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Living in Santa Fe I find inspiration in storytelling, weaving, writing, and hiking in the mountains.
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I was born in Brooklyn, NYC. From the time I was 8 years old, until I left for college at 17, I traveled by myself into Manhattan to take a dance, theatre, or music lesson. After class I was free to wander about the City until I had to leave for home at 4:30. I ate in small Mom & Pop ethnic restaurants, savoring food I could neither spell nor pronounce. Theatre and dance tickets in the balconies were cheap and museums were free. All I needed were two nickels for the train rides, a nickel in case I had to make a phone call, and a quarter for lunch. The City was mine to explore. These years made an indelible impression on me in many ways: I enjoyed being with a diverse group of people, attending a variety of arts performances, and making my way in unfamiliar worlds with confidence and curiosity.

Early experiences with abuse both at home and school led me to becoming a teacher, writer, playwright, and essayist, always focusing on issues of empowerment. I have taught creative writing, storymaking, drama, and literacy workshops in schools, universities, professional development programs, prisons, Head Start, mental hospitals, recreational centers, programs for children and adults with learning differences, and older adult programs in the US and abroad.

In 1985 I was diagnosed with a rare and anomalous form of leukemia. When treatment allowed me to think in terms of years rather than months, and ten years after becoming a full professor at the University of Delaware, I received my PhD, in multi-disciplinary studies focusing on literature, psychology, and philosophy. 

As an award-winning author of seven books of nonfiction, my focus has always been on developing creative expression, arts-based approaches to learning, and student-centered learning. I have also written five novels, one of which, The Stones Speak, has been optioned for a movie. The focus in all of my writing and teaching has always been on empowerment. My newest book, a memoir, Breaking the Silence, is about the healing power of stories.  

Professional Biography

Academic Education
  • ​1990 Ph.D from the Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio (symbolic learning)
  • 1987 Human Capacities Program   
  • 1968 M.A., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (theatre)   
  • 1957-58 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (16 credits-kinesiology, dance)   
  • 1957 B.S., State University, Cortland, New York (movement, dance, physical education)        

Additional Education:   
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  • 1980-84 Workshop in Living Myths, London, England   
  • 1980-85 Lessons in the Alexander Technique, London, England   
  • 1978 American Theatre Association Movement Workshop, "Sound and Movement for Actors," New Orleans, LA   
  • 1977, 76 Workshops in Child Drama, Dorothy Heathcote, Toledo, OH; Toronto, Canada   
  • 1976-78 Workshops in Massage, School of Muscular Therapy, New York City, NY   
  • 1977, 76 Workshops in Feldenkrais Technique, San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY   
  • 1975-79 Workshops in Alexander Technique, London, England; Philadelphia, PA; Newark, DE; Lincoln, NB   
  • 1974 American Theatre Association Movement Workshop, "Nonverbal Communication and Acting," Minneapolis, MN   
  • 1973 Circus Techniques with Hovey Burgess, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH   
  • 1972 American Theatre Association Movement Workshop, "Movement and the Actor," San Francisco, CA   
  • 1971 Advanced Course in Child Drama, University of Keele, Newcastle, England   
  • 1957, 64 Connecticut College School of Dance, New London, CT
Appearances
READINGS
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Recent Readings and Talks: 
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  • "Opening Gates" Book Launch, Reading, and  Book Signing at Collected Works Bookstore, Santa Fe, NM 
  • "The Healing Power of Jewish Stories" at Congregation Albert, Albuquerque, NM 
  • School Reform Initiative Winter Meeting, Tucson, AZ 
  • "Finding Your Creative Writing Muse" at New Mexico Book Association, Santa Fe, NM 
  • "When life as we know it ends, what then?" at Moby Dickens, Taos, NM 
  • "Who are we? Who do we want to be? How?" at Tijeras Library, Tijeras, NM 
  • "Creating the Self We Want To Be" at Op Cit Bookstore, Santa Fe, NM 
  • "Living in Transition" at Tome on the Range, Las Vegas, NM 
  • "Healing in NM—Connecting with the Disconnected Self" at Bookworks, Albuquerque, NM 
  • "The Healing Power of Jewish Stories" at A Taste of Honey, JCC, Albuquerque, NM 
  • Book Launch, Reading, Book Signing, Collected Works Bookstore, Santa Fe, NM
  •  "How Stories Live Inside Us" at NM Women Authors Book Festival, Santa Fe, NM 
  • "Dancing With Wonder: Self-Discovery Through Stories" at NM Women Authors Book Festival, Santa Fe, NM 
  • "Writing a Woman's Life", Bookworks talk, Albuquerque, NM 
  •   The Journey Home (KSFR 90.7 FM) 
  •   Book Talk and Exhibition, El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM 
  •   Aldea Community Center, Santa Fe, NM 
  •   American Association of University Women, Santa Fe, NM 

