Madeline Brownstone Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Launched my debut short story Tomo Saves the Day, for middle school readers. Now available in a digital edition at most major online booksellers--Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes/iBooks, Kobo and others.

Greater Chicago Area

Currently I am working as an independent contractor consulting with school leaders in the areas of curriculum development and assessment.Disclaimer: Although I have been an IB educator and continue to volunteer in a number of supporting roles in the IB Organization through its IB educator network (IBEN), I have never been, nor am I currently, considered an employee of IBO. I do not represent the IBO in my private consulting business.

New York City

Teacher of design technology and theater arts in an International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program and in the IB Diploma Program, taught Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS) and Theory of Knowledge (ToK). Served as IB MYP Coordinator. Humanities coach. Staff-developer.Schools: Project Y.O.U., Park East High School, Urban Peace Academy, Frederick Douglass Literacy Center, Baccalaureate School for Global Education (an IB World School) and Bronx Early Colleges Academy (an IB World School)

New York, Ny

Designed and built masks *Mythos Oedipus (1996 revival), Written & Directed by: Ellen Stewart | Composer: Elizabeth Swados performed at LaMama E.C.T.Wardrobe Mistress * Summer tour of Mythos Oedipus in Italy, Croatia, Serbia, and Macedonia

New York City, Ny

Designed and built masks for: * Last Hand Laundry in Chinatown, Musical; concept, book and lyrics by Alvin Eng & music by John Dunbar | La MaMa, N.Y.C. 1996

New York City

Taught graduate level fieldwork methods at Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Performance Studies and undergraduate course in cultural studies at School for Continuing and Professional Studies. Also served as teaching assistant to Richard Schechner in courses in Asian performance theory and masked performance.

New Jersey

Taught undergraduate introduction to folklore for which I planned the syllabus and all course activities.

New York City

Taught freshmen remedial reading and composition course for which I plannedsyllabus and all course activities to prepare at risk students for college level work. Accomplishment: All students passed exit exam that granted them admission to standard language arts classes.

Holland, Michigan

Responsibilities were to manage an ensemble company that produced works primarily for, but not limited to, young audiences. Additionally responsible for hiring artistic and production staff, casting, choosing the material to be staged, teaching daily classes, preparing educational materials, directing plays and adaptations, overseeing the development of promotional and press materials and managing the finances including payroll and grant monies.

Seattle, Wa

Production Stage Manager; Assistant Set Designer; Mask Designer o The Adding Machine, by Elmer Rice o Josephine the Mouse Singer, by Michael McClure o Midsummer Night’ s Dream, by Shakespeare o MacBeth, by Shakespeare o Mister, Mister, by Gunter Grass o Krapp’s Last Tape, by Samuel Beckett o Happy Days, by Samuel Beckett o Play, by Samuel Beckett o Not I, by Samuel Beckett o The Big Broadcast, Created by A. Zaslove and M.C. Burke o Rip Van Winkle, by Joseph Jefferson o City Junket, by Kenward Elmslie

New York, Ny

Meredith Monk/The House, founded in 1968, was a company dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach to performanceOversaw all technical elements of production on performances in New York City in multiple locations: *Vessel *Education of the Girl Child Handled all technical aspects on first European tour of three original pieces by Meredith Monk/The House *Vessel *Education of the Girl Child *Juice (Part 1)

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Perfomance Studies

Dissertation: Lions in the streets : a performance ethnography of Cantonese lion dancing in New York City's Chinatown / New York.

Master'S Degree, Interdisciplinary Studies/Individualized Program

Interdisciplinary Studies/Individualized Program--folklore/anthropology/American history

Bachelor'S Degree, Theater

Activities and Societies: Little TheaterTeaching Assistant for Intro to Theater under James Malcolm (1970)

Education record

Activities and Societies: School newspaper staff Yearbook staff Leading roles in junior and senior plays