HELENE KVALE SDC, Equity, SAG eligible [email protected]

ACADEMIC TEACHING & ADMINISTRATION

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (2003—2019) Department of Dramatic Arts, 802 Bolton Road, Storrs, CT 06269

BFA/BA Teaching DRAM 1701 Freshman Acting DRAM 1702 Freshman Acting DRAM 244 Sophomore Acting DRAM 4702 Junior Acting DRAM 4703 Senior Acting DRAM 1710 Acting for Non-Majors DRAM 3182 Practicum in Dramatic Arts DRAM 3199 Independent Study

Created Course & Teaching Innovation Advanced Acting for Non-Majors (2018) Interdisciplinary Collaborations: Digital Media Design (2019) Human Rights Institute (2019, 2013, 2011, 2010) Humanities Institute (2011) ROTC (2010) College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (2005) Art and Art History (2005)

Workshops Department of Dramatic Arts, BFA/BA/MFA: Acting for the Camera, Audition, Directing, Play Creation, Shakespeare, Surviving the Business, Costume Design: Guest Director Department of Art and Art History: Screenwriting and Directing Actors UCONN Pre-College Summer (2016 - Present): Explorations of Acting and Playwriting UCONN Center for Teaching and Learning, International Student Orientation (2010-2013): Breaking the Ice: Improvisation

Invited Guest Artists Colin Hurley, actor Brian Cox, actor Mary Lou Belli, TV director Alexandra Collier, playwright

Administration School of Fine Arts Committees: Dean’s Vision, Emeritus Professors Bylaws, CT Arts Corps, Digital Media Minor Recruitment and Admissions: Auditions, Open House, High School Workshops, Robert A. McDonald Semester in London !1 Search Committees: Assistant Professor (Voice), Associate Professor (Scenic Design), Associate Professor (Arts Admin), Associate Professor (Acting and Associate Head) Departmental Committees: Connecticut Repertory Play Selection, Equipment, Intimacy Academic Advising: MFA Theses: Designers and Puppeteers. Student supervision when directing and teaching

Directing Connecticut Repertory Theater: If We Were Birds Eurydice Big Love Pride and Prejudice Too Much Memory The Skin of Our Teeth The Gut Girls Marat/Sade. D Series

MASTER ACTING TEACHER, ACADEMY OF CREATIVE TRAINING, BRIGHTON, UK (1998-2002)

Classes: Acting for the Camera, Surviving the Business, Stanislavski, Shakespeare Scene Study Master classes: Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Text Analysis, Improvisation

WORKSHOP LEADER, INTERNATIONAL (1990-2010)

Long Wharf Theater, CT (2013): Teacher Training: Collaborating with Confidence Loomis Chaffee School, CT (2010): King Lear Colchester Middle School, CT (2005-2008): Shakespeare Monologues The Neighborhood Playhouse, New York City (2007): Shakespeare for High School Goodwin Elementary School, CT (2007): A Midsummer Night’s Dream Founding Member, Diverse Acts, UK (1999-2002): Shakespeare, Stanislavski and Improvisation Actor/Practitioner, Page to Stage, London (1999-2002): Shakespeare, Moliere The National Theatre, London (1990-1995): National Theatre in Repertory National Theatre On Tour: RICHARD III and KING LEAR, UK (1990-1992): Richard III, King Lear

EDUCATION & TRAINING

DIRECTOR’S LAB, LINCOLN CENTER THEATER, NEW YORK (2007)

Master Teachers: Christopher Bayes, Blair Brown, Ben Cameron, Carolyn Cantor, Lynn Cohen, Bob Crowley, Colman Domingo, Richard Eyre, Kate Forbes, Peter Gerety, Michael Krass, Ben Krywosz, Oni !2 Faida Lampley, Pam McKinnon, J. Michael Miller, Bruce Norris, Jennifer Roszell, Seret Scott, Lois Smith, Alex Timbers, Ron van Lieu, Frank Wood

NATIONAL THEATRE STUDIO, LONDON (1990-1992)

Master Teachers: Brian Cox, Annabelle Arden, Marcello Magni, Michael Mahoney, Brigid Panet, Patsy Rodenburgh, Tamsin Oglesby, Frankie Armstrong, Jane Gibson, Sue Laurie, Tim Supple, Joan Washington

ACTOR’S STUDIO, LONDON (1987-2002)

Master Teachers: Nina Finburgh, Michael Meyer, Nicholas Hytner, Marina Calderone

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA, DRAMA STUDIO, LONDON (1986-1987)

Master Teachers: Barbara Houseman, Patrick Tucker, Giles Block, John Abulafia, Peter Kenvyn, Peter Layton, Edwina Dorman, Teresia Van Sertima

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, ANTHROPOLOGY, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS (1986)

Graduated with Honors, Winner of Seligman Prize

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE, UNITED WORLD COLLEGE ATLANTIC, WALES (1982)

DIRECTING

CONNECTICUT REPERTORY THEATRE, CT (2003-PRESENT)