WORKSHOPS
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See Workshops for more info and fees

  Recent Workshops: 

  • "Storymaking: A Way of Knowing" Workshop at The Menla Center for Yoga and the Healing Arts, Eldorado, NM 
  • "Storymaking Workshop for Adult ESL Students," Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM 
  • "Writing From the Inside Out," Fiction Writing Workshop, Albuquerque, NM
  •  "Writing From the Inside Out: A Way of Knowing" Workshop for 6th-8th grade teachers, Santa Fe, NM 
  • PEN in the Classroom (creative writing programs for 8th graders), Santa Fe, NM 
  • "Developing Imagination, Creativity, and Literacy through Collaborative Storymaking: A Way of Knowing," Santa Fe, NM 
  • "Creating Characters with Minds of Their Own," New Mexico Women Authors Book Festival, Santa Fe, NM 
  • "Weaving a World," Santa Fe Women's Salon, Santa Fe, NM 
  • "Making Art from Experience," Santa Fe, NM 
  • The Inside Story in the Outside World: Developing Creativity Through Storytelling
  • National Storytelling Network, Oahu, Hawaii -- with Dr. Claudia Reder 
  • Storyteller-in-Residence, Agua Fria Elementary School, Santa Fe, NM 
  • Guest Luminary Artist, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 
  • Seminar for Young Playwrights Grades 2-12, University of New Mexico 
  • Seminar for Young Playwrights Grades 2-6, University of New Mexico 
  • Seminar for Teacher Education, York University, Toronto, Canada 
  • Storymaking Workshop for Older Adults, Temple Menorah, Redondo Beach, CA

INTERVIEWS
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2014

Online interview with Linda Thompson discussing Changing Places
The Authors Show
13.October.2014.
http://www.wnbnetworkwest.com/WnbAuthorsShow.html    

Radio interview discussing Changing Places
Santa Fe Radio Cafe (KSFR)
6.February.2014
http://www.santaferadiocafe.org/podcasts/?p=5565 

2013

Radio interview discussing Changing Places
Majority Report/Women's Voices (KZYX)
20.January.2014
http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/talk-shows/politics-and-public-affairs/
womens-voices/entry/archive-womens-voices-january-27-2013
 

2010

Radio Interview discussing Morning Light and The Stones Speak
Write on Four Corners (KSJE 90.0 FM)
21.May.2010
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/ksje/.jukebox?action=viewMedia&
mediaId=902788
 

Radio Interview discussing Dancing with Wonder and A Woman Walking
Write on Four Corners (KSJE 90.0 FM)
12.May.2010
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/ksje/.jukebox?action=viewMedia&
mediaId=901182
 

2008

Radio interview with Mary-Charlotte
Santa Fe Radio Café (KSFR 101.1 FM)
11.Sept.2008
http://www.santaferadiocafe.org/podcasts/?p=430

2006
Radio Interview with Diego Mulligan
The Journey Home (KSFR 90.7 FM)
13.Feb.2006
RealAudio • MP3 

2005

Radio Interview with Arin McKenna
Art Tour Santa Fe (KTRC 1260 AM) 
14.Dec.2005
RealAudio • MP3 
publications (Books, essays, stories and plays)
BOOKS
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2020 
Breaking the Silence, a memoir.
Terra Nova Books, Santa Fe, NM, 305 pages.
  
2016 
Opening Gates, a novel.
Plain View Press, Austin, TX, 249 pages.

2015
with Alida Gersie, Portuguese edition of Storymaking in Education and Therapy. Antroposofica: Brazil, 340 pages. 

