Lecturer
Bio
Gabrielle Lewis is a teaching artist, dramaturg and performer originally from Round Rock, Texas. She graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from Augsburg University, and earned her M.F.A. in Drama and Theatre in Youth and Communities at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work as a teaching artist and educator includes activating drama-based pedagogy and devising theatre with K-12 students in school and community settings, guiding K-12 educators in arts integration strategies with Drama for Schools, and teaching undergraduate courses on arts integration and acting. Gabrielle's most recent creative work involved being dramaturg and performer for Petrificationology, a site-responsive museum theatre performance in the 2023 Cohen New Works Festival. Her M.F.A. thesis, titled "Days of Change: Developing a Healing-Centered Devising Practice with Youth," explored the relationship between healing-centered engagement and youth theatre devising practices, and she continues to explore how her teaching, artistry and scholarship embody a healing-centered approach to working with learners of all ages.
Classes
Arts Integration for Multidisciplinary Connections
Areas of Expertise
Drama-based pedagogy, arts integration, applied theatre, devising
Gabrielle Lewis is a teaching artist, dramaturg and performer originally from Round Rock, Texas. She graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from Augsburg University, and earned her M.F.A. in Drama and Theatre in Youth and Communities at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work as a teaching artist and educator includes activating drama-based pedagogy and devising theatre with K-12 students in school and community settings, guiding K-12 educators in arts integration strategies with Drama for Schools, and teaching undergraduate courses on arts integration and acting. Gabrielle's most recent creative work involved being dramaturg and performer for Petrificationology, a site-responsive museum theatre performance in the 2023 Cohen New Works Festival. Her M.F.A. thesis, titled "Days of Change: Developing a Healing-Centered Devising Practice with Youth," explored the relationship between healing-centered engagement and youth theatre devising practices, and she continues to explore how her teaching, artistry and scholarship embody a healing-centered approach to working with learners of all ages.
Arts Integration for Multidisciplinary Connections
Drama-based pedagogy, arts integration, applied theatre, devising