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EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR
...committed to engage students in the study of dramatic arts through exposure to a wide variety of genres
and interdisciplinary instructional methods developed while studying, directing and teaching theatre.

! An enthusiastic, imaginative, and resourceful IB educator, with 17 years of experience directing over 70 children’s theater
productions, coupled with 11 years of teaching theatre in independent and international schools, who creates a supportive
environment where students are free to express themselves and experiment with new opportunities.

! EXPERIENCE
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ALBANIAN COLLEGE, Albania August 2018 - Present
MYP Coordinator, Head of Learning Area for Creatives; MYP & PYP Drama Specialist
∞ MYP Coordinator (January 2019-Present): ManageBac administration, mentored teachers on unit creation and
assessment, and ran multi-school workshops on “Teaching the MYP”.
∞ Personal Project: Responsible for guiding students through the process, teacher moderation, and IB reporting.
∞ Head of Learning Area for Creative Subjects (Drama, Art, Music & Design). Responsible for staff management, budgets
and curriculum oversight.
∞ Taught EY1- Grade 5 PYP Classes and Grade 6-10 MYP theater classes.
∞ Revamped the theater curriculum and wrote new PYP and MYP units for each grade level.
∞ Albanian College is a fully authorized IB school serving local Albanian students.
STAMFORD AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Singapore August 2015 - 2018
MYP & PYP Drama Specialist
∞ Taught 2nd , 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th grade theater classes.
∞ Revamped elementary theater curriculum and learning engagements and created MYP process journals.
∞ Directed elementary school plays, choreographed and directed school musicals K-12, sponsor of the High School Musical Theater
Club and High School Student Council.
∞ I.B. Primary Year Program, I.B. Middle Year Program, and I.B. Category 2 Arts Certified.
∞ Stamford American International School is the largest IB School in the world, located in Singapore.
THE SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL, Cincinnati, OH August 2013 - 2015
Middle School Theater Director
∞ Taught 6th-8th grade semester long theater classes for all of the students in the middle school.
∞ Revamped the theater curriculum and wrote scope and sequence for grades 6-8.
∞ Produced, directed, designed, and choreographed productions including large scale plays and musicals.
∞ Transitioned the after school program from two to three productions and added a traveling competition team who
attended the Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, GA in January 2015.
∞ Worked with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company as part of their inaugural year of “PROJECT38” to stage The Tempest,
which was performed in downtown Cincinnati.
∞ The Seven Hills School is an independent school consistently ranked in the top five schools in Ohio.
MAINE CENTRAL INSTITUTE, Pittsfield, ME August 2010 - 2013
Drama Program Director
∞ Responsible for transitioning an after school drama program to a full time, dynamic program.
∞ Wrote the scope and sequence, created curriculum, and taught a variety of electives including: Acting 1, Acting 2,
Technical Theatre, Theatre Production, Stage and TV Makeup, Beginning Video Production, Advanced Video
Production, Film Theory and Analysis.
∞ Created and implemented an organizational system for scenic, prop, and costume storage.
∞ Created an ESL Drama Class to enhance students confidence in speaking and listening skills.
∞ Produced, directed, designed, and choreographed musicals, plays, one acts and review shows.
∞ Maine Central Institute is a town academy serving grades 9-PG, founded in 1866.
ALLEN ACADEMY, Bryan, TX August 2008 - 2010
Drama Department Director
∞ Responsible for creating a dynamic drama program.
∞ Wrote the scope and sequence, created curriculum and taught a variety of electives including: Middle School Drama,
Drama 1, Drama 2, Technical Theatre 1, Technical Theatre 2, Musical Theatre, Film Theory and Analysis and
Speech/Communication Applications class.
∞ Implemented Lower School Drama Club and Middle/Upper School Drama Club.
∞ Produced, directed, choreographed and designed All School, Lower School and Upper School musicals.
∞ Coordinator and sponsor for TAPPS Academic Speech Competitions, and choreographer for TAPPS Music Competition.
∞ Allen Academy is the oldest private school in Texas.
 THE LANDMARK SCHOOL, Prides Crossing, MA August 2007 - 2008
Theatre Director/ Language Arts Tutor
∞ Responsible for directing and designing three theatrical productions: a fall drama, winter entry for the Massachusetts
Drama Guild One Act Play Festival, and spring musical.
∞ Created curriculum and instructed a beginning acting class and an advanced acting class
∞ Received intensive training in diagnosing language based learning disabilities and in creating strategies to ensure student
academic achievement.
∞ Taught four one on one language arts tutorials for students with a broad range of language based learning disabilities,
ex. dyslexia, dysgraphia, auditory processing disorder and written expression disorder.
∞ Member of the residential life staff living in a dorm with 18 high school girls.
∞ The Landmark School is internationally recognized as a leader in the field of language based learning disabilities.
CHEBEAGUE CHILDREN’S THEATRE, Chebeague Island, ME June 1998 - 2012
Artistic Director
∞ Created a summer theatre program for students ages 6-9.
∞ Responsible for producing two full-length musicals (choreograph, direct, design and build each show) for children ages
6-10 and 11-18 each summer.
∞ Created adaptations of musicals to suit cast’s talents, as well as complete publicity for production including audition
notices, program and posters.
∞ Highlights include: Fame, 42nd Street, 101 Dalmatians, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Alice in Wonderland, The Music Man, Into the
Woods, Annie, Oliver!, Peter Pan, Bugsy Malone.
∞ Chebeague Island is an un-bridged island off the coast of Maine.

