DIRECTOR OF THEATER Highlights Edline, Google Classroom, Canvas, Blackboard performing arts events. Images routinely used Communications Photography offices Episcopal High School Cannon School websites publications. Shot cover photo EHS Alumni Magazine, Winter 2016. Experience photo video editing software: Photoshop Elements, iPhoto, Pro, Pixelmator iMovie, MovieMaker maintenance WYSIWYG platforms: Wix, Silverpoint Website design School Suite seamstress, theatre crafts mask-making, intermediate-level Experience 01/2011 Current Director Theater Company Name － City State Re-built developed award-winning theater program independent school previous theater program failed. Developed taught courses acting, playwrighting, physical theatre, improvisation, Shakespeare freshmen survey course visual performing arts. Directed designed 3-4 main stage productions per year including musical well 3-5 studio plays, including original devised works. Arranged visiting artists meet work theater students. Collaborated faculty members create unique events connecting theatre disciplines. Led student team juniors Leadership Ethics curriculum. Worked communications publications departments provide photographs copy performing arts events used school website, magazine brochures. Served academic adviser 6-8 students per year. Lived dormitory residential faculty, supervising 60 girls. 01/2007 01/2011 Actor, Education Artist Company Name － City State Directed school theatre residencies grades 4-12. Director text teacher Shakespeare Young Company, intensive summer training program pre- professional young artists high school college. Directed Shakespeare Courts, program juvenile offenders. Collaborated writing handbook outlining methodology philosophy school residency programs. Actor: Shakespeare Language Shaped World (touring 2008-2011); Toad Toad Hall (2009, dir. Irina Brook), The Amorous Quarrel (2010, dir. Jenna Ware), The Real Inspector Hound (2010, dir. Jonathan Croy). 01/2001 01/2007 Director Theater, English Fine Arts Teacher Company Name － City State Created developed after-school theater company academic theater curriculum grades 6-12 independent day school previous theater program. Taught courses including: Honors English 12, Introduction Theater, Acting Shakespeare, Period Styles, Physical Theater, Design Theater, Playwrighting, Directing. Created oversaw artistic, technical budgetary aspects award-winning school theater program producing 3-4 plays per year. Served academic adviser 10 students per year. 01/1997 01/2001 Director Theater English Teacher Company Name － City State Taught Introduction Theater, Language Retraining, Orton-Gillingham based course remediation dyslexia. Expanded theater program 3 productions per year created extracurricular club opportunities students interested design technical theater. Served academic adviser, club sponsor dorm team member. Education 2004 Master Arts Directing Chicago College Performing Arts Roosevelt University － City State Directing 1995 Bachelor Arts Theater English Wesleyan University － City State Theater English 2015 PROFESSIONAL NAIS People Color Conference 2012 DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY S.E.E.D. (Seeking Educational Equity Diversity 2006 Year-long program seminars workshops designed help make school climates TRAINING curricula gender-fair racially equitable. National Endowment Humanities grant award 2001 National Institute Teaching Shakespeare Yale University Summer Session 1998 A Practical Approach Directing Columbia University Teachers' College Differentiated Instruction Techniques 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 Excellence Acting, including Best Supporting Actor across whole festival. Cochran Mastership Excellence Teaching Fine Arts 2013 Episcopal High School Faculty Incentive Award Young Professionals 2014, 2015 Episcopal High School American High School Theater Festival 2014 2005 National Finalist · Outstanding Production Award. Students performed Edinburgh Fringe Festival Virginia Theatre Association 2013--present · Distinguished Play Award runner (placed 2nd state) 2015, advanced SETC · Honorable Mention Play Award (placed top 15 state) 2013 · multiple state-level awards costume design, ensemble work, individual students nominated "All Star Cast" honors. Folger Shakespeare Library Secondary Festival 2013, 2015 · Peggy O'Brien Award Comedy 2015 · Brian Cabe Award overall excellence 2013 · multiple individual students recognized Excellence Acting awards North Carolina Theater Conference 2003--2006 · John W. Parker Award Excellence Directing (state level) · Excellence Directing Awards (regional level) 2003-2006 · Special guest performance North Carolina Professional Theatre Gathering 2004 · multiple regional-level awards costume design, production design, choreography, ensemble work, individual student acting awards.