PEOPLE OF LIGHTBOX

Co-Founder, Artistic and Managing Director

stefani@lightboxforyouth.org

Stefani is currently an assistant professor of theater history, criticism, and dramatic literature at CSU Northridge. Prior to that position, she taught for eight years as a Lecturer in the Theatre Department at CSU Stanislaus. Directing and teaching are her passions and she is so grateful to have directed LightBox's first ten productions! Choosing a favorite of those would be like trying to choose a favorite child or pet--impossible. She has directed numerous plays for older audiences over the years as well, her favorites being an adaption of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and Evening Star by Milcha Sanchez-Scott, both of which focus on the lives and well being of children. Stefani has directed and taught children in various types of plays and productions with a fundamental goal to help them have fun while learning an artistic craft. Her desire is to introduce Turlock’s youth to the entertaining liveliness of the theatre and to stimulate their creativity even as they learn and think about literature in new ways.