Rehearsal for the Revolution
There is a conversation in the room that only
these people at this moment can have. Find it.
- adrienne maree brown
Trust the people
As an applied theatre artist, Carley is blessed to share a birthday with the late, great Augusto Boal who believed that theatre is a rehearsal for the revolution. Embodying the teachings of adrienne maree brown, Carley holds space for participants to explore the bounds of their humanity, and bring that humanity forward into our most ideal community. As an artistic facilitator, Carley centers deep listening, vulnerable sharing, and bold imagination to help communities explore and solve the issues that matter most to them.
Youth Arts Education
Carley has worked as an administrator and as a teaching artist with hundreds of k-12 students. Whether through afterschool programs or in school residencies, Carley guides students through finding their voices are artists and activists. Carley uses devising and Theatre of the Oppressed techniques to build students’ confidence in being heard as valued community voices not only in the future, but right now.
Collegiate and Community Facilitation
As a community facilitator, Carley works with organizations and individuals to find interpersonal connection and action through storytelling and embodied practice. Through her work, Carley helps community organizations and collegiate departments define their values and create a plan for accountability to their values while centering compassion, candor, and creativity.
Currently in the works…
Carley is a co-facilitator of Civic Ensemble’s Youth Forum Theatre Troupe: a program for 7th-12th graders to explore issues that matter to you in our community, and create an interactive play that aims to impact that issue.
The Youth Forum Theatre Troupe will be performing and jokering their most recent original Forum Theatre piece on December 11th. The piece follows the story of a young person as they navigate violence and oppression in school due to their trans identity.
Who I’ve Worked With
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Hangar Theatre
Carley has worked in the administration and facilitation of Hangar Theatre’s youth programs Break-a-Leg, Next Gen, and Project 4 to help achieve their mission of offering year-round opportunities for theatrical development and fun!
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Civic Ensemble
Carley has worked on staff and as an an Artistic Ensemble member of Civic Ensemble to support their mission of creating theatre that explores and explodes the social, political, and cultural issues of our time. She has worked with the ReEntry Theatre Program, directed their 2023 Community Based Play, and facilitates primarily in their Theatre in Education programs.
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Cornell University's Performing and Media Arts Department
As an alumna of Cornell University’s Department of Performing and Media Arts, Carley has co-directed students in productions during the return to in-person courses, led students in devising a multi-media theatrical piece, and supported the administration in building a more transparent relationship with students.
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Syracuse University's Community Folk Art Center
Carley has worked across Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) programs, namely with their afterschool arts program, Creative Arts Academy, and their adult programs to coordinate teaching artists and their courses.