2014
 Changing Spaces, a novel.
Plain View Press, Austin, TX, 259 pages.

2009 
The Stones Speak, a novel.
Tessora Books, Minneapolis, MN, 263 pages.   

Morning Light, a novel.
Tessora Books, Minneapolis, MN, 329 pages.   

A Woman Walking, a novel.
Tessora Books, Minneapolis, MN, 205 pages.   

The Stones Speak, a novel.
Atelier Books, Santa Fe, NM, 263 pages.   

2008
Morning Light, a novel.
Atelier Books, Santa Fe, NM, 329 pages.   

A Woman Walking, a novel.
Atelier Books, Santa Fe, NM, 205 pages.  

2005
Dancing With Wonder: Self-Discovery through Stories.
Champion Press: WI, 330 pages.   

1999
Playing Their Part: Language and Learning. Korean translation.   
Storymaking in Education and Therapy. Polish translation.   
Storymaking in Education and Therapy. Dutch translation.   

1996
Storymaking and Drama. Dutch translation.   

1995
Playing Their Part: Language and Learning.
Heinemann: NH, 281 pages.   

1993
Storymaking and Drama. Heinemann: NH, 262 pages.
  
1990
with Alida Gersie, Storymaking in Education and Therapy.
Institute of Education Press: Stockholm,and Jessica Kingsley Press: London, 413 pages.   

1984
Theatre Movement: The Actor and His Space. Japanese translation.   

1981
A Movement Approach to Acting.
Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs: NJ, 240 pages.   

1975
Giving Form to Feeling.
Drama Book Specialists: New York, NY, 5th printing, 316 pages.   

1971 
​Theatre Movement: The Actor and his Space.
Drama Book Specialists: New York, 8th printing, 175 pages.

ESSAYS & STORIES

2020
​"Skiing My Way. Living My Way." YourLifeisATrip.com,  February, 2020.

2019
"When Water Comes, Books Go" YourLifeisATrip.com, May, 2019.

2018
"Better than Machu Picchu" YourLifeisATrip.com,  June, 2018.

2017
"Miracle on a Mountain" YourLifeisATrip.com,  October, 2017.
"Wings, Not Weights" Published in 80 Things to Do When You Turn 80. Sellers Publishing, Inc. 

2016
"What Happened After My Vision Quest" YourLifeisATrip.com, November, 2016.
 "Preparing for a Vision Quest" YourLifeisATrip.com June, 2016.
 First Place, Alfilio, Pasatiempo Writing contest Adult Prose 

2014
"My Book, Your Life" YourLifeisATrip.com. November, 2014.
"Explosion on the Mountain" YourLifeisATrip,.com. August, 2014.
"Confessions of a Traveling Author" YourLifeisATrip.com. April, 2014.
 "Take a Trip - Get a Life" YourLifeisATrip.com. February 2014.

2013
"What Happened in the Wilderness." YourLifeisATrip.com. July, 2013.
 "The Trip I Didn't Take." YourLifeisATrip.com. April, 2013.
 "Border Crossing." YourLifeisATrip.com. January, 2013.

2012
"Breaking Through." YourLifeisATrip.com. August, 2012.
 "Dancing with Martha Graham." YourLifeisATrip.com. July, 2012.


2011
"Leaving Cancer in Paris." YourLifeisATrip.com. December, 2011. 
"BikerBabe: Celebrating Three-Quarters of a Century." YourLifeisATrip.com. August, 2011. 
"Airport Therapy: Overcoming Shyness in Buenos Aires." YourLifeisATrip.com. January, 2011. January, 2011. 

2010
"A Hiking Tale." YourLifeisATrip.com. October, 2010.
 "Mother Goddess and Me." YourLifeIsATrip.com. June, 2010.
"My Main Man Meows." YourLifeIsATrip.com. March, 2010.

