q Assistant Professor of Theater, University of Virginia at Wise- Wise, VA. 8/02-Present.
~ Direction of a small curricular & co-curricular program in theater serving 50-60 students a year.
~ Operational Supervision over theatrical programs and facilities: administering budgets, staffing, scheduling,
equipment maintenance, technical support provisions, building and renovations.
~ Curricular Instruction: acting, directing, movement, voice, aesthetics, design, improvisation and puppetry.
~ Institutional Service: Honor Court Advisor, Academic Enhancement Committee, Admissions/Recruiting,
Fine Arts Building Design Committee, Major Academic Advising.
~ Produce, direct, and/or design productions within co-curricular program.
~ Hiring and oversight of full time, part-time, and adjunct theater faculty and staff.
~ Facilitation of curricular development and program review within theater major.
q Instructor, Carnegie Mellon University- Pittsburgh, PA. 8/01-5/02
~ Developed and taught introductory classes in acting: foundations of movement, voice and scene study.
q Chair, Performing Arts Department, Roland Park Country School for Girls- Baltimore, MD. 9/96-7/00
~ Supervision of staff of 8 teachers, administering the development and implementation of a K-12
curricular and extra-curricular arts program for girls in dance, music and theater.
~ Operational supervision over ($6 million) theatrical facilities administering budgets, scheduling,
equipment maintenance, technical support provisions, and renovations.
~ Curricular Instruction: Public Speaking, Theater Appreciation, Movement, Voice, Improvisation and
Scene-Study, Advanced Acting, Puppetry, Clowning, technical theater, and theatrical design.
~ Direction and Design of 2 full-scale performances and one studio project each year.
~ Coordination of Artists in Residency program: artists including Anna Devere Smith and Kristen Linklater.
~ Advising: 9 students per year in academic, co-curricular, and emotional concerns.
~ Developed and instituted technical theater programs and student-directed productions.
~ Lead summer student tours of France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, England, and Wales.
q Chair, Performing Arts Department, Storm King School- Cornwall, NY. 9/94-5/96
~ Supervision of staff of 3 teachers, administering the development and implementation of a 9-12
curricular and extra-curricular arts program in dance, music and theater.
~ Created, produced, and implemented developmental and educational programming.
~ Managed Walter Reade Jr. Theater administering schedules, contracts, maintenance, and technical renovations.
~ Curricular Instruction: Public Speaking, Acting (I & II), English II, and Humanities.
~ Produced, directed, & designed full scale theatrical performances.
~ Instituted a Forensics team and student-directed productions.
~ Assisted Outdoor Education Program: team-building exercises for faculty/student training.
q Resident Director, Mount Ida College: Housing & Residence Life- Newton, MA. 8/93-6/94
~ Managed the administration of residential housing facility for college students.
~ Provided primary & crisis counseling; implemented emergency protocol in urgent situations.
~ Implemented & enforced school and community policies; conciliated disciplinary infractions.
~ Administered the management, training and development of a student staff.
~ Restructured and managed work-study program for over 50 students.