Director: If We Were Birds (2019), Eurydice (2017), Big Love (2013), Pride and Prejudice (east coast premiere, 2011), Too Much Memory (2010), The Skin of Our Teeth (2008), Marat/Sade (D Series, 2006), Gut Girls (2005)

FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, BATED BREATH THEATRE COMPANY, CT (2007-2012)

Creator, Director: Hunger (2011), The Parkville Project (2009, 2010) Original Adaptation, Director: A Dolls House (2008) Executive Producer: Fundraising, donor development, grant writing, reporting, overseeing administrative operations, outreach, representation, advocacy, personnel training, supervising, PR and marketing CHARTER OAK CULTURAL CENTER, CT (2008) Director: Vagina Monologues (2008)

!3 ACTING Agent Creative Artists Management (1994-2003), Conway van Gelder Grant (1990-1994)

Theater Richard III National Theater, Richard Eyre King Lear National Theater, Deborah Warner Napoli Milionaria National Theater, Richard Eyre Burning Blue Haymarket Theatre, John Hickok Gitta’s Atonement National Studio, Brian Cox Shift National Studio, Mick Mahoney Life During Wartime Lyric Hammersmith, Toby Reisz The Secret Rapture Salisbury Playhouse, Joanna Read Diary of Anne Frank No. 1 UK Tour, Chris Hayes To Kill A Mockingbird West End/Tour, Chris Hayes

Film Tomorrow La Scala BBC Films, Francesca Joseph 5:45 Lawless Films, Christoph Rohl Elgar’s Tenth Muse Channel 4 Films, Paul Yule

Television Daddy’s Girl Granada, Bill Eagles Prime Suspect 4 Granada, SP Anderson Soldier Soldier 3 Central, Suri Krishnamma London Bridge Carlton, Various Hearts And Bones BBC, Tom Shankland Lovejoy BBC, John Crome Deceit BBC, Stuart Orme This Life BBC, Harry Bradbier March In Windy City Yorkshire, Greg Theakstone Seconds Out BBC Screen 1, Bruce Macdonald Night And Day Granada, Roger Goldby Holby City BBC, Jim Goddard The Bill Thames, Various The Vet BBC, Moira Armstrong

Commercial Benilyn, Weetabix Crunch, Dorada Beer, Chelsea Building Society, Boots, JMC, Frutibix, Imperial Cancer Research, Volkswagen, Tempo Tissues & more

Voice Over The Crusaders, Spafax Promotion, Manga Worldwide Pictures, The Children’s Channel, Natural History Museum, Educational Media Services, Cambridge University Press, University of Sussex, The Vegetarian Society, The Late Show (BBC), Family Affairs (BBC)

Radio Dinner at Gotham Bar & Grill (BBC), Sharks Tooth (BBC), Sir Colin’s New Clothes (BBC)

WRITING Screenplay Burning Blue, (Lions Gate Films, 2014), When You’re Not Looking (2014), Indivisible (TV Pilot, 2017)

!4 Play Beside Myself (2019), The Parkville Project (with Michael Bradford, 2009), A Doll’s House (adaptation, 2008)

PRESS, CITATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

Select Press and Citations Smith, Tori, and Eduardo Filippo. Eduardo deFilippo's Napoli Milionaria. Woodstock, Ill: Dramatic Pub, 1996. McKernan, Luke. Walking shadows: Shakespeare in the National Film and Television Archive. UK, British Film Institute, 1994. Cox, Brian. The Lear diaries: the story of the Royal National Theatre's productions of Shakespeare's Richard III and King Lear. US, University of Michigan, 1992. Foundation for Cultural Review. The New Criterion, Volume 10, Issues 1-4. US, University of Michigan, 1991.

