Jan Michener (Lead Teaching Artist) has come on board to assist YAEP Roster Artists in implementing the Arts for Learning initiatives of the YA National.
Jan is an actress and a theatre teacher. She has a BA degree in theatre from SUNY New Paltz and a Masters of Education degree from Widener University. She was the recipient of Widener University's Outstanding Student Teacher Award in 2001 for her unit called "Don't Laugh at Me" which incorporated theatre to stop bullying in middle schools.
She is a teaching artist with Philadelphia Theatre Company where she designs and facilitates workshops for PTC's PASSPORT Residency program for High Schools, plus leads Community Audience Partnership workshops. In addition, Jan has been a teaching artist with Philadelphia Young Playwrights since 2005 where she designs and facilitates hands-on, interactive theatre and playwriting workshops for students of all ages.
She also runs a Living History and Storytelling Project with the Kennett Square Senior Center. Through the use of improvisational theatre, creative movement, and storytelling the seniors explore the joy of transforming life stories into artistic presentations that celebrate human connections and community.