2009
"Cancer Diagnosis: No Chirps, Please." YourLifeIsATrip.com. December, 2009.
 "Confessions of a Claustrophobic Flyer." YourLifeIsATrip.com. October, 2009.
 "Bugs, Banks, and Guns." YourLifeIsATrip.com. July, 2009.
 "Not Exactly a Hallmark Card, Mother." YourLifeIsATrip.com. June, 2009.
"My Shrink, the Bike." YourLifeIsATrip.com. May, 2009.
 "The Nonfiction Novelist. YourLifeIsATrip.com. April 2009

2007
"Developing Imagination, Creativity, and Literacy through Collaborative storymaking: A Way of Knowing," in the Harvard Educational Review, volume 77, number 2, Summer 2007 

2006
"Growing Stories: Toward a Stories Based Curriculum," (revised) in The Storytelling Classroom Ed. Sherry Norfolk, Jane Stenson, Diane Williams, Libraries Unlimited, Westport, Connecticut · London 

2005
 "A Way of Knowing--A Way of Telling," in DramaForum. Ed. by Anita Grunbaum, Stockholm, Sweden. 

2004
 “Growing Stories: Towards a Story-Based Curriculum,” in Studies in English: Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. Ed. By József Andor, József Horváth & Marianne Nikolov., Pécs, Hungary. 

2002
“Entering a Novel Through the Eyes of a Doll: Creative Responses to an African Text,” secondaryenglish.com, January 2002. Retrieved 

2001
“The Stories Project: Storypartners in the Classroom,” with Jacy Ippolito, The New Advocate, Volume, 14, Number 1, Winter 2001. 

2001
“The Pitfalls and Pleasures of Mindful Teaching,” The Journal of the Colorado Language Arts Society, Special Double Issue, Successful Teaching Activities, Volume 37, No.1, Fall 2000. 

1999
“The Pitfalls and Pleasures of Mindful Teaching,” an online publication of the Center for Teaching Effectiveness, Fall 1999, Vol. 53. http://cte.udel.edu/aboutteach/fall99/king.html. 

1997
"Stories, Imagemaking, Storymaking and Drama: Innovative Techniques to Develop Oral and Written Language when Teaching EFL," with Marianne Nikolov in Learning Lessons: Education and Teacher Assessment, Pécs, Hungary, pps 48-75. 

1996
"Stories Within Stories: Exploring Oral and Written Expression," NovELTy, Journal of English Language Teaching and Cultural Studies in Hungary: Pecs, (September 1996) pps 53-61. 

1995
"Visions and Versions," Journal of the Society for Postsecondary Pedagogy, State University of New York at New Paltz: NY. 
 
1995
"Exploring a Novel: Finding a Voice," Moa Martinson Journal, Moa Martinson Society: Stockholm.

1993
with Sara Horowitz, "Interiors and Edges: Reconfiguring Classroom Practice," Journal On Excellence in College Teaching, Vol.4: Miami University. 

1992
"Storymaking and Drama with Two Groups of Hungarian Children," with Marianne Nikolov, Modern English Teacher 1.2 (June, 1992): 1-8 (IATEFL Hungary Issue). 

1990
"Myth, Metaphor, Memory: Archeology of the Self", Journal Of Humanistic Psychology, Spring 1990, pp. 55-72. 

1981
"From Literature to Drama to Life," Children and Drama, edited by Nellie McCaslin, 2nd edition, Longman: NY, pp. 164-177. 

"Music and Dance for the Actor," The Cue, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 7-9, 18-21. 

"Helping Students to Shape Their Learning Experience," About Teaching, Center for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Delaware, December. 

1980
"A Movement Approach to Drama,"Drama Contact (Journal of the Council of Drama in Education, Canada), May, pp. 16-17. 

1978
"The Development of Critical Thinking in Movement and Drama," Drama Contact,May, pp. 39-42. 

1977
"Report: Drama in Education," Theatre News (Journal of the American Theatre Association), Summer, pp. 28-30, 35; committee report. 

"Protecting Students from Body Abuse," Theatre News, April, p. 4. 

