit: Using the Invisible To Make Visible: Spotlighting Assessment Through Theatre

  • 2014.  American Alliance for Theatre & Education National Conference (AATE), Denver, CO
         Debut Panel Presentation: Theatre Wild: Devising Projects in the Mountains of Central China

  • 2014.  East West Center, Honolulu, HI
         Public Presentation: Popular Theatre in the Wilds of China's Big, Cool Mountains

  • 2013.  One Theatre World (TYA/USA Theatre Festival), Playhouse Square, Cleveland, OH
         Public Presentation: Important Acronyms: MFA in TYA  at UHM

  • 2013.  Justice, Spirituality and Education Conference, Biola University, La Mirada, CA
         Paper Presentation: Doing Justice, Loving Mercy, Making Beauty: An Introduction to the Work of CiRCO Redempto

  • 2013.  KCACTF, Region VIII, Los Angeles, CA
         Conference Presentation & Workshop: The Art of Puppetry

  • 2012.  KCACTF, Region VIII, Ogden, UT
         Conference Presentation & Workshop: The Art of Physical Comedy & Clown

BLOGS

  • Branner, Mark, 2014. Honey, Don’t Forget the Kids! UHM Study Abroad Center featured blog post.(http://www.studyabroad.org/faculty/testimonials/honey-dont-forget-kids)

  • Branner, Mark, 2013. The Wondrous Abyss of Puppetry. ARTstor featured blog post.
    (http://artstor.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/teaching-with-artstor-puppetry)

GRANTS

  • 2021. China-U.S. Scholars Program (CUSP), Visiting Scholar, Grant Recipient
    The Origin of Stories: Examining the Creative Process in Chinese TYA

  • 2019. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program)
    Applied Theatre: Devising Theatre in the Nosu Mountain Villages of Liangshan, Sichuan.

  • 2017. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, SEED (IDEAS)
    Tim Webb, Oily Cart: Devised Theatre for Profound and Multiple Disabilities

  • 2017. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Theatre + Dance, The Dennis Ihara Guest Artist Scholar Series
    Tim Webb, Oily Cart: Devised Theatre for Profound and Multiple Disabilities

  • 2014. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Theatre + Dance, Langhans Guest Artist Fund
    Roman Stefanski, Polka Theatre: Professional Puppet Masterclass

  • 2014. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Diversity and Equity Initiative
    The Giver, ASL (American Sign Language) Access to All

TEACHING

UHM TEACHING AREAS

Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppetry, Mask Performance, Physical Comedy & Clown, Chinese Acting: Movement & Voice, TYA Devising, TYA Production & Touring, Applied Theatre

UHM INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

  • THEA 101, Introduction to World Drama and Theatre

  • THEA 420, Chinese Acting: Voice

  • THEA 427, Chinese Acting: Movement

  • THEA 433, Movement Workshop: Physical Comedy & Clown

  • THEA 472, Masked Performance

  • THEA 474, Theatre for Young Audiences

  • THEA 476, Puppetry

  • THEA 477, Masks & Giant Puppets

  • DNCE/THEA 658, Business for the Arts

  • THEA 678, Topics in TYA (Touring TYA)

  • THEA 678, Topics in TYA (TYA in Production)

  • THEA 678, Topics in TYA (Adapting & Devising in TYA)

  • THEA 678, Topics in TYA (TVY: Theatre for the Very Young)

  • THEA 678, Topics in TYA (The TYA Job Market)

  • THEA 699, Directed Research (International TYA)

  • THEA 799, Seminar in TYA (Applied Theatre)

GRADUATE THESIS COMMITTEE CHAIR

  • In Process. J. Romans, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Directing

  • In Process. C. Richardson, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Directing

  • In Process. L. Nilsen, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppetry

  • 2024. J. Jackson. MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppetry

  • 2024. K. Kaw-uh. MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppetry

  • 2023. C. Tower. MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Curriculum

  • 2023. H. Taylor. MA Theatre

  • 2023. O. Coughlin. MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppetry

  • 2023. N. Drackett. MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Devising

  • 2022. T. Bogan, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Directing

  • 2022. E. Gannaway, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Curriculum

  • 2022. J. Israel, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppetry

  • 2020. M. Vargas, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Devising

  • 2019. A. Albarado, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Acting

  • 2019. T. Farley, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Directing 

  • 2016. M. Fitzsimmons, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Devising

