Heidi teaches Jewish Studies to 8th graders at Congregation Beth El of La Jolla. Once students are passed the milestone of being called to the bimah as a b'nai mitzvah, they begin a new phase of developing their unique Jewish identities and have a lot of questions. Heidi's class is a place where they can dig in. They also create the annual Purim Spiel.
Alaska Writers Workshop
Heidi co-leads the Alaska Writers Workshop, at Theater Alaska in Juneau. A workshop born during the pandemic, she works with Alaskan playwrights from her home in San Diego. Geography is somewhat collapsible.
credit: Jonas Claesson
Playwrights Project
Heidi is a teaching artist with Playwrights Project in San Diego, CA. She has completed two residencies at a local middle school, where under-resourced students tell huge, theatrical stories.