q Acting Instructor, Triple Threat Studios- Stevensville, MD. 10/98-8/01
q Acting Instructor, Silver Penny Theater Camp- Towson, MD. 6/01-7/01
q Mime/Puppetry Inst., Creative Arts Camp- CCBC, Essex Campus. 8/00
q Magic Instructor, College Academy: Fenn Campus- Boston, MA. 6/96-8/96
q Magic Instructor, Gifted Students Inst. Hope College- Holland, MI. 7/89-8/89
q Documentary Film Making, Virginia Governor’s School: UVA-Wise-Wise, VA. 7/04
q Upward Bound Instructor: University of Virginia at Wise- Wise, VA. 6/04
q Direction & Design
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
Direction/Production Design |
Invisible Theater Co.- Baltimore, MD |
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Alice in Wonderland |
Direction/Production Design |
RPCS- Baltimore, MD |
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Bewitching Macbeth |
Direction/Adaptation |
Carnegie Mellon University- Pittsburgh, PA |
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Diviners |
Direction |
University of Virginia at Wise- Wise, VA |
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Endgame. |
Direction/Production Design |
Towson University- Baltimore, MD |
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The Fantasticks |
Direction/Scenic Designer |
University of Virginia at Wise- Wise, VA |
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Godspell |
Direction/Scenic Designer |
University of Virginia at Wise- Wise, VA |
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Godspell |
Direction/Production Design |
RPCS- Baltimore, MD |
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Hand Witch 2nd Stage |
Direction |
Carnegie Mellon University- Pittsburgh, PA |
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Junemania (premier) |
Direction |
Carnegie Mellon University- Pittsburgh, PA |
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Keys to Graceland (premier) |
Direction |
Carnegie Mellon University- Pittsburgh, PA |
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The Love Talker |
Direction |
Carnegie Mellon University- Pittsburgh, PA |
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Macbeth |
Direction/Scenic Designer |
Invisible Theater Co- Baltimore, MD |
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Mother Courage |
Direction/Scenic Designer |
University of Virginia at Wise- Wise, VA |
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Patchworks |
Direction/Creator |
Art for AIDS- Middletown, NY |
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Playing for Time |
Direction/Production Design |
RPCS- Baltimore, MD |
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Red Noses |
Direction/Production Design |
RPCS- Baltimore, MD |
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Romeo & Juliet. |
Director/Scenic Designer |
Cockpit & Court- Baltimore, MD |
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Romeo & Juliet |
Direction/Production Design |
RPCS- Baltimore, MD |
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The Secret Garden |
Direction/Production Design |
RPCS- Baltimore, MD |
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Vinegar Tom |
Direction/Costume Design |
University of Virginia at Wise- Wise, VA |
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The Wiz |
Direction/Production Design |
RPCS- Baltimore, MD |
q Performance
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A Connecticut Yankee |
Hank |
West Ottawa Players |
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Antigone |
Creon |
Emerson College- Boston, MA |
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Busch Gardens |
Captin Preston |
Busch Gardens- Tampa, FL |
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Charly's Aunt |
Fancourt |
West Ottawa Players- Holland, MI |
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Little Shop of Horrors |
Orin + 13 ‘cameo’ characters |
Musical Theater Society- Boston, MA. |
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Majestix |
Tenor |
A cappella quintet- Boston, MA. |
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Much Ado about Nothing |
Don Pedro |
Cockpit & Court- Essex, MD |
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Play it Again Sam |
Allen Felix |
West Ottawa Players- Holland, MI |
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Romeo and Juliet |
Capulet |
Cockpit & Court- Essex, MD |
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Romeo and Juliet |
Watch |
Hope Summer Rep.- Holland, MI |
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Six Characters in Search...Author |
Lead Actor |
Emerson College- Boston, MA |
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Sketch Comedy |
performer |
Swollen Monkey Showcase- Boston, MA. |
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Zoo Story |
Jerry |
Emerson College- Boston, MA |
q Lighting Design
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Agnes of God |
Lighting Design |
RPCS. Baltimore, MD |
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The Butterfly Effect |
Lighting Design |
Roses Rep. Dance Co.-Baltimore, MD |
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Dance.com |
Lighting Design |
Roses Rep. Dance Co.-Baltimore, MD |
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The Day Without Art |
Lighting Design |
Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY |
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Durang/Durang |
Lighting Design |
University of Virginia- Wise, VA |
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Kindertransport |
Lighting Design |
University of Virginia-Wise VA |
q Scenic Design
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Breakfast on Other Planets |
Scenic Design |
Axis Theater, Baltimore, MD. |
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Durang/Durang |
Scenic Design |
University of Virginia- Wise, VA |
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Kindertransport |
Scenic Design |
University of Virginia-Wise VA |
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The Last Session |
Scenic Design |
Axis Theater, Baltimore, MD. |
q Sound Engineering
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Annie |
Sound engineer |
Middletown High School |
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District 11 (Rock) |
Sound engineer |
Baltimore, MD |
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Jones Falls Express (a cappella) |
Sound engineer |
Baltimore, MD |
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Mid Hudson Valley Symph. Orch. |
Sound engineer |
Newburgh, NY |
q Voice Coaching
~ Red Noses Towson University, Baltimore, MD
q Solo Performance
~ Performed professionally for over 10 years as a free-lance magician, clown, and storyteller.
