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ABOUT US

 

For 34 years, the UNM Department of Theatre & Dance has offered theatre classes for young people.

We focus on process and pride ourselves in being a great place for young people to learn about acting and creative movement, build self-confidence, expressive skills and imagination, learn to work with others, and to have loads of fun!



We offer 10-week sessions held on Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters for ages 4 all the way to 16.  





Director 

LAUREN ALBONICO has been the director of the program since 2010.  She teaches Imagination Station and assists in the various other classes.  She has a BA in Drama from Washington University in St. Louis and her MA in Theatre Education & Outreach from UNM.  She has also studied at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.  She is a two-time winner of the A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Contest, a recipient of the Leota Diesel Ashton Playwriting Prize and the John G. Jutkowitz Award.  She recently was recognized by the American Alliance of Theatre Education as a national Doyle Fellowship recipient for her work with Theatre for Young Audiences.  She directs and acts locally in both stage and film.  She and her husband Nicolas are the proud parents of 3 little boys.
 

 

Faculty 

 

STEPHEN ARMIJO teaches Story Players and Acting Initiation.  He completed his undergraduate degrees in Theatre and Education and his Masters in Secondary Education, all here at UNM. He also serves on the faculty of St. Pius X High-School.  He has performed with numerous companies in the Albuquerque area including the Vortex Theatre, Blackout, Tricklock, and on the UNM Mainstage.  Three of his favorite projects have been in the Theatre for Young Audiences realm: Alice in Wonderland at the Vortex, Peter Pan at the Vortex, and The Revenge of the Space Pandas at UNM's Experimental Theatre.

 

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