THEATRE
 
PLAYS


2003 Lifelines (12 performances in New Mexico) 
1993-94 Until We Notice (6 performances in Delaware and Pennsylvania)
1986 The Juniper Tree (14 performances in Delaware) Commissioned by Delaware Humanities Forum 
1982 Collision of Voices (3 performances in Delaware) 
1981 Silent Song (14 performances in Delaware) 
1978 The Snow Queen (8 performances in Delaware, 1 performance at the American College Theatre Festival, Maryland) 
1977 Shaping Up (27 performances in Delaware) 
1974 The Clowns Who Thought They Couldn't (3 performances in Delaware) 
1970 Something About a Dragon (17 performances in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania) 
1969 Splurgeris Iphikkon (17 performances in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania) 
1968 Peter and the Wolf and The Rescue of the Duck (19 performances in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania) 
1966 Showdown at the Hoedown (7 performances in Delaware) 
1965 The Child Who Couldn't Laugh (9 performances in Delaware)
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PRODUCTION WORK

2003 Lifelines, producer 
1994 Until We Notice, director 
1993 Until We Notice, co-director 
1993 Pheenie Rising, director 
1990 Inside Teaching, director of videotape 
1989 Tales From the National Enquirer, co-director       
1986 The Juniper Tree, producer 
1983 Why Raven is No Longer, choreographer/dancer 
1982 Collision of Voices, co‑director, producer 
1981 Silent Song, director 
1979 As You Like It, choreographer 
1979 The Snow Queen, (Invitational Participant, American College Theatre Festival); director 
1978 The Three Cuckholds, choreographer 
1978 The Snow Queen, director 
1977 Shaping Up, director 
1975 Spreading Tales, director 
1974 The Clowns Who Thought They Couldn't, director 
1973 Power Play, director 
1972 Maria Martin, choreographer 
1971 The Acharnians, director of stage combat, movement, choreographer 
1971 African Folktales, director 
1970 Something About a Dragon, director 
1969 Splurgeris Iphikkon, director 
1968 Peter and the Wolf (parts 1 and 2), director, choreographer 
1968 Dr. Faustus, director of movement 
1967 Streets of New York, choreographer 
1966 Showdown at the Hoedown, director, choreographer 
1965 The Child Who Couldn't Laugh, director 

 Production Booklets for Teachers 
1981 Silent Song 
1977 Shaping Up 
1975 Spreading Tales 
1971 African Folktales

Contest Judge 
2001 Playwriting Contest, University of Delaware 
2001 Rainbow Playwriting Festival, Newark, DE
Honors
​2016
First Place, Alfilio, Pasatiempo Writing contest Adult Prose   
Second Place, Opening Gates, New Mexico Presswomen’s Communication Contest

2009
First Place, The Stones Speak, New Mexico Presswomen’s Communication Contest  

2009
Honorable Mention, The Stones Speak, National Presswomen’s Communication Contest   

2008
Finalist, The Stones Speak, New Mexico Book Awards   
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1994
Distinguished Book Award for Storymaking and Drama by the American Alliance for Theatre and Education   

1990
Who's Who in Education  
 
1980
World Who's Who of Women 
  
1979
Who's Who in American Women  
American Theatre Association Region II Merit Award   
American College Theatre Festival‑‑production of The Snow Queen   
Phi Kappa Phi (Interdisciplinary Honor Society)   

