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Donna Marie Baratta CAEA , Canadian/Italian Passports DIRECTION THE PERSIANS a modern adaptation SITI Company Intensive Black Box (Skidmore College) *GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! by Greg MacArthur Present Danger Productions SummerWorks 2013 FOOL FOR LOVE by Sam Shepard Heart in Hand Theatre The Playwright Project THE MURMURATION OF STARLINGS University of Alberta by Evan Tsitsias The Second Playing Space HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE by Paula Vogel University of Alberta Media Room DEATH AND THE MAIDEN by Ariel Dorfman University of Alberta Media Room EMBEDDED by Louis Patrick Leroux University of Alberta Studio LOW LEVEL PANIC by Clare McIntyre University of Alberta Studio DIRECTION/CHOREOGRAPHY **LIVING WITH HENRY by Christopher Wilson NYMF 2012(July 23-29th) The Pearl Theatre, 42nd St./NYC Next Stage Festival Factory Theatre Best of Fringe 2011 Toronto Centre for the Arts Toronto Fringe 2011 George Ignatieff Theatre MEDEA by Larry Fineberg University of Alberta The Studio Theatre (thesis) HONK by Anthony Drewe, George Stiles Da Capo Productions Palmerston Library Theatre Waterloo Stage (Asst.-Director) YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN Da Capo Productions by Clark Gesner Palmerston Library Theatre Barrie Downtown Theatre SHAKESPEARE COMPILATION by William Shakespeare Shakespearience The Young Centre for Performing by Arts VAGINA MONOLOGUES by Eve Ensler TBVPAC Thunder Bay Community Auditorium FIRST DANCE By Trevor Copp, Jeff Fox, Lisa O’Connell Tottering BiPed Theatre Impact Festival 2013 CYMBELINE By William Shakespeare Adapted by Kathleen Weiss University of Alberta ASSISTANT DIRECTION The Studio Theatre PERFECT LIFE (and by Jet Matas Choreography) Perfect Life Co-op Poor Alex Theatre/ Toronto Dance Theatre SPIRIT OF A NATION by Janis Dunning/Jacques Lemay Canadian Heritage for the Arts Confederation Centre of the Arts Victoria, B.C. Charlottetown, P.E.I. BRIDGEFEST’97 Dir. Jacques Lemay Opening Ceremonies Borden, P.E.I. A WAKE FOR LOST TIME ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM Theatre Passe Muraille Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace January 2013 A WAKE FOR LOST TIME [elephants] collective Hub 14 Hub 14: November 15-16 2014. GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! by Greg MacArthur Present Danger Productions SummerWorks 2013 ***STRANGE MARY STRANGE by Evan Tsitsias On the Verge Productions SummerWorks 2011 Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace AFTERSHOCK by Evan Tsitsias On the Verge Productions SummerWorks 2010 Factory Theatre - Studio University of Toronto In House Theatre (U of T) COLLECTIVE PRODUCER CHOREOGRAPHER CANDIDE (Assistant Choreographer) by Leonard Bernstein, Lillian Hellman, Hugh Wheller MFA Opera Program FOOTLOOSE (Co-Choreographer) BMT – Brampton Music by Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford & Walter Bobbie Theatre The Rose Theatre, Brampton GONE FOR A DANCE (Assistant Choreographer) A film by Alain Berliner Paris, Brussels, Luxembourg Samsa Films/Artemis Productions * Two actors (Ben Wheelwright, Zoe Cleland) won “emerging artist awards” for their performances **Lead Actor (Ryan Kelly) won an “Outstanding Individual Performance” award for his performance *** Best of SummerWorks - Critics Pick - Outstanding Direction, Production and Ensemble - NOW Magazine PERFORMER THEATRE (selected credits) SUNSET BOULEVARD CRAZY FOR YOU CRAZY FOR YOU REFLECTIONS ON A CROOKED WALKING NED DURANGO COMES TO BIG OAK SPIRIT OF A NATION PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ PIRATES 3RD Harem Girl/Jean/ Lamarr Mitzi/Ensemble Louise/Ensemble Arriba/Ensemble/ Dance Captain Kay Trevor Nunn Lead Dancer/Singer/ Assistant Director Lead Dancer/Singer Caroline Jacques Lemay/ Janis Dunning Jacques Lemay Janis Dunning Tara Young Mike Ockrent Mario Crudo Livent Productions/ Beautician/Hedy Toronto & Vancouver Snapshot Productions Mirvish Productions Magnus Theatre Randolph Swyer Magnus Theatre Tour/ Charlottetown Festival/Victoria Charlottetown Festival Charlottetown Festival