Curriculum Vitae
Amy Sue Fall 7355 Cleon Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352, cell 818-319-2740 [email protected]
Education
2008 Certified Colaianni Speech Practitioner, (Phonetic Pillow approach to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) training) based on The Joy of Phonetics and Accents by Louis Colaianni. Studied with Louis Colaianni.
2007 Certified Associate Fitzmaurice Teacher, (Destructuring, Restructuring) A comprehensive approach to voice training which explores the dynamics between body, breath, voice, imagination, language and presence. Studied with Catherine Fitzmaurice, Saul Kotzubei and Phil Thompson.
2001 Linklater Progression, Trained by Master Designated Linklater Teacher Louis Colaianni. Studied with Louis for one year while also shadowing him and sometimes teaching the progression at the University of Missouri – Kansas City.
1997 MFA in Acting, Roosevelt University Conservatory, Chicago IL. Professional Actor Training Program.
1990 BAC in Theatre, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. Bachelor of Arts in Communication with an emphasis in Theatre.
Teaching
2004 – Present Idyllwild Arts Academy Idyllwild, CA Voice and Speech Instructor
2005 – 2007 Idyllwild Arts Academy Summer Program Idyllwild, CA Voice and Dialect Teacher/Coach
1 2002 Fall University of Kansas – Lawrence Lawrence, KS Guest Artist Lecturer Voice, Speech, Text
2002 September University of Kansas – Lawrence Lawrence, KS Workshop in Shakespeare “ Shakespeare’s Text” based on Louis Colaianni’s Book, How to Speak Shakespeare.
2001 – February University of Missouri – Kansas City Kansas City, MO Workshop in Breath “The Touch of Breath”
2001 Fall University of Missouri – Kansas City Kansas City, MO Lecturer Vocal Coach
1999 – 2000 SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY Visiting Assistant Professor Leave Replacement Voice, Shakespeare, Movement
1999 Spring Encore Entertainment Chicago, IL Teacher Children’s Creative Theatre
1998 Fall Webster University Conservatory St. Louis, MO Instructor Sabbatical Replacement Voice, Speech
1997 Summer Appel Farm Arts & Music Center Elmer, NJ Teacher Voice, Speech
1997 Spring Roosevelt University Conservatory Chicago, IL Teaching Internship Pedagogy: Acting & Voice Methods
2 1995 Spring Roosevelt University Conservatory Chicago, IL Teaching Assistant Acting I
Voice, Speech, Dialect and Text Coaching
2010 Spring As It Is In Heaven Idyllwild Arts Academy 2009 Fall Street Scene CSU – Northridge 2009 Fall Playboy of the Western World Idyllwild Arts Academy 2008 Fall Our Country’s Good Idyllwild Arts Academy 2008 Spring Mystery of Edwin Drood Idyllwild Arts Academy 2008 Spring Twelfth Night Idyllwild Arts Academy 2006 Fall Angelique Idyllwild Arts Academy 2006 Summer The Birds Idyllwild Summer Arts Program 2005 Summer Picnic At Hanging Rock Idyllwild Summer Arts Program 2002 Fall Two Gentlemen of Verona University of Kansas, Lawrence 2001 Fall Moonchildren University of Missouri – Kansas City 2001 Fall Anything to Declare Spencer Theatre – Kansas City, MO 2001 Fall Thin Air University of Missouri – Kansas City 2001 Fall Another Part of the Forest University of Missouri – Kansas City 2001 Fall The Grapes of Wrath Missouri Repertory Theatre – KC, MO Director – Risa Brainin 2000 Spring Desdemona; SUNY at Fredonia A Play About a Handkerchief 2000 Spring Cat On A Hot Tin Roof SUNY at Fredonia 1998 Fall A Phoenix Too Frequent Webster University Conservatory 1996 Summer Oliver Findlay University Summer Program Director - Daryl V. Jones
Continuing Education
Fitzmaurice Voicework® Training
2009 & 2010 Private lessons with Catherine Fitzmaurice.
2009 Fitzmaurice three-day intensive workshop with Catherine Fitzmaurice and Saul Kotzubei.
2008 & 2000 Fitzmaurice five-day intensive workshop with Catherine Fitzmaurice and Saul Kotzubei.
2006 & 2005 Fitzmaurice Certification part I & II. Each part of the voice training program is a month-long intensive.
2005 Private lessons with Catherine Fitzmaurice and Saul Kotzubei.
3 Colaianni Speech Training
2008 – July Colaianni Speech Certification. Workshop with Louis Colaianni and his Phonetic Pillow approach based on The Joy of Phonetics and Accents.
2006 – June Speech Methods Workshop. A six-day workshop focused on three methodologies of speech training, with Louis Colaianni, Gillian Lane-Plescia and Dudley Knight.
2001 & 1998 “Joy of Phonetics and Accents / Bringing Speech to Life” three-day workshop lead by Louis Colaianni and Claudia Anderson. Phonetic Pillow approach to IPA and speech.
1997 – January One on one workshop with Louis Colaianni. Exploring American IPA relative to Skinner’s “Good Speech” and Linklater Progression.
Linklater Voice Training
2003 & 2002 Linklater six-day and three-day intensive workshop taught by Master Designated Linklater Teacher Louis Colaianni.
2001 Jan - Dec Studied the Linklater Progression with Master Designated Linklater teacher Louis Colaianni. Weekly lessons and observations.
1998 -2002 Linklater lessons with various Designated Linklater Teachers.