1977
Attleboro Invitational Conference on Drama in Education   

1976
Elected to membership of Graduate Faculty   

1967-68
Teaching Assistantship, University of Delaware   

1957, 1964
Scholarship, Connecticut College School of Dance   

1957
Scholarship, University of Wisconsin   
Cum Laude B.S., SUNY, Cortland, NY   
1956
appa Delta Pi (Education Honor Society)
Papers & seminars
​Papers  
  2000 “Using Drama to Teach Literature,” AATHE, Washington, DC  
  1999 “Imagemaking and Storymaking, “ NCTE, Phoenix, AZ  
  1996 "Entering Anthills of the Savannah Through the Eyes of a Doll," A Conference on Trans-lingual and Trans-cultural Creativity, West Chester University, West Chester, PA  
  1995 "Inner Visions/Outer Versions," International Alliance of Teacher-Scholars, Lake Arrowhead, CA  
  1994 "A Poet and Playwright Approach Performance," American Alliance for Theatre and Education Conference, University of Arizona, Tempe, AZ  
  1994 "The Inside Voice in the Outside World," American Folklore Society Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI  
  1994 "Interactive Teaching and Learning," Conference on Postsecondary Education New Paltz, NY  
  1994 "Exploring Spirituality," Council On Honors Education, Baltimore, MD  
  1992 "Storymaking as a Tool to Teach Language," Budapest, Hungary  
  1991 "Storymaking and Language Development:" ICIE, Budapest, Hungary  
  1991 "Interiors and Edges: An experiment in Multicultural Education," National Association for Multicultural Education, New Orleans, LA  
  1990 "Stories in the Making," Association for Professional and Organizational Development, Lake Tahoe, CA  
  1989 "Children's Plays and Children's Dreams," American Theatre Association, Children's Theatre Conference, Philadelphia, PA  
  1989 "Imagery and Knowing," Professional and Organizational Development, Jekyll Island, GA  
  1988 "Old Stories, New Life," East Wenatchee Community Association, East Wenatchee, WA  
  1987 "Symbolic Learning and Creative Expression: Archeology of the Self," International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives, Fort Collins, CO  
  1984 "From Myth to Movement to Script," American Theatre Association, San Francisco, CA  
  1982 "Authors on Acting," Panel, American Theatre Association, New York City, NY  
  1978 "Minimum Standards for the Use of Psycho-Physical Techniques in Actor Training," American Theatre Association, New Orleans, LA  
  1977 "Using Movement to Learn Skills in Creative Drama," American Theatre Association, Chicago, IL  
  1977 "New Directions in Children's Theatre," American Theatre Association, Chicago, IL  
  1975 "Coursework for the Creative Drama Specialist," American Theatre Association, Los Angeles, CA  
  1974 "Sound and Movement Training for the Actor," American Theatre Association, Minneapolis, MN  
  1974 "Circus Techniques for the Actor," Delaware Dramatic Association, Newark, DE  
  1973 "Performance Environment and the Actor," American Theatre Association, New York City, NY  
  1973 "Theatre Movement," Delaware Dramatic Association, Newark, DE  
  1971 "Occidental and Oriental Movement Techniques in Training Actors," American Theatre Association, Chicago, IL  
  1971 "Creating Theatre for Children," Delaware Dramatic Association, Newark, DE  
  1970 "Movement Training for the Actor," American Theatre Association, Washington, DC  
  1969 "Movement Techniques for the Actor," Delaware Dramatic Association, Newark, DE  
   
  Guest Seminars: (1-6 weeks)  
  2003 Storyteller-in-Residence, Agua Fria School, Santa Fe, NM (Literacy Project to develop and enhance student writing)  
  2000 “Storymaking and Conflict Resolution,” Vaesterberg Folkhoegskola, Storvik, Sweden  
  1995 "Reading a Novel: Finding a Voice," Vaesterberg Folkhoegskola, Storvik, Sweden  
  1992, 96 "Storymaking and Drama," Janus Pannonius University, Pecs, Hungary  
  1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996  
  "Storymaking and Drama," Vaesterberg Folkhoegskola, Storvik, Sweden  
  1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996  
  "Creating Drama," Stockholm Institute of Education, Stockholm, Sweden  
  1984 "Movement, Drama and Meaning," Linkoping, Sweden  
  1983 "Movement and Drama," Kristianstad School of Education, Kristianstad, Sweden  
  1979 "Theatre Movement,"University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB  
  1979 "Using Movement as a Method for Understanding the Script," Wright State University, Dayton, OH  
  1978 "Movement and Drama," University of Toronto, Canada  
  1977, 73 "New Strategies for Total Teaching," Institute of Renaissance Studies, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR  
  1976 "Movement and Drama," University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada  
  1969 "Craftsmen and Movement," Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME  
   
