MONTY COLE Director www.monty-cole.com Phone: (708) 473-0982 | Email: [email protected]

DIRECTING EXPERIENCE Hamlet by William Shakespeare ​ Gift - 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 - - August 2017

Thatcher Woods written/directed by Monty Cole (commissioned reading) ​ The House Theatre of - August 2017

That Unnamed Feeling written and performed by Alysia and Monty Cole ​ 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) ​ in Chicago, IL - October 2016 end of message by Laura Jacqmin (reading) ​ Ignition New Plays Festival - Victory Gardens - 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 ​ 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 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) 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)