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Teaching

With over thirteen years of experience, Molly O'Steen is a theater and film history educator and a visiting professor in the New York City metropolitan area. She creates unique curricula for both theater and film students, drawing on her B.A. in Theatre Education and M.S.Ed. in Special Education.

As an accessibility advocate, Molly also specializes in making arts education accessible to all learners, particularly those with learning disabilities. She has been featured in Newsweek for her groundbreaking work using Hamilton in the classroom. Molly on the Leadership Committee of the Uptown Film Center as a Film Education Consultant. Click Here to learn about our first Film-In-The-Classroom Pilot Program, with all curricula curated by Molly O’Steen.

Molly has worked with Film at Lincoln Center providing full-day workshops for film and academic teachers across NYC. The full-day workshops provide post-screening workshops on how to use films such as Souleymane’s Story and Dahomey in the classroom, roundtable discussions with expert educators, and breakout sessions on using film  to teach literacy and reading comprehension skills.

Molly is the Founder of Fair Playhouse, an NYC-based, ensemble-driven theatre program for elementary through high-school age students.

Molly works with students of all ages, helping them develop their skills and techniques as performers and creators in a nurturing and inclusive environment. Her topics include theater pedagogy, film editing, the history of cinema, and queer studies in film and theater. Molly's unique approach was crafted through her studies with renowned practitioners, including Robert Colby and instructors trained at Shakespeare & Co. Molly was the Director of the Neighborhood Playhouse Junior School, one of New York City's first and most respected theater education programs. 

She is available for hire as a visiting professor and teaching artist to provide instruction in film & theater education, including how to make theater arts spaces more accessible to students with learning disabilities.
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