CURRICULUM VITAE Kevin Connell PO Box 20322, New York, NY 10011 (C) 917-689-8268 [email protected]

THEATRES AND COMPANIES OF AFFILIATION (Artistic Director, Actor, Director, Playwright, Administrator): The National Theatre (London, England) La Jolla Playhouse (San Diego, CA) Steppenwolf Theatre Company (, IL) The National Black Theatre (New York, NY) Second Stage Theatre (New York, NY) Weathervane Playhouse (Newark, OH) The Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York, NY) Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Edinburgh, Scotland) Pinewood Film Studios (London, England) TheatreWorks USA - Promenade Theatre (New York, NY) Ground Up Productions (New York, NY) Wayside Theatre (Winchester, VA)

CAREER OVERVIEW:  (Currently) Professor of Theatre Arts, Marymount Manhattan College (New York, NY)  (Former) Managing Artistic Director, Weathervane Playhouse (Newark, OH)  Served as the Period Style and Etiquette Coordinator for the 2012-2013 Broadway production of The Heiress  A working actor, director, and produced/published playwright in New York City and the United Kingdom  Performed over 100 roles on stage/screen covering wide range of styles, literature, and theatre contracts  Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC), Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)  Wide range of possible teaching assignments in actor training.  Experience working with: Eve Arden, Norman Ayrton, Bill Ball, Jessica Chastain, David Feldshuh, Arthur French, Frank Galati, Harold Gould, Ed Graczyk, Robyn Hunt, Judith Ivey, Walt Jones, Moisés Kaufman, , Des McAnuff, Novella Nelson, J. Steven Pearson, Patsy Rodenburg, Andre Serban, Fay Simpson, , Dan Stevens, David Strathairn and Arthur Wagner

CURRENT POSITIONS: (Former) Managing Artistic Director Weathervane Playhouse (Newark, OH): 01/17 – 05/19

Professor of Theatre Arts (received Tenure in 2005): 08/99 - Present Marymount Manhattan College: Department of Theatre Arts  Teaching Curriculum: Acting, Movement, Interdisciplinary Courses  President of the Faculty Council (2009-2011)  Coordinator of Junior and Senior Acting (2003-2016)  Recruiter for Theatre Arts (2011-2019)  Coordinator of the Drama Therapy Minor  Co-Creator of The Arts for Communities Minor  Served as Acting Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs (01/08 – 06/08)

In nationally recognized BFA and BA actor training program, teach the following: Acting II/American Realism; Acting III/Heightened Language and Style; Acting IV/Shakespeare and Period Styles; Beyond Naturalism; Acting Solo; Performing Shakespeare; Physical Acting Intensive (Suzuki); Hidden from History: Modernism and Same-Sex Desire; Exploring Adaptation: Novel, Film, Theatre; Performing Arts in London. Direct mainstage and box theatre productions. Serve as adviser to 35+ BFA and BA students per semester.

INSTITUTIONS OF TEACHING EMPLOYMENT: Marymount Manhattan College (New York, NY); The Michael Howard Studios (New York, NY); (Ithaca, NY); University of California, San Diego (San Diego, CA)

EDUCATION: Master of Fine Arts in Acting University of California, San Diego (1990) Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting The Ohio State University (1987) Kevin Connell 1

EDUCATION:

MFA 1990 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO La Jolla, CA Acting

BFA 1987 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Columbus, OH Acting

BFA Training WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY 1982 – 84 Dayton, OH Acting

Private Training  5-Week Suzuki Intensive: J. Steven Pearson and Robyn Hunt, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY (01/02, 08/05 and 06/08)  Butoh Workshop: Akira Kasai, The Japan Society, New York, NY (04/02)  Shakespeare/Voice: Patsy Rodenburg (National Theatre), Michael Howard Studio, New York, NY (06/01 and 06/02)  Solo Performance: Holly Hughes, The Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival, Region III, Milwaukee, WI (01/01)  "The Lucid Body" Mvmt.: Fay Simpson, Michael Howard Studio, New York, NY (09/00 – 11/00)  Private Singing: Guy Waid, New York, NY, (1993 – 2002)  Private Singing Coach: Mary Rodgers, New York, NY, (1997 – 1999)  Private Monologue Coach: Rhonda Ayers, New York, NY, (1992 – 1998)

