Daniel Leeman Smith Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, United States

Developed, launched, and currently run the Creative Career Hub, a career services and experiential learning center for arts and entertainment studentsRecruit and manage employer partnerships with companies including Broadway League, 2nd Stage Theatre, LaMama Experimental Theatre Club, Disney Live Entertainment, Discovery/Warner Bros +, APCO Worldwide, SNY, ESPN, The Emmy Awards, and many othersBuilt cross functional partnerships at NYU with the Tisch Office of Career Development, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, Maker’s Space, Cross-Cutting Initiative on Inequality, Gallatin School of Independent Studies, School of Professional Students, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human DevelopmentCreate and facilitate career readiness curriculum for arts and entertainment studentsCreated and facilitate experiential learning programs for arts and entertainment students from underrepresented communities that remove systemic barriers of time an money including the International Student Arts Incubator, Manage and facilitate a portfolio of four fellowship/bridge programs including the graduate level Creative Career Design Fellowship, International Student Arts Incubator, Creative Career Accelerator, Creative Career Consulting Program, and the Sports Film & Awards Show Fellowship w/ the SNY, Religion of Sports, & the Sports Emmys. Provide industry-specific career coaching to students in arts and entertainment fieldsWrote and received multiple grants totaling $280,000Supervise and lead a team of 2 program coordinators and 1 graduate assistant

New York, Ny

Co-supervised and co-facilitated Creative Career Design Fellowship programCreated experiential learning-based curriculumTaught workshops on independent producing, project management, personal branding, building relationships, and networking to graduate students in creative career fieldsServed as a reader and coverage writer for feature-length film scripts and as an application reviewer for various arts incubator programsServed as a review panelist for Slate Feature Film Development Fund

New York, New York, United States

Department of DramaCourses Taught: -Performing Science & Magic: Devised Theatre Laboratory-Approaching Indigenous Theatre

New York, New York, United States

Department of Theatre ArtsCourses Taught:-Advanced Studies in Theatre: Indigenous Theatre

Plays written include: Perhaps the World Ends Here, Pry the Lid Off, and One Stormé Night.Dramaturgy for: Your Lips are Moving, and Stories of the Land.

Daniel is a multi-disciplinary theatre maker working primarily as a director and playwright. His work is positioned at the intersection of art, education, community, and activism. Recent theatre credits include Ajijaak on Turtle Island (National Tour), Where We Belong (The Public Theater/Woolly Mammoth), Flying Bird's Diary (at the Tony Award winning Long Wharf Theatre), Yu Che Wah Kenh, Poyvfekcv and Built On Bones (New Native Play Festival at the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program), Perhaps the World Ends Here (Local Classic Repertory), and Repulsing the Monkey (White Horse Tavern). In 2014, he served as the Assistant Stage Manager and 2nd Unit Production Manager on the film Distant Vision, working directly under Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola.

Chattogram, Bangladesh

Designed and taught courses in Ethnodrama (Verbatim & Documentary Theatre) and Devised Theatre to 41 women enrolled in the summer program.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Developed and supervised curriculum in public speaking,performing arts, and cinema for the 5th largest school district in thestate.Supervised 13 faculty across 8 different school sites.Commissioned and/or planned and led professional developmentsin performing arts.Built community partnerships with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, OKCRepertory, OKC University, University of Central OK, and OK StateUniversity.

Taught Acting I - IV, Advanced Stagecraft, and Debate I & II.Directed and produced of 16 plays and musicals.Participated in statewide one act play contest and the National HighSchool Musical Theatre Awards with student and production finalistseach year.Students regularly competed in Oklahoma Secondary SchoolActivities Association and National Speech and Debate Associationacting and speech/debate competitions with several state andnational qualifiers.

Supervised the staff of the Student Services department including: Community Liaison, Athletic Director, performing arts faculty, and club sponsors. Maintained the activity fund budget--executed monthly reconciliation and reporting, handled purchase requisitions, handled accounts payable for the activity fund. Supervised and maintained budget for a major grant from the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for the school's Strengthening Families Program; supervised the Strengthening Families Program and staff. Developed relationships with influential members of the community and local organizations in an effort to provide students with greater access to enriching activities. IE: Oklahoma Children's Theatre, Tulsa Opera, the Wanda L Bass School of Music, The Paseo Arts District Association, the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal's office, the Oklahoma River Boathouse Association, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, and many others. Planned and executed all major events, IE: orientation, graduation, awards ceremonies, community service projects, athletic events, etc...Responsible for all school field trips and extracurricular activities. Previous positions held: Student Services and Events Coordinator, 6th Grade Technology Teacher, High School Robotics Teacher.

Oklahoma City, Ok

Drama Teacher: Instructed students in the fundamental techniques of acting and history of theatre. Coached performances of Pride and Prejudice and Clueless.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Instructed students in the fundamental techniques of acting and text analysis through the Trio Upward Bound summer program.

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Educational Theatre In Colleges And Communities

Post Graduate, Theatre

Studied Theatre: Suzuki Method of Actor Training, The Viewpoints, Composition, Devising & Collaboration.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Applied Sociology-Non Profit Leadership, 3.8 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Graduate Leadership ScholarStudied all aspects of organizational leadership, fundraising, event planning, law.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Acting & Directing

Activities and Societies: American Indian Scholar, Spectrum (President '07-'10), Broadway Fun for Funds (Founder/Director '09-'10), OCU.