~ Clientele including Busch Gardens Tampa, FAO Schwartz, Harvard Business School, Cooper Productions (Boston),
The Jelly Belly Candy Company, Bay Banks (Boston), The City of Boston, The Rainforest Cafe.
Professional Activities
q Professional Associations and Membership
~ Educational Theater Association.
~ Theater Communications Group.
~ American Alliance for Theater Education.
~ Board of Directors, Pro Art Association.
~ Virginia Theater Association.
~ Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.
q Conferences /Training Programs
~ Educational Theater Association annual conventions—1997-1999.
~ Association Independent Maryland Schools annual conference—1996-1999.
~ Mount Ida College. Play in Educational Development—1993.
~ Hazelden Cork Foundation. Peer Counseling Training Program—1989.
~ Windward School. Writing curriculum development—1994-1995.
~ Virginia Theatre Association annual conventions—2003, 2004.
~ South Eastern Theatre Conference annual conventions—2004.
q Publications
~ “This little light of mine.” Jimson Weed, Volume 21, Number 1, Fall ’02—Pg. 67.
~ “Stages.” Down the Mountain, Volume14, Number 2, Spring ’95—Pg. 4.
q Presentations
~ “Vibrant Connections.” Mount Ida College: Newton Center, MA—1993.
~ “Fooling Around Art.” Strom King Art Center: Mountainville, NY—1995.
~ “Moving through Art.” Storm King Art Center: Mountainville, NY—1996.
~ “Wondering about Art.” Storm King Art Center: Mountainville, NY—1997.
~ “Movement & Stillness from DiSuvero to LeCoq.” Storm King Art Center: Mountainville, NY—1998.
~ “Play Acting.” Triple Threat Studios: Stevensville, MD—2001.
~ “Needing Direction.” Virginia Theater Association annual conference—2003.
~ “How not to loose your voice.” Virginia Theater Association annual conference—2003.
q Team-building/training: Facilitation and development of educational training programs.
q Outdoor Education: Backpacking, climbing, camping, canoeing, high/low ropes facilitation.
q Performance: Directing, acting, magic, juggling, mime, clowning, puppetry, singing.
q Electronic Media Television and Video directing and editing, Audio recording.
q Technical Theater: Scenic and lighting design, molding and casting, foam carving and sculpture,
sound engineering, puppetry, special effects, arc welding, mask making.
q Master of Fine Arts , Directing. Carnegie Mellon University—May 2002.
~ Thesis: Macbeth.
~ Gregory Lehane, Mladin Keiselov, Milan Stitt, Cletus Anderson, Brian Johnson.
q Bachelor of Fine Arts, Acting. Emerson College—May 1993.
~ Minor: Aesthetics.
q Extended Training
~ Voice with Kristen Linklater- 3 Yrs.
~ Viewpoints- 1 Yr.
~ Alexander work- 2 Yrs.
~ Ballet- 3 Yrs.
q Workshops and Master Classes
Anne Bogart
Robert Woodruff
Tadashi Suzuki
Peter Sellars
Marcel Marceau
F. Murray Abraham
Ellen Lauren
Kristen Linklater
Thurston James
Marcus Stren
Dodi Disanto (Lecoq)
Avner ('the Eccentric') Eisenberg
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