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The Teaching Artist Roster is a resource list of Oklahoma artists who have been vetted by the Oklahoma Arts Council and are available to schools and organizations for arts education and learning programs. Each artist accepted to the roster has demonstrated artistic and instructional abilities, and is familiar with curriculum and instructional strategies.

Select a Teaching Artist to learn more about them

• Al Bostick
  Theatre, Storytelling, Traditional Arts: African and African-American Folk Art (Masks, etc.)

• Rhonda Clark
  Rhonda's fast paced residencies connect drama to the curriculum, where students may be involved in storytelling, improvisation, simple mime, creative movement and puppetry.

• Kevin Connywerdy
  Kevin Connywerdy's goal for his exciting residencies includes educating participants in all aspects of Native American culture and teaches students the authentic way to make Indian cultural items.

• DoveTale Productions: Laurette Willis
  A popular OAC artist since 1993, Laurette Willis (a.k.a. "The Woman of 101 Voices") loves bringing history to life through dynamic performances and interactive storytelling for adults and children.

• LaTasha Marie Eck
  Students in her residencies may participate in dramatic readings, poems, lyrics, historical theatre, props and set design, playwriting and creative writing.

• Carol Collier Goodwin
  Carol designs multi-arts workshops that are fun and valuable to both students and teachers.

• Joe Long
  Joe's residencies begin with basic pantomime skills and continue with theatre games, trust exercises, juggling, cooperation and competition games, and can bring to the classroom lessons in goal setting.

• Albert Gray Eagle
  Through his artistic talents and gentle nature for teaching, participants will be guided to develop their creative and artistic selves.

• Mahenwahdose: Will Hill & Jehnean Washington
  Participants in a Mahenwahdose residency will experience the stories taught to Native American children of long ago and learn about oral tradition and traditional dance.

• Joann McMillan
  Joann McMillan's residencies may involve students in puppet or mask construction, creation and development of characters, story and script writing, puppet show production as well as theater games/movement and acting skits.

• Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
  Their unique residencies bring to life a variety of theatre techniques and engage students in improvisation dance and fight choreography.

• Doobie Potter
  Doobie Potter can lead students through the whole production process from start to finish or help find different ways to stimulate a creative writing project, dramatize a book, expand non-verbal skills or write a play through improvisation and cooperative learning techniques.

• Susan Scott
  Susan Scott has 27 years of experience directing, acting and conducting drama workshops for people of all ages. She works with students in alternative education and has taught creative dramatics at various summer arts camps around the state.

• Nick Sweet
  Nick Sweet has been a freelance stage director since 1977 and has directed over 125 productions for theatre groups in Oklahoma, Texas and Alaska.

• DWe Williams
  During her residencies, Dwe uses storytelling and drama as a primary tool to enhance arts integration while students create and participate in storytelling and learn the value of this oral tradition in society.

• Sandra D. Williams
  Performing in kindergarten and directing neighborhood plays in the fourth grade, Sandra (pronounced Sondra) followed her artistic impulse through a PhD in Theatre. She began her Artist-in-Residence tenure with the Oklahoma Arts Council in 1985, directing plays and teaching workshops in Oklahoma's community theatres.

• Laurette Willis
  A popular OAC artist since 1993, Laurette Willis (a.k.a. "The Woman of 101 Voices") loves bringing history to life through dynamic performances and interactive storytelling for adults and children.

(Note: Teaching Roster artists are not employees of the Oklahoma Arts Council)