Christopher Dea Email & Phone Number

North Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States

Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Teach Acting for the Camera and Inventing A Play Through the Art of Improv

Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Directing "Be Careful What You Wish For" - opens December 6th, 2024Directed "Twas the Opening Night Before Christmas" - December 2023

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Teaching ESOL1
• Began co-teaching ESOL1 and promoted, also taught ESOL3

• American Deportation Awards: New Voices Award (Immigration Film Festival, Washington, DC), Best Comedy 2018 (New Forest Film Festival UK), Best in Festival 2018 (New Forest Film Festival UK)
• American Deportation - Official selection at: Jodhpur International Film Festival, Hudson Valley Drive In-Ternational Film Festival, Grove Film Festival, Race to Justice Audience Awards, Park City International Film.
• Check out short film American Deportation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8PTdPoCli8
• November 2017: directed a staged reading of It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis - presented by Ubiquitous Productions at Pendulum Space in Chicago, IL.

Greater Boston Area

• Instructor of Power Of Possible (POP: Job Readiness Training)
• Instructor of At Your Service (American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute AHLEI)
• Instructor and Outreach: Pre-ETS (Pre-Employment Transition Services ages 14-22)
• Curriculum Creation & Curriculum Development
• Instructed diverse groups of participants: MRC, DTA, ATR, DOC
• Online and in-person specialized training for 300+ students

Greater Boston

• Instructor of Online Distance Learning community courses
• Webinar Instructor
• Champion fighting for, and helping to deliver, digital equity

Greater Boston Area

• Assisted locals, bureau members and tourists who visited high volume centers (1 Million+ visitors/year)
• Recruited, hired, trained and managed staff
• Occasional Front Office coverage
• Began as a visitor rep, then temp mgmt, and then promoted to full management.

Greater Chicago Area

• House manager for assorted programming for Chicago Ideas Week 2015 & 2016.
• Managed all Front of House operations for assorted programs at Six10 event space (409 seats), Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago (350 seats), and at the Cadillac Palace Theater (2344 seats)
• Trained site personnel and volunteer assistants (100+ staff)
• Created efficient and effective systems to handle high traffic sites

Chicago, IL

• Manage front-of-house operations (280 seat house)
• Ensured that the reception and box office functions were efficiently managed
• Trained all ushers and assigned duties as specified
• Ensured that programs were properly organized
• Frequently exercised independent judgment and initiative
• Resolved escalations

575 8th Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY

• Answered telephones and assisted in scheduling auditions
• Attended showcases, prepared sides and organized office files
• Researched to learn in-depth information pertinent to casting

Normal, IL

• Instructor - Principles of Stage Direction (Fall 2012)
• Instructor - Introduction to Acting (Fall 2012)
• Instructor - Introduction to Acting (Spring 2012)
• Instructor - Experiencing Theatre (Spring 2012)
• Teaching Assistant (Prof. Deb Alley) - Principles Stage Direction (Spring 2012)
• Teaching Assistant (Prof. Lori Adams) - Acting II (Spring 2012)

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Managed guest relations (10,000+ patrons per season) and operations of parking, retail, concessions and front of house
• Scheduled and trained house managers, practicum students and volunteers (30+ staff)
• Front line representative for affiliates and their needs

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Assistant Director of Othello (Director: John Sipes)

Greater Boston Area

• Gave detailed historical tours to visiting groups of all ages
• Special events speaker
• Director of Boston Common Encampment 2008

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Area

• Management of all front of house operations, volunteer ushers, and concessions
• Scheduled and trained assistants and ushers
• Created an effective Front Of House operating system

Northampton, MA

• Supervision over all sites
• Lead panel discussions and lead Q&A sessions

Hong Kong

• Taught Speech (ESOL) and Drama to students of all ages in Hong Kong

New York, NY

• Faculty vocal coach and Manager of a project that digitally recorded classes for student reference use

Roxbury, MA

• Taught Introduction to Speech
• Taught Humanities Honors Colloquium
• Taught Acting I

Framingham, MA

• Taught Oral Communications

Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Directing And Theatrical Production

Activities and Societies: • Full-tuition Graduate Teaching Assistantship • Charles University Study Abroad - Prague Quadrennial 2011 •.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Theatre Education

Activities and Societies: • James Z. Naurison Scholarship Fund award • Internship - Holmes & Moriarty Theatre Company

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Directing And Theatrical Production

Activities and Societies: • Dean's List • Agnes Futterer Memorial Scholarship • House Management • Directing

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Theatre/Theater

Activities and Societies: • Student Senator • BCC Players Treasurer • Social Affairs Committee President • Who's Who in American Junior.