Lauren Smith Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

San Francisco, California, United States

Supporting groups of trainees (4 groups of ~10 trainees to date) in Breathe for Change's Module 1 (200-hour) yoga teacher and social-emotional learning facilitator training through circle facilitation, individualized support, and feedback for practice teaching and yoga asana teaching finales.

Austin, Texas, United States

Teach 6th grade AVID elective and AVID Excel elective courses, focused on executive functioning skills, college readiness skills, college awareness, and WICOR skills.As site coordinator, manage full-building evidence collection for maintenance of national demonstration school status; facilitate full-campus professional learning related to AVID-aligned strategies; manage AVID activity account and fundraising; plan field trips for 6th-8th grade; and oversee AVID PLC's that encompass all three grade levels.

Austin, Tx

Taught 7th grade ELAR, including on-level, inclusion, and advanced classes for four years. Taught advanced 8th grade ELAR for one year, and was department chair for one year. Facilitated collaboration between ELAR departments and the Dual Language program to enhance student language-building. Facilitated full-campus professional learning focused on school systems and literacy across the curriculum.

Greater New York City Area

Writing two articles per issue of a biennial popular industry publication.

Greensboro, Nc

Built an education program from the ground up, including arts-integrated residencies in schools, arts-based professional development programming for teachers, process-based summer camps, student matinees and resources guides, and field trip programming. Coordinated the North Carolina Poetry Out Loud competition, the North Carolina site of the August Wilson Monologue Competition, and the Greensboro site of the Young Playwrights for Change competition.

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas Area

Winona, Mn

Creating education programming and advising education and administrative colleagues regarding educational programming.

Winona, Mn

Coordinating educational programming including training programs for middle school, high school, and college-level actors and designers, as well as outreach seminars, lectures, and workshops. Serving as lead instructor for library partnership works as part of a grant through Southeast Libraries Cooperating (SELCO). Creating and implementing curriculum for Shakespeare for Young Designers, an introductory design class/camp for middle- and high-school students.

Winona, Mn

Assistant Calling Stage Manager for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised) - directed by Melissa Rain Anderson

Austin, Texas Area

Administered pre and post surveys to students participating in an arts-integrated residency focusing on science and math. Organized, maintained, and entered data for the project.

Austin, Texas Area

Assisted organization's executive director in coordinating the 2015 Texas Arts Advocacy Day.

St. Louis, Missouri

Teaching artist and teaching artist assistant in a wide variety of curricula including Building Community Through Drama, Peer Leadership Programming, and Arts Interchange (in conjunction with the Center of Creative Arts). This position includes facilitating in-school curriculum-based residencies for students K-12, after school leadership and community-building workshops for middle school students, collaborating on partnerships with other nonprofit arts organizations, and assisting full-time education staff with administrative and teaching tasks throughout the course of the fellowship.

Pittsburgh, Pa

Assistant Stage Manager for 5 Productions:Rigoletto, directed by Linda BrovskyDon Giovanni, directed by Justin WayIl Matrimonio Segreto, directed by Stephanie HaveyMadama Butterfly, directed by Crystal ManichCenerentola, directed by Kristine McIntyre

Washington, D.C.

Production Assistant for two productions:ToscaWertherAssisted stage management staff with running rehearsals and performances for two opera productions at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; tracked attendance and hours of performers; co-facilitated interactions with the Children's Chorus and child supers, as well as assisting with administrative duties as assigned.

Vienna, Va

Research and compile information about upcoming artists and performers; draft and edit biographical information for playbills; draft and edit marketing copy for upcoming artists; compose blog posts and work with other forms of social media for promotion of performances.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

Served as professional ASM for a professional-quality student production of La boheme at Jacobs School of Music.

Winona, Mn

Assisted Production Manager with all elements of running a professional theatre company; coordinated and supervised apprentice employees in Front-of-House duties and technical work; stage managed and coordinated special events; organized and attended to auditions for the apprentice company and acting company; scheduled employees into varying shifts; helped coordinate and problem-solve during technical rehearsals.

St. Louis, Mo

Production Assistant for three productions:The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2008)Saint Joan (2009)Macbeth (2011)Assisted stage management team with all elements of running a professional theatre rehearsal and performance for three productions; created and edited paperwork tracking properties and costumes; provided coordination and transportation to costume fittings; administrative duties as assigned.

Minneapolis, Mn

Stage Management Apprentice for two productions:The Iron RingDisney's Mulan. Jr.Professional internship as the second assistant stage manager in rehearsals for two fully-staged children's productions. Additional administrative and production management tasks.Observed and assisted in outreach workshop in Edina, MN public schools, teaching fifth graders about the creative design process for a theatre production.

Holland, Mi

Stage Manager for Children's Performance Troupe Production:Petite Rouge (Directed by James Saba)Assistant Stage Manager for three productions:Sarah, Plain and TallForever PlaidThe Foreigner

Master'S Degree, Drama And Theatre For Youth And Communities

Certificate in Arts & Cultural Management & Entrepreneurship. Thesis: Exchanging Expertise: An Arts-Based Professional Learning Model.

B.F.A., Stage Management

Activities and Societies: Conservatory of Theater ArtsMinored in Education. Graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors & Theatre Departmental.