Additional Voice Training
2009 August VASTA Conference in NYC, featuring Catherine Fitzmaurice, Kristin Linklater and Pasty Rodenburg. Arthur Lessac gave a speech to open the conference.
2008 & 2005 Voice Methods Workshop. A six-day workshop focused on three methodologies of voice training, with Phil Thompson (Fitzmaurice 2008), Catherine Fitzmaurice (Fitzmaurice 2005), Louis Colaianni (Linklater) and Nancy Krebs (Lessac).
4 2002 – June Anatomy of Breath workshop taught by Wendell/Beavers – Body/Mind Centering Approach.
2002 – March Midwest Symposium on Voice Care. The Voice Center: Department of Otolaryngology. Voice Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapy.
1999- July Patsy Rodenburg’s two-week Professional Voice Teachers Course at the Royal National Theatre Studio in London.
Additional Actor Training
2002 & 1999 Shakespeare & Company, Lenox MA. A month-long intensive focused on integrating one’s emotions, voice and movement with Shakespeare’s text.
1998 & 1997 Act I Studios, Chicago IL. Monologue Technique class., an eight-week class working on monologues for auditions and a Monologue & Scene Study Class, an eight-week class exploring monologues and scenes.
1997 Fall Act I Studios, Chicago IL. Commercial Technique I, an eight-week class focused on Commercial auditions.
Movement Training
2005 Alexander Technique, private lessons with Misako Tsuchiya, a Certified Alexander Technique Teacher. Two months in Los Angeles.
2002 – April – September Alexander Technique, private lessons with Kristin Spangler, Certified Alexander Teacher in Chicago, IL.
2000 – May Trish Arnold Movement Progression. A four- day intensive movement class taught by Karen Beaumont. Publications
Voice and Speech Review Journal, Volume 2, August 2001, The Voice in Violence. Letter to the Editor, Response: Rhoticity in the Accents of American Film Actors: A Sociolinguistic Study, by Nancy Elliott. 5 Professional Memberships VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association)
Directing Experience
Desdemona; A Play About a Handkerchief Director SUNY at Fredonia The Congresswomen (Aristophanes) Director Appel Farm Arts & Music Center Valley Song Assistant Director/Intern Northlight Theatre(LORT Theatre) The Black Comedy Assistant Director Findlay University Summer Stock Oliver Assistant Director Findlay University Summer Stock No Exit Director Roosevelt University
Administrative/Organizational Experience
Producer 2005 – Present Methods Workshops
Responsibilities Include: Development of six-day workshops from finding teachers, Independent contractors contracts, finding locations, brochures, postcards, advertising, mailings, contact lists for mailings, working with co-coordinators that are on site at University locations. For more information about workshops visit: www.methodsworkshops.com
Student Advisor – Spring 2000 SUNY at Fredonia
Responsibilities Included: Met with students to map out their course program and made sure they were on track for expected graduation.
House Manager - November 96 - January 97 Northlight Theatre For Always…Patsy Cline (LORT Theatre in Chicago, IL) Responsibilities Included: Managing Front of House; Training Ushers; Managing Customer concerns; Inventory and the selling of concessions and tapes; Daily show reports on house and inventory; Nightly deposits.
Box Office - August 96 - January 97 Northlight Theatre (LORT Theatre in Chicago, IL) Responsibilities Included: Taking subscription and single ticket orders; Seating & data entry (Ticket Master system)
Administrative Intern - May 95 to July 96 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts In Skokie, IL
(An 18.2 million dollar multi-theatre, conference and banquet facility) Responsibilities Included: General Office Duties; Assemble Authority and Foundation Meeting Packets; Accounts Payable; Prepare Voucher Lists; Deposits; Mailing Lists; Update Active Prospect List; Prepare Minutes for Authority and Foundation Meetings; and Prepare Purchase Orders. 6 Publicity Coordinator - 95 - 96 Season Roosevelt University Theatre Department Chicago, IL Responsibilities Included: Write and Distribute Press Releases and PSA's; Arrange and/or take Publicity Photos; Design and Distribute Flyers and Posters; Set up relations with Hot Tix and Alumni Office; Prepare School, Subscription and Alumni Letters; Mailings; Sell and do Layout for Ad Subscriptions; Advertising; Arrange and implement Ticket Promotions; Promotions for Actor Night Performances; and Prepare and Distribute Show Listings.
Program Liaison - November - December 1995 Wisdom Bridge Theatre (Equity Theatre) Responsibilities Included: Preparation of program layout and bio’s for Stagebill.
Technical Experience
The Robber Bridegroom Asst Stage Manager Roosevelt University The Glass Menagerie Asst Stage Manager Huron Playhouse Sum. Stk. Barefoot In The Park Lights Huron Playhouse Sum. Stk. Twelfth Night Props Head Bowling Green University Foreigner Stage Manager Playmakers Theatre In One Bed...Out The Other Lights Playmakers Theatre
Acting Experience Available upon request
Awards and Honors
Scholarship: Roosevelt University – 1994 – 1997
Outstanding Acting Award: Bowling Green State University/Firelands College 97 / 98
References
Catherine Fitzmaurice Creator / Founder Fitzmaurice Voicework® NYC 646.637.7339
Howard Shangraw Chair, Theatre Dept. 951.659.2171 Idyllwild Arts Academy Ext. 2206
Louis Colaianni Linklater Center NYC, Freelance 816.419.6915
John Gronbeck-Tedesco Professor, University of Kansas 785.864.2655 Lawrence, KS
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