THE PRINCESS AND THE HANDMAIDEN Courtier Janis Dunning Charlottetown Festival EDUCATION MFA with Distinction- Directing University of Alberta 2010-2012 Honours Bachelor of Arts – (English/Biology) Bachelor of Education – first class standing Lakehead University/University of Toronto Lakehead University Drama Specialist (Parts I, II, III) OISE Stratford and Toronto, summer 2000-2002 On-going: Bachelor of Arts (Italian Language, Women’s Studies at U of T) Part-time student TRAINING/WORK RELATED EXPERIENCE · SITI Company Summer Intensive - May - June 2014 (Trained with: Anne Bogart, Will Bond, Ellen Lauren, Stephen Webber, Akiko Aizawa, J.Ed. Araiza, Gian-Murray Gianino, Leon Ingulsrud, Kelly Maurer, Barney O’Hanlon, Brian H Scott, Darron L West, Elizabeth Swados) · Volcano Conservatory 2014: Peggy Baker, Stephen O’Connell (bluemouth inc.), Jillian Keiley · Artistic Producer/Co-Founder - Present Danger Productions · Past Associate Director for Da Capo Productions/Beyond Boundaries · Past President, Arts Advocate and Northwestern Ontario Representative - CODE (Council of Ontario Drama and Dance Educators) · Dramaturgy Workshop at Nightwood Theatre - Nina Lee Aquino (December 2011) · Director’s Lab North Steering Committee (2013-present) - inaugural lab member June 2011 (www.directorslabnorth.com) · Director’s Summit November 2009 –Nightwood Theatre (workshops with: Yaël Faber, Jillian Keiley, Liesl Tommy) · Directing Intensive with Richard Rose 2005 – Equity Showcase · Adjudication of Dance and Speech Arts festivals and workshops (TCDSB, Pulse Dance conference, Kinetic Cohesion, DanceFest) · Directed/Choreographed high school productions: Crazy For You, Seussical, The Birds, Once Upon a Parable, Peter Pan, Jitters, Lady Dracula, You Can’t Take it With You, 7 Stories, Isn’t Anybody Listening, Grease, Alice In Wonderland · Created Original pieces with High School students: The Story Project, Inside the Box, We will Mock You, Herstory, That’s Sixty Show, A Time for Everything, When Push Comes to Shove, Historical Echoes, Dance Works, Dance Mesh, Dance Extravaganza, Remembrance Day Pieces · Shakespearience Performing Arts Summer Program - Instructor · Flint Michigan Tap Workshop/Vancouver Tap Society Workshop · Centrodanza, Treviso Italy - Fiorenza Carta · The National Ballet School – Summer Program · Dance Instructor for 23 years · Fully Qualified Teacher: 14 years teaching o 4 years as Drama/Dance educator at Westgate High School in Thunder Bay, ON. (2000-2004) o 8 years as a Drama educator at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto, ON. - (2005-2010) (2012- present) o 2 years teaching at the University of Alberta (2nd year Scene Study class) (2010-2012) MEMBERSHIPS · · · Director’s Lab North - inaugural lab member June 2011 (www.directorslabnorth.com), Steering committee - ongoing (workshops with an incredible line up of directors and playwrights from across Canada) Canadian Dance Teachers’ Association (C.D.T.A.) - Full member of Stage Division (Tap, Jazz) CAEA - member in good standing since 1994 AWARDS/GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · TCR Grant - Volcano Theatre for a piece entitled Yes, Spring! - in process 2014 MDes Scholarship - University of Alberta 2010-2012 Alberta Foundation: Individual Artist Project Grant (Training/Career Development) 2012 Alberta Foundation: Travel Grant to direct Living with Henry for the NextStage Festival 2012 Alberta Creative Development Initiative (ACDI): Grants to Individuals-Theatre Project (Living with Henry)2012 Scholarship: Minister of Education (Alberta) 2012 Now Magazine best of the fest- SummerWorks - Strange Mary Strange (outstanding production, outstanding ensemble, outstanding direction) Summer 2011 Best of Fringe 2011 - Living With Henry Istituto Italiano di Cultura Award - University of Toronto 2010 Now Magazine best of SummerWorks 2010 - Aftershock by Evan Tsitsias Alumni Association of Lakehead University Scholarship recipient Lakehead University In-Course Scholarship – 1999 Lakehead University Entrance Award of Academic Excellence City of Thunder Bay Entrance Scholarship Northwestern Ontario Law Associations Silver