  • 2016. N. Niemi, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Directing

  • 2016. A. Watkins, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppetry

  • 2015. K. Shire, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Directing

  • 2014. R. Chapman, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppetry

  • 2014. Y. Ishida, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Directing

  • 2014. T. Garcia, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppetry

  • 2014. E. Shuford, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Curriculum

  • 2014. L. Winskye, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Curriculum 

  • 2012. T. Robinson, MFA Youth Theatre, Curriculum

GRADUATE THESIS COMMITTEE MEMBER

  • In Process. R. Morris, MFA Acting / Directing

  • 2022. A. Allen, MFA Dance Choreography

  • 2021. A. Castañeda Walker, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Curriculum

  • 2021. K. Stone, MFA Playwriting

  • 2021. R.Y. Li, MA Theatre

  • 2018. R. Filbeck, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Curriculum

  • 2018. C. Kindiger, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Curriculum

  • 2018. N. Brown, MFA Theatre for Young Audiences, Curriculum

  • 2018. J. Hofmann, MFA Western Directing

  • 2018. M. Marcos, MFA Costume Design

  • 2017. Q. Zheng, MFA Asian Acting

  • 2016. C. Brennan, MA Western Theatre

  • 2016. T. Callais, MFA Western Acting

  • 2016. M. Ganjali, MFA Asian Directing

  • 2015. K. Peacock, MFA Lighting Design

  • 2015. K. Scholl, MFA Western Acting

  • 2014. A. Munro, MFA Western Directing

  • 2013. B. Shambaugh, MFA Western Directing

  • 2013. B. Sota, MFA Western Directing

  • 2013. J. Calvo, MFA Western Acting

  • 2012. E. Belvin, MFA Asian Acting 

  • 2012. C. Bowden-Kerby, MFA Youth Theatre, Curriculum

  • 2012. J. Dickenson, MFA Youth Theatre, Curriculum  

  • 2012. C. Hartigan, MFA Youth Theatre, Curriculum

  • 2012. J. Yep, MFA Youth Theatre, Curriculum

SERVICE

NATIONAL COMMITTEES & PANELS

  • 2014-Present.  Winifred Ward Scholarship, Selection Committee Member Education, American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE)

  • 2018-2019.  Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Task Force (EDI), TYA/USA

  • 2015. Strategic Planning Committee, American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE)

  • 2014-2015. Young Playwrights for Change, TYA/USA National Middle School Playwriting Contest, Regional Host Coordinator

STATE COMMITTEES & PANELS

  • 2021.  Poetry Out Loud, Contest Judge, Hawaii State Competition

  • 2021. HSFCA (Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts), Panel Review for Artists in the Schools, School Year 2021-2022

  • 2020. Poetry Out Loud, Contest Judge, Hawaii State Competition

  • 2020. HSFCA (Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts), Panel Review for Artists in the Schools, School Year 2020-2021

  • 2019. HSFCA (Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts), Arts First Panel (Arts in Education Professional Development)

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

  • 2021. Peer Reviewer, Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Assessment Center

  • 2020. Editorial Board, Horizons, a campus-wide journal of undergraduate research, creative work and innovation

  • 2020. TEC (Teacher Education Certification), Fine Arts Education, College of Education

  • 2017-2019.  UHM Faculty Senate

  • 2017-2019.  UHM CFS (Committee on Faculty Service)

  • 2017.  TPRC Chair (Tenure Promotion Review Committee), Windward Community College

  • 2014-2016.  UHPA Faculty Representative Advisory Committee (FRAC)

  • 2014.  UHM Assessment Leadership Institute

  • 2013-2016.  UHM General Education Committee, Foundations Board

DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES

  • 2020-Present. Recruitment Committee, Committee Member

  • 2019-Present. Friends of Kennedy Theatre Scholarship, Committee Member

  • 2019-Present. Glenn Cannon Scholarship, Committee Member

  • 2017-Present. Theatre Departmental Assessment Committee Co-Coordinator

  • 2019. A&H (College of Arts & Humanities) Scholarship Committee, Committee Member

  • 2019.  DPC (Departmental Personnel Committee), Committee Member

  • 2017. DPC (Departmental Personnel Committee), Chair

  • 2014-2017.  Theatre Departmental Assessment Committee Coordinator

  • 2014.  Theatre Manager, Search Committee Member

  • 2014.  Audience Services Manager, Search Committee Member

  • 2012-2017.  Recruitment Committee, Chair

  • 2013.  Manoa Experience Coordinator

  • 2012.  Lighting, Sound, Projection, Special Effects Faculty, Search Committee Chair

