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NAME:
Danyah Arafat-Johnson
SCHOOL:
George Dawson Middle School
CLASS:
Theatre Arts 7/8, Theatre II, Theatre Arts Master Class
SCHOOL PHONE:
817-949-5556
Danyah Arafat-Johnson is the DMS theatre arts director. She holds B.A.s in
English and Theatre Arts from Texas A&M University, and an M.Ed. in
Secondary Education from the University of North Texas. Mrs."A-J" has taught
theatre for fourteen years, and has worked professionally as an actress,
costume and makeup designer for the Fort Worth Theatre, ONSTAGE, Hip Pocket
Theatre, Circle Theatre, Theatre Arlington, StageCenter in Bryan, Houston
Grand Opera, and has prior acting training with Houston's Alley Theatre and
with members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. She is a former member of the
Live Theatre League of Tarrant County and STAGE in Dallas.
Mrs. Arafat-Johnson has memberships in the Texas Educational Theatre
Association, the national Educational Theatre Association, Texas Association
for the Gifted and Talented, Texas Middle School Association, and United
Educators Association. She is DMS' UIL Academic Coordinator,
Electives/Fine Arts department chair, and administrative intern.
Mrs. Arafat-Johnson is married to DMS Journalism teacher Heath Johnson. They
have two boys: Clay, a 6th grader at Eubanks Intermediate and Brooks, a 3rd
grader at Old Union Elementary. The entire family are proud to be Carroll
Dragons!
The goals of the DMS and CISD theatre arts programs are to increase
students' understanding of self and others and develop clear ideas about the
world through a variety of theatrical experiences. Students will have the
opportunity to communicate in a dramatic form, make artistic choices, solve
problems, build positive self-concepts, and relate interpersonally.
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