Jubilee Scholarship Ontario Scholar Ontario Teacher Federation Awards Dance Scholarship – Tremaine Dance Center in North Hollywood, California Dance Scholarship - Gus Giordano Dance Studio in Evanston, Illinois Dance Scholarship - Canador College Artsperience Summer Program REVIEWS (small cross-section) Living with Henry • Director-choreographer Donna Marie Baratta stages with invention and fluidity on Jennifer Goodman and Laura Gardner's smart set of recombining sections of benches and chain-link fence. Baratta elicits sharp work from the committed six-person cast, all making their New York debuts. Backstage: Review by Erik Haagnsen • sexy and whimsical dances, choreographed by Donna Marie Baratta, who also directs. Standout numbers include "Bathhouse Tango," performed by the men in the cast, and "The Price of Nice," which depicts Michael's exposure to HIV in a manner both titillating and disturbing. Theatre Mania: review by Dan Bacalzo • Director/choreographer Donna Marie Baratta highlights the emotional and dramatic heart. Classical 96.3: Review by Paula Citron • This fully staged chamber musical, imaginatively directed and choreographed by Donna Marie Baratta, seems primed for a professional run. Now Magazine: Review by Christopher Hoile Medea • the directorial choice to have Medea mirrored into five additional variations is artfully executed. Rather than taking away from Medea's independence, they add to our understanding of the range of emotions she feels throughout the story. The choreography behind the movement pieces is noteworthy, and it became a clear asset to the visual aspects of this play. Vue Weekly: Review by Saliha Chattoo Fool for Love • Donna Marie Baratta’s direction is well done in terms of blocking, pace and intention. She uses the small performance space effectively and creatively and the flow is excellent. Mooney on Theatre: Review by Jennifer McKinley girls! girls! girls! • The great Satanic joy of Greg MacArthur’s girls! girls! girls! is how innocuous it all seems; what starts off as a comical look at precocious small town children quickly spirals into something much darker. It’s a bit of a sinister magic trick, one which the new production by Present Danger Productions, premiering at SummerWorks, clearly understands. A smart and elegant production, the cast – shepherded by directors Jessica Carmichael and Donna Marie Baratta – merrily lead the audience down the shadowy road. The Charlebois Post: Joel Fishbane • I expected many times for the play to hold back, but it continued to push my buttons with evil relish. At first the show reminded me of a theatrical version of Skins,but then more boundaries were gleefully crossed. Violence, nudity, and all other forms of debauchery are celebrated by the youth. Their ages and ribbon related-drive highlight the senselessness of their lifestyles. As much as this play shocked and upset me, I loved it. It kept my attention and made my heart race in anticipation for the finale. I understand that girls! girls! girls! is not for everyone. If you don’t like nudity, violence, swearing, or young people then this is not the best choice for you. But if you have a dark side, you’ll have a grand old time. Mooney on Theatre: Dana Ewachow • The text itself, by Greg MacArthur, tries to distance the horror by using a hyper-theatrical language that mimics Shakespeare and puts poetic words and ideas into the mouths of normally less articulate 14-year-olds. It works as poetry - some of the images are sublime and terrifying at the same time - but is overwhelmed by the visuals. Graphic violence on stage is problematic for me personally because of a tendency to try to figure out how the special effects are done. However in this case, as an emotional safety device, it didn't work - I was horrified, which seems to be the point. All of the cast is extremely committed, believable and easy to identify with there is no letting the audience off the hook, we are part of the action, drawn in by the performances...Girls! Girls! Girls! is not a comfortable play, and many moments are hard to sit through, but it definitely haunts long after the curtain call. Drew Rowsome