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| Poetic Larceny | Director | Flux Theatre Ensemble: NY, NY 2009 |
| Simple | Director | New Orleans Fringe Festival: LA 2008 |
| Imagination | Director | Flux Theatre Ensemble: NY, NY 2008 |
| Odyssey | Director/Playwright | The Looking Glass Theatre: NY, NY 2007 |
| I-95 South | Director/Playwright | Living Room Series, HERE: NY, NY 2006 |
| The Lamp's Lit | Director | Milk Can Theatre: NY, NY 2006 |
| Painting the Wind | Director | ArtStart: NY, NY 2006 |
| The Fall | Director | The Looking Glass Theatre: NY, NY 2005 |
| Ark | Director/Playwright | The Looking Glass Theatre: NY, NY 2004 |
| Jack! | Director/Choreographer | The Looking Glass Theatre: NY, NY 2004 |
| Flyers | Playwright | Looking Glass Forum: NY, NY 2004 |
| Odyssey | Director/Playwright | Baracken Theatre: Wust, Germany 2003 |
| Selected Poems | Director |
Messenger Theatre Company: NY, NY 2005 |
| Toots and Company | Director | Makor: NY, NY 2005 |
| Romeo and Juliet | Director/Choreographer | Looking Glass Forum: NY, NY 2003 |
| Nothing of Origins | Director/Mask Creator | Studio 42 at Urban Stages: NY, NY 2003 |
| Reproduction | Director | Riant Theatre: NY, NY 2002 |
| Lola... | Director/Choreographer | Looking Glass Forum: NY, NY 2002 |
| Faith | Director/Dramaturge | Broadway Institute: NY, NY 2003 |
| Bumping Umbrellas | Director/Choreographer | Pantheon Theatre: NY, NY 2003 |
| Bumping Umbrellas | Director/Choreographer | Surf Reality: NY, NY 2002 |
| Bumping Umbrellas | Director/Choreographer | Don’t Tell Mama: NY, NY 2002 |
| Bumping Umbrellas | Director/Choreographer | Strawberry Festival (Finalist): NY, NY 2002 |
| Bumping Umbrellas | Director/Choreographer | Looking Glass Forum: NY, NY 2002 |
| Decent | Director | Looking Glass Forum: NY, NY 2001 |
| Walmartopia | Assistant Director | Minetta Lane Theatre: NY, NY 2007 |
| Victoria Martin... | Assistant Director | Women’s Project: NY, NY 2007 |
| Godspell | Assistant Director | Paper Mill Playhouse: Millburn, NJ 2006 |
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| Mouse Hole | Screenwriter | Woodshed Collective Reading: NY, NY 2009 |
| Buried and Leap Year | Playwright | Looking Glass Forum: NY, NY 2010 |
| Bird House | Playwright | KNF Co.: NY, NY 2009 |
| A Chicken Goes To... | Playwright | Samuel French One Act Festival: NY, NY 2008 |
| The Patriots | Playwright | Looking Glass Forum: NY, NY 2006 |
| Bird House | Playwright | Reading at New Dramatists: NY, NY 2006 |
| Flyers and Other Tales | Playwright | Midtown International Festival: NY, NY 2005 |
| Converting Numbers | Playwright | Looking Glass Forum: NY, NY 2005 |
| I-95 South | Playwright | New Plays Festival at Brown University 2001 |
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| Filmmaker | ||
| Wanted | Filmmaker/Writer | See Films, NY, NY 2009 |
| Jumped | Filmmaker/Writer | See Films, NY, NY 2008 |
| Homebody | Filmmaker/Writer | See Films, CalArts, 2010 |
| The Interview | Filmmaker/Writer | See Films, CalArts, 2010 |
| R U Ready 2 Party?! | Filmmaker/Writer | See Films, CalArts 2010 |
| See Lumière: Dianna and Baptism | Filmmaker/Writer | See Films, CalArts 2010 |
| See One Minute: Road Kill, Prints and Power Point | Filmmaker/Writer |
See Films, CalArts 2010 |
| The Diary Thief | Filmmaker/Writer | See Films, NYC/CalArts 2010 |
| Dinner Break | Filmmaker/Co-writer | CalArts, 2010 |
| Beware of Dog | Filmmaker/Writer | See Films, CalArts 2011 |
| A Cute Film | Filmmaker/Writer | See Films, CalArts 2011 |
| A Perfect Season | Filmmaker | See Films, CalArts 2011 |
| Pearl Was Here | Filmmaker/Writer | See Films, CalArts 2011 |
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| Actor |
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| 1965UU | Rosalind | Chocolate Factory: Long Island City, NY 2008 |
| 1965UU | Rosalind | hotINK at Tisch, NYU: NY, NY 2008 |
| 365 Days/Plays | Actor/Dancer | Public Theater/Duende Arts: NY, NY 2007 |
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Actor/Dancer | Compound Eye: NY, NY 2006 |
| Crowd | Dancer | Chashama: NY, NY 2004 |
| Aquarium | Mara | Brass Tacks Theatre: NY, NY 2003 |
| These Four Walls | Ivy | Dixon Place: NY, NY 2002 |
