Areas of Focus
Critical Pedagogy
Drama Pedagogy K-16
Curriculum Design, Instruction, & Assessment
Educational & Community Engagement
Directing, Dramaturgy, & New Work Development — Musical Theatre, Theatre for the Very Young, and Theatre for Young Audiences
University Courses
Drama-Based Pedagogy
Arts Integration
Youth Theatre
Equity, Access, and Inclusion in Theatre Education and Performance
Teaching Artistry
Theatre for Young Audiences
TYA New Works Lab
Secondary Methods in Theatre Education
Primary Methods in Theatre Education
Contemporary and Professional Issues in Education
Teaching Theatre Practicum
Musical Theatre History
Fundamentals of Acting
Introduction to Theatre (Face-to-Face: 300-seat and 35-seat sections; and Online version)
Honors Thesis (3-semester independent study sequence, MA thesis)
Samples of University Student Work
Guest Artists
(A lecture, workshop, or speaker in a course taught by Joshua Streeter at James Madison University.)
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 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 Streeter for university instructors.)
Past Workshops Include: University Course Design, Embodied Learning, Active Dialogue, Creating Cultures of Thinking, and Culturally Responsive Teaching.