Jessi Riese Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, Ny

Creating original curriculum, performing arts activities and performance pieces for several different schools in Brooklyn, for ages K-8th grade. In addition to musical directing for MS 577’s annual musical, and Smmer Talent Show.

Greater New York City Area

Puppeteering in live marionette productions, ushering/box office assistance, hosting/aiding in workshops, customer service, and puppet maintenance.

Greater New York City Area

Creating and implementing original after-school class curriculum, teaching all basic components of Drama (Theatre history, improv, scene work, monologues, directing, vocal skill/singing, etc.) over a 10-week session to 4 classes of Middle School aged students.

Greater New York City Area

Case Management, classroom/homework help, one-on-one student evaluations, chaperoning field trips, and over-all success of a Case Load of students via the after-school programs in Harlem.

New York, Ny

Receptionist/Office Assistant for European Home Designs and Bow-WowPet.com.

Greater New York City Area

Brookyln, Ny

Theatre and Performing Arts Instructor. Developing curriculum and lesson plans for five classes of students ages five years to ten years. Summer Arts Enrichment Program, lasting 7 weeks.

Orlando, Florida Area

Assisting in the Box Office night of show for ticket pick up, sales, and distribution at The Bob Carr Performing Arts Center.

Assistant to the Activities Director. Responsible for facilitating daily activities, games, and events for residents with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Also responsible for driving the company bus and company van to and from group outings, and doctors appointments. Other responsibilities include minor clerical work, sorting and delivering the building’s mail each day, creating ideas for the event calendars, aiding residents in daily needs, and other assorted tasks requested by the Activities Director.

I perform up to three live action string marionette puppet shows each day, in addition to my duties as Event Coordinator. I am responsible for planning client’s birthday parties as well as Fundraisers, Puppet Slams, Classes, and other fundraising events for the company.

Door Girl” for weekly Monday night events at the Downtown Orlando venue “Backbooth”. Job responsibilities include customer service, cash handling, monitoring incoming patrons vs. the building capacity, executing the use of a guest-list, documenting “end of night statistics” of profits and attendance numbers.

Taught two Improv Theatre classes and two Circus Art classes each day, for an eight-week summer camp at Rollins College. The classes were for K-5 grade students.

Orlando, Fl

Teaching several after-school Dramatic Arts courses as well as special teaching events within the schools assigned.

Responsible for keeping Disney characters and performances on schedule, maintaining a structured and secure guest/character interaction, interacting with small children and their parents, and presenting a positive and approachable appearance. In addition to the above Character Attendants also interact with numerous special needs children every day, as well as face and solve numerous guest relations issues.

I am responsible for several private singing lessons, as well as full singing classes of pre-teen students. Also acting as a Substitute Teacher for the acting, modeling, and guitar classes taught at the academy.

Performed the role of “BeBe Gunn” in Sideways Stories from Wayside School.

Responsible for instructing girls ages 9-17 in the entire course curriculum of Barbizon, which includes modeling, run way walking, photography modeling, acting, auditioning, self confidence, make-up application, skin care, etiquette, and creative thinking.

Performing in the Seasonal events Halloween Horror Nights and The Macy’s Holiday Parade.

A customer service position in the field of food and beverage, responsible for greeting and seating customers, taking orders, imputing orders, and providing swift and accurate “service with a smile”.

Bachelor Of Arts Degree, Theatre Studies, 3.8

Activities and Societies: Alpha Psi Omega (Theatre Honor Society), Project Spotlight, and Guitar Club. In addition to my major in Theatre.

High School Diploma