| Contents | Jane | Women’s Project: NY, NY 2002 |
| Backstage at the Circus | Shelly | Looking Glass Theatre Forum: NY, NY 2002 |
| What I Did Last Summer | Bonnie | Brown Summer Theatre: Providence, RI 1997 |
| Our Town | Rebecca | River Rep. Theatre: Ivoryton, CT 1995 |
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| Dancer |
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| Clerks | Dancer | Bushwick Starr: Brooklyn, NY 2008 |
| A Variable Population | Dancer | Various Venues: NY, NY 2007-2008 |
| Hamlet | Choreographer | Studio 42: NY, NY 2003 |
| Dusty In My Dreams | Choreographer | Rose’s Turn: NY, NY 2002 |
| Cabaret | Choreographer/Dancer |
Baracken Theatre: Wust, Germany 2003 |
| Bust: Comedic Dancers | Company Member | Various Venues: NY, NY Ongoing |
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| Teacher |
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| DREAMYARD: Bronx, NY | Dec. 2004 to Present | |
| Teaching Artist I have collaborated with classroom staff at PS 291, PS 306, PS 54, PS 85 and PS 110 to teach curriculum using theatre and dance culminating in a staged performance. During the summers, I taught workshops at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp teaching theatre to terminally ill youth. |
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| KAMP NYC: NY, NY | July 2005 | |
| Theatre Director I directed a play with pre-professional teens at this highly selective theatre camp. |
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| THE TRINITY SCHOOL: NY, NY | Feb. 2004 to May 2005 | |
| Theatre Instructor I taught theatre skills such as improvisation and character development while preparing students for an original theatrical performance. |
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| THE 52ND STREET PROJECT: NY, NY | Feb. 2003 to 2008 | |
| Volunteer I served as a playwriting coach, director and mentor to youth in Hell’s Kitchen. |
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| THE LOOKING GLASS THEATRE: NY, NY | Sept. 2003 to June 2005 | |
| Movement Instructor I taught movement classes to adult actors. |
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| THE BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Brooklyn, NY | Jan. to Aug. 2004 | |
| I planned and taught early childhood programs in cultural topics, science and visual art for visiting families and school groups. | ||
| WESTBROOK YOUTH THEATRE: Westbrook, CT | Summers 1997 to 2001 | |
| Founder and Director I founded and managed a popular theatre company for children. As manager of the program I was responsible for artistic direction, choreography, teaching acting and dance, financial management, publicity, set, costume, puppet and sound design. I supervised a staff of three. |
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| SPACE: Providence, RI | Sept. 1998 to May 2001 | |
| Program Leader I facilitated acting, dance and playwriting workshops for women imprisoned in the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institution. I recruited, trained, and supervised volunteers, produced an anthology of prison writings, conducted fundraising events and evaluated programs. |
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| Education/Training |
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| Brown University | BA, English with Honors in Creative Writing 2001 | |
| California Institute of the Arts | MFA Candidate, Film Directing Program Class of 2012 | |
| SITI Company | Intensive Viewpoints and Suzuki Training Levels 1 and 2 2003-2004 | |
| New School | Video Production and Editing 2007 | |
| School of Visual Arts | Advanced Screenwriting and Final Cut Pro 2008 | |
| New Dramatists | Intern 2005 | |
| Film Independent | Intern 2011 | |
| Special Skills |
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| Dancing/Movement: Clown, Haitian, West African, Afro-Caribbean, Belly Dance, Tango, Break Dance, Hip-Hop, Ballet, Jazz, Stilt-Walking and Acrobatics. Music: Trombone, Guitar, Basic Piano and Voice Puppetry: Construction/ Operation Mask: Design and Construction |
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