Assistant Director/NYU Steinhardt- Shakespeare's The Two Noble Kinsmen                         
New York, NY | Fall 2024

• Assisted director in adapting script to present sociopolitical climate by breaking down Shakespearean text through person-first pedagogy. 

• Assisted music director in creating an acoustic orchestration for  '90s pop and r&b music score.  

• Liaised between production team and performers to create and maintain an intracultural rehearsal environment. 

 

Co-Director/NYU Youth Ensemble- Pandora’s Box of Donuts by Aly Kantor                                        
New York, NY | Spring 2024

• Scaffolded pedagogical techniques into standard theatrical rehearsal process through ensemble-based collaborative practices.  

• Combined pro-social and pro-technical aspects of production in order to create a socially-responsive and community-engaged pedagogical theory. 

• Worked one-on-one with actors to improve confidence, stage presence, and overall agency.

 

Teaching Artist/New York University- Identity and Pop Culture Workshop                                          
New York, NY | Spring 2024

• Created three-week applied theatre workshop exploring the social effects of pop culture and social media on artists ages 18-30.

• Used movement, song, poetry, journaling, fashion, studio art and performance in order to ‘de-mechanize’ participants from social expectation. 

• Performed conference presentation  with other teaching artists to examine efficacy of workshop on participants.

 

Dramaturg, Costume/Hair/Makeup Designer /The Hub -The Nance                                              
New York, NY | Summer 2023

• Worked with the directors to design and achieve 1920’s burlesque aesthetic through the lens of historical expectations surrounding gender and sexuality. 

• Acted as one-woman costume, hair, and makeup runcrew. 

• Creatively problem-solved budget-friendly costume and prop reveals for slapstick gags. 

 

Teaching Artist, Makeup Designer/ The Darby Players- Disney’s Beauty and  the Beast                  
Mineola, NY | Spring 2023

●       Designed and executed SFX makeup for enchanted objects.

●       Created historically accurate post-French-Revolution peasant designs for townspeople, including history lessons for dramaturgical                accuracy. 

●       Led step-by-step workshops to ensure student-actor independence and responsibility for their respective role preparation. 

 

Acting Coach, Administrative Assistant/New York Star Club                                                    

 New York, NY | Spring 2019-Summer 2020

• Worked directly with the CEO to create end-goal projects and relevant curriculum for each age group respectively.

• Coached children grades K-6 on self-expression through monologues and mock-auditions. 

• Co-led informative lectures on the theatre industry to educate parents on their children’s aspirations, audition-room expectations and preparation.

 

Assistant Director/Binghamton University Main Stage- Corneille's The Liar                                     

 Vestal, NY | Spring 2018

• Ensured appropriate story-telling tactics by acting as verse-language coach. 

• Further synthesized plot and character development through constructive feedback to actors. 

• Assisted the director in the overall staging, using an inner and outer proscenium to help frame key moments.

 

Director/ Binghamton University Studios- Heights  by Amy Fox                                                        

 Vestal, NY | Fall 2017

• Acted as casting director, director, producer, stage manager, costume and set designer within Binghamton University’s faculty-advised one-act festival.

• Worked cooperatively with other directors in order to cohesively merge each One Act play and its performers into the One Act Festival.

• Collaboratively produced each show and overall festival with no financial budget.