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TEACHING :

I. Professor of Theatre Arts – Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY A. COURSES  02/12 – Present SENIOR SHOWCASE: THTR 434  02/10 – Present PERFORMING ARTS IN LONDON: THTR 283  08/06 – Present EXPLORING ADAPTATION: Novel, Film, Theatre: COR.E 301  08/99 – Present ACTING II-AMERICAN REALISM: THTR 341-342  08/99 – Present ACTING III-LANGUAGE/STYLE: THTR 352-353  08/99 – Present ACTING IV-SHAKESPEARE/PERIOD STYLES: THTR 431-432  08/99 – Present BEYOND NATURALISM: THTR 370  02/02 – Present ACTING SOLO: THTR 398  02/02 – Present HIDDEN FROM HISTORY: Modernism and Same-Sex Desire: COR.D 300  06/01 – Present PHYSICAL ACTING INTENSIVE (Suzuki/Butoh/Viewpoints): THTR 298  02/00 – Present PERFORMING SHAKESPEARE: THTR 371

B. INDEPENDENT STUDIES  ACTING IN THE ROAD TO RUIN (Quinn Wolfendon): 1-Credit (Summer 2010)  ACTING AT THE WILLIAM ESPER ACTING STUDIO (Rafael Fuentes): 1-Credit (Summer 2008)  SHAKESPEARE IN PERFORMANCE, CULTURE AND HISTORY (Danielle Szabo): 3- Credits (Summer 2008)  PLAYWRITING INDEPENDENT STUDY (Leslie DeJesus): 3-Credits (Spring 2006)  SOLO PERFORMANCE (Glenn Marla): 3-Credits (Spring 2005)

C. INTERNSHIPS SPONSORED  ABC Primetime Casting  Bellevue Hospital/Rape Crisis Program  Bravo Networks/NBC Studios  Choices in Childbirth  Don Buchwald and Associates  Dutch West Internet Company  Free Arts NYC  Frontiere Afrique  Gretna Theatre (Mt. Gretna, PA)  Late Show with David Letterman  League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc.  Lexington School for the Deaf  Lower East Side Dance Academy  Manhattan Theatre Club  Mercy Home  Norman Twain Productions  Oxygen Media  Saturday Night Live  Second Stage Theatre  St. Vincent’s Hospital  TADA Children’s Theatre  The Chew Kevin Connell 3

 The Irish Arts Center  The Lark Theatre  The New Group  The Rosie O’Donnell Show

D. NEW COURSE/COURSE CHANGE PROPOSALS APPROVED BY THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE:  Fall 2009: THEATRE PRODUCTION WORKSHOP: THTR 3XX  Fall 2008: ACTING II: THTR 351 & 352  Fall 2007: ADV. CONTEMPORARY SCENE STUDY -- COMEDY: THTR 335  Fall 2007: ADV. CONTEMPORARY SCENE STUDY -- DRAMA: THTR 336  Fall 2002: ACTING SOLO: THTR 398

E. NEW MINORS APPROVED BY THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE  Fall 2010: CO-CREATOR of THE ARTS FOR COMMUNITIES MINOR (w/Mary Fleischer, Professor of Theatre Arts, and Dana Edell, Adjunct Instructor. (Pending approval by the Curriculum Committee)  Fall 2004: CO-CREATOR of the DRAMA THERAPY MINOR (w/ Judith Hanks, Associate Professor of Biology).

