Assistant Company

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Directing

N esting Grounds * (upcoming) Alex Parobek Actors Theatre of Louisville, Apprentice Company

F rom the River * Jessica Reese Actors Theatre of Louisville, Apprentice Company

S pacebar (staged reading) Michael Mitnick Actors Theatre of Louisville, Apprentice Company

a b one close to my brain (staged reading) Dan Dietz Actors Theatre of Louisville, Apprentice Company

I n the Spurs of the MoMINT * co-developed and co-directed Actors Theatre of Louisville, Apprentice Company

Solo Performance Collaborations co-developed and directed Actors Theatre of Louisville, Apprentice Company

S cars of Beauty * performer: Victoria Alvarez-Chacon

S it Down Comedy * performer: Scott Swezey

H onest Air * performer: Ryan Westwood

H alimu h fack * performer: Kerri Alexander

B edtime Stories * co-conceived and directed Telephonic Literary Union

R ED * co-conceived and directed Telephonic Literary Union

L ife Science Morris Panych McGill University, Tuesday Night Caf Theatre

T he Good Person of Sichuan Berthold Brecht McGill University, Department of English

E urydice Sarah Ruhl McGill University, Players Theatre

M iss Julie August Strindberg McGill University, Players Theatre

A alst Pol Heyvaert McGill University, Tuesday Night Caf Theatre

H air Rado, Ragni McGill University, Arts Undergraduate Society

Assistant Directing

M aple and Vine * by Jordan Harrison dir. Anne Kauffman Humana Festival of New American Plays, Actors Theatre

E dith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them * dir. May Adrales Humana Festival of New American Plays, Actors Theatre

by A. Rey Pamatmat

T he End * dir. Michael Legg, Amy Attaway Humana Festival of New American Plays, Actors Theatre

by Dan Dietz, Jennifer Haley,

Alison Moore, A. Rey Pamatmat,

Marco Ramirez

A C hristmas Carol dir. Sean Daniels Actors Theatre of Louisville

B arefoot in the Park dir. Marc Masterson Actors Theatre of Louisville

T he Mystery of Irma Vep dir. Sean Daniels Actors Theatre of Louisville

D racula dir. William McNulty Actors Theatre of Louisville

N oises Off dir. Paul Mullins The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

T he O dyssey * by Jason King Jones dir. Jason King Jones The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Next Stage Co.

P ericles dir. Brian B. Crowe The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Apprentice Co.

* W orld Premiere

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EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Related Professional Experience

D irecting Intern Actors Theatre of Louisville Louisville, KY (2010-2011)

Assistant directing on four Mainstage shows and three world premieres at the Humana Festival of New American Plays; directing Actors

Theatre s Acting Apprentice Company in devised projects throughout the season, The Tens festival, and New Voices festival; meeting regularly

with associate artistic director and literary staff to critique scripts under consideration for the Humana Festival, The Tens, and New Voices

festival.

P roducing Assistant SITI Company New York, NY (May August 2010)

Performed administrative duties for SITI Company s offices, maintained incoming headshots and resumes, filed grants, and applications for

the company. Created and maintained organizational filing system for the company s paperwork.

D irecting Intern The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Madison, NJ (June August 2009)

Assistant directed three shows for Equity Mainstage, Next Stage Ensemble Touring Company, and Apprentice Company, directed Acting

Apprentice Company, and attended classes with Acting Apprentice Company.

Academia

I nvited Speaker, English Department, Mc Gill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Nov. 2009)

For Introduction to Theatre Studies class, spoke on Berthold Brecht s tableaux aesthetic as seen in blocking of 1941 Zurich and 1949

Berlin productions of Mother Courage and Her Children.

Education

M cGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2006-2010)

B.A. in English Drama and Theatre, Minor in Spanish

B ody School Contemporary Theatre Creation Intensive Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (May 2009)

Six-day ensemble-based physical theatre workshop at Magnetic North Theatre Festival and University of Ottawa. Included physical training

and the creation of devised theatre piece.

A tlantic Acting School New York, NY (July-August 2008)

Classes in Practical Aesthetics (including script analysis, performance technique, and repetition), voice, speech, improvisation and movement

(including Laban, Grotowski, Viewpoints, Suzuki).

Other

F ounding Member, The Telephonic Literary Union Louisville, KY (Sept. 2009 present)

A company that devises phone-based, theatrical experiences for small audiences. The Telephonic Literary Union is a recipient of a Fall 2010

Dramaturg Driven Grant awarded by the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas organization.

References

Sean Daniels, Associate Artistic Director, Actors Theatre of Louisville

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Myrna Wyatt Selkirk, Associate Professor, Department of English, McGill University

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