  Guest Seminars: (1-6 days) State Level  
  2005 Guest Luminary Artist, Seminar for Young Playwrights, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM  
  2003 Guest Luminary Artist, Seminar for Young Playwrights, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM  
  2001 International Sessions, University of Delaware—Workshops for teachers of drama, Dramapedagogues from Sweden.  
  2001 International Sessions, University of Delaware Winter Institute—Workshop for teachers of English from German.  
  2000 International Sessions, University of Delaware Winter Institute—Workshop for teachers of English from Germany  
  1999 International Sessions, University of Delaware Summer Institute—Workshops for teachers of English from Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan  
  1998 International Sessions, University of Delaware Summer Institute—Workshops for teachers of English from six countries of the former Soviet Union  
  1997 International Sessions, University of Delaware Summer Institute--Workshops for teachers of English from Russia and Ukraine  
  1995 International Sessions, University of Delaware Winter Institute--Workshop for Teachers of English from countries around the world  
  1990 Reading Association of Delaware, "The Power of Drama in Reading"  
  1989 Delaware Hospice Association, "Using Stories to Tell Stories"  
  1986 Delaware Humanities Forum, "From Story to Drama"  
  1983 Delaware Valley Opera Forum, "Movement and Nonverbal Communication for the Opera Singer/Actor," Wilmington, DE  
  1983 Workshop for Teachers of Creative Drama, "From Myth to Movement to Drama," Delaware  
  1982 Mid-Eastern Symposium, "Myths, Drama and the Mind"  
  1981 Delaware Gerontological Society, "The Stories of Our Lives"  
  1981 Delaware Humanities Forum, "Living Myths"  
  1978 International Reading Association, Wilmington, DE "Reading and Telling"  
  1977 International Reading Association, Newark, DE, "Drama and Reading"  
  1976 Children's Theatre Association of America, University of Delaware, Newark,DE, "Children and Drama"  
  1975 Conference on Young Children, Delaware State College, Dover, DE, "Developmental Learning Through Movement and Drama"  
  1973 ILS Children's Director-in-Classroom Program, New Castle County, DE  
  1970-75 Delaware Preschool and Nursery Teachers Training Program, Wilmington and Newark, DE  
  1970-74 Head Start Teachers In-Service Program, Wilmington, DE  
  1970-73 Lancashire Teachers Enrichment Program, Wilmington, DE  
  1970-72 Delaware State College, Dover, DE  
  1970-72 Mount Pleasant High School, Wilmington, DE  
  1970 Stokely School for the Retarded, Georgetown, DE  
  1970 Forward School, Wilmington, DE  
  1970 Tatnall School, Wilmington, DE  
  1969-74 New Castle County Teachers In-Service Program, Wilmington, A. I. duPont, Marshallton, Alfred I .Dupont School Districts, DE  
  1969-72 Lore School Mental Health Project, Wilmington, DE  
  1969 Mote School, Marshallton, DE  
  1969 Downes School, Newark, DE  
  1965-68 Arden School, Arden, DE  
   
  Guest Seminars: (1-6 days) National Level  
  2008 Temple Menorah Rosenberg Senior Center, "Self-Discovery Through Stories," Redondo Beach, CA  
  1988 Wenatchee Community College, "Stories from all Times," WA  
  1983 Cecil County Community College, "Writing Plays for Children," MD  
  1983 Regional Drama Festival, "Creating a Sub-text," VA  
  1979 American College Theatre Festival, Catonsville, MD  
  1978 Mid-Atlantic Theatre Conference, Lehigh University, PA  
  1978 Creative Drama Day, Montgomery County, MD  
  1978 University of Idaho, Moscow, ID  
  1978 American College Theatre Festival, Bozeman, MT  
  1978 Learning Theatre, Paterson, NJ  
  1977 Mid-Atlantic Theatre Conference, Glassboro, NJ  
  1977 Barnes School, Cleveland, OH  
  1977 Creative Arts Community, Toledo, OH  
  1977 American College Theatre Festival, Pocatello, ID  
  1976 American College Theatre Festival, Emporia, KY  
  1975 Educational Arts Association, Fordham University, New York, NY  
  1974 Florida State University, MFA Program, Sarasota, FL  
  1974 New York State Arts Council, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY  
  1973-77 Hastings School, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY  
  1973 Pittsburgh School System, Pittsburgh, PA  
  1973 Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA  
  1973 State University, Cortland, NY  
  1972 American College Theatre Festival, North East, MD  
  1971 University of Maine, Orono, ME  
  1971-72 West Chester AAUP, Chester, PA  
  1969 University of Toledo, Toledo, OH  
   
