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Lebanon, Nh

Göttingen Area, Germany

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

- EAP for undergraduate business students (B2)- Pastoral care for 22 students.

Hannover Area, Germany

- Taught A2 General English- ESP for German government employees- Material design

Hannover Area, Germany

- Taught EAP and ESP for undergraduate and graduate students (grammar, research & essay writing, reading, and discussion skills at the B1-C1 level)- Material, syllabus, and course design- Assessment design and evaluation

Göttingen Area, Germany

- Business English B2-C1- General English B2- UniCert Examiner

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Taught EAP on a 10-week pre-sessional course for graduate students- Taught essay writing for graduate students in the life sciences

Staffordshire, Uk

- Taught EAP on a 6-week pre-sessional course for graduate and undergraduate students.

Hannover Area, Germany

- Taught advanced-level ESP and pre-intermediate Business English- Material, syllabus, and course design

Hannover Area, Germany

- Taught Business English (group and private lessons), all levels. - Taught vacation programs for teenagers and children.

Various

- PROVIDED ARTISTIC VISION: Creatively analyzed and interpreted the score to develop a valid and interesting story “concept”. Defined a practical route to achieve artistic goal while keeping in mind the budgetary and physical challenges of the organizations and venues.- BUDGETING: Created budgetary strategy to achieve artistic goals at minimum expense. Oversaw and managed expenditures so as to operate within budget. - PROJECT & PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT: Effectively managed, motivated, inspired cast and creative staff, and articulated the production’s artistic goals to them. Tactfully supervised and evaluated the artistic team’s progress to ensure their work fit into the stated artistic concept. - EDUCATION & TRAINING: Assisted young artists in character analysis & development, and acting skills. Provided methods for young artists to physicalize their roles. Supervised student designers while they executed the overall design/artistic concept.

Various

- SCHEDULING: Generated overview and daily schedules with director and stage manager. Ensured availability of rehearsal space, cast, and staff members. Created contingency plans and trouble shot when set or cast members/staff suddenly become unavailable. - MEDIATION: Liaised between director, stage manager, production department, cast and crew. Facilitated the resolution of disagreements and interpersonal conflicts using tact and diplomacy.- RAN REHEARSALS when the director was absent. Assisted director, choreographer and/or fight choreographer, as needed. Staged, rehearsed, and/or organized supernumeraries and understudies. - RESEARCH AND DRAMATURGY: Researched and analyzed the score, background and historical elements of the opera as requested by the director. - INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND DISSEMINATION: Ensured the director’s decisions, notes and needs were written down and communicated to the appropriate departments. Assisted in the creation of the archival production book, specifically detailing cast staging and cast costume/prop requirements, and summarizing other essential production elements

Various

- SCHEDULING & REHEARSAL MANAGEMENT: Liaised with director, designers, and production departments to determine and procure requirements for rehearsals & performance. Organized complex schedules, including cast and technical rehearsals, costume fittings and promotional events, keeping compliance with union regulations. Maintained order in rehearsals. - BUDGETING: Monitored and controlled overtime expenditures of orchestra, chorus and technical staffs in collaboration with production manager, general/company manager and technical director.- TRAINING & OVERSIGHT: Trained and supervised assistant stage managers.- CREATION & DISSEMINATION OF PRODUCTION INFORMATION: Chaired production meetings. Distributed daily notes to communicate rehearsal progress/needs. Created runsheets for each technical department, detailing responsibilities during performances. Consolidated runsheets into a master production record used for remounts. Created a “calling score” detailing set, lighting, prop, sound, set, costume cues and performers' blocking. - SAFETY MANAGEMENT: Ensured the safety of the stage, set, pyrotechnics and/or special effects prior to rehearsals and performances, in collaboration with technical staff. - SET & TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT: Strategized with technical directors to execute complex set changes. - PERFORMANCE AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Managed live performances, anticipated & averted problems, quickly solved any sudden “issues”. Cued cast entrances, sound, light, wardrobe, set, and technical changes. Liaised with front-of house to support the opening of houses, ending of intermissions, and resolution of auditorium issues.

New York, Ny

Taught: - General English (group), all levels- Business English (group and private lessons) - Pronunciation (group)- Developed, implemented, and taught an English through Drama course based on language-improvisation skills and the performance of plays.

Tokyo, Japan

- Taught General English (group and private lessons), pre-intermediate through advanced levels. - Also taught classes for children ages 5-10.

Doctor Of Musical Arts (Dma), Music Performance And Opera Directing

Master’S Degree, English Language Teaching, Merit

Master’S Degree, Music - Opera Directing; Minor - Choral Conducting

Bachelor’S Degree, Majors: French And Anthropology. Minor: Music

The Actors Studio, The New Actors Workshop, The Royal Academy Of Music, L'École Internationale De Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, Stage Combat At Rcannie