EDUCATOR

Jessica is an educator with seventeen years of classroom experience, including remote and online teaching. Her teaching specialties include directing, acting and movement, playwriting, history of theatre, and devised drama. Ms. Chipman prides herself on developing curiosity in her students and grounding her classroom culture in mutual rapport and good humor. Other favorite courses include Cinema, Public Speaking, and Philosophy.

"Ms. Chipman's student actors and technicians consistently display unique excellence in their understanding and artistic and technical performance of remarkably challenging dramatic literature! Clearly, they are exceptionally taught, directed, and mentored!”

- Former Executive Director, Minnesota State Board of Teaching

Teaching Philosophy

Here's my take on teaching.

School Theatre Consultation

I have eleven years of experience writing, developing, and vetting a school theatre curriculum and love helping create lessons that last.

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