  Guest Seminars: (1-6 days) International Level  
  2012 Scholar-in-residence, Teacher Education Program, Centre for Jewish Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada  
  2005 Scholar-in-residence, Teacher Education Program, Centre for Jewish Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada  
  2005 "Dancing With Wonder," Jewish Studies Education Program, York University, Toronto, Canada.  
  1988, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000  
  Institute of Education, School for the Deaf, Teacher Education Program, Sweden  
  1987 University of Stockholm, Sweden  
  1985 University of Canterbury, England  
  1984 Inner London Educational Authority, London, England  
  1984 University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden  
  1984 College of Education for the Training of Deaf Teachers, Stockholm, Sweden  
  1984 College of Further Education, Storvik, Sweden  
  1983 Kristianstad College, Kristianstad, Sweden  
  1983 Hertfordshire College of Art and Design, St. Albans, England  
  1982 Conference on Drama in Education, Workshop for Teachers, "From Myth to Theatre," Toronto, Canada  
  1982 Conference on Drama in Education, "Myths, Movement and Drama," Toronto, Canada  
  1980-82 Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England  
  1980-82 Inner London Educational Authority, London, England  
  1980 Scandinavian Drama Association, 5-day workshop, "A Movement Approach to Drama," Oranos, Sweden  
  1980 Training Film, "Teaching Drama," Swedish International Television, Stockholm, Sweden  
  1980 Seminars in Teaching Drama, University of Stockholm, Sweden  
  1980 Four-Day Workshop, "Nonverbal Communication in Psychotherapy," Linkoping, Sweden  
  1979 The Young Company (professional acting company), Toronto, Canada  
  1978 York University, Toronto, Canada  
  1978 University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada  
  1976-77 Master Teachers' Enrichment Program, Toronto, Canada  
  1976 London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England  
  1975-76 Inner London Educational Authority, London, England  
  1975-76 Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England  
  1975 University of Exeter, Exeter, England  
  1974-75 Scandinavian Drama Association: Bergen, Norway; Lund, Sweden; Copenhagen, Virum, Aalborg, Denmark  
   
  Special Projects  
  1994 Delaware Commission for Visual and Performing Arts  
  1989-91 UD Center for Teaching Effectiveness  
  1988 Consultant/Performer Storymaking  
  1978 Reader/Critic, Prentice-Hall Publishing Company  
  1977 Council on Drama in Education, Canada  
  1973-77 Hastings Public Schools, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York  
  1969-73 Mental Health Association, Wilmington, DE
courses developed for the university honors program, university of delaware
Colloquium Courses: (First year three credit inter-disciplinary courses)  
  Imagination, Creativity, and Expression  
  Theatre Process and Performance  
  Giving Form to Expression: Visions and Revisions  
  Interiors and Edges: The Self, The Text, The World (with Sara Horowitz)  
  To Walk in Someone's Shoes  
  Making the Play: Collaboration and Community (with Jeanne Walker)  
  The Stories Project (service-learning)  
  Shakespeare in Performance (with Jeanne Walker)  
  Engaging the Dramatic Imagination: The Power and Purpose of Theatre (with Leslie Reidel)  
   
  Forum Courses: (One credit interdisciplinary courses)  
  Myth and Expression  
  Playing with Stories  
  Dancing with Wonder  
  Playing with Possibilities  
  The Play's the Thing  
  Spirituality  
  Tikkun: Repairing the World  
  Bubbe Meisses: Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another  
  Through Slavery to Freedom: Images From Exodus  
  Film and Fantasy  
  Playing The Part  
  Issues in Education  
  African Voices: Stories and Storytelling  
  Creating Theatre From Myth  
   
  Senior Seminars: (three credit senior capstone experience courses)  
  Journeys Into Myth  
  Learning and Doing (service-learning)  
  Entering Into the World: Stories of the Emerging Self
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Nancy King is a widely published author and a professor emerita at the University of Delaware, where she has taught theater, drama, playwriting, creative writing, and multidisciplinary studies with an emphasis on world literature. She has published seven previous works of nonfiction and five novels. Her new memoir, Breaking the Silence, explores the power of stories in healing from trauma and abuse. Her career has emphasized the use of her own experience in being silenced to encourage students to find their voices and to express their thoughts, feelings, and experiences with authenticity, as a way to add meaning to their lives.

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