II. Master Teacher – One-Year Conservatory, Michael Howard Studios, New York, NY 01/05 – 05/05 COMEDY OF MANNERS (Coward/Wilde/Shaw)

III. Visiting Lecturer/Faculty - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Resident Professional Teaching Associate (2 year non-renewable appointment) 08/97 – 05/99 INTRODUCTION to ACTING: THTR 280 01/99 – 05/99 STANDARD AMERICAN STAGE SPEECH: THTR 282

IV. Teaching Assistant - University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 09/88 – 05/89 INTRODUCTION to THEATRE: THTR 11 09/89 – 05/90 INTRODUCTION to ACTING: THTR 12

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SERVICE:

I. COLLEGE SERVICE at Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY: 09/16 – Present THEATRE ARTS PRODUCTION COMMITTEE 09/10 – 06/11 (Chair) COMMITTEE TO ASSESS NON-TENURE TRACK LINES 02/10 – 12/12 MIDDLE STATES STEERING COMMITTEE 02/10 – 12/12 (Chair) MIDDLE STATES WORKING GROUP #4 02/10 – 06/10 NEW-HIRE SEARCH COMMITTEE (1-year Artist-in-Residence, Musical Theatre) 10/09 – Present AD HOC COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE 10/09 – 12/09 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SPEAKING 08/09 – 06/11 ACADEMIC POLICY COMMITTEE 08/09 – 06/11 PRESIDENT OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL 11/08 – 03/09 NEW-HIRE SEARCH COMMITTEE (tenure track, Musical Theatre [Failed search]) 09/07 – 05/08 (Chair) NEW-HIRE SEARCH COMMITTEE (tenure track, Acting - Shakespeare) 09/06 – 12/07 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 09/06 – 06/10 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT COMMITTEE 02/05 – Present JEANNETTE K. WATSON FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE 11/05 – 05/06 NEW-HIRE SEARCH COMMITTEE (tenure track, Voice and Speech) 09/05 – 01/09 (Chair 09/06 – 05/08) COMMITTEE ON PROMOTION AND TENURE 11/04 – 05/05 NEW-HIRE SEARCH COMMITTEE (tenure track, Costume Design) 02/04 – 05/04 TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD COMMITTEE 09/03 – 06/05 CLERK OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL 11/01 – 05/02 NEW-HIRE SEARCH COMMITTEE (tenure track, Technical Director) 09/01 – Present COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE 09/01 – 06/02 COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES 09/01 – 06/03 ADVISOR TO ALPHA CHI HONORS SOCIETY 09/00 – 06/03 (Chair) FACULTY STANDARDS AND HONORS COMMITTEE 09/00 – 06/02 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 09/00 – 06/01 SELF-STUDY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES 11/00 – 05/01 NEW-HIRE SEARCH COMMITTEE (tenure track, Acting I & II) 09/99 – 05/00 NEW-HIRE SEARCH COMMITTEE (1-year appointment, Acting I & II)

II. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE at Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY: 09/16 – 06/19 ASSISTANT CHAIR OF THEATRE ARTS:  Organize, prepare, and write all annual Department of Theatre Arts’ assessments of learning in the major;  Hire, orient and mentor adjunct faculty in partnership with Department Chair, Program Coordinators, and FT faculty;  Evaluate all transcripts for incoming transfer students to determine Theatre Arts transfer credit;  Organize advisement activities for department;  Advise students who need additional assistance, including substitutions, over tallies and study abroad;  Collaborate with Department Chair on all publicity materials, audition/interview dates, enrollment projections. 09/11 – 06/19 RECRUTER FOR THEATRE ARTS  Oversee the auditioning & interviewing process of 1300+ prospective students, annually (6 New York City auditions and regional auditions in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas and San Francisco); Kevin Connell 5

 Advise all incoming freshmen and transfer students;  Oversee all advertising and the annual Theatre Arts brochure;  Operate the Department’s Facebook and Instagram pages;  Serve as advisor for the Department’s website. 09/08 – 09/12 FACULTY ADVISOR TO G-SNAP (Gay Straight National Alliance Project) 01/08 – 06/08 ACTING DEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Workload included:  Tenure Track Classroom Observations;  (Co-Chair ) Watson Fellowship Selection Committee;  Course Catalogue Revision;  Course Schedule/Bulletin;  Full-Time Faculty Searches;  Review of Students’ Academic Standing;  Academic Integrity Issues;  Commencement;  Approval of Independent Studies, Internships, Change of Grades, Course Updates. 09/04 – Present COORDINATOR OF THE DRAMA THERAPY MINOR 2004 – Present MUSIC DIRECTOR: Major Donor Dinner, President’s Medal Dinner, Baccalaureate & Commencement and Reunion 07/03 – Present COORDINATOR OF JUNIOR AND SENIOR ACTING 07/99 – O6/03 COORDINATOR OF BA IN THEATRE ARTS PROGRAM 07/99 – Present ACADEMIC ADVISOR (35+ Advisees)

III. PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE: EQUITY DEPUTY Served as Equity deputy under U/RTA, SPT, TYA, and NYC SHOWCASE CODE contracts for performance runs of the following: 2000 Northanger Abbey; Flatiron Theatre, New York, NY 1999 Temporarily Yours,; Flatiron Theatre, New York, NY 1998 Equus; Cornell Center for Theatre Arts, Ithaca, NY 1998 Romeo and Juliet; Cornell Center for Theatre Arts, Ithaca, NY 1996 Come Dance With Me; Chernuchin Theatre, New York, NY 1994 Conquest of the South Pole; The Theatre Beneath the Sand, New York, NY 1994 ...And the Insects Are Crying, Too; Willoughby Theatre, New York, NY 1993 The Lion, Witch,...Wardrobe; TheatreWorks USA, New York, NY 1992 Amadeus; Wayside Theatre, Winchester, VA

06/90 – 09/90 Second Stage Theatre (New York, NY), Season Subscription Sales Person

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SCHOLARSHIP:

PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE:

I. DIRECTING: 2018 Gypsy Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, OH 2018 The Full Monty Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, OH 2018 I Hate Hamlet Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, OH 2018 A Chorus Line Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, OH 2017 A Comedy of Tenors Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, OH 2017 Peter and the Starcatcher Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, OH 2016 Our Country’s Good Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2016 The Music Man Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, OH 2015 Spring Awakening (Play) Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2015 One Man, Two Guvnors Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, OH 2014 O Pioneers! Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2014 To Kill a Mockingbird Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, OH 2014 Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2013 The Importance of Being Earnest Take Wing and Soar Productions, New York, NY 2013 Triumph of Love Book (Musical) Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2011 Time and the Conways Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2010 An Ideal Husband Take Wing and Soar Productions, New York, NY 2010 My Way (MMC cabaret) The Pierre Hotel, New York, NY 2009 The Triumph of Love (Play) Take Wing and Soar Productions, New York, NY 2009 A Tribute to Rogers & Hart (MMC cabaret) The Boat House in Central Park, New York, NY 2009 She Stoops to Conquer Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2008 This Time Around (MMC cabaret) The Rainbow Room, New York, NY 2008 Hello Again Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2007 Baby with the Bathwater Manhattan Theatre Source, New York, NY 2007 Romeo + Juliette The Collective Company, New York, NY 2006 The Ugly Duckling (A.A. Milne) Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2006 The Spirit of the City (MMC cabaret) The Rainbow Room, New York, NY 2005 The Rivals Take Wing and Soar Productions, New York, NY 2005 The Holy Terror (adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard II) Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2005 Porter & Ellington! (MMC cabaret) Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Allen Room, New York, NY 2004 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime Take Wing and Soar Productions, New York, NY 2004 Songs from the Spitfire (cabaret) The Plaza Hotel Ballroom, New York, NY 2003 The Spitfire Grill Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2003 A Tribute to June Jordan LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, New York, NY 2003 Les Miserables Centerville High School, Dayton, OH 2003 Unidentified Human Remains…True Nature of Love Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2002 Trojan Women (Seneca) Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2001 Black Wind Blowing by Neeley Gossett (new play reading) Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2001 The Importance of Being Earnest Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2000 Reverse Transcription Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 2000 A Third of Richard (an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III) Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY 1998 Resident Professional Student Showcase Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1994 Flowering in the Night by Kevin Connell (development reading) The Dramatists Guild, New York, NY 1994 ...And the Insects Are Crying, Too by Kevin Connell (development reading) The Dramatists Guild, New York, NY 1989 Cleaning House University of California, San Diego, CA Kevin Connell 7

