+1 (912) Master of Fine Arts, Theatre Emphasis in Theatre for Young Audiences

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1 +1 (912) Education 2013 Master of Fine Arts, Theatre Emphasis in Theatre for Young Audiences Coursework Included: Community-Engaged Theatre (via NYU) Contemporary Theatre Practice Theatre for Social Change Directing Methods of Teaching Drama Dramatic Theory and Criticism Coursework Included: Graduate TEFL Certificate Applied Linguistics Grammar ESOL Issues in Teaching English as a Foreign Language ESOL Practicum Savannah College of Art & Design Savannah, Georgia 2006, Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Fine Arts, Media & Performing Arts Emphasis in Musical Theatre Coursework Included: Voice I, II, III Advanced Jazz Dance Movement I, II, III Classical Acting Styles Issues in Contemporary Acting Stage Combat

2 Teaching College Level Flagler College Spring 2015 Guest Lecturer - Children s Theatre Instructor of Record - Script Analysis - Acting for Non-majors Graduate Teaching Assistant - Womens Contributions in Western Theatre - Script Analysis - Theatre History I - Survey of Theatre for Majors Freelance Private Acting & Vocal Coach Adult Courses K-12 Fall 2014 Fall Instructor, Introduction to Acting Instructor, Musical Theatre Teaching Artist, (for ages 4-18) National Performing Arts School Dublin, Ireland April 2014 Instructor, Voice & Singing Teaching Artist Created and facilitated classes, camps, workshops, and residencies on-site as well as in schools for ages Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Spring 2013 Teaching Artist Collaborated with teaching artists specializing in puppetry and music to create a five-week residency for the Symphonic Stories program. Orange County Arts Education Center Spring 2012 Teaching Artist Created and facilitated a 5 week long residency intended for high school aged students. Focus was on the history and concepts of Theatre for Social Change. International Performing Arts Academy Spring 2012 Lead Vocal & Acting Coach CLIMB Theatre Company Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Actor/Educator 2

3 Administrative Directing May 2014 current Director of Education & Community Engagement Education Graduate Assistant Orlando, FL Fall 2012 Marketing Assistant Assistant to the Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies Assistant to the Coordinator of Graduate Studies & Research Climb Theatre Company Minneapolis, MN Road Manager 2015 Director, ARTiculate Youth Performing Company 2014 Director, Disney s Jungle Book Kids 2013 Director, Th e Vagina Monologues 2012 Director, if not now, when? Director, Everym an II 2011 Assistant Director, Annie, Jr. Assistant Director, Ch arlie and the Chocolate Factory 2010 Assistant Director, Myth Adventures: Five Greek Classics Wekiva River Players Fall 2011 Vocal Director, Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. Community Engagement The ARC of St. Johns County Spring Facilitator Began a program of weekly workshops for participants to work on communication, social, and professional skills. Saint Augustine Youth Services Facilitator Created and facilitated a 9-week residency with the youth living at the center. The Gaiety School of Acting Dublin, Ireland April 2014 Facilitator Facilitating a series of workshops to students in secondary schools aimed at developing coping skills and emotional expression through the arts.

4 Community Engagement, Victim s Services 2013 Facilitator Created and facilitated a series of workshops to explore women s issues and domestic violence to lead into the development of their production of The Vagina Monologues. Abelvision Ireland Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland Summer 2012 Facilitator Created and facilitated a two day workshop to be integrated with Abelvision Ireland s two week camp for adults with learning disabilities Facilitator Created and facilitated residencies for young people centered around the ideas of the personal narrative and theatre for social change. Facilitated workshops at Professional Development Sessions for Orange County teachers as a part of the REP s Great Ideas for Teachers Program. Writes of Spring Actively participated in the annual Writes of Spring project for 3 years, operating as an integral part of the production team, playwright, director, devising facilitator, & actor. Breakthrough Theatre Productions Devising Facilitator The Other F W ord Formulated plans and schedules for The Other F Word, a project centered on deconstructing and redefining feminism for today s culture. Edgewood Children s Ranch Director Worked with the students to create a vision for the production of Everyman II that reflected their values. Facilitator Co-created and facilitated a nine-week residency with the youth residing there. New Image Youth Center Fall 2011 Teaching Artist Partnered with the Director of an after school facility for at-risk youth in the Parramore Community of Orlando to create a semester-long residency in theatre arts. 4

5 Professional Development (in partnership with the Kennedy Center and OCPS) Fall 2014 The Gaiety School of Acting Dublin, Ireland Spring 2014 Engaged Learning Through the Arts Seminar (Becom ing An Expert: Teaching Artistry on the Next Level) with Kathryn Dawson Lessac Kinesensic Voice and Body Workshop with Robin Carr American Theatre in Higher Education Conference Washington, D.C. August 2012 Sojourn Theatre Workshop - Devising Civic Theatre: Performance, Social Practice, and Dialogue Upstate Theatre Project Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland Summer 2012 Internship John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts *Hosted by Orange County Arts Education Center Fall 2011 One Theatre World Seattle, Washington May 2011 Fall 2010 Planning Effective Residencies for Students Artists as Educators Seminar Special Needs/Autism Workshop with Tim Webb of England s Oily Cart Company Stage Voice I for the Actor Conference Presentations Florida Theatre Conference Gainesville, Florida 2014 Creating Theatre with a Personal Story 2012 Exploring Text Utilizing Laban's 8 Basic Movements Devising Theatre: An Introduction to Various Methodologies 2011 The F Word: Reclaiming the word Feminist Scoring Your Script: An Intro. to Arthur Lessac s Vocal Training Concepts Georgia Theatre Conference Americus, Georgia 2012 Devised Theatre Performance: What is it and How Do I Do it? International Drama in Education Research Institute Conference Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland Summer 2012 Commonalities Between Drama in Education and Community engaged, Participatory Theatre Practice 5

6 Related Production Florida Theatre Conference Gainesville, Florida Fall 2014 Adjudicator, Middle Sch ool & Th eatre for Youth Festivals Moderator, Pre-show Panel Discussions Education Director & Asst. Stage Manager, touring production of Locomotion On-Site Services Savannah, GA Sound Crew/Sound Board Operator Puppet People of Savannah Savannah, GA Voice Over Artist Select Performance Sweet Bird of Youth Miss Lucy Cobblestones Mrs. Light Clifford the Big Red Dog Live! Emily Elizabeth Dollywood Company Back Up Dog and the Bully Back Up Dog Climb Theatre The Energized Guyz Nikki Neutron National Theatre for Children Ride of Your Life Emily Climb Theatre The Little Engine that Could Baby Doll Dollywood Company Hank the Cowdog Sally Mae Dollywood Company The Grapes of Wrath Rose of Sharon SPACE The Learned Ladies Henriette (US) SCAD Seussical, The Musical Bird Girl 1 Trustees Theatre Creative & Research Interests Voice & Breath as a means of expression Community-Engaged Theatre Lessac Vocal Work Applied Theatre Theatre for Social Change Play as a Primary Method of Learning The connection between the deeply personal and the universal References Gary Cadwallader Declan Mallon Buffy Sedlachek 6 Educational Director, garyc@orlandorep.com Co-founder/Director, Upstate Theatre Project d.mallon@upstate.ie Acting Company Director, CLIMB Theatre Co. buffy@climb.org Kristina Tollefson Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies, kristina.tollefson@ucf.edu Earl Weaver Associate Professor/Artistic Director, Theatre UCF, earl.weaver@ucf.edu