Director at Literally Alive
Performing Arts | Greater New York City Area, US
Detail oriented Arts Administration professional with a wide variety of knowledge in various fields including but not limited to:
Theatre Direction
Theatre Branding and Identity
Theatre Design
Social Media Marketing
Interactive Media
Specialties: Social Media and Marketing, Theatre Direction, Theatre Branding and Identity
May
2011 - Present
Director of Interactive Media & Development / The Players Theatre
Responsible for the development, content and maintenance of social media and web-based platforms. The historic Players Theatre in the heart of Greenwich Village is a mainstay in the Off-Broadway theatre scene. My responsibilities include finding ways to promote the theatre and it's history through internet media, developing shareable content that markets our current events, maintaining and researching contemporary approaches to audience development, network optimization, and brand development and modernization.
Other duties include the soliciting, reading and development of new plays and playwrights. New theatre pieces are developed and along with the playwrights and featured in our new play festival three times a year.
Dec
2010 - Present
Director and Designer / Literally Alive
Having served numerous positions for Literally Alive, I have developed numerous responsibilities for this Off-Broadway theatre company. Responsibilities include Scenic/Puppetry Design for "The Little Mermaid", Scenic Design for "Stone Soup", Scenic Design for "A Christmas Carol", Scenic/Projection Design for "Alice in Wonderland", Director for "Alice in Wonderland." Also currently developing social media and web content for Literally Alive.
Jan
2009 - Present
Founding Artistic Director / The Theatre Project
The Theatre Project was established in early 2009 with the belief that growth as an actor and as a human being are synonymous. Our major emphasis is placed upon the idea that the actor is an ever-evolving human being. As an artist-driven company we are committed to developing and producing compelling theatre. In all productions members of The Theatre Project maintain an ensemble approach throughout the creative process in order to develop new and bold interpretations of the plays produced.
Through The Theatre Project, 14 productions have been developed Off-Broadway, both in readings and staged theatre pieces.
Jun
2010 -
Sept
2011
Venue Director / The Present Company
As Venue Director, I managed the Players Theater and the 12 shows and production companies programed into the venue. Serving as the liaison between the theater owner/manager and the participants, as well as the liaison between FringeNYC staff and the participants. Venue Directing is a hybrid position with duties typical of a Production Manager/Theater Manager and Company Manager.
Over the course of two years I managed 32 performances through FringeNYC and was also brought on to manage the Encore Festival. Encore's extends the festival by two weeks and allows the top shows from the festival proper to gain additional exposure through add on performances.
2006 -
2011
Student / SUNY Plattsburgh
Jan
2009 -
Jan
2010
Vice President for the Arts / SUNY Plattsburgh
Oversaw and maintained a programming budget of $300,000.00. Voted on campus concerns as an Executive of the Plattsburgh State Student Association. Chaired the Campus Arts Council and administered the budgets of The Plattsburgh State Art Museum, Visual Artists Series, Theatre Department and Music Department. Chaired the Arts Aquisitions Committee and successfully purchased two original Pablo Picasso pieces [Buste de homme and Les Divers] and an original Paula Scher United States map, which also is the first art piece Plattsburgh State University owns by a 21st century artist.
Served as a member of the Museum Executive Committee where decisions regarding the Plattsburgh State Art Museum were discussed and voted upon and exhibitions were planned. Produced over 100 events in art, music and theatre including Theatre and Music Department productions, Art Museum exhibitions and visiting guest artists. Curated an exhibition of Alice Aycock’s Savage Sparkler which was received as a gift by the artist to the Plattsburgh State Student Association in 1987. Actively communicated with Aycock in the process of installation and repair. Produced and directed the Plattsburgh State Student Association productions of "Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical" and "The Dining Room."
Monitered the art collection of the Plattsburgh State Student Association. Conducted and completed a 3 phase series of appraisals of all artwork in the Plattsburgh State Art Collection.
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Interests:
theatre, art, directing, film, graphic design, typography, producing, production design, multimedia design, performance art, social media