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EnActe School of Drama

"It has been my pleasure to have the opportunity to work with ESoD this year... and I have been nothing but pleased in every aspect. From their professionalism at the admin level to their curriculum planning to their amazing teaching staff, I have enjoyed every part of our experience working together."
Kim Cali,
Former Director of LS BEST, Harker Lower, Santa Clara

A fun-filled theatre experience where students build confidence, creativity, communication, and teamwork skills through acting, improvisation, storytelling, and performance. Campers learn self-expression, stage presence, and leadership while making new friends and working toward an exciting final showcase.

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A creative writing lab where students learn to write original plays and scenes by exploring story arc, character development, and dialogue, while building imagination and voice. Fun exercises, peer feedback, and collaboration!  We finish with readings and a showcase.

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This Camp blends performance and leadership training through theatre-based activities. Students explore acting, storytelling, and improvisation while developing communication, teamwork, and decision-making skills. They learn to express ideas confidently, collaborate effectively, and lead creatively, culminating in interactive performances and projects that build both stage presence and real-world leadership.

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A high-energy exploration of storytelling through dance and theatre. Students learn movement, rhythm, expression and stage presence through creating short dance-theatre pieces. The camp builds confidence, creativity, coordination and teamwork, helping young performers express emotions and ideas through dynamic performance.

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K-12 Education:

  • In a landscape where funding for arts education is progressively getting sparser, ESOD offers innovative, cutting edge, bespoke Arts Enrichment programs that not only teach theatre skills but also life skills through theatre. 

Currently roughly 1000 students avail of our programs across 20 schools annually!

  • EnActe Conservatory – year long theater program 

Adult Education:

  • We offer bespoke workshops and maven classes designed in theater and film that serve writers, actors, and other creatives. 
  • We collaborate with artists in the community to offer dance and music education in our EnActerium.

2025 Course Descriptions and Offerings

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"Our students LOVED the Voice Action for Animation sessions! The two teachers for our sessions did an AMAZING job at connecting with our students, getting them excited to participate in each week's session and work on their projects in between sessions. I was impressed with the way they interacted with our students, truly engaging them in a way that's not always so easy to do on a screen! Students are asking for this to return in the new school year and we definitely have plans to do so. "
Jessica Vance,
Enrichment and Environment Coordinator: Laurel Mountain Elementary, Austin

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"Working at a school has been an adventure. I’m grateful for EnActe and its fun, school-based, after school programs. I am truly amazed at the level of commitment it has with bringing exciting enrichment that encompasses school curriculum with outside life lessons."
Lorena Martinez,
Director of MS BEST, Harker Middle, Santa Clara

EnActe School of Drama Team

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Shalini Datta

Director of Education
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Atika Shah

Atika Shah

Communications and Operations Manager
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"The EnActe School of Drama will go beyond learning a new skill and planting a seed for a future career option. Students who take this course not only leave with a professional clip of their work, but they discover a bit more about themselves. Students learn how to open themselves up to a real place, they learn to respect others who are different from them, they learn to work on something towards mastery, and the entire time they are fully engaged and having fun. I would recommend this course to all students bold and shy alike. Everyone who gets this opportunity will walk away with more than they had before they started."
Wendy Santos,
Teacher at Mahanay Elementary School, Alief ISD, Houston TX

ESOD Teachers

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Bianca Chestnut

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Stefan Fisher

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Victor Fisher

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Genene Griffiths Ortiz

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Aishwarya Kulkarni

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Aditya Mahajan

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Lindsey Mitchell

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Dilip Ratnam

Dilip Ratnam

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Megan Vipond

Megan Vipond

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Ysabell Wain

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Shalini is super excited to be joining the team of EnActe School of Drama as Director of Education. Shalini holds a BA in English Honors from a reputated University in India. Shalini has experience in working as an actor in regional film industry and on television in India.Shalini has won many awards on regional and national level in the field of performing arts. Shalini has also lend her voice for drama on radio. Shalini is also a trained Dancer and Stage artist. Shalini’s most recent experience in performing arts is teaching improv theatre in a summer school as an enrichment program.