! EDUCATION
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COLBY COLLEGE, Waterville ME. B.A. 2005
Double Major: Theater and Dance and American Studies GPA 3.51
Honors:
∞ Graduated Magna Cum Laude with distinction in both majors
∞ Theater and Dance Award for outstanding contribution to the department over four years
∞ Dean’s List every semester, The National Dean’s List 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004
! WORKSHOPS/ TRAINING
!Making the PYP Happen International Baccalaureate (Category 1)
Understanding the MYP International Baccalaureate (Category 3)
MYP Arts: Implementing the Curriculum International Baccalaureate (Category 2)
Building Self Directed Learners through ATL's International Baccalaureate (Category 3)
i-Theatrics Certified Theater Teacher iTheatrics
Royal Academy of Music Voice and Movement with Karin Robinowitz 

Central London School of Speech and Drama Physical Theatre with Caroline England
The University of London Contemporary British Theatre with Robert Gordon
The National Theatre Museum, UK Stage Makeup, Acting, Directing, Edwardian Toy Theatres,
Marionettes, Shakespeare, Costuming, Theatre History
Junior Theatre Festival 2014 Professional Development
Junior Theater Festival 2015 Professional Development
Broadway Teacher’s Workshop 2016 Professional Development

New Zealand Jr Theater Celebration 2017 Professional Development 

Oz Junior Theater Celebration 2017 Professional Development
Frantic Assembly Teacher Workshop 2019 Professional Development
Lighting Design Ken Billington (Tony Award winning lighting designer)
Direction Anna Sullivan, Jeremy Dobrish (Adobe Theater Company)
Directing Broadway Junior Tim MacDonald, Marty Johnson, Cindy Ripley (iTheatrics)
Music Direction Cindy Ripley (Senior Education Consultant iTheatrics)
Acting/Interpreting Song Peter Flynn (Stella Adler Studios), David Loud (Scottsboro Boys, Curtains)
Writing Musicals Workshop Bobby Lopez (Frozen, Avenue Q), Kristin Anderson-Lopez (Frozen),
Benj Pasek, Justin Paul (A Christmas Story, Dogfight, Dear Evan Hansen)
Choreography Patrick O’Neill (School of Rock), Michael Bobbitt (Adventure Theatre)
Shakespeare Richard Sewell, Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, Michael Levine
Playing with the Classics Stephan Woldert (Bedlam Theatre Company)
Acting Joylynn Wing, Anna Sullivan, Susan Blackwell, Renee Elise Goldsberry
Physical Theater Caroline England, Michael Trautman, Frantic Assembly
Puppetry James Ortiz & Will Gallagher (The Woodsman), Tavia LaFollette
Storytelling Mike Dasiey
Commedia del Arte Avner Eisenberg, Julie Goell
Improvisation Joylynn Wing
Stage Combat Richard Hedderman, Raina Ames
Theatrical Design James Thurston, Cindy Ripley, Anne Kenney, Jen Caprio (25th…Spelling Bee)
 ! SELECTED DIRECTING CREDITS
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TITLE AUTHOR PRODUCING ORGANIZATION
42nd Street Al Dubin, Harry Warren Stamford American, Singapore
The Little Mermaid Jr Alan Menken Stamford American, Singapore
The Woodlanders Jules Nicholson Stamford American, Singapore
The Lion King Jr (Ohio Premiere) Elton John, Tim Rice The Seven Hills School ,OH
The Tempest William Shakespeare PROJECT38 at Cincy Shakespeare
The Music Man Jr Meredith Wilson The Seven Hills School, OH
The Tempest William Shakespeare The Seven Hills School, OH
Bye Bye Birdie YPE (Ohio Premiere) Lee Adams, Charles Strause The Seven Hills School, OH
42nd Street Al Dubin, Harry Warren The Seven Hills School, OH
