About UsTheatre helps young people develop skills that will carry them far beyond their years of high school. Practicing teamwork, discipline, commitment, responsibility, initiative, and creativity gives us the tools to be outstanding members and leaders of our communities. Theatre teaches empathy. It allows you to walk in someone else's shoes and in understanding others, we learn to understand ourselves...what we have the potential to be! At Marcos de Niza we learn how we can contribute to something bigger than ourselves.
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Meet our Director: Dr. Rollins
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Dr. Angela R. Rollins holds a B.A. in Theatre, an M.Ed. and M.A.C. in Secondary Education – Theatre Education, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction – Curriculum Studies, all from Arizona State University (ASU). Her doctoral dissertation, The Theatrical Ties that Bind: A Post-Structural Analysis of Theatre Education Programs, was recognized as a finalist for the Arts-Based Educational Research (ABER) Dissertation of the Year.
Now in her fourth year at Marcos de Niza High School, Dr. Rollins brings over a decade of experience as a Theatre Director, previously serving at Gilbert High School. She also teaches Developmental Psychology as a Faculty Associate with ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Dr. Rollins is actively involved in arts-based research and education. She serves on the Arts-Based Educational Research (ABER) Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and is an Executive Board Member of the Arizona Thespians, where she is the Broadway Cares Liaison and Director for the Central Region. A performer for over 20 years both locally and internationally, she has appeared in countless productions and toured as a professional dancer and performer. Among her favorite roles are performances in Cabaret and Chicago. She has directed hundreds of shows, and her scholarship in theatre education has been published in Youth Theatre Journal, Sage, and Scholars Press. Dr. Rollins continues to advocate for arts education through both her teaching and creative work. |
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