{"id":4681,"date":"2026-08-06T13:33:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grct.org\/classes\/?page_id=4681"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:33:26","slug":"josie-gonzalez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grct.org\/classes\/teaching-artists\/josie-gonzalez\/","title":{"rendered":"JOSIE TOLSMA GONZALEZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JOSIE TOLSMA GONZALEZ<\/h1>\n

she\/her<\/em><\/p>\n

Musical Theatre, Director, Early Elementary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josie has been a teaching artist at GR Civic since 2021 and is a longtime patron, student, and volunteer. She graduated from Aquinas College in 2022 where she studied elementary and early childhood education as well as theatre performance. Currently, Josie is a kindergarten teacher at a local charter school and does freelance directing and choreography for community theatre. Her dream shows to direct would be & Juliet or Grease. What Josie loves most about teaching at Civic is seeing every student truly open up and thrive in their creativity!<\/p>\n

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What inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Live art, people, and travel!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Who is your favorite fictional character?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Strawberry Shortcake<\/em><\/p>\n

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What was your favorite after-school snack?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Little Bites muffins<\/em><\/p>\n

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