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DRAMATIST
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dramaturgy at Carnegie Mellon University (2024)
EDUCATION



You on the Moors Now (2023) at Carnegie Mellon
Directed by Katie Brook
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Served as Dramaturg throughout the design and rehearsal process
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Developed a resource website to house play analysis, script glossary, and scholarly resources
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Wrote a program note to orient the audience's prior knowledge within the world of the play
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Designed and constructed a lobby display to acclimate the audience to the play's tone. "Iconic Firsts in HERstory" is a satirical feminist museum exhibit, comprised of real and imagined historical moments
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Supported actors with research materials and presence in the rehearsal room
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Collaborated with designers to facilitate cohesion and foundation in the novels
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Participated in a panel for students of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's class, "A Look Behind The Curtain: Putting On A Production"




the end is the future is now (2022) at Carnegie Mellon University
Directed by Nicole Brewer
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Served as Assistant Dramaturg and Co-Adapter on a new work including three short stories by Octavia Butler and Alexis Pauline-Gumbs
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Collaborated with Nicole Brewer and Mei Ann Teo in script analysis and workshopping
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Tracked changes in the devising process
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Supported development of actor and audience materials

PLAYWRITING
Proximity (2021)
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Wrote a 15 minute play about Clara Rockmore, the first master of the newly-invented theremin, facing moments in her past before giving one of the most important concerts of her life
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Assembled a creative team of ten people to create the set, sound, and costumes
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Received a Microgrant from the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
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Self produced the play in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University's School of Music in Kresge Hall
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Selected to read an excerpt in City Theatre's Playwright's Slam as part of their 2022 Momentum Festival

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Wrote, in conversation with Aaron Satyanarayana, a one act play comprised of found language from the Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas hearings
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Assembled and collaborated with a creative team of 13 people
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Produced the show in the School of Drama’s annual play festival

Natural Law (2021)
Hell and High Water (2019)
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Wrote a radio play, which was produced by dtc radio, an offshoot of Distilled Theatre Company, and published on the Podcast app
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Appeared in an article, “Kids Give ‘Em Hell About High Water” by Nexus Media, which was picked up by PBS, ThinkProgress, and The Years Project

AWARDS
Selected to attend the New South Young Playwrights Festival for Proximity (2022)
Selected to read Proximity at the Momentum Festival Playwright's Slam (2022)
National Gold Key for Dramatic Script for Hell and High Water (2019)
National One Earth Award for Dramatic Script for Hell and High Water (2019)

Horizon Theatre Company
City Theatre
Scholastic Arts and Writing
EXPERIENCE
Possession: Night at the Museum for Brown People (2022) – Director
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY'S PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL XX
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Led the process of devising: research, idea generation, character development, outlining, writing, and staging
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Advised lighting, sound, scenic, and media designers creating alongside actors
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Facilitated a decolonial space that prioritized ancestral and lived experience, focused on actor embodiment above text-based knowledge

Clue (2022) – Co-Dramaturg
SCOTCH'N'SODA THEATRE AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
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Facilitated conversations about harm reduction, access needs, and racial consciousness
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Mediated communication between actors, directors, and the Scotch'n'Soda Board
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Developed the "Dear Dramaturg," form to support dramaturgical inquiry, transparency, and accountability
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Collaborated to write a program note about the history and prior adaptations of Clue

RENT (2022) – Dramaturg
SCOTCH'N'SODA THEATRE AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
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Provided research materials to the cast and production team
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Mentored two Assistant Dramaturgs in their creation of research materials
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Facilitated conversations about harm reduction, script biases, access needs, queer inclusivity, and racial consciousness
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Presented an introduction to dramaturgy for the cast and production staff
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Wrote a program note about the development of RENT and our production's approach to the material
Earth Matters on Stage New Play Festival (2021) – Reader

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Read five full-length new play submissions
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Recommended whether or not the plays should move forward from the first round
Klezmer Cabaret (2021) – Dramaturg
SCOTCH'N'SODA THEATRE AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
*cancelled due to COVID-19
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Created a setlist of Klezmer songs in collaboration with Music Directors, Etan Cohn and Josh Fried
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Wrote comedic monologues for the cabaret's Emcee character
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Wrote a program note about the history and importance of Klezmer music
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Researched and relayed Yiddish translations and pronunciation

EMPLOYMENT
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Guided high school students through the process of devising a script
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Outlined, edited, and formatted the script during creation
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Taught about elements of a play: story structure, character, and theme
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Assisted music arrangement


Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts – Script Editor (2020-Present)
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Assembled marketing databases
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Created advertisement materials for physical and digital applications
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Served theatrical and private customers in costume rental
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Worked retail front-end operations
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Oversaw administrative responsibilities in the office
Costume World – Costume Coordinator, Administrative Associate (2020)


LEADERSHIP
Historian of Carnegie Mellon University's Scotch'n'Soda Theatre (2022-2023)
Selection Committee Member for Carnegie Mellon University's Playground XIX (2021)
Student Respondent for Carnegie Mellon University's Anti-Racist and Equitable Practices Faculty Search Committee (2022)
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