Category: ARTS

         DIRECTOR OF THEATER         Highlights          Edline, Google Classroom, Canvas,  Blackboard  for performing arts events. Images routinely used by Communications  Photography  offices at Episcopal High School and Cannon School on websites and publications.  Shot cover photo for EHS Alumni Magazine, Winter 2016.   Experience with photo and video editing software: Photoshop Elements, iPhoto,  Pro, Pixelmator  iMovie, MovieMaker maintenance through WYSIWYG platforms: Wix, Silverpoint  Website design and  School Suite  seamstress, theatre crafts and mask-making, intermediate-level                Experience     01/2011   to   Current     Director of Theater    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Re-built and developed award-winning theater program at an independent school
          where previous theater program had failed.  Developed and taught courses in acting,
          playwrighting, physical theatre, improvisation, Shakespeare and a freshmen survey
          course of visual and performing arts.  Directed and designed 3-4 main stage
          productions per year including a musical as well as 3-5 studio plays, including original
          and devised works.  Arranged for visiting artists to meet and work with theater students.  Collaborated with faculty members to create unique events connecting theatre to other
          disciplines.  Led student team of juniors through Leadership and Ethics curriculum.  Worked with the communications and publications departments to provide photographs
          and copy for all performing arts events used for school website, magazine and
          brochures.  Served as academic adviser for 6-8 students per year.  Lived on dormitory as
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          residential faculty, supervising 60 girls.         01/2007   to   01/2011     Actor, Education Artist    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Directed school theatre residencies for grades 4-12.  Director and text teacher for
          Shakespeare & Young Company, an intensive summer training program for pre-
          professional young artists in high school and college.  Directed for Shakespeare in the
          Courts, a program for juvenile offenders.  Collaborated on writing handbook outlining
          methodology and philosophy of school residency programs.  Actor: Shakespeare and
          the Language that Shaped a World (touring 2008-2011); Toad of Toad Hall (2009, dir.  Irina Brook), The Amorous Quarrel (2010, dir.  Jenna Ware), The Real Inspector Hound
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          (2010, dir.  Jonathan Croy).         01/2001   to   01/2007     Director of Theater, English and Fine Arts Teacher    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Created and developed after-school theater company and academic theater curriculum
          for grades 6-12 at independent day school with no previous theater program.  Taught
          courses including: Honors English 12, Introduction to Theater, Acting Shakespeare,
          Period Styles, Physical Theater, Design for the Theater, Playwrighting, and Directing.  Created and oversaw all artistic, technical and budgetary aspects of an award-winning
          after school theater program producing 3-4 plays per year.  Served as academic adviser
          for 10 students per year.         01/1997   to   01/2001     Director of Theater and English Teacher    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Taught
          Introduction to Theater, and Language Retraining, an Orton-Gillingham based course
          for the remediation of dyslexia.  Expanded theater program to 3 productions per year
          and created extracurricular club and opportunities for students interested in design and
          technical theater.  Served as academic adviser, club sponsor and dorm team member.          Education     2004     Master of Arts  :   Directing    Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University   －   City  ,   State      Directing       1995     Bachelor of Arts  :   Theater and English    Wesleyan University   －   City  ,   State      Theater and English       2015     PROFESSIONAL   NAIS People of Color Conference             2012     DEVELOPMENT,   !
DIVERSITY      S.E.E.D. (Seeking Educational Equity & Diversity             2006               Year-long program of seminars and workshops designed to help make school climates
TRAINING       and curricula more gender-fair and racially equitable.
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          National Endowment for the Humanities grant award             2001               National Institute on Teaching Shakespeare
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          Yale University Summer Session             1998               A Practical Approach to Directing      Columbia University Teachers' College          Differentiated Instruction Techniques for Reading Remediation        Skills    academic, photo, Photoshop, Approach, arts, basic, brochures, Canvas, carpentry, Color, Directing, English, Equity, Inspector, Instruction, Leadership, Director, works, philosophy, Photography, producing 3, publications, Reading, seminars, supervising, teacher, Teaching, theatre, Toad, unique, video editing, Website design, website, websites, workshops      Additional Information      AWARDS         South East Theater Conference 2016
          · Superior Production 
          · Best Costume Design
          · individual students recognized for Excellence in Acting, including Best Supporting Actor
          across the whole festival.
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          Cochran Mastership for Excellence in Teaching Fine Arts 2013
          Episcopal High School 
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          Faculty Incentive Award for Young Professionals 2014, 2015
          Episcopal High School
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         !     American High School Theater Festival 2014 and 2005 National Finalist
          · Outstanding Production Award. Students performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in  Virginia Theatre Association 2013--present
          · Distinguished Play Award runner up (placed 2nd in the state) 2015, advanced to SETC
          · Honorable Mention Play Award (placed in the top 15 in the state) 2013
          · multiple state-level awards for costume design, ensemble work, and individual students
          nominated for "All Star Cast" honors. 
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          Folger Shakespeare Library Secondary Festival 2013, 2015
          · Peggy O'Brien Award for Comedy 2015
          · Brian Cabe Award for overall excellence 2013
          · multiple individual students recognized for Excellence in Acting awards
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         !     North Carolina Theater Conference 2003--2006
          · John W. Parker Award for Excellence in Directing (state level)
          · Excellence in Directing Awards (regional level) 2003-2006
          · Special guest performance at North Carolina Professional Theatre Gathering 2004
          · multiple regional-level awards for costume design, production design, choreography,
          ensemble work, and individual student acting awards.