WORK EXPERIENCE

DRAMATURGY & ARTISTIC SKILLS

Talk Back Theatre · Co-Founder and Managing & Literary Director
2017 - Present · Orange County, CA

• responsible for organizational structure
• manage incoming play submissions
• liaison with playwrights
• handle donations and financials
• seek out and prepare grant requests
• organize discussion panels

Script Reader
2017 - Present · Bay Area Playwrights Festival

• read and review plays for inclusion in 2018 New Play Festival

Freelance Researcher & Dramaturg
2012 - 2016 · Pittsburgh, PA | Lehigh Valley, PA | Madison, NJ | New York, NY | Washington DC | Orange County, CA

• historical and literary research for theatrical productions
• develop casebooks and guides
• develop audience outreach initiatives
• work on new scripts
• Employers included: Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA); Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA); WSC Avant Bard (Arlington, VA); Lean & Hungry (Washington DC), independent playwrights

Script Reader
2016  ·  Kitchen Dog Theatre

• read and review plays for inclusion in 2016 New Play Festival

Dramaturg and Adapter for Othello
2015  ·  Lean & Hungry Theater

• developed a one-hour radio play of Shakespeare's Othello
• worked with director and actors to develop the script through a rehearsal process
• created a student study guide

Dramaturgy Forum · Instructor
Fall Semester 2013 · Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)

• develop and execute curriculum for dramaturgy majors
• assign and grade assignments 
• facilitate group discussions

Carnegie Mellon School of Drama · Dramaturgy Assistant
Spring Semester 2013 · Pittsburgh, PA

• work as dramaturgical assistant to visiting professor Heather Helinksy on multiple projects and courses
• assist in new student recruitment planning

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey · Education & Dramaturgy Intern
Summer 2012 · Madison, NJ

• assisted instructor for college level text analysis and play reading classes
• creating Know-the-Show and Study Guide packets for audience education (available for viewing here)
• worked as a script editor and dramaturg for the training program's production of Henry VI, Part III
• wrote for the Weekly Willie newsletter (samples available for viewing here)
• acted as an administrative assistant, doing clerical work and helping to run the summer training programs

The Way of Water · Staged Reading Event Coordinator
Spring 2012 · Carnegie Mellon University

• worked on a committee of five to orchestrate a reading of The Way of the Water at Carnegie Mellon University
• coordinated the event as part of a nationwide NoPassport Theatre alliance

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Creative
Strong Writer
Basic Graphic Design
Copywriting

Theatre Experience
Front of House/Box Office
Management
Design
Performance
Directing
Writing
Teaching
Dramaturgy

Business/Academic
Research
Editing and Proofreading
Public Speaking
Fundraising
Discussion Leadership
​Season Planning

Qualities
Fast Learner
Self-Motivated
Multi-Tasker
Problem Solver

EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University
Class of 2014 · Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Humanities and Arts in Dramaturgy & History
Bachelor of Arts in English Studies

St. Catherine’s College at University of Oxford
Michaelmas 2012 · Oxford, UK
Department of English Visiting Student

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
Member of Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honors Society)
          - Panel Winner and Fourth Place Runner Up at the Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference 2013         
         - Runner Up at the Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference 2014
University Honors
Interdisciplinary, Humanities, and Arts College Honors
Phi Beta Kappa Fall Initiate 2013
Phi Kappa Phi 2014
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar 2014
Schaefer Award for Outstanding Achievement in History
Senior Leadership Recognition Award
Outstanding Student Organization Leader