Arnott, Christopher, “Women Fight Back,” Hartford Courant, 31, March 2019. Ruocco, James V., A Review: If We Were Birds, www. jimruoccodesktake2.blogspot.com, 1April, 2019. Arnott, Christopher, “If We Were Birds’a harrowing but well-told tale of abuse at CT Rep,” Hartford Courant, 1 April 2019. Arnott, Christopher. “CT Rep Presents A Fresh, Youthful Eurydice,” Hartford Courant, 28 March, 2017. Gates, Anita. “Navy Pilots Under the Gun,” New York Times, 5 June, 2014. White, Armond, “A Few Gay Men,” OUT, 4 June 2014. Best, Kenneth, “From Actor to Screenwriter,” UCONN Today, 30 May, 2014. Dunne, Susan. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Theme of LGBT Film Festivals Centerpiece Movie,” Hartford Courant, 21 May, 2014. Dunne, Susan. “A Lot Left To Be Done,” Hartford Courant, 27 May, 2014. Wierzbicki, Ed. “Big Love Takes Big Leaps with Bold Choices,” Connecticut Public Radio, 9 October, 2013. Bovard, Karen, “All Hands on Deck,” Hartford Advocate, 15 September, 2011. Beck, Andrew, “World premiere explores rich heritage of Hartford’s Parkville,” Hartford Arts Examiner, 7 November 2010. Rizzo, Frank, “More Delights From Local Stages,” Hartford Courant, 29 December, 2011. Rizzo, Frank, “Tasty Show Hunger,” Hartford Courant, 19 September, 2011. Rizzo Frank, “A Trip to Candy Land,” Hartford Courant, 20 September, 2011. De la Torre, Vanessa, “Staging History,” Hartford Courant, 11 July, 2010. Blankenship, Mark, “A Doll’s House,” Variety, 11 June, 2008. Hunter, Alan, “Brit Prison Flick Could Break Out,” Screen International, 2002. Coveney, Michael, “The Secret Rapture,” Daily Mail, 2 February 2001. “Eighties come Kicking Back,” The Stage, 1 February, 2001. 16. Spencer, Charles, “The Secret Rapture,” Daily Telegraph, 29 January, 2001. Billington, Michael, “The Secret Rapture,” The Guardian, 29 January, 2001. Hewison, Robert, “Life During Wartime,” The Sunday Times, 25 July, 1999. “Life During Wartime,” Evening Standard, 22 July, 1999. Thaxter, John, “Life During Wartime,” The Stage, 23 July, 1999. Godfrey-Faussett, Charles, “Life During Wartime,” Time Out, 21 July, 1999. Games, Alexander, “Alarm Call for the USA,” Evening Standard, 16 July 1999. Gardner, Lyn, “Fear Feeds The Soul,” The Guardian, 16 July 1999. Prime Suspect Series Returns, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 February, 1996. “Male Bonding Made Easier,” The Daily Telegraph, 27 July, 1995. “Modern Witch-hunt Deftly Exposed,” The Guardian, 26 July, 1995. Bjørnholt, Sverre, “Drømmer om en norsk rolle,” Verdens Gang, 6 November 1993. Arditti, Michael, “Faith Restored,” Evening Standard, 2 March 1992. “Internal Fight for the Soul of Naples,” The Times, 29 June 29, 1991. !5 “Richard III Thrills with Awesome Power,” Aberdeen Press and Journal, 1 October 1991. Goy, Malcolm, “Helene Stjerne,” Verdens Gang, 8 May 1991. “Ian McKellen: Richard III ou le Fascisme d’Etat,” Le Figaro, 21 November 21, 1990. “Shakespeare Dans le Texte,” Nouvel Observateur, 15 November, 1990. Nightingale, Benedict, “Clowning in All Seriousness,” The Times, 27 July, 1990. Nightingale, Benedict, “A Very Modern Nightmare,” The Times, 26 July, 1990. Lewis, Peter, “McKellen and his Foot Soldiers,” The Sunday Times, 22 July, 1990. Fredstad, Alf, “Rett Inn I Eliten”, Verdens Gang, 26 April, 1990. Shelton, Robert, “Child’s Diary is a Vision of Hope,” Evening Argus, 20 February, 1990. Benjamin, Eva, “The Diary of Anne Frank,” The Stage, 1990. Pettersen, Torunn, “Jeg drømmer om a bli stor stjerne,” Norsk Ukeblad, 15 August, 1989. “Accent on Harmony in the Deep South,” Daily Express, 8 May, 1989. Caplan, Betty, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” The Guardian, 8 May 1989. Hoyle, Martin, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Financial Times, 5 May, 1989. Foot, David, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” The Guardian, 1 February, 1989. “Canadian Gothic,” Time Out, 25, November 1987. “Canadian Gothic,” The Stage, 17 September, 1987. 15.

Print Publications Belli, Mary Lou, and Lenney, Dinah. Acting for Young Actors: The Ultimate Teen Guide. USA, Back Stage Books, 2006. Filippo, Eduardo De, et al. De Filippo Four Plays: The Local Authority; Grand Magic; Filumena Marturano; Napoli Milionaria. UK, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1992, 2014. Greer, D. M. W. Burning Blue. London: Oberon Books, 1998.

DVD Elgar’s Tenth Muse, Kultur, 2007. Hearts and Bones: The Complete Collection Series 1 &2, ITV, 2002. This Life, Complete BBC Series 1&2, PBS, 1998. FiveFortyFive, Christoph Rohl, Deutsche Film, Lawless Film, 1998. Prime Suspect: Inner Circles, Granada, PBS, 1995. Lovejoy: The Complete Season, 1993. Soldier Soldier III, Central Films, 1993.

AWARDS & GRANTS Human Rights Institute, UCONN (2019) SFA Deans Grant, University of Connecticut (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation (2011) Greater Hartford Arts Council Community Grant (2011) City of Hartford Arts and Heritage Grant (2011) New Alliance Bank (2010) Human Rights Initiative, UCONN (2009, 2010) Greater Hartford Arts Council United Arts Campaign (2009) The Marks Family Endowment in Fine Arts (2008)

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Training Jacob Krueger Studios, New York: Screenwriting and Writing for Television Francine Volpe, New York: Writing for Television Elizabeth Huebner, CT: Alexander Technique Iyengar Yoga, New York

Conferences & Professional Development Magdalena Women’s Project, RI (2006) Actors Fest, New York City (2005) New York University Continuing Studies, Script Editing (2002) Actors Center, London (1987-2002) Magdalena Women’s Project, Wales (1987)

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