Description
High energy theatre visionary, with many years experience in multiple levels of the arts -- creative, energetic and full of innovative visions ready to tackle many aspects of performance whether theatre in education or non profit performance
Work Experience
| COMPANY | POSITION HELD | DATES WORKED |
|---|---|---|
| W. Shakespeare & Co Theatre Company | (Confidential) | 6/2001 - 1/2006 |
| Stiver's School for the Arts | (Confidential) | 8/1997 - 6/2001 |
| (Confidential) | (Confidential) | 3/1995 - Present |
| W. Shakespeare & Co Theatre Company | (Confidential) | 3/1995 - 8/2001 |
| Vandalia Youth Theatre | (Confidential) | 9/1993 - 12/1994 |
| (Confidential) | (Confidential) | 3/1987 - Present |
| (Confidential) | (Confidential) | 3/1987 - Present |
Education
| SCHOOL | MAJOR | YEAR | DEGREE |
|---|---|---|---|
| British American Drama Academy | Acting | 1987 | Specialist Degree |
| Sinclair | Theatre | 1984 | Associate Degree |
| Northmont High School | Fine Arts / English | 1981 | High School/GED Degree |
Accomplishments
Highlights:
~Founder of W. Shakespeare & Co Theatre Company -- Envisioned, founded and directed a Teen Theatre Company, with a focus on Shakespeare and renewing classic literature for young people. Currently, the Founding and Artistic Artistic Director for the company. ~Associate of Arts, Theatre Performance -- Sinclair College ~Trained in the UK through the British Theatre Association and British American Drama Academy with James Roose-Evans, Peter Jeffrey, Edward Pethebridge, and multiple RSC actors. ~Adjunct Faculty for Stivers School for the Arts -- Theatre Magnet for 4 years ~Principal and Director of Young Shakespeare Conservatory -- Highly selective performance comapany. At the core is the 10 month Drama School program for 14 to 19 year olds, offering professional British ethic training for young actors in theatre / acting. Also incorporates holistic approach to the arts by experiencing and performing many types of art, performance, appreciation -- including architecture, visual arts, literature, culture, etc. to enrich a young actor's experience. 69% of former students have gone onto varied theatre, arts related education and performance careers. ~Experienced workshop tutor (Acting, Voice, History of Theatre, Acting Shakespeare) with a formal curriculum / Prospectus of 59 organized workshops / class formats - ranging from a 6 week (6 hour) workshop plan for 4 to 6 year olds to a year long professional level (4 discipline) Actors and Directors training progam. ~ Experienced Actor's Coach (23 years with student and young professionals)- Experienced and comfortable with Intermediate level pre -teens (age 11 earliest) to adult professionals. ~ Adapted a series of classic Children's books for the stage to create the "Young Actor's Primer for Performance" - a series of classic stories for performance by / for young people. All are sympathetically adapted to encourage the visionary view of the original author, while adding a fresh twist to the story. All have been adapted so that the performing organization can allow the director / producers the freedom to explore the universality of the piece, while still keeping to the author's vision ~ Founded SHAKESPEARE IN THE WOODS - a Summer Shakespeare Festival for Young people. Offered 1 to 2 Shakespeare plays, an educational festival, a camp an other educational and performance opportunities. ~Directed over 62 professional, semi-Professional, educational, and community Productions since 1991Companies I like:
Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library, Any Museum
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Currently taking a Sabbatical to refocus and regenerate new ideas for theatre training for young adults -- Developing a British ideal for theatre in the US for local young people.
