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New York, United States

New York, United States

• Assist LORT’s General Counsel in administration of LORT’s collective bargaining agreements and advise managers at 81 member theatres on contract, labor, and employment matters;• Prepare advisories and other communications to LORT’s membership;• Research production practices and collective bargaining matters;• Participate in negotiations, grievances, and other union-related meetings;• Participate in planning semi-annual membership meetings and other programming;• Coordination of filing system;• Maintenance of LORT’s website.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Prepared and tracked presentation contracts and artist fee payments;• Communicated insurance requirements to incoming artists and ensured all necessary documentation was submitted on time;• Managed programming schedule;• Prepared and tracked all departmental invoices, monthly credit card statement, and petty cash reports;• Reconciled production and departmental budgets;• Assisted Company Management with all responsibilities relating to visiting artists(eg. visa applications, hospitality, etc.).

Sarasota, Florida

• Administered contracts to directors, designers and actors through their respective unions as they relate to the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) collective bargaining agreement;• Negotiated assistant, musician, and child actor contracts;• Accurately tracked artist onboarding process from the initial offer through the receipt of fully executed agreements;• Coordinated with the Business Department on payments to all artists and various vendors; • Tracked expenses of the Artistic Department, including company management, literary office and stage management, to assist in accurate budget forecasting;• Acted as a liaison to Board of Directors including distribution of materials for Board and various committee meetings, and recording minutes;• Coordinated staff events and LORT conference which hosted representatives from over 110 theatres nationwide;• Other day-to-day tasks including supply stocking and filing.

• Assisted in day-to-day tasks of the Producing Artistic Director including scheduling and task organization; • Corresponded with actors and agents;• Coordinated casting calls and appointments for hundreds of actors;• Tracked the status of artist contracts; • Fielded scripts for a new works series; • General production research; • Distributed information throughout the organization.

• Golden Goose; Merry-Go-Round Youth Theatre• All New People; Drake University• Annie; St. Augustin MS• 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Des Moines Onstage• Night of the Living Dead; Drake Theatre People• Safe; Drake University• Big Love (Staged Reading); Des Moines Social Club• An Adult Evening with Shel Silverstein; Drake University• 100 Dresses (AD); Des Moines Playhouse• You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (AD); Des Moines Onstage• Twelfth Night (AD); Drake University

• bash; Des Moines Social Club• The Last 5 Years; Des Moines Social Club• Chicago (ASM); Drake University• You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; Des Moines Onstage

• Assisted in the Production Management department of large not-for-profit summer stock theatre; • Acted as substitute crew member on several productions;• Tracked and reconciled expenses with Business Department;• Researched cost and location of specific goods;• Assisted in ensuring design deadlines were met, and designers had a clear understanding of their requirements.

• Created and implemented lesson plans based on a concept that will help young individuals engage in theatre and tell a story using both creative and critical thinking;• Class themes included: The Amazing Race, Medieval Madness, and Doctor Who.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Assisted the instructors of a different camp each work. Camps were based on creative learning through the use of theatre and storytelling;• Prepped the materials required for each day; • Kept kids safe and engaged in appropriate activities during unstructured down-time; • Lead games and activities.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Directing And Theatrical Production

Minor in Business Minor in Musical Theatre

Master'S Degree, Arts & Entertainment Management