Andrew Lee Dolan Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Red Eye is a vital artistic lab that supports the rigorous artistic inquiry of Minnesota artists from a broad spectrum of experiences and expression.

New York City Metropolitan Area

EVERY BODY IN THE ROOM is a feature-length documentary of celebrated theater director Anne Bogart’s work with the SITI Company, one of theater’s most influential and innovative companies, as they sunset their organization.

Austin, Texas Area

Mission and Organization Description:Forklift Danceworks celebrates the extraordinary in the ordinary by creating original performances inspired by the movement of everyday life. By engaging a diverse body of participants and audience through its performances, outreach programs, classes, and workshops, the company empowers all people to be actively engaged in the creative process. Forklift has garnered national attention with features in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Dance Magazine, Texas Monthly, BBC Radio, The National Geographic Channel and NPR.Role:Company grant writer and development lead increasing foundation support and building partnerships to support creative community-based engagement.Selected Experience:◦ Coordinate, write, edit, and proof all development materials for government, local, national, foundation, and corporate support◦ Create and manage Forklift’s online development database◦ Compile and assess production and outreach evaluations ◦ Consistently receive near-perfect proposal scores from the City of Austin and the Texas Commission on the Arts on annual application materials◦ Successful awards include: NEA: Art Works, NEA: Challenge America, TCG, MAP Fund, M-AAA, and numerous foundations and corporations

Minneapolis

Mission and Organization Description:Mission: The Cowles Center is a catalyst for the creation, performance, education and celebration of dance and the performing arts.The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts is the Twin Cities’ newest arts center and the flagship for dance in Minnesota. Centrally located in downtown Minneapolis, The Cowles Center includes the newly refurbished 500-seat Goodale Theater; the former Hennepin Center for the Arts, home to 20 leading dance and performing arts organizations; the state-of-the-art Target Education Studio, housing The Cowles Center’s distance learning program; and the new U.S. Bank Atrium. The Cowles Center fills the need for a place that is a catalyst for the creation, presentation, education, enjoyment and celebration of dance and the performing arts in the Twin Cities.Role:Manage Institutional Giving and other initiatives at The Cowles Center.Selected Experience:◦ Manager of Advancement• Outline, write and edit all materials for proposals, reports, and communication to The Cowles Center Institutional and Foundation partners• Copyedit all Development Department communications for email, web, and print• Manage relationships with community and organizational partners

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Mission and Organization Description:Bedlam’s mission is to produce radical works of theatre with a focus on collaboration and a unique blend of professional and community art. Fun, wild, anything-is-possible theater is our passion. As a bar / restaurant / performance space in Lowertown St. Paul, Bedlam Lowertown is one of Lowertown's premiere downtown venues for DIY and cutting edge performance. Named by the City Pages Best of 2015 "Best Artsy Hangout Scene" for it's first year of operation.Role:Joined as office manager, and quickly became a part of Bedlam's management team, managing financial partnerships, construction, and venue operations. Selected Experience:◦ Venue Manager: Bedlam Lowertown May 2014 - January 2015• Led staff as second-in-command of venue operations• Developed and implemented financial systems for sales and reporting• Co-created and managed organizational structures with Venue Director• Co-produced 100+ events with Venue Director and Logistics Coordinator• Negotiated contracts and production designs with presenting artists◦ Project Coordinator: Lowertown Remodel August 2013 - May 2014• Acquired local / state permits, licenses, and exemptions for new venue, and developed organization relationships with city and state officials• Coordinated contracts, communication and documentation between architects, contractors, construction managers, and Bedlam Theatre◦ Office Manager July 2013 - February 2014• Managed office operations and accounts payable / receivable• Served as Lead Coordinator for annual financial audit• Redesigned filing system to ensure more accurate record keeping• Revised and directed company’s fiscal sponsorship program

Austin, Texas Area

Mission and Organization Description:The mission of Creative Action is to spark and support the academic, social and emotional development of young people.Through interactive classroom performances, after school arts residencies and community-based programs, Creative Action’s team of professional Teaching Artists inspire youth to be creative artists, courageous allies, critical thinkers, and confident leaders in their community.Role:Teaching artist working with students in Creative Action partner schools across Austin, TX.Selected Experience:◦ Developed curriculum and taught high school and middle school theater workshops, from single sessions to semester long engagements - topics included: •Creative Collaboration •Playwriting •Group Writing Process •Performance◦ Developed curriculum and taught elementary after-school semester-long creative courses - courses included: •Acting and Play Making •Hip-Hop Music and Lyric Writing •Filmmaking◦ For many of the courses above, students performed culminating performances at parent showcases, school functions, and youth festivals

I taught Intro to Acting for the Theatre Arts department.I also mentored undergraduate sound design students.

For much of 2007 I worked with Jon Leiseth on creating a show around this question: How do we connect (or not) in today's technological world? The result was dis/connect.I worked as co-creater and sound designer, composing soundscapes for the performance.I taught a Qlab workshop and a Sound Design Concepts workshop.Residency in April 2008.

I developed a devised performance piece with our professional ensemble at Fairfield. It was called RAVENOUS - conceived by Jon Leiseth, it took a look at the 6 wives of Henry VIII.I worked as a co-creator, actor, and sound designer.I taught workshops in both devising and sound design during the residency.

I taught acting and collaboration workshops at Eden Prairie High school.

I worked with the Theater Department as a guest sound artist for their production of The Dispute. I worked to compose material with the actors in the rehearsal room.

M.F.A., Directing And Public Dialogue

M.A., Performance

B.A., Theatre And Writing