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Kristina Friedgen

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A resident of the DC Metro area for almost two decades, Kristina teaches theatre and dance at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School where she is also the Artistic Director of the Good Counsel Theatre Company. In addition to her work at the school, Kristina recently became Education Director for Young Artists of America.  When not working with YAA or GCTC, Kristina freelance directs and choreographs at different community and educational theatres across the DC Metro area--from Alexandria to Annapolis. She has also worked professionally as an assistant director with The Olney Theatre Center, Roundhouse Theatre Company, ATMTC, and Signature Theatre. Kristina earned her BA in Theatre from the University of Maryland and her Certificate in Teaching from Notre Dame of Maryland.

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Methods, Teacher, Theatre | 2.21.16

The lesson plan lay-up: Proscenium, Thrust, & Arena Stages

Fellow Theatre Educators, After returning from an IB Theatre conference last month, I have had…
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Filed Under: Methods, Teacher, Theatre Tagged With: arena, audience, design, lesson plan, proscenium, sets, sightlines, staging, tableaux, teacher, theatre students, thrust

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A resident of the DC Metro area for almost two decades, Kristina teaches theatre and dance at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. Kristina also works as the Education Director for Young Artists of America.

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