2008 Woodie Awards
From the Stage to the Class
Aiselle De Vera
Issue date: 6/2/08 Section: Features
She left for upstate New York to rediscover her art and challenge herself as an actress at a summer program with Anne Bogart's Saratoga International Theatre Institute.
While there, Huff invited her to be the lead in his play "The Greater Good," which was being produced in Manhattan. It was also in New York that she found an agent while waiting tables at a restaurant. This new connection helped her find work with the Miranda Theatre and the WOW Company.
After getting married, Stimson moved back to California. Since then, she has worked at San Jose Stage Company, Marin Theatre Company and Broadway by the Bay. She has also done print work, voiceovers and commercials.
Her teaching career began at West Valley, continued at Foothill and finally led to De Anza
Stimson stopped acting when she had her first child, Elise, but says that suits her fine.
However, she plans to return to acting when her children are in grammar school.
"Art education allows students to perceive the world differently and gives importance to their opinions, she said. She wants students to "keep alive that sense of curiosity [and] sense of openness that children have."
While there, Huff invited her to be the lead in his play "The Greater Good," which was being produced in Manhattan. It was also in New York that she found an agent while waiting tables at a restaurant. This new connection helped her find work with the Miranda Theatre and the WOW Company.
After getting married, Stimson moved back to California. Since then, she has worked at San Jose Stage Company, Marin Theatre Company and Broadway by the Bay. She has also done print work, voiceovers and commercials.
Her teaching career began at West Valley, continued at Foothill and finally led to De Anza
Stimson stopped acting when she had her first child, Elise, but says that suits her fine.
However, she plans to return to acting when her children are in grammar school.
"Art education allows students to perceive the world differently and gives importance to their opinions, she said. She wants students to "keep alive that sense of curiosity [and] sense of openness that children have."
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