Resume
Select Directing Credits
NEW YORK
Now’s the Time Director Actionplay @ 14th Street Y
Dimensions & Dragons Director Actionplay @ 14th Street Y
Total Bummer Summer Director Actionplay @ Nagelberg Theatre
The Perfection of the Donut Director The Tank Theatre; by Jackson Tucker-Meyer
OMG It’s Magic School! Director Actionplay @ Nagelberg Theatre
The Surface Assistant Director Actionplay @ Engleman Recital Hall; Aaron Feinstein, dir.
WORKSHOPS/READINGS
Electro Archipelago Director THINK at the Tank; by Harmon dot Aut
WINNERS! Director The Tank Theatre; by Emma Goldman-Sherman
Spectrum: A New Musical Director West Village Co-op; by Stephanie L. Carlin
The Perfection of the Donut Director The JACK, Brooklyn, NY
How to Dance in Ohio Assistant Director New 42 Studios; Sammi Cannold, dir.
The Doll Director EPIC Players Zoom reading; by Kim Carter
Arts Administration Experience
New York Theatre Barn, New York, NY January 2021 to Present
Managing Director
➢Manage senior staff and deliverables of organization's core programs: New Works Series, Choreography Lab, Theatre Barn Records, BackStage Pass podcast, Barn on Fire residencies.
➢Work with the Board Treasurer to prepare monthly financial reports, co-run Finance Committee, prepare yearly organizational budgets, and file tax forms (Form 990, CHAR500, etc). Yearly operating budget has increased 73% in two fiscal years.
➢Work with the Development Committee to manage annual campaigns, fundraising efforts, and donor management. 3 Year-End Appeal campaigns have all exceeded their goals (resulting in more than $63K in individual donations).
➢Oversee payroll, OTPS expenditures (i.e Production, Marketing and Administration costs.), onboarding and off-boarding of staff, contracting artists contractors.
➢Prepares financial statements and writes narratives for grant applications, resulting in $79K in foundation giving and $173K in government grants.
➢Co-facilitate Board of Directors operations with President through planning meeting agendas, create and track board contracts and pledge forms, plan professional developments and board outings, oversee Strategic Planning process and implementation.
➢Established and coordinated Access and Inclusion initiative. Received $20K in grant funding to implement ASL translations, Live CART captioning, and closed captions for digital content.
Theatre for a New Audience, New York, NY January 2016 to January 2017
Education Assistant November 2016 - January 2017
Education Intern January 2016 - August 2016
➢Researched, planned and executed cultural outings for National Endowment for the
Humanities Institute participants and staff.
➢ Maintained residency schedules and payroll tracking systems for the New Voices and World Theatre programs with Google Drive programs.
➢ Co-Produced actor workshops and staged readings in public schools within New York City's Department of Education.
➢ Coordinated the logistics (i.e. schedules, contracts, transportation services) of grant-funded programs.
➢Supervised 16 in-school residency programs during site visits and co-evaluated 11 teaching artists facilitating theatre and writing classes.
Arts Education Experience
Actionplay, Inc., New York, NY October 2016 to June 2026
Teaching Artist
➢Founder of AIMS Mentor, a pilot series of career resource workshops for autistic and neurodiverse individuals. Oversaw program activities using a $2500 grant award.
➢Plan and facilitate career education and performing arts classes for neurodiverse students in between ages 12-22.
➢Direct annual AIMS musical featuring student actors, creative team, and designers.
EPIC Players, New York, NY September 2019 to February 2022
Teaching Artist
➢Planned and facilitated career education and public speaking (both in-person and virtual Zoom) classes for Autistic students in between ages 20-40.
➢Supervised 2 part-time Mentors to co-facilitate lessons and support student learning.
➢Wrote rubrics that gauge effectiveness of lesson objectives and methodologies.
ALL-IN(clusive) All-City Teen Theatre Ensemble, New York, NY January 2019 to May 2020
Creative Associate
➢Co-planned and facilitated devised theatre lessons for high-school students.
➢Observed and interviewed participants with ASD and learning disabilities to determine their learning styles and support needs, and advised Artistic Directors and Creative team on necessary adaptations to pedagogy as well as script, choreography, or score.
Creative Action Project, Austin, TX December 2013 to August 2015
Teaching Artist
➢Designed and facilitated unit plans (topics included improv theatre, art history, and visual art technique) for public school residencies and behavior clinic workshops.
Education
2016
Master of Arts in Educational Theatre | New York University
Major: Colleges and Communities. Thesis: Marketing for the Teaching Artist.
2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre | Sam Houston State University
Major: Acting and Directing.
Skills & Expertise
Microsoft Office Suite (including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams), Outlook, Adobe Creative programs (including Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop), Video Conference Platforms (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WebEx), Curriculum development, Lesson planning, Playwriting, Improvisation, Academic Arts-Integration, Video/Multimedia Design, Devising, Interview Theatre, Classical works.