SURAYA   SUSANA   KEATING

 surayasusana@yahoo.com

510-841-0888

HIGHLIGHTS  OF  QUALIFICATIONS

• Ten years experience as a theatre arts teacher and dance educator with children and teens.
• Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) with the National Association of Drama Therapy (NADT).
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in the state of California.
• Fluent in Spanish.

EDUCATION

MA, Expressive Arts & Drama Therapy, California Institute of Integral Studies, SF, CA, 1999.
MA, Child Development (focus on Cross-Cultural Developmental Psychology), UNC Chapel Hill, NC, 1996.
BA, Psychology, SUNY Albany, NY, Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 3.98, 1993.

PERFORMING ARTS TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Artist Mentor, Performing Arts Workshop, CA, 1998-present.

• Taught pre-school, elementary, middle and high school students in both theatre arts and dance residencies ranging from 10-35 weeks.
• Developed specialized curriculum for children with special needs as well as at-risk youth.
• Presented arts-in-education workshops for teachers.
• Supervised artist interns; provided training for how to develop a drama or dance education program.

Shakespeare Instructor, San Quentin State Prison, Marin Shakespeare Company, 2006-present.

• Facilitated classes in Shakespeare for incarcerated men, developing skills of voice, movement and an ability to analyze text.
• Explored themes raised by Shakespeare’s works as they relate to issues in men’s lives.
• Directed a full length Shakespeare play with the inmates as actors for an audience of 250 people.

Drama  Instructor, San Quentin State Prison, 2007-present.

• Developed and facilitated Stories from San Quentin, an original performance piece based on the lives and experiences of men serving time as inmates at San Quentin State Prison.

Drama  Instructor, Marin Shakespeare Company, 2005-present.

• Developed and facilitated summer camp curriculum in acting, voice, movement, and Shakespeare.
• Directed adapted versions of Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, The Comedy of Errors and The Tempest.
• Developed and taught 30-week theatre courses for youth in various schools.

Theatre for Change Instructor, Community Works: Resolve to Stop the Violence Project, CA, 2004-2008.

• Developed curriculum & facilitated theatre classes for men incarcerated for violent crimes.
• Utilized theatre to help incarcerated men deepen awareness of the cycle of violence, de-construct the male-role belief system, and identify growth-promoting choices for beliefs and behavior.

Theatre Arts Instructor, Opera Piccola, 2006-2007.

• Developed age-appropriate theatre curriculum for after-school programs for students in grades K-8.
• Created and directed original performance pieces with youth in Oakland public schools.

Drama & Dance Instructor, Vector Theatre Company, 2004-2006.

• Developed age-appropriate world dance and theatre curriculum for students in grades K-8.
• Choreographed students’ school theatre production of Zeus.

Drama Instructor, New Conservatory Theatre Company, 2004-2005.

• Facilitated weekly drama class for middle school students.
• Wrote and directed an original play with students addressing the issue of bullying in the schoolyard.

OTHER  TEACHING  EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Instructor, Child Development Department, Santa Rosa Junior College, CA, 1998-present.

• Developed curriculum for and facilitated classes in Theatre with Children, Child Development and Home, Family, & Community Relations, and Adolescent Development in both English and Spanish.

Psychology Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994-1996.

• Designed and taught undergraduate classes in Psychology and Child Psychology.

Yoga & Pilates  Instructor, various Bay Area locations, 1997-present.

• Provided group yoga & fitness classes for a variety of populations, including teens, adults and seniors at the Berkeley YMCA, Bladium Sports Clubs, 24-Hour Fitness, and the SF public schools.

OTHER  RELEVANT  EXPERIENCE

Drama Therapist, Living Arts Counseling Center, Oakland, CA, 2004-2005.

• Provided drama therapy for adults suffering from depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, creative blocks and other life stressors.

Play Therapist, Community , San Anselmo, CA, 2002-2003.

• Provided bilingual (Spanish & English) counseling services to children enrolled in Head Start programs and their families.
• Received extensive training in play therapy, family therapy, and the Medical system.

Drama Therapist, Cedars of Marin, San Anselmo, CA, 2000-2002.

• Facilitated 2-year-long drama therapy groups for adults with developmental disabilities.
• Co-created and directed two movies exploring issues important to the drama therapy group participants. 

Drama and Expressive Arts Therapist, Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA, 1998-1999.

• Provided individual and group drama therapy sessions for adolescents, addressing issues of: self-esteem, family conflicts, depression, eating disorders, and suicide.

Actress, various Bay Area theatre companies, CA, 1996-present.

• Extensive performing experience with various Bay Area theatre companies (theatre resume available upon request).

REFERENCES

Ai Shimamura, Business Facilitator
Former Program Director, Performing Arts Workshop
(415) 342-6183

Lesley Currier, Managing Director
Marin Shakespeare Company
(415) 499-4485

Additional references available upon request.