SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE

Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia, PA
Literary Associate, PTC@Play New Work Festival, Feburary 2013

• Provide planning and dramaturgical support for a two-week festival showcasing readings by national, local, and student playwrights
  

Teaching Artist, 2011-present

• Developed workshop experiences to enhance high school students’ creative and critical engagement with theatre productions
• Guided students through the creation of their own performance piece, including writing, acting, directing, design, stage management and marketing roles, to be showcased as part of the “Philly Reality” presentation at the theatre
• Facilitated post-performance "Meet the Artist" talkbacks for season productions
  

 
Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Philadelphia, PA
Teaching Artist, 2011-present

• Explored themes in social studies curriculum through playwriting activities, culminating in the creation of student-written scripts

Geva Theatre Center, Rochester, NY   
Academy Director, Summer Academy (Shakespeare), 2012
Associate Director of Education, 2006-2011

• Developed workshops, production guides, teacher resources, and other programming in support of a student matinee series serving students K-12 in five counties, including coordination of freelance artists and artist educators
• Served as teaching artist for Geva education programs throughout the year, including professional development for teachers, pre-performance “Prologue” lectures and post-performance talkbacks
• Coordinated five week intensive Summer Academy conservatory-style training program for actors ages 12-18 and undergraduate apprentices, with annual focus rotating between Shakespeare, contemporary theatre, and musical theatre
• Coordinated “Stage Door Project,” an arts education collaboration featuring area high schools and Geva artists, and inaugurated Geva’s first training opportunities for high school students exploring scenic, lighting, sound and costume design
• Participated as director or associate dramaturg as needed in support of Geva’s new play programming
• Contributed to production dramaturgy, program notes and lobby pieces in collaboration with the literary department
• Assisted with programming for the “Hornets’ Nest” reading series of issue-driven plays followed by conversations with community leaders, expert panelists and audiences
• Coordinated accessibility programs, including Audio Described and Sign Interpreted performance series
• Participated in grant writing, marketing, advocacy and outreach activities of the theatre

Primary Stages, New York, NY                                                                                                              
Literary Manager 2005-2006
Literary Associate 2002-2005                              

• Coordinated readings of selected new plays, including annual showcase of scripts by M.F.A. writing students
• Read and evaluated incoming scripts; supervised volunteer script readers
• Corresponded with agents and playwrights regarding script submissions

Epiphany Theater Company, New York and Saratoga Springs, NY
Dramaturg/Education Coordinator, 2006  

• Developed student and community workshops to accompany Fall 2006 production (A Doll House)
• Prepared dramaturgical resources for production, and classroom study guides for high school students and teachers

Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA
Adjunct Faculty in Theatre, 2005

• Directed undergraduate students in Mainstage production (How I Learned to Drive)

Women’s Project and Productions, New York, NY
Guest Teaching Artist, “Ten Centuries of Women Playwrights”, 2001-2002

• Guided high school students through discussion of scripts, writing, and acting exercises during residencies at Bronx Outreach and Ida B. Wells School (Pregnant and Parenting Teen Center)

Lincoln Center Institute, New York, NY
School Tour Manager, 2000-2001

• Escorted performing artists (storytelling, music and dance) to schools throughout Greater New York, arranged set-up and strike of each performance, and facilitated talkbacks

Cornerstone Theatre Company/Long Wharf Theatre (co-production), New Haven, CT
Assistant to the Director (Bill Rauch), 2000

• Coordinated acting workshops for community members in advance of Cornerstone residency
• Assisted director and community performers throughout rehearsal process and performances of The Good Person of New Haven

RELEVANT AFFILIATIONS

Philadelphia Young Playwrights Literary Committee, 2012
PlayPenn “Rent a Dramaturg” program, 2012
Dramaturg and Reader, Bonderman Playwriting for Youth Workshop, 2011, 2009
Drama Consultant, A Company of Players, The Arc of Monroe County, 2008-2010
Producer, “Journeys” benefit performance, Melissa’s Living Legacy Teen Cancer Foundation, 2009
Shakespeare Fellows Project, Theatre for a New Audience, 2006
President, Carnegie Mellon University New York Drama Alumni Clan, 2004-2006
Women’s Project Directors Forum, 2003-2004
Lincoln Center Theatre Directors Lab, 2000
Artistic Intern, Long Wharf Theatre, 1999-2000
Literary Intern and Assistant Director, City Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA), 1998-1999
Drama Director and Counselor, Long Lake Camp for the Arts, 1997

EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
B.F.A. in Drama: Directing
Alumni Clan Undergraduate Directing Award, University and College Honors, Dean’s List

Salzburg College, Salzburg, Austria
Arts and History in Europe: Semester study in cooperation with Northern Illinois University