Yolanda Williams Curriculum Vitae Phone: 601-454-4404 Email: [email protected] Website: www.yrwilliams.com Education & Training Masters of Fine Arts in Directing- University of Southern Mississippi (2009) MFA Committee- Louis Rackoff (Chair), Monica Hayes, Stephen Judd Bachelor of Arts in Drama- University of Dallas (2003) Chair of Department: Patrick Kelly College & University Teaching Experience January 2011- Current- Adjunct Instructor- Tulane University . Department of Continuing Studies COURSES INSTRUCTED: THEA- 2100 Fundamentals of Acting THEA- Theatre Arts January 2007- December 2009- Graduate Instructor- University of Southern Mississippi . Department of Theatre and Dance COURSES INSTRUCTED: THEA 100-Theatre Appreciation COURSES ASSISTED: THEA 320- Directing THEA 420- Advanced Directing THEA 103- Introduction to Theatre Additional Theatre Experience Acting Coach, Light Designer, Costume and Make-Up Designer, Set and Prop Designer, Served on Various Running Crews, Sound and Light Board Operator, Front of House Manager and Supervisor, Box Office Manager and Supervisor, Publicity Coordinator, Assistant to the Producer at Southern Arena Theatre Company, and Production Consultant Professional Theatre Experience Directing Experience: 2011- It’s A Wonderful Life (December TBA) Center Players Theatre 2009- The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (Directing Intern) Georgia Shakespeare Festival Academic Directing Experience: 2009- Noises Off Martha R. Tatum Theatre, USM 2008- Waiting for the Parade Martha R. Tatum Theatre, USM 2008- Intimate Apparel Gilbert F. Hartwig Theatre, USM 2008- Frontier: An Elevator Story (Org. Staged Reading) Woods Showcase Theatre, USM 2007- The Bald Soprano Woods Showcase Theatre, USM 2007- Electra (Assistant Director) Martha R. Tatum Theatre, USM 2007- Mojo: A Black Love Story Woods Showcase Theatre, USM 2007- Blood Wedding (Assistant Director) Gilbert F. Hartwig Theatre, USM 2007- Blue Beard: A Melodrama in Three Acts Woods Showcase Theatre, USM 2003- Cinderella (Assistant Director) Lynch Auditorium, UD 2002- Suddenly Last Summer Margaret Jonsson Theatre, UD Stage Management Experience: 2009- Importance of Being Earnest Southern Arena Theatre 2009- Almost Maine Southern Arena Theatre 2008- An Inspector Calls Southern Arena Theatre Academic Stage Management Experience: 2003- Metamorphosis Margaret Jonsson Theatre, UD 2003- Cinderella Lynch Auditorium, UD 2001- The Merchant of Venice Margaret Jonsson Theatre, UD 1999- Interior (Assistant Stage Manager) Margaret Jonsson Theatre, UD Company Management Experience: 2008- Southern Arena Theatre Repertory 2008- KCACTF Participant Entry Show (USM-Doubt) Clemson, SC Producing Experience: 2009- One Act Play Festival Gilbert F. Hartwig Theatre, USM Professional Film Experience 2005- Broken Silence Casting Director/Acting Coach Kai Productions Papers Presented Williams, Yolanda. Noises Off by Michael Frayn, A Final Creative Project. A creative project present in partial fulfillment for the Master’s of Fine Arts degree at the University of Southern Mississippi. USM, December 2009 Honors & Awards Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Student Director . 2010 Nominee for USM’s Noises Off . 2009 Nominee for USM’s Waiting for the Parade “Best Short” at the Tupelo, MS Film Festival for Broken Silence, 2005 References Louis Rackoff University of Southern Mississippi Theatre and Dance Department Chair/Head of Directing 601-266-4995 [email protected] Robin A. Carr University of Southern Mississippi Assistant Professor (Voice/Acting) 601-266-6442 [email protected] Craig Dettman University of Southern Mississippi Assistant Professor (Light and Sound Design)/ Production Manager 601-266-5918 [email protected] Phillis George, Ph.D Jackson State University Assistant Director of Service-Learing The Center for Service & Community Engaged Learning 601.979.1792 [email protected] Yvetta Williams Kai Productions/Reel Walk Cinema, LLC Producer/Filmmaker 601-212-9720 [email protected].