1987 The Case of the Crushed Petunias by Tennessee Williams The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1986 A Christmas Carol St. Catherine's Elementary, Columbus, OH 1986 Joseph...Dreamcoat The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

II. ACTING: *Indicates Equity Production +Indicates SAG Film/Commercial 2007 Burn This Larry Manhattan Theatre Source, New York, NY 2001 Temporarily Yours, Tom Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland 2000* Northanger Abbey Henry, Valancourt Flatiron Theatre, New York, NY 1999* Temporarily Yours, Tom Flatiron Theatre, New York, NY 1999* A Flea In Her Ear Carlos Homenides Cornell Center for Theatre Arts, Ithaca, NY 1999* The Brecht Project 9 Roles Cornell Center for Theatre Arts, Ithaca, NY 1999 The Brecht Project Voiceover: commercial WHCU 870 AM, Ithaca, NY 1998 Twelfth Night Voiceover: commercial WHCU 870 AM, Ithaca, NY 1998* Twelfth Night Feste Cornell Center for Theatre Arts, Ithaca, NY Norman Ayrton, Director 1998* Equus Nugget Cornell Center for Theatre Arts, Ithaca, NY Bruce Levitt, Director 1998 Lux Avec Elle (student film) Father Student Film Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1998+ Discipline Training Film Manager Restaurant Associates, New York, NY 1998* Romeo and Juliet Tybalt Cornell Center for Theatre Arts, Ithaca, NY 1998 Three Stories (student film) Husband Student Film Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1998* Arcadia Chater Cornell Center for Theatre Arts, Ithaca, NY 1998 Arcadia Voiceover: commercial WHCU 870 AM, Ithaca, NY 1997* You Never Can Tell Valentine Cornell Center for Theatre Arts, Ithaca, NY David Feldshuh, Director 1997* Death of a Salesman Happy Cornell Center for Theatre Arts, Ithaca, NY David Feldshuh, Director & Harold Gould as Willy Loman 1997+ IRS Training Film Bill Restaurant Associates, New York, NY 1997* Trojan Women Talthybius Horace Mann Theatre, New York, NY 1996* Come Dance With Me Sammy Chernuchin Theatre, New York, NY 1996+ Hospitality Training Film Restaurant Host Restaurant Associates, New York, NY 1996+ Neptune's Rocking Horse (film) Christian Guest Rob Squared Films, New York, NY 1995+ "Bud Ice" (national commercial) Johnson Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, CA Roger Woodburn, Director at Pinewood Studios, London 1995* Playboy of the Western World Christy Theatre Ten Ten, New York, NY 1994* Conquest of the South Pole Rudi The Theatre Beneath the Sand, New York, NY 1994+ Changing Face (Film) Jonathan Purple Crayon Productions, New York, NY 1994* ...And the Insects Are Crying, too James Willoughby Theatre, New York, NY 1993* The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Peter Promenade Theatre/TheatreWorks USA, New York, NY 1992* Lend Me a Tenor Max Wayside Theatre, Winchester, VA 1992* The Foreigner David Wayside Theatre, Winchester, VA 1992* Amadeus Venticelli Wayside Theatre, Winchester, VA 1992* Taking Steps Tristram Wayside Theatre, Winchester, VA 1991* A Christmas Carol Young Scrooge/Topper Wayside Theatre, Winchester, VA 1991* A Glorious Day Cecil Sykes Survivor Productions, New York, NY 1990* Godspell Jeffrey TheatreFest, NJ, Montclair, NJ 1990 Our Country's Good Harry/Campbell/Arscot Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Kevin Connell 8

