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Rob OBrien
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4515 N. Malden #2C Chicago, IL 60640
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| rob@robobrien.com Home: 773-784-5090 |
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| | | · | I would like to find a tenure-tracked position in a theatre department of a university where I can teach and continue to direct and develop my art.
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| · | I would also be interested in teaching drama in high school.
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| · | Professional directing jobs are always welcomed.
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| | | Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois |
| · | Primary concentration in theories of actors and directors.
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| · | Practical directing experience
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| · | Thesis: “Company” by Furth & Sondheim
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| · | Secondary concentration in costuming
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| | | St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa |
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Bachelor of Arts May 1997 |
| · | Major: English secondary education
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| · | Minor: Theatre, speech, and mass communications secondary education
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| · | Senior project: selected to direct revenue-generating show for children
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| · | Worked gratis as a teacher's assistant for many theatre classes.
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| | | Western Illinois University, Macomb |
August 1998 - May 2001 |
| Graduate Assistant & Instructor |
| · | THEA 496 Experimental Topic in Theatre - TOPIC: Children’s Theatre
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-Created a new course, which combined theatre and education students into the same environment in order to stimulate thinking in regards to arts in education.
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-Collaborated with the education department in order to help their majors better understand the functions of fine arts in elementary education.
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| · | THEA 110 Introduction to the Theatre (co-lecturer for 80+ students)
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-Co-designed and implemented basic curriculum for a lecture and project based humanities course.
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-Provided basic education information and mentored a new teacher/lecturer as a partner in the classroom.
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| · | THEA 110 Introduction to the Theatre (35 students)
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-Created a learning rich environment for different learning styles.
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-Provided the opportunity for students to try some hands-on theatre.
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-Programmed a web-based component to supplement the in-class information, and to help students focus their individual research and group presentations.
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| | | Larkin High School - District U-46, Elgin, IL |
September 1997 - June 1998 |
| · | Acting 1 -Developed theatre history and basic theatre vocabulary units. Advanced the current district acting curriculum to meet the Illinois State Fine Arts goals.
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| · | Acting 2 -Created “Shakespeare's Scene Shop” a group of students that delivered a scene to a classroom when a teacher needed it for instruction.
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-Directed "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
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| · | Children’s Theatre -Collaborated with the YWCA to provide characters for their fund-raiser and “Halloween Hike.”
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-Directed "James and the Giant Peach" which schools traveled to see.
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-Work shopped a performance piece based on the works of Shel Silverstein and toured it to local grade schools within the district.
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-Revamped current curriculum to include more of a theatre experience for students
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| · | Speech & Debate -Developed critical thinking, research, and speed-reading units to aid the students with presentations.
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| · | English -Developed reading strategies for apathetic readers. Provided students with the opportunity to succeed in an English class.
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| · | Extra Curricular -Coached the speech and forensics team. Headed a sub-committee on the RAH committee; a group of teachers dedicated to improving standardized test scores.
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| | | Western Illinois University |
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| · | 2001 Company - by Furth & Sondheim (Thesis)
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| · | 2000 The Innocents - by William Archibald
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| · | 2000 Faustus Project #7 - Inspired by Marlowe
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| · | 1999 Orphans - by Lyle Kessler
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| · | 1998 The Most Massive Woman Wins - by M. George
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| | | Odyssey Express Touring Theatre Co. |
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| Artistic director & managing partner |
| · | 2002 Cindy’s Fella: A Cinderella Story
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| · | 2001 The Labors of Hercules
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| · | 2001 I Live For You - by Carol Thomas
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| · | 1996 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
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| · | 1995 Adaptations - by Elaine May
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| · | 1995 Sure Thing - by David Ives
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| · | 1997 The Diary of Anne Frank - by Goodrich & Hackett
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| · | 1996 The Tragic Life of Doctor Faustus - by Marlowe
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| | | Circa ’21 Dinner Theatre, Rock Island, Illinois |
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| | | · | The performance of Robert Wilson
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| · | Julie Taymor -director and artist
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| · | Mary Zimmerman -manipulation of metaphor
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| · | Edward Gordon Craig -Uber marionettes!
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| · | Anne Bogart -experiments in vocal techniques
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| · | Anne Bogart -Viewpoints (basic)
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| · | Tadashi Suzuki -movement (basic)
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| · | Power Point as a tool for lecture (advanced)
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| · | Microsoft Word (advanced)
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| · | PC computer use (advanced to expert)
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