Areas of Focus

Critical Pedagogy
Drama Pedagogy K-16
Curriculum Design, Instruction, & Assessment
Educational & Community Engagement
Directing, Dramaturgy, & New Work Development


University Courses Taught
James Madison University, Emerson College, & University of Texas at Austin

Directing for the Stage
Applied Drama and Theatre
Dramatic Literature for Young Audiences
Drama-Based Pedagogy
Arts Integration
Youth Theatre                                                                                                                        
Equity, Access, and Inclusion in Theatre Education and Performance                                
Teaching Artistry                                                   
Theatre for Young Audiences
TYA (Theatre for Young Audiences) New Works Lab
Creative Drama II
Secondary Methods in Theatre Education                                                                              
Primary Methods in Theatre Education                                                                  
Contemporary and Professional Issues in Education
Teaching Theatre/Student Teaching Practicum
Musical Theatre History
Fundamentals of Acting
Introduction to Theatre (Face-to-Face: 300-seat and 35-seat sections; and Online version)         
Undergraduate Honors Thesis (3-semester independent study sequence)
MA and MFA Thesis Advising

University Student Work Samples

Thesis Advising Samples

Guest Artists
(A lecture, workshop, or speaker in a course taught by Joshua Rashon Streeter.)

Past Guests Include: Paige Hernandez (Hip-Hop theatre artist and educator), Jo Beth Gonzales (author of Temporary Stages II: Critically Oriented Drama Education), Roxanne Schroeder Arce (TYA artist and culturally responsive teaching scholar), Greg Changnon (TYA playwright, Alliance Theatre), Tamara Carroll (Oregon Children’s Theatre Educational Theatre Program Director), Talleri McRae (Co-Founder of National Disability Theatre), Megan Nevels (Assistant Education Director at Anti-Defamation League), Sam Provenzano (TVY director and teaching artist, Alliance Theatre), and Jacob Brent (iTheatrics director and choreographer).

In-Service Teacher Training
(A workshop led by Joshua Rashon Streeter for K-12 teachers or principals in the field.)

Past Workshops Include: Arts Integration, Re-imagining the Rehearsal, Drama-Based Pedagogy, Digital Storytelling, Critically-Oriented Secondary Theatre Education, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and Teaching Theatre Online.

University Faculty Development
(A workshop led by Joshua Rashon Streeter for university instructors.)

Past Workshops Include: University Course Design, Embodied Learning, Active Dialogue, Creating Cultures of Thinking, and Culturally Responsive Teaching.