Andre Serban, Director 1990 The Proposal Ivan Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Walt Jones, Director 1990 Ordinary Objects Jimmy Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 1990 The Homecoming Teddy Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Bill Ball, Director 1989 Tartuffe Cleante Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 1989* Understudy: Al Joad/Ensemble National Theatre of Great Britain, London (Steppenwolf) Frank Galati, Director 1989* The Grapes of Wrath Understudy: Al Joad/Ensemble La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA (Steppenwolf) Frank Galati, Director 1989 Richard III Richmond Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 1989 Cleaning House Lamie Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 1989 The Government Inspector Teachin Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 1988 Annabella Grimaldi/The Cardinal University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 1988* 80 Days Ensemble La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA Des McAnuff, Director 1988 The Cherry Orchard Trofimov Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA Arthur Wagner, Director 1988 The Prince of Homburg Field Marshal Dorfling Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 1987 Oklahoma! Dream Curly The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1987 Dracula Harker The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1987 Candide Maximillian The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1986 Auntie Mame Patrick The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1986 West Side Story Tony The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Auburn, NY 1986 A Chorus Line Greg The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Auburn, NY 1986 Godspell Lamar The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Auburn, NY 1986 Anything Goes Ensemble/Dance Captain The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1986 Henry IV, Part One Poins The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1985 Engaged Angus The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1985 Joseph...Dreamcoat Joseph The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1985 S'Wonderful Company The Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, Columbus, OH Ed Graczyk, Director 1984 Godspell Jesus The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH 1984 George M! Ensemble Wright State University, Dayton, OH 1984 The Dining Room 4 Roles Wright State University, Dayton, OH 1983 Sweeney Todd Anthony Hope Wright State University, Dayton, OH 1983 Guys and Dolls Ensemble Wright State University, Dayton, OH 1982 A Wrinkle in Time Pegasus Wright State University, Dayton, OH 1982 Grease Roger Inter. Thespian Conference at Ball State Univ., Muncie, IN

III. ACTOR in PROFESSIONAL STAGED-READINGS: 2007 Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen Society 2003 Pixerecourt, Four Melodramas, City University of New York, NY 2000 The Rivals; Kings County Shakespeare, Brooklyn, NY 1999 P.M. Dreamscape; Heermans-McCalmon Playwriting Contest, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1998 Ingulf; Heermans-McCalmon Playwriting Contest, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1997 The Importance of Being Earnest; The Shaw Project, New York, NY 1997 Hobson's Choice; The Shaw Project, New York, NY Kevin Connell 9

1997 Christy and the Playboy's; Manhattan Theatre Club, New York, NY 1996 Hamlet; The WE Theatre Company, New York, NY 1996 People Come People Go; John Houseman Theatre (Backers Audition), New York, NY 1996 The Man of Mode; Theatre Ten Ten, New York, NY 1996 Fanny's First Play; The Shaw Project, New York, NY 1996 Neptune's Rocking Horse; Rob Squared Films (Screenplay), New York, NY 1995 Hands Across the Sea; The Shaw Project, New York, NY 1995 Shall We Join the Ladies; The Shaw Project, New York, NY 1995 O'Flaherty V.C.; The Shaw Project, New York, NY 1995 The Ugly Duckling; The Shaw Project, New York, NY 1994 Heliocentric; New Dramatists, New York, NY 1994 Flowering in the Night; The Dramatists Guild, Inc., New York, NY 1993 Glimmerglass; Bolt/Cohen/Drachman, Inc., New York, NY 1993 Changing Face; Purple Crayon Productions (Screenplay), New York, NY 1992 Hail to the Chef; Purple Crayon Productions, New York, NY 1992 Lord Arthur Savile's Crime; The Shaw Project, New York, NY 1991 Getting Married; The Shaw Project, New York, NY

IV. WRITING 2003 - THEATRE REVIEWER: 2007 NYTheatre.com (Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions

PLAYWRIGHT: The Holy Terror: An Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard II PUBLISHED: Stage Voices Publishing (November 1, 2009) ASIN: B002VBWFFY Produced Fall 2005 by Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY

Exposure Stage adaptation of Kathryn Harrison’s Novel, Co-written with Ellen Orenstein, currently in development. 2 readings, 78th Street Theatre Lab and Marymount Manhattan College, with David Strathairn

