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John Doyle

John Doyle

John Doyle first started training in theatre in college while attending Morehouse College from 1992-97. He took acting classes at Clark-Atlanta University, where he trained under Carol Mitchell Leon and Whitman Mayo. He then continued his training by taking improv classes and eventually joining an improv troupe. During that time, he started learning about the craft of storytelling and creating solo shows. Since that time, artistically, John has combined those different facets of theatre to create one-man shows for school performances. He believes art is used for us to communicate, explore, and share. His passion is in the arts, education, and community building. He uses the creative arts to give youth the opportunity and space to explore, analyze, and express themselves, their environment, and their choices. John has worked as a teaching artist with Alliance Theatre, Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, and TLC, a juvenile diversion program that is part of Fulton County courts.

Arts Disciplines: Theatre/Drama, Storytelling

Core Content Curriculum Areas: English/Language Arts, Social Studies/History, Technology

Specialized Content Areas: Arts Integration, Literacy, World Cultures, Anti-bullying, Character Education, Social Justice Education, Mindfulness Strategies, Classroom Management Strategies

Grade Levels: Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Teacher Training

Special Populations: At-Risk Students, “BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students”

Additional Populations: Arts & Early Learning, Arts in Juvenile Justice

Pre-Service Learning and Professional Development: Professional Development for Teaching Artists

Geographic Availability: Metro Atlanta, North Georgia, Middle Georgia, South Georgia

Program Types: 
School-based Classroom Workshop(s), School-based Afterschool Program, School-based Assembly Program, School-based Residency Program, School-based Summer Program

Community-based Workshop(s), Community-based Assembly Program, Community-based Afterschool Program, Community-based Residency Program

Program Fees:

  • Performance Fees:
    One Show: $300
    Two Shows (Back to Back): $400
    Three Showa (In a Row): $600
  • Workshop Fee:
    $500 per workshop
  • Residency Fee:
    One Week: $1,500
    Two Weeks: $3,000
    Three Weeks: $4,500

Artistic Profile:

John Doyle first started training in theatre in college while attending Morehouse College from 1992-97.

He took acting classes at Clark-Atlanta University, where he trained under Carol Mitchell Leon and Whitman Mayo. He then continued his training by taking improv classes and eventually joining an improv troupe. During that time, he started learning about the craft of storytelling and creating solo shows. Since that time, artistically, John has combined those different facets of theatre to create one-man shows for school performances. He believes art is used for us to communicate, explore, and share.

Teaching Experience:

John’s passion is in the arts, education, and community building. He uses the creative arts to give youth the opportunity and space to explore, analyze, and express themselves, their environment, and their choices. John has worked as a teaching artist with:

  • Alliance Theatre, where he has created theatre-based lessons that integrate into the PreK-12 curriculum for over 20 years
  • Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre, where he has created theatre-based lessons that integrate into the K-8 curriculum for 12 years
  • Georgia Ensemble Theatre, where he has created K-8 drama instruction lessons for 16 years
  • TLC, a juvenile diversion program that is part of Fulton County courts, where he has used arts-based lessons to teach social-emotional learning and empathy to 9-12 students for 8 years

Sample Programs:

  • Digital Storytelling – My Community Through My Eyes: Using a computer/pad, students will develop a personal narrative digital story about how the community impacts their lives, how they impact their community, or how they wish to impact their community. The digital story will include: a personal narrative story written by each student, pictures and illustrations created by students, recorded voice narration of the story, as well as music, if applicable.
    • Objectives:
      • Students critically analyze and evaluate their community and their relationship to their community
      • Students construct a written cohesive personal narrative that includes all story elements
      • Students use technology to construct a personal narrative story
      • Students identify the components that shape an individual: family, peers, education, media, and race
    • 10 Sessions
    • Fee: $900
  • Arts Integrated Leadership Residency: The leadership residency focuses on using theatre-based social-emotional learning activities to identify and develop leadership traits, such as trustworthiness, empathy, honesty, dependability, goal-oriented, confidence, the ability to adapt to challenging situations, and being a team player. These are all life skills needed by today’s youth. The leadership residency is designed for students to become more self-aware of their attitudes and behaviors and its effect on others.
    • The leadership residency emphasizes:
      • Social-Emotional Learning: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making
      • 21st Century Skills: collaboration and teamwork, creativity and imagination, critical thinking, and problem solving
    • Objectives:
      • Students will identify examples and traits of an effective leader
      • Students will understand how to effectively listen and communicate their ideas and thoughts
      • Students will understand how perception can influence how we are treated and how we treat others
      • Students will understand the process of how to set goals
      • Students will develop strategies to manage conflicts
      • Students will understand the process of how to make the best choice
      • Students will work within an ensemble
    • 10 Sessions
    • Fee: $900
  • Martin Luther King-The boy who would be King
    The” I have a dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr. is one of his most famous speeches. But who is the dreamer of the dream? Martin Luther King Jr. was also a little boy who had dreams of not being a world leader but a baseball player. The audience has a front row seat as we witness the transformation of this little boy into a man. This is a story of how the dreamer woke up and had the courage to tell his dream.

    • Curriculum Connection SS2H1: The student will read about and describe the lives of historical figures in Georgia history.
      a. Identify the contributions made by these historic figures: James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia); Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet); Jackie Robinson (sports); Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights); Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights).
      b. Describe how everyday life of these historical figures is similar to and different from everyday life in the present (food, clothing, homes, transportation, communication, recreation, rights, and freedoms).
  • Personal Narrative Digital Story- 10 session Residency (6th-12th grade)
    In this 10 session course, students are led through the steps of writing a personal narrative, finding images for their narrative, creating a storyboard, recording their personal story and editing their digital story. A topic for the personal narrative can be chosen by the teacher, class or individually. The goal of the workshop is for students to hone their narrative writing skills, utilize technology in a meaningful way and express themselves and their environment. The 10 sessions will conclude with a viewing of everyone’s digital story.
  • Tuskegee Airmen- The men who refused to be washed out
    During World War 2 a group of courageous men had a desire to fight for their country even though their country did not fight for them. This is a story of one of the airmen who shows not only what he had to endure just to serve but the character traits needed to endure. The audience will also get a glimpse of what it was like inside the cockpit of a world war 2 bomber plane.

    • Curriculum Connection: SS5H6 The student will explain the reasons for America’s involvement in World War II i.e. Describe the effects of rationing and the changing role of women and African- Americans; include “Rosie the Riveter” and The Tuskegee Airmen.

Sample Lesson Plans/Study Guides:

  • Listing ID: 6022