RYANSCHAUFLER

Mr. Schaufler received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts in Acting. He also holds a Special Education Teaching licence from UW-Milwaukee.  He is a professional actor, special education teacher, theatre teacher, published poet and playwright, director, photographer, artist, and a father. His plays and poetry have been published in such journals as Southern Indiana Review, Rise Up Review, and Clockhouse. His photography can be seen in Rattle’s Ekphrastic Challenge, Cover Art and Art for Elizabeth Horan’s 2019 Chapbook entitled “Fem Box” for Moonchild Magazine, Pithead Chapel (2017 September Cover), Riggwelter (Cover Art: Issue #22), The Perch, Rhythm and Bones, Cream City Review among others. 

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Mr. Schaufler has performed on stage throughout the country and has worked as a professional actor in theatre, commercials, and film for 20 years.   He has been blessed to work for one of LA's premier classical theatre companies A Noise Within, as well as the Stella Adler Theatre, and was a member of The Other Side Theatre in Portland, Oregon.  He has worked as a director, poet, and playwright having work produced at the Los Angeles Greenway Court Theatre and directing shows on the West Coast and in the Wisconsin area where he currently resides.  He completed his four seasons as a voice-over artist with the radio show "The Brinkman Adventures," which is a Christian audio drama series that can be heard globally.  

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For over decade Mr. Schaufler has been collaborating with Above the Clouds, an inner city, faith-based program, bringing the arts to disadvantaged children free of charge.   Mr. Schaufler transitioned from a working actor and drama teacher after recognizing that many of his students struggled to read.  He felt he understood the struggle the students faced, as he is also a person diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Mr. Schaufler felt God calling him to change course and work with students with special needs.  He quickly worked toward gaining a certification in Special Education and began a teaching career in 2008. Currently, he works as a special education teacher, as well as a working artist.  He would like to thank God for the opportunity to collaborate with his beautiful wife, Lori (who is also a working actor, director, writer, singer, and is the head and artistic director of a college theatre department ), and the blessing of two beautiful children.  

"In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." - John 1:4-5