Romeo + Juliette 90-minute editing, produced Fall 2007 by The Collective Company, New York, NY

Hamlet 115 minute adaptation, produced Summer 2005 by the Thriftshop Theatre Workshop, Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

Temporarily Yours Original play produced at the 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Augustine's Studio Theatre

The Bruce and Bruce Show Six Monologues, 1996 Reading, The Dramatists Guild, New York, NY

...And the Insects Are Crying, Too Solo Play produced 1994 at the Willoughby Theatre, New York, NY

Flowering in the Night Full-length, Staged Reading, 1993 at The Dramatists Guild, New York, NY

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V. EVALUATOR FOR PLAYWRITING COMPETITIONS: 01/08 – 03/09 EVALUATOR/READER Eileen Heckart Drama for Seniors Playwriting Competition Reader of play scripts submitted to the annual playwriting competition sponsored by The Ohio State University’s Department of Theatre and the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute. The contest, named in memory of Ohio State alumna and Central Ohio native Eileen Heckart, attracted more than five hundred entries, in three categories: ten-minute plays, one acts plays, and full length plays.

03/97 – 03/99 EVALUATOR/READER Jane Chambers Playwriting Award Reader of unproduced full-length, one-act, and performance art play scripts submitted to international playwriting competition administered by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education's Women and Theatre Program: monetary award of $1,000.

03/98 – 03/99 EVALUATOR/READER Heermans-McCalmon Playwriting Award, Cornell University, NY Evaluator of one-act play scripts submitted by Cornell University students. The contest awards consist of two prizes, offered annually for best one-act play and second prize. The winning writer is granted a professional staged reading with Equity actors and a professional guest director.

09/92 – 09/94 EVALUATOR/READER Musical Theatre Development Program, The Dramatists Guild, Inc., NYC Reader and Listener of original musicals submitted to new musical competition leading to professional evaluation by distinguished members of the Dramatists Guild including Stephen Sondheim, Peter Stone, Julie Styne, Gretchen Cryer, John Kander, , and Marsha Norman.

10/91 – 12/93 EVALUATOR/READER Young Playwrights, Inc., New York, NY Reader of new scripts submitted to competition associated with Playwright Horizons and The Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York, NY. Strives to develop and encourage playwrights age 18 years and younger to develop new works in the theatre and to aid in the creation of the new generation of professional playwrights. Competition culminates in monetary award and professionally cast and staged production in NYC.

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VI. PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS/LECTURES: 04/15/10 ATTENDED Middle States Commission on Higher Education: Fostering a Culture of Assessment (A Retreat for Campus Leaders)

07/14/09 PANAL MEMBER/PRESENTER Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference, New York, NY Presented paper titled “Working with Student Designers on Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer” on a panel about Collaboration for Directors and Designers.

01/02, 08/05 & 06/08 ORGANIZER/PARTICIPANT Suzuki/Physical Acting Intensive Workshop Sponsored by Marymount Manhattan College’s Department of Theatre Arts 4-week Suzuki physical acting training workshops. Instruction by J. Steven Pearson, Robyn Hunt and Peter Kyle. 48 MMC students and working professionals in participation.

03/04/01 PARTICIPANT Viewpoints Workshop 4-hour Viewpoints workshop under the instruction of Halina Udja. Sponsored by Marymount Manhattan College’s Department of Theatre Arts

ATTENDED Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference Washington, DC - August 2000 New York City, NY - August 1996

PARTICIPANT The Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival, Region III Milwaukee, WI - January 2001 Columbus, OH - January 1986 & 1987 South Bend, IN - January 1983

ATTENDED The Carnegie Hall Professional Development Workshops for Teachers, New York, NY Noel Coward Workshop 11-6-99 In honor of Sir Noel Coward's centennial Birthday, Carnegie Hall education department’s one- day workshop for teachers to learn about his life, his work, and his role in and influence on the theatre and the revue, both in America and England. Faculty included: Barry Day, Robert Kimball, Laurence Maslon, and Ben Whitely. New Dramatists, Inc., New York, NY

ATTENDED You Can Make a Life: Conversations with Playwrights 1999 10-5-99 Panel conversation with playwrights Gordon Dahlquist, Catherine Filloux, Charles Mee, and Lynn Nottage. Moderated by Mary Gallagher

ATTENDED You Can Make a Life: Conversations with Playwrights 1999 9-28-99 Panel conversation with playwrights Christopher Durang and Ruth Margraff. Moderated by Mary Gallagher.

