“Every young learner I work with walks away knowing they have personal power to choose and be the editor in chief of their own life story.”
About Me
Jackie Adonis acts, directs, and produces plays in Hampton Roads. With a B.A. in Drama from the University of Virginia and an MFA in Acting from Regent University, Jackie teaches theatre at Norfolk’s Old Dominion University. She serves as both a teaching and performing artist for Arts for Learning Virginia, while also working at A4L-VA as a program assistant. Learn how being on stage as a child—and her Filipino culture—were steps in her journey to becoming a teaching artist for A4L-VA in this profile: My Story: Jackie Adonis
Jackie has also been trained through the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning. Wolf Trap teaching artists partner with teachers and caregivers of children ages four to six-years-old to improve learning through the performing arts: using music, dance, drama, and puppetry to bring literacy and math concepts to life!
