Keegan Cassady

Drama Teacher @Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore, MD, US

I teach middle school theatre on topics ranging from- Improvisation including shortform and Harold structures- Stage combat (unarmed, single sword, knife)- Dramatic scenes (auditions, cold reads, scene work and staging)- Ensemble and Greek Chorus performance- Commedia Dell\'Arte- Mask making and design- Set Design and Costume Design (including color theory, composition, scene painting and construction)- Story Theatre- Playwrighting (including literary analysis, narrative and scene development)- Directing (staging, dynamic and static focus, rehearsal processes)- Shakespeare (monologues, scenework)- Theatre historyCross Curricular Impacts- memorization- public speaking- teamwork and teambuilding- applications of mathematics and science for set design, costume design, and color theory- applications of performance for History and ELA- primary and secondary source analysis for History and ELA- literary analysis including plot structure, character analysis, leitmotif, voice, pace- technological integration for theatre, including sound design, set design, social media and web design, and illustrationI have also worked with High Schoolers to develop a student run Musical Theatre program at the Baltimore Leadership School.

James Madison High School

High School Diploma

George Mason University – Costello College of Business

MBA, Business Management

William & Mary

BA, Theatre