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Atika is thrilled to be part of Enacte School of Drama, where she blends her flair for the arts with her passion for inspiring children to dream big and let their imaginations soar. Armed with a postgraduate degree in English and driven by a deep-rooted love for the arts, she has built a successful career in advertising as a creative and copywriter.

In addition to her role as an instructor, Atika is stepping into the position of Communications Manager, where she aims to foster seamless communication between parents and teachers.  

 

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Bianca is so grateful to be an Instructor with EnActe School of Drama! Bianca recently received her BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and has also trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and Carnegie Mellon University, studying Classical Acting and Musical Theatre, respectively. Bianca’s most recent credit is Helena with the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and works as a Teaching Artist with SF Shakes.

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Stefan is the drama teacher at Saint Lawrence Elementary and Middle School and directs the middle school production at Woodside Priory. For twenty-one years, Stefan was an actor, director, playwright, and instructor with California Theatre Center, where he appeared in over a hundred productions and directed student actors in numerous Conservatory productions, many of which he wrote. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Dramatic Art from University of California, Davis and a Teaching Credential from Sacramento State University. Between UCD and CSUS he traveled with and performed in various circuses.

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Genene is an instructor with the EnActe School of Drama. Genene has an AA in English from Evergreen Valley College and majored in English for Education at San Jose State. As a child. Genene played a wide array of characters in dozens of short films written and directed by her sci-fi / horror author father, Gerry. Genene is a writer, artist, painter also influenced by her great grandfather, English animator, Sid Griffiths. Genene is a mother of three, a trained makeup artist, a beauty consultant, and a licensed life agent for the State of California.

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Aishwarya is a spirited Teaching Artist with seven years of experience inspiring students aged 12-18 through the magic of theatre. Armed with a Bachelor’s in Performing Arts and a Post Graduate Diploma in School Psychology from Pune University, India. She seamlessly blends creativity and psychology in the classroom. Certified in Higher Education Teaching from Harvard, Aishwarya believes in hands-on learning and active engagement—because who learns anything by sitting still? Whether crafting lesson plans or guiding students through the IB and IGCSE curriculum, she’s passionate about turning life and coffee into teachable moments. She thrives on making education meaningful.

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Aditya is a globally-seasoned stage actor and writer with over 20 years of main-stage production performances. His thespian journey started at the Shakespeare (Dramatics) Society, St. Stephen’s College (Delhi), and since then, he has performed in Singapore, Dubai, London, and is a lead performer within the Bay Area theater circuit. Aditya is also a teacher at the Enacte School of Drama, wherein he combines his eclectic stage experience and passion for talent development, by enabling young, fertile minds to identify and enjoy their creative potential. 

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Dilip is thrilled to be a part of EnActe’s School of Drama. Balancing his passion along with his technology career, he has been part of numerous South Asian Bay Area productions for the last decade, both acting and directing. Professionally, he built his career leading world-class teams to drive continuous improvements for both product and service delivery.  He has a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Bombay University in India and holds a Masters in Business Administration from California State University, East Bay in the USA.

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Victor Fisher is a seasoned educator, Navy veteran, and lifelong theatre lover who brings stories to life across classrooms and continents. Whether guiding students through Shakespeare or storytelling with second graders, he sparks imagination, confidence, and joy— believing the world’s a stage, and every child deserves a starring role.

 

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Lindsey is an artist with a passion for storytelling, community, and imagination. A graduate of San Jose State University with a BFA in Animation/Illustration, she brings experience in theater, visual arts, and creative writing to her teaching. She loves inspiring creativity through art, performance, collaboration, and imaginative play.

 

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Megan started acting in Community Theatre in the second grade, and has been passionate about the positive impact theatre skills can have both in personal and professional life ever since. She graduated from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in theatre, which has allowed her to work with a wide variety of age groups in a variety of capacities. She has been a teacher for the last 9 years, primarily in middle school, and can’t wait to transfer that experience into the theatre world. She loves lighting, writing, and acting.

 

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Ysabell is a multimedia artist, illustrator, author, and graphic designer with a passion for inspiring students artistically. She recently graduated from Pratt Institute with BFA in Communications Design, and currently works as a freelance children’s book illustrator and graphic novelist alongside teaching. She also grew up participating in the Santa Clara recreation center’s various children’s theater programs, where she was both a theater technician and an actress.

 

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