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11/99 PANEL MEMBER Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI A participant in professional panel discussion on acting and audition techniques along side Lowry Marshall, Head of Actor Training at Brown University.

10/99 PANEL MEMBER Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY I participated in the “Next Generation: Theatre Careers, Present & Future” panel discussions, as part of Marymount Manhattan’s 1999 Homecoming weekend. As a speaker on “Creating your Own Opportunities.” I participated with other playwrights, performers, arts managers, and directors in discussing strategies for generating your own theatre companies, showcases, performances, and creating new performance venues.

09/28/99 & 10/5/99 ATTENDED New Dramatists, Inc., New York, NY Conversations with Playwrights Panel discussions with the following emerging and established playwrights: Gordon Dahlquist, Cathrine Filloux, Charles Mee, Lynn Nottage, Christopher Durang, Ruth Margraff, Steve Carter, and Neena Beber

2/9/99 ATTENDED Cornell University Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, Ithaca, NY Lecture Presentation by In conjunction with the department sponsored Centennial Brecht-Festival, Tony Kushner presented a lecture on "Brecht and Socialism" and how it has influenced his own work.

12/1/98 ATTENDED Cornell University Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, Ithaca, NY Conversation with Jimmy Smits Jimmy Smits spoke on his experiences and perspectives of theatre, television, and film.

11/4/98 ATTENDED Cornell University Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, Ithaca, NY Lecture and Discussion with Tony Award winning Lighting Designer Jennifer Tipton Jennifer Tipton discussed her career designing for dance companies, choreographers, and her work in regional and .

10/96 GUEST SPEAKER Rutgers University, Camden, NJ For the department of theatre, arts and speech, I discussed the process of auditioning, being cast, and filming a national “Bud Ice” television commercial that filmed in London and premiered during the 1996 Super Bowl.

06/25/89 ATTENDED The National Film Theatre, London A Conversation with Anthony Hopkins Discussion of Mr. Hopkin's current performance in M Butterfly in London's West End, his films, acting techniques and anecdotes.

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02/95 GUEST SPEAKER Wright State University, Dayton, OH For the department of theatre, dance and motion pictures, I discussed graduate training programs, the commercial world, training alternatives, headshots and “business of the business.” Discussion took place in the junior and senior Acting classes in the BFA pre- professional Actor training program.

12/94 PANEL MEMBER “Professionals in the Theatre World,” The Edison Hotel, New York, NY Served on panel of Alumni from The Ohio State University. Discussed working as a professional actor in New York City. The audience consisted of OSU theatre majors, alumni, and local area residents.

VII. GRANTS AND AWARDS:

2004 - SOKOL TEACHING AWARD 2005 Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY Monetary award of $5000 to adapt Kathryn Harrison’s novel Exposure for the stage. In addition, to develop a course titled Exploring Adaptation: Novel, Play, Film to be taught in the 2005/2006 academic year.

2002 - SOKOL TEACHING AWARD 2003 Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY Monetary award of $3000 to write an article on the Postmodern Performance Techniques. In addition, to research and develop the course packet for THTR 370 Beyond Naturalism.

2000 OOBR AWARD 2000 (Off-Off Broadway Review), Union Square Theatre, New York, NY Critic’s Choice for excellence in Off-Off Broadway Theatre. This award was presented to the director, cast, and production team of Northanger Abbey (based on Jane Austen's novel, adapted by playwright Lynn Marie Macy). As an actor in this production I played the roles of Henry and Valancourt. The production was presented at the Flatiron Theatre, for 16 performances, in February of 2000.

VIII. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC) Actors' Equity Association (AEA) Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)