MONTY COLE Director www.monty-cole.com Phone: (708) 473-0982 | Email: [email protected]
DIRECTING EXPERIENCE Hamlet by William Shakespeare Gift Theatre - June 2018
End of Message by Laura Jacqmin (reading) Alley All New Festival - Alley Theatre - January 2018
Kiss by Guillermo Calderon California Institute of the Arts - December 2017
Black Like Me written/directed by Monty Cole, adapted from the American Classic by John Howard Griffin (commission reading) CORE - American Theater Company - August 2017
Suspension by Kristiana Rae Colon (reading) Ignition Festival of New Plays - Victory Gardens Theater - August 2017
Thatcher Woods written/directed by Monty Cole (commissioned reading) The House Theatre of Chicago - August 2017
That Unnamed Feeling written and performed by Alysia and Monty Cole Chicago Theatre Marathon - July 2017
The Project(s) by PJ Paparelli and Joshua Jaeger American Theatre Company (Youth Ensemble) - July 2017
Rain River Ocean by Dionna Daniel California Instiute of the Arts - May 2017
Harold by RIshi Mukherjee California Institute of the Arts - April 2017
Bayou Blues by Shaina Simmons California Institute of the Arts - March 2017
Florissant & Canfield by Kristiana Rae Colon (reading) Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL - October 2016 end of message by Laura Jacqmin (reading) Ignition New Plays Festival - Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago - August 2016
“Dear Ms. Hui: My Name is Calamity West. My Credentials Can Be Found Below:” by Calamity West Living Newspaper Festival - Jackalope Theatre Company - August 2016
Ogalala by Alex Lubischer (workshop) The House Theatre of Chicago - July 2016
The Gospel of Lovingkindness by Marcus Gardley (tour) Victory Gardens Theater - April 2016
Stay Lit (“Stay Woke”) by Ike Holter Oracle Productions and Steppenwolf Theatre Company - July 2016 and December 2016
The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill Oracle Productions in Chicago - January - March 2016 | Remount at Theatre on the Lake - June 2016 Winner of 3 Jeff Awards (Best Actor, Best Sound Design, Best Artist Specialization, nominated for Best Director Winner of 4 TimeOut Chicago Theatre Awards including Best Director and Best Production of an Existing Play Winner of the Lloyd Richards Best Direction Award at the Black Theatre Alliance Award
The Displaced by Isaac Gomez (workshop) ALTA Chicago (Decemeber 2015) and Definition Theatre Company (May 2016)
“Weird Kids” by Alex Lubischer Haven Theatre Company in Chicago - October 2015
TEACHING EXPERIENCE California Institute of the Arts Teaching Assistant - Fall 2017 Cinematic Elixirs - Lewis Klahr
CAST Percy Julian Jr. High in Oak Park, IL - Summer 2007 Acting and Improv for ages 7-10
National High School Institute (Theater) Northwestern University in Evanston, IL - Summer 2010 Chicago Theatre, Flash Mobs, Improvisation
EDUCATION California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA Masters of Fine Arts in Directing, expected graduation in May 2019
Emerson College, School of the Arts , Boston, MA Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies, May 2011 Dean’s List, Spring semester, 2011 improvOlympic , Chicago, IL Level 1 and 2 Improv, January, 2013 - April, 2013
Second City • Chicago, IL Conservatory Level 1 and 2, (July 2011 - October 2011)