The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe Adapted from C.S. Lewis The Seven Hills School, OH
The Drowsy Chaperone Lisa Lambert/ Greg Morison Long Lake Camp for the Arts, NY
Once Upon a Mattress Mary Rodgers Long Lake Camp for the Arts, NY
Chamber Music Arthur Kopit Long Lake Camp for the Arts, NY
All in the Timing David Ives Long Lake Camp for the Arts, NY
Complete Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) Long, Singer, Winfield Maine Central Institute Drama, ME
Guys and Dolls Frank Loesser Maine Central Institute Drama, ME
Singin’ in the Rain Arthur Freed Chebeague Children’s Theatre. ME
Annie Thomas Meehan Chebeague Children’s Theatre. ME
Show Business Created by Rachel Damon Maine Central Institute Drama, ME
The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Maine Central Institute Drama, ME
Into the Woods Stephen Sondheim Maine Central Institute Drama, ME
Anything Goes Cole Porter Maine Central Institute Drama, ME
Fame David De Silva Chebeague Children’s Theatre. ME
Oliver! Lionel Bart Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown Clark Gesner Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
All I Care About is Love Created by Rachel Damon Maine Central Institute Drama, ME
The Actor’s Nightmare Christopher Durang Maine Central Institute Drama, ME
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Clark Gesner Maine Central Institute Drama, ME
42nd Street Al Dubin, Harry Warren Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
Disney’s 101 Dalmatians Kids Dodie Smith Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
Disney’s The Aristocats Kids Richard Sherman Allen Academy Theatre, TX
Thoroughly Modern Millie Dick Scanlin Allen Academy Theatre, TX
Disney’s Cinderella Kids Al Hoffman Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr Dick Scanlin Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
Grease Jim Jacobs Allen Academy Theatre, TX
Bugsy Malone Paul Williams Allen Academy Theatre, TX
Picasso at the Lapin Agile Steve Martin Allen Academy Theatre, TX
Return to the Forbidden Planet Bob Carlton Chebeague Island Players, ME
Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. David Simpatico Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
Anything Goes Cole Porter Landmark Stage Company, MA
All in the Timing David Ives Landmark Stage Company, MA
The Royal Family George S. Kaufman Landmark Stage Company, MA
The Music Man Jr. Meredith Wilson Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
The Love List Norm Foster Chebeague Island Players, ME
Into The Woods Jr. Stephen Sondheim Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
Peter Pan J.M. Barrie Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
Marisol Jose Rivera Theater Dept., Colby College, ME
An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde Powder & Wig, Colby College, ME
That’s Entertainment! Adapt. Rachel Damon Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
It Had to Be You Adapt. Anna Sullivan Drill Hall Theatre, London UK
Boy Gets Girl Rebecca Gillman
Two Gentlemen of Verona William Shakespeare
Dog Lady Maria Sanchez Scott Workshop, Colby College, ME
Sex Lives of Superheroes Stephen Gregg Workshop, Colby College, ME
Bugsy Malone Jr. Paul Williams Chebeague Children’s Theatre, ME
The Laramie Project Moises Kauffman Powder & Wig, Colby College, ME
Words, Words, Words David Ives Powder & Wig, Colby College, ME
15 Minute Hamlet Tom Stoppard Powder & Wig, Colby College, ME

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