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Chicago, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

Working with children K-8 at Waters Elementary for recess and after-school educational programming.

Carbondale, Il

Duties:Assist the Foundation in budgeting, fundraising, and policy researchCommunicate with other associate directors and officers regarding scholarship applicantsAdvise in selection of scholarship recipients, including attending interviewsPolicy research and assistance in the creation of documents regarding the mission and works of the foundation for presentation to potential donors and educators.Engage in defining the mission and fine-tuning application process to better reflect the mission.

Chicago

Duties: Scheduled, organized, and managed teams of up to 15 for both one-night and multi-week stage performances.Created the mission and artistic vision for the organization.Advised on marketing, fundraising events, budgeting, and social media outreach.

Chicago

Duties:Read and assess new works submitted to the companyMaintain database of playsEnsure website is updated regularly

Chicago

Duties: Stage managed the world premiere of the musical Nightmare in Paradise 4

Chicago

Stage manged for four productions ("Will You Stand Up?"​. "Coming Home", "The Lies We Tell", "Holidays Unwrapped") that included several Equity actors. Ensured the following of Equity rules and contracts.Stage managed at multiple locations for outreach performances.

Chicago

Directed a three-actor Macbeth adaptation which toured Chicago and Southern Illinois

Chicago

Stage managed world premiere of Season Pass for the Plagiarists

Chicago

Stage Managed Living Canvas: Rx

Chicago

Production managed for Nothing Special Productions'​ world premiere of "The Most Ado: A Party Play"​, an adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing", for both its original run at The Den Theater and its remount at Theater Wit.

Chicago

Assistant directed for The Plagiarists' production of "King Ubu".

Chicago

Assistant Stage Managed and ran QLab for InFusion Theatre Company's production of "Fight Girl Battle World".

Chicago

Stage managed Nothing Special Productions' world premiere of "A Midlife Something", including running a two-scene preset light board, QLab sound design, and Philips Hue lighting.

Chicago

Acting as Assistant Director for the Plagiarists' world premiere of "Matryoshka"

Chicago, Il

Stage managed world premiere of "The Feast of Saint McGonagall"

Chicago

Stage managed Cold Basement Dramatics' production of the new play, "Henry Moore is Melting".

Chicago, Il

Acted as light board and sound operator, assisted with load-in, set building and painting, and maintaining a blog as part of social media outreach for the world premiere of the play "Savage Land"

Carbondale, Il

Took care of seven children ages 6-17 who were starring in The Sound of Music. Provided age-appropriate entertainment backstage, ensured that they made their entrances and exits properly, and looked out for their safety.

Cave Hill, Barbados; London, Uk; Lagos, Nigeria

Assisted in the development of a new play, "Preemptive." Coached actors and ran acting exercises. Led crews of over 15 people backstage at each location of the tour (Cave Hill, Barbados; London, UK; Lagos, Nigeria) and successfully ran performances under heavy time constraints.

Carbondale, Il

Hired to freelance direct two shows for the school, "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Competition Piece." Directed casts and crews of over 40 students and educated them in acting and directing techniques.

Carbondale, Il

Assisted directors of summer musicals. Worked with large casts of high school and college students. Coached actors, ran dance rehearsals, staged scenes.

Galesburg, Il

Acquired the rights to and directed a series of short plays. Played an integral role in the marketing, design, and vision of the overall company.

Carbondale, Il

Worked on the theatre production team of a non-profit arts organization. Managed ticket sales, assisted in playbill design, sold ads, copyedited and proofread, coordinated fundraising events.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Policy Studies

Ba, Theatre, Psychology

Theatre, Psychology