Ric Oquita's Website

Teaching

With over 30 years experience, Ric has a diverse background in teaching Theatre, Dance and Playwriting to students of all ages in a wide-range of educational environments including Public and Private schools, Universities, Colleges, Conservatories, Community Centers and Conferences.

Ric is also a communications trainer and consultant, specializing in Business English and Conversational Spanish for Professionals.

Ric is currently:

A Business English Trainer with Antipolis Sprachschule in Bielefeld, Germany
A Presentation Coach with Impuls Plus for Post Doctoral students and Junior Scientists
Offering Musical Theatre dance classes to students of all ages and experiences in Bielefeld

Teaching Experience

2008, Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium, Musical Theatre Dance, Köln, Germany
2007-08, Impuls Plus, Presentation Trainer for Post Docs and Junior Scientists, Germany
2007, Volkshochschule Bad Oeynhausen, Business English Trainer, Special Business Topics, Germany
2007, University of Bielefeld and DAAD, Body Talk, Inter-Cultural Communications Workshop, Germany
2007, Musical Theatre Dance , Bielefeld, Germany
2007, Theaterwerkstatt Bethel, Children's Dramatics, Bielefeld, Germany
2006-07, Friederich-v. Bodelschwingh Gymnasium, Musical Theatre Director for "Into the Woods', Bielefeld, Germany
2006-08, Antipolis, Business English Language Trainer, Bielefeld, Germany.
2006, Arenalingua, Business English Language Trainer, Bielefeld, Germany.
2006, Albert Magnus Gymnasium, Acting and Movement Coach, Cologne, Germany.
2006, Anne Franke Schule, Teaching Artist for Beginning Spanish Language Learners, Gutterslöh, Germany
2005 The Windsor Institute, TEFL Teacher, Teaching English as a Foreign Languge, Beginner to Intermediate, Barcelona
1999-2005 Making Books Sing, Teaching Artist, Six-week to Ten-week residencies with Pre-K - 4th grade.
1999 Antioch College, Adjunct Professor, Theatre Department, Approaches to Acting:The Practical Actor, Ohio
1998 The Actors Studio, New School, Movement for Actors, NYC
1998 Theatre for a New Audience, Teaching Artist, World Theatre Project (Richard the Third), NYC
1997 National Actors Theatre, Teaching Artist (The Sunshine Boys), NYC
1997 TADA! , Beginning Acting for K - 4th grade, NYC
1997 Chicanos /Latinos Unidos en Servicio, La Escuelita, Theatre Workshop for Teens, Minneapolis
1994 Teatro del Pueblo, Playwriting workshop for teens, Minneapolis
1994 Centro Cultural de la Raza, Performance Lab for Performing Artists, San Diego, Sponsored by the National Performance Network
1994 Camp Tanadoona, Storytelling Workshop for teens, Minneapolis
1994 Chicanos/Latinos Unidos en Servicio, HIV/AIDS educational theatre workshop for teens, St. Paul
1993 Pillsbury House Summer Arts Camp, Acting Workshop for children and teens, Minneapolis
1993 Casa de Esperanza, Theatre Workshop for children and teens, St. Paul
1993 Proyecto Primavera, Theatre Workshop for children and teens, Medellín. Colombia
1992 Steppingstone Theatre, Beginning Acting for teens, St. Paul
1992 High School Theatre Festival, Theatre Games and Exercises Workshop, Milwaukee
1991 Indigenous Peoples Task Force ( formerly American Indian AIDS Task Force), Acting Coach for the Ogitchidag Gikinooamagad Players, Minneapolis
1991-92 Centro Cultural, Acting Coach for Latino Youth UCC Players , w/ Milwaukee Rep. Theatre
1991 COMPAS -Native American Cultural Arts Program, Beginning Acting, Minneapolis
1989 National Childrens Theatre, Beginning Acting for teens, Milwaukee
1987-88 California State University - Los Angeles, Theatre Games and Exercises, Acting Characters, Play Production
1987 Casa San Juan, Acting Games and Improvisation, House for Border Detainees, San Diego
1986-87 Old Globe Theatre- Camp Orbit, Beginning Acting for Teens, San Diego
1985-86 Cornell University, Acting 101, Ithaca, NY
1980-83 San Diego Junior Theatre, Beginning Acting for children and teens, Musical Theatre Dance
1975 Hale Junior High, Bilingual Tutor, San Diego
1975 Lafayette Elementary School, Tutor, San Diego

Business English Training

Click here to view the current webpage for Business English students at Miele

Musical Theatre Dance

Click here to visit the current Musical Theatre Dance webpage

Children's Theatre and Playwriting Workshops

In the classroom Making Books Sing with PreK - 2nd Grade students

Click on an Anthology Cover above to read about Ric's teaching experiences.

Sample Residency Overview

PUBLIC SCHOOL 39 (Park Slope, Brooklyn)

Residency information for First-Grade teachers at Public School 39 participating in Making Books Sing's May 2005 residency .

RESIDENCY THEME: BUILDING A FRIENDSHIP

The following PDF documents can be downloaded and opened with a program such as Acrobat Reader:

An overview of the five-week residency and curriculum goals
Lesson Plans
Student-created scripts: Class 1-201 Script, Class 1-202 Script, Class 1-206 script

    Residency Session Dates:
       Session One: May 4, 2005 - Compassion   (Plot & Setting)
       Session Two: May 9, 2005 - Respect   (Action)
       Session Three: May 11, 2005 - Honesty   (Character & Conflict)
       Session Four: May 16, 2005 - Trust (Climax)
       Session Five: May 18, 2005 - Sharing Day (Resolution)

Books Under Study

Class 1-206, Ms. Fernandez, Teacher
Class 1-201, Ms. Polverino, Teacher
Class 1-202, Mrs. Santos, Teacher

Students in Class 1-202
reflected on "Building a Friendship"

Students in Class 1-201 "Building a Friendship"

Students in Class 1-206 exploring
Conflict in a Friendship

Students in Class 1-206
explored traits in the main Character

Students in Class 1-202 created
Character Statues

Students in Class 1-201
created frozen pictures of Characters in an Environment

PUBLIC SCHOOL 222 (Jackson Heights, Queens)

Second-Grade teachers participated in Making Books Sing's residency at Public School 222 from January to April 2005. The following PDF documents can be downloaded and opened with a program such as Acrobat Reader.:

RESIDENCY THEME: MOVING TOWARDS SANKOFA