Teaching

Ilasiea “Ms. Lae Lae” is always teaching nationally 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. If you’re an educator looking to bring Ilasiea to your learning environment, please reach out directly. 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 Actiing Jam has 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? 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 and is proud to say that many of her one-on-one students 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, schools, and universities in the realm of equity, diversity, inclusion, and access. She was the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities first IDEA Coordinator and plans to continue working with theatres across the country with her 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: Acting Jam, Alliance Theatre; Kaiser Permanente; Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts; Think 360 Arts for Learning; Arvada Center for the Performing Arts; Denver Center for the Performing Arts; Denver School of the Arts; Heritage Camp; Local WRITES, 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; Various On-Camera Workshops

Select Teaching Projects & Appearances:

Internationally Published Essay “Why Are There No ‘Great’ Kids of Color in Performing Arts?”
*Ongoing Engagements: Acting Jam, RAISE (YA National), Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, Think 360 Arts for Learning,Various Engagements & Residencies
Institute for Creative Teaching – Artist / Facilitator
Burrell Arts Academy Professional Development
Boulder Valley School District Professional Development
Colorado Department of Education PD Series
Hunt Institute’s Race & Education Panelist
ArtsEdSEL/RAISE – Teaching Artist Trainer
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy – Guest Artist
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
JeffCo Theatre Festival – Commercial Workshops
Black Arts Festival – Theatre & Step Workshops
African Caribbean Heritage Camp – Theatre & Step
Woodruff Arts Center Educator’s Conference Speaker/Facilitator
SXSW Education Conference Speaker
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
Creative Director – Outspoken: Youth Voices of BLM (IDEA Stages)
Arapahoe Libraries Partnership