Teaching

Ilasiea “Ms. Lae Lae” is always teaching and directing around the country for various schools, theatres, organizations, professional development, and her own programming, Lae Lae’s Acting Jam. She also provides a variety of consulting for educators and was featured in My Black Colorado’s “100 Black Educators” edition. Please see below and “About” tab for more information. Also, be sure to check out her internationally published essay, “Why Are There No ‘Great’ Kids of Color in the Performing Arts?” – which examines inequity in the arts for young people of color. She has spoken at many education conferences about the important topics in this essay.

Acting Jam

Lae Lae’s Acting jam aims at empowering young people while developing the craft of acting with a variety of subjects that are sure to keep your young person engaged and creating. Whether they have zero acting experience or are preparing to be the next Disney or Netflix star, there is something for everyone! Individual or group sessions are available (tailored to your scheduling needs). The dance form “step” is also an offering. Accepting students ages 4-18. For more information, please email: actingjam@hotmail.com

ONE-ON-ONE COACHING

Does your young person need help preparing for an audition? Want to work on a monologue or scene? Rehearse for a school performance or tape something for their agency website? Or just want to have fun exploring acting in a one-on-one setting? Ilasiea is always taking on new students with a variety of goals! She is proud to say that many of the students she coaches have professional theatre and on-camera credits!

Consulting - Professional Development & Arts Organizations

Ilasiea is always partnering with fellow educators and learning spaces to bring enriching experiences to students. Whether it is coming to your learning environment as a guest speaker, partnering on arts integration, social engagement, devising, creating, consulting and more, Ilasiea is ready to tailor a rich experience to your needs.

Ilasiea also partners with arts organizations in the realm of equity, diversity, inclusion, and access. She was recently named the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities first IDEA Coordinator and plans to continue working with theatres across the country with her new consulting company.

Please use the contact form to reach out for more details.

THINK 360 Arts for Learning Artist Page (for schools and orgs) – Includes Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts booking info:

Select Teaching Credits: Lae Lae’s Acting Jam, Alliance Theatre (Atlanta); Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts; Think 360 Arts for Learning; ArtsEdSEL/RAISE with Young Audiences Arts for Learning, Kaiser Permanente; Denver Center for the Performing Arts; Arvada Center for the Performing Arts; Denver School of the Arts; Heritage Camp; LocalWRITES; Mizel Arts & Culture Center; Arapahoe Libraries; Creative Director for Outspoken: Youth Voices of BLM; Senior Director for KidStage; Director of Curriculum for Opening Act Theatre Camp; University of Colorado Anschutz-Medical Campus; Variety of PreK-12 classrooms; Various On-Camera Workshops

Select Teaching Projects & Appearances:

Internationally Published Essay “Why Are There No ‘Great’ Kids of Color in Performing Arts?”
*Ongoing Engagements: Lae Lae’s Acting Jam, Alliance Theatre (Atlanta), Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, Think 360 Arts for Learning,Various Engagements & Residencies
Colorado Department of Education & Think360: Arts Practices for Special Education & Behavioral Health – Teaching Artist/Facilitator
Colorado Thespian Conference – Presenter
Jeffco Theatre Festival – Commercial Workshops
Professional Development – Boulder Valley School District Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation – Theatre Residencies
Young Audiences for Learning RAISE Convening – Teaching Artist
Think 360 & Denver Public Schools Performing Arts Summer Intensive – Teaching Artist / Trainer
African Caribbean Heritage Camp – Performing, Theatre, Step, & Adult Programming
Hunt Institute’s Race & Education Panelist
ArtsEdSEL/RAISE – Teaching Artist Trainer
Arvada Center Workshop for Students of Contra Costa School of Performing Arts from the Bay Area
Black Lives Matter @ School Assemblies & Family Night – Host/Guest Speaker/Workshops
Black Arts Festival – Theatre & Step Workshops
Woodruff Arts Center Educator’s Conference Speaker/Facilitator
SXSW Education Conference Speaker
Kaiser Permanente RISE UP (Trauma-Sensitive Practices Educator)
Black History Month Speaker (Denver Public Library & Think360)
Career Day Speaker & Workshops (several schools)
Colorado Thespians Teachers Conference Headliner
Music! Words! Opera! – Lead Educator Trainer
American Alliance for Theatre & Education Panelist
Co-Creator of Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s documentary CO2020 – featuring many of Ilasiea’s students
Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) Panel for University of Northern Colorado
Denver School of the Arts Panel on Art & Activism
LocalWRITES – Spoken Word Unit
Denver Arts Week Workshop
Creative Director – Outspoken: Youth Voices of BLM (IDEA Stages)
Arapahoe Libraries: Ilasiea teaches acting workshops for Tweens with her partnership with Arapahoe libraries