Stephanie Jacobson, MFA
Stephanie is a full time Teaching Artist and the Director of Youth Productions at The Rose Theater for the past 14 years. She has directed The Rose’s world premiere of The Grocer’s Goblin and The Little Mermaid, The Misfits, The Little Engine That Could, as well as her adaptation of Thumbelina: Adventure Day. She appeared on Rose's stage as Kaa in Jungle Book, Louise in Van Gogh and Me and as Ma/ Puppeteer in The Bluebarn's Production of The Woodsman. Stephanie has her MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa where her focus was in clowning, puppetry and movement theater. She is a certified Yoga instructor, a member of The Moving Company, participated in the Diavolo Project: Nebraska, a select participant in the new playwright track at the The Eugene O'Neill Puppetry Festival, and is a trained puppeteer specializing in Shadow puppetry and Bunraku. Before moving to Omaha, she lived in NYC where she worked with Liz Swados on her production of Jabu in an extended run at The Flea Theatre, Lee Bruer’s production of Mabou Mines' A Dollshouse National and International Tour, Taylor Mac and The Jim Henson Company. www.stephaniejacobson.weebly.com
Stephanie is a full time Teaching Artist and the Director of Youth Productions at The Rose Theater for the past 14 years. She has directed The Rose’s world premiere of The Grocer’s Goblin and The Little Mermaid, The Misfits, The Little Engine That Could, as well as her adaptation of Thumbelina: Adventure Day. She appeared on Rose's stage as Kaa in Jungle Book, Louise in Van Gogh and Me and as Ma/ Puppeteer in The Bluebarn's Production of The Woodsman. Stephanie has her MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa where her focus was in clowning, puppetry and movement theater. She is a certified Yoga instructor, a member of The Moving Company, participated in the Diavolo Project: Nebraska, a select participant in the new playwright track at the The Eugene O'Neill Puppetry Festival, and is a trained puppeteer specializing in Shadow puppetry and Bunraku. Before moving to Omaha, she lived in NYC where she worked with Liz Swados on her production of Jabu in an extended run at The Flea Theatre, Lee Bruer’s production of Mabou Mines' A Dollshouse National and International Tour, Taylor Mac and The Jim Henson Company. www.stephaniejacobson.weebly.com
Creative Arts Therapy
Instructor: April Follmer, MS, LMHP
Louisa W. Foster PSYD, RDT/BCT
Stephanie Jacobson, MFA
Danielle Laurion MA, R-DMT, GLCMA, LMHP
Pamela Mueggenberg, M.S., LMHP
Bridget M. Shevlin, MT-BC, CCTP
Sunday, June 21st - Saturday, June 27th
(3 credits)
Through reading, discussion, and experience students gain understanding of a wide range of creative arts modalities and therapeutic approaches. Appropriateness of application of modalities and methods for various populations is discussed. Art (drawing, painting, sculpting), poetry, journaling, storytelling, dance/movement, sand play, music (instruments and singing) are explored and woven intermodally with drama.
In this course, participants are exposed to specialized disciplines beyond their current level of training and/or outside of the purview of Drama Therapy. Use of these modalities, without proper training and supervision, would exceed their scope of practice. Participants are responsible for ensuring that they are in compliance with professional standards and limits of practice as defined by the ethics code, as well as licensing and credentialing laws in the state of practice.
Introduction to Bunraku Puppetry Ensemble Wednesday 6/24 6-9pm:
Bunraku puppetry is an ideal meld of both mime, mask and puppetry; connecting three individual minds into one. In this workshop participants will work in small groups to build and bring a character to life through creating shared thought and action.
Indonesian Shadow Mask Workshop Thursday 6/25 6-9pm:
Participants will explore movement and practice building techniques of Indonesia- based Mask performance. Pooling the tools of shadow, silhouette, Laban and Lecoq technique into a theater practice that calls for character development from the outside-in.
Instructor: April Follmer, MS, LMHP
Louisa W. Foster PSYD, RDT/BCT
Stephanie Jacobson, MFA
Danielle Laurion MA, R-DMT, GLCMA, LMHP
Pamela Mueggenberg, M.S., LMHP
Bridget M. Shevlin, MT-BC, CCTP
Sunday, June 21st - Saturday, June 27th
(3 credits)
Through reading, discussion, and experience students gain understanding of a wide range of creative arts modalities and therapeutic approaches. Appropriateness of application of modalities and methods for various populations is discussed. Art (drawing, painting, sculpting), poetry, journaling, storytelling, dance/movement, sand play, music (instruments and singing) are explored and woven intermodally with drama.
In this course, participants are exposed to specialized disciplines beyond their current level of training and/or outside of the purview of Drama Therapy. Use of these modalities, without proper training and supervision, would exceed their scope of practice. Participants are responsible for ensuring that they are in compliance with professional standards and limits of practice as defined by the ethics code, as well as licensing and credentialing laws in the state of practice.
Introduction to Bunraku Puppetry Ensemble Wednesday 6/24 6-9pm:
Bunraku puppetry is an ideal meld of both mime, mask and puppetry; connecting three individual minds into one. In this workshop participants will work in small groups to build and bring a character to life through creating shared thought and action.
Indonesian Shadow Mask Workshop Thursday 6/25 6-9pm:
Participants will explore movement and practice building techniques of Indonesia- based Mask performance. Pooling the tools of shadow, silhouette, Laban and Lecoq technique into a theater practice that calls for character development from the outside-in.