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Ivanna B. Intheatre
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SUMMARY
Experienced Theatre for Young Audiences graduate academically and studio trained with 3 years hands
on theatre outreach and performance in schools, festivals and a professional Performing Arts Series.
Skilled in developing and delivering age-appropriate materials and hands on thematic workshops and well
versed in direction, stage management, and theatre production. Background also includes teaching youth
5-17 years of age in drama camps and afterschool programs. Dedicated to utilizing theatre to ignite
imagination, spark creativity and skill development, and enhance understanding of the global community
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theatre Arts, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Theatre for Youth Concentration
3.6/4.0, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Chancellor’s List
May 2017
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
*Video-conferenced with university students in 5 countries for 2 ½ years to explore folk tales; codeveloped “Tales from Around the World,” with Japanese theatre students and performed in at Shimane
University in Shimane, Japan
*Performed/produced/delivered performances, workshops, classes reaching up to 4000 students.
SELECTED MAIN-STAGE ACTIVITY
Storybook Theatre, Main-Stage, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Dates
 Performed* on the main stage of the university’s professional Young Audiences Performing Arts
Series for more than 800 K-6 students and family audiences
 Toured and performed at public schools, arts festivals, and local, state and regional teacher and
administrators conferences
 Created outreach materials that encouraged learning, connected children with literature, and
focused on a multicultural landscape of original and classic works
 Designed age appropriate activities for pre-show interaction to help children prepare for their
theatrical experience and met with them post show to help them further understand the context
of the play and the theatergoing experience
 Developed lesson plans and educational activities to incorporate plays into classrooms
SELECTED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
Arts of the Pamlico at the Turnage Theatre, Washington, NC
Dates
Theatre Arts Facilitator
 Conducted 6 weeks of theatre youth workshops and creative dramatics on Saturday mornings for
youth in grades K-3, 4-5, and 6-8
 Created, designed, and led workshops with focus on character creation and movement, costume
design and creation, playwriting, and story development
 Directed culminating performance resulting from the work of the students
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The ASAP—After School Arts Program
Dates
Leader
 Collaborated with theatre and dance students to develop weekly lessons for underserved
elementary school youth and middle school youth that reflect the North Carolina standard
Course of Study
 Implemented lessons utilizing storybook theatre, creative dramatics, integrated arts, movement,
rhythm, and dance
ECU Drama Camp
Dates
Lead Teacher
 Developed and led workshops and activities to engage youth K-2 in acting, improvisation,
movement, performance, and audition techniques to stimulate creativity, teamwork, and
technique
 Guided and designed all activities to initiate growth and discovery through arts activities with
specific emphasis on process rather than performance
*GLOBAL COLLABORATION
University of Shimane, Shimane Japan
2013-2015
 Video-conferenced weekly with students in 5 countries to share information and collaborate on
the development of a children’s theatre production of “Tales from Around the World”
 Traveled to Japan to complete “Tales from Around the World” incorporating material shared
while linking with students at Universidad Regiomontana, Mexico, and Saratog University, Russia
 Produced and performed with the Shimane University troupe “Tales from Around the World”
including American folktales, poetry, the “Reading Song” and “The Legend of the Shooting Stars”
a Native American tale, “The Bat of Colors” and “The Rooster and the Hen” from Mexico, and
“Turnip” from Russia
ADDITIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Smoke on the Water, Music in the Streets, Washington, NC
Youth Arts Festival, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
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