  • 2012.  Production Manager/Facilities Manager, Search Committee Chair

  • 2011-2012.  Tech Working Group, Committee Member

  • 2011.  Directing Faculty, Search Committee Member

COMMUNITY SERVICE: SCHOOLS

  • 2019. Farrington High School, Kennedy Theatre Tour, Chinese Dragon Workshop

  • 2019. Ewa Makai Middle School, Kennedy Theatre Tour, Chinese Dragon Workshop

  • 2018. ITS (International Thespian Society) High School Theatre Festival. Planning Committee Member

  • 2018. Noelani Elementary School, Career Week, Guest Speaker

  • 2018. Kaimuki Christian School (KCS), Missions Emphasis Week, Guest Speaker

  • 2017.  ITS (International Thespian Society) High School Theatre Festival. Planning Committee Member

  • 2017. Noelani Elementary School, Career Week, Guest Speaker

  • 2017. Kaimuki Christian School (KCS), Missions Emphasis Week, Guest Speaker

  • 2016.  ITS (International Thespian Society) High School Theatre Festival. Planning Committee Member

  • 2015.  HTYAE (Hawaii Theatre Young Actors Ensemble). Teaching Artist, Physical Comedy Master Class

  • 2015.  ITS (International Thespian Society) High School Theatre Festival. Planning Committee Member

  • 2014.  Noelani Elementary School. Teaching Artist, 4th Grade

  • 2014.  HTYAE (Hawaii Theatre Young Actors Ensemble). Teaching Artist, Physical Comedy Master Class

  • 2014.  University of Hawaii, Manoa, Manoa Experience. The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, Flash Mob Coordinator

  • 2014.  ITS (International Thespian Society) High School Theatre Festival. Planning Committee Member

  • 2012.  Kahala Elementary School. Teaching Artist, 5th Grade

  • 2012.  Hoaloha Kai Montessori, Kahala. Teaching Artist, Pre-School & Kindergarten

  • 2012.  HTYAE (Hawaii Theatre Young Actors Ensemble). Teaching Artist, Physical Comedy Master Class

  • 2012.  Honolulu Waldorf School. Teaching Artist, Physical Comedy Master Class

  • 2012.  University of Hawaii, Manoa, Ka Leo Arts Festival. Make-a-Zombie, Puppet Building Coordinator

  • 2012.  University of Hawaii, Manoa, MEdT Program. Teaching Artist, Acting/Performance Intensive

  • 2011.  University of Hawaii, Manoa, Ka Leo Arts Festival. Juggling Godot, Performance Artist

COMMUNITY SERVICE: LOCAL

  • 2019. Jedi Training Workshop, Onizuka Day of Exploration, Scout Makahiki

  • 2019. Kahala Blues: PlayBuilders of Hawaii Play Competition, Actor

  • 2018. Jedi Training Workshop, Onizuka Day of Exploration, Scout Makahiki

  • 2018. Hawaii Book and Music Festival; Featured Performance, Fights & Delights, Touring Performance

  • 2016.  Kaimuki Christian Church, February. An Introduction to Sichuan Opera, Public Presentation

  • 2015.  Kaimuki Christian Church. Clown Performance: A Day in the Park

  • 2014.  CLH, Children’s Literature Hawaii Conference; Chaminade University. The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, Touring Performance

  • 2014.  Hawaii Book and Music Festival; Keiki Pavilion. The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, Touring Performance

  • 2014.  Chinatown First Fridays. The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, Flash Mob Coordinator

  • 2014.  Kaimuki Christian Church, February. An Introduction to Sichuan Opera, Public Presentation

  • 2013.  Hawaii Book and Music Festival; Keiki Pavilion. Balloonacy, Touring Performance

  • 2013.  Kaimuki Christian Church, February. An Introduction to Sichuan Opera, Public Presentation

COMMUNITY SERVICE: INTERNATIONAL

  • 2019.  CiRCO Summer. Nosu Ethnic Minority Performing Arts Devising Project (produced devising project for Nosu students)

  • 2016.  CiRCO Summer. Nosu Ethnic Minority Performing Arts Devising Project (produced devising project for Nosu students)

  • 2015.  CiRCO Summer. Nosu Ethnic Minority Performing Arts Devising Project (produced devising project for Nosu students)

  • 2014.  CiRCO Summer. Nosu Ethnic Minority Performing Arts Camps (produced multiple camps for Nosu students)

  • 2013.  CiRCO Summer. Nosu Ethnic Minority Performing Arts Camps (produced multiple camps for Nosu students)

  • 2012.  CiRCO Summer. Nosu Ethnic Minority Performing Arts Camps (produced multiple camps for Nosu students)