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    Alexandra Mitchell has extensive experience in theatre education and performance. She holds an MA in theatre from Villanova University and a BA in English from Grove City College. Her areas of expertise include female voices in contemporary theatre, musical theatre history, and Shakespeare. She has taught theatre classes for K-12 students and led drama programs. Mitchell has also directed and performed in numerous productions.

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    Alexandra Mitchell has extensive experience in theatre education and performance. She holds an MA in theatre from Villanova University and a BA in English from Grove City College. Her areas of expertise include female voices in contemporary theatre, musical theatre history, and Shakespeare. She has taught theatre classes for K-12 students and led drama programs. Mitchell has also directed and performed in numerous productions.

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    Alexandra Mitchell has extensive experience in theatre education and performance. She holds an MA in theatre from Villanova University and a BA in English from Grove City College. Her areas of expertise include female voices in contemporary theatre, musical theatre history, and Shakespeare. She has taught theatre classes for K-12 students and led drama programs. Mitchell has also directed and performed in numerous productions.

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    2/2021

    Curriculum Vitae
    ALEXANDRA MITCHELL
    Telephone: (717) 572-9304
    Email: [email protected]

    EDUCATION

    M.A. Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, May 2020. Theatre, with distinction.
    Advisor: Dr. Valerie Joyce, Prof. Ed Sobel
    Thesis: “There’s a Place:” Soprano Voice and the Contemporary Stage

    B.A. Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania, May 2017. English major, Theatre minor,
    magna cum laude. High honors in English.

    AREAS OF INTEREST
    Female voices on the contemporary stage; musical theatre history; the works and influences of
    Stephen Sondheim; early modern drama and the development of English poetics; Shakespearean
    staging practices; the intersection of theatre and theology; educational theatre

    RELEVANT COURSEWORK
    Musical Theatre, Directing, Shakespeare’s Contemporaries (Independent Study), Vision and Form
    (Critical Theory), Teaching of Theatre, Dramaturgy I&II, Script Analysis, Stagecraft, World Drama,
    Shakespeare I&II, Literary Criticism

    TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    High School Humanities Teacher, Regents School of Charlottesville 2020-Present


    • Taught 8-10th grade literature and history classes in a classical format
    • Developed syllabi, lesson plans
    • Advised students in the completion of the senior thesis paper
    • Helped refine the literature curriculum
    • Created and pioneered the after-school drama program

    Educational Dramaturg/Teaching Assistant, Villanova University 2019-2020


    • Created educational materials for undergraduate classes to accompany the
    production season
    • Taught freshman humanities and ESL classes about the shows of the season
    with both embodiment exercises and academic lessons

    Testing Assistant/Resource Tutor, Virginia Western Community College 2018


    • Proctored undergraduate, placement, and state exams
    • Scheduled tutoring appointments and answered technological inquiries
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    • Created new study curriculum for a struggling student


    • Mentored ESL comprehension and vocabulary building
    Program Facilitator, Black Rock Retreat 2016
    • Evaluated the curriculum for drama and summer camp classes, grades 3-12
    • Oversaw a staff of 15 teachers and assessed instructor growth
    • Pioneered/ developed the facilitator position

    Program Assistant, Black Rock Retreat 2014-2015


    • Taught basic drama classes for grades 3-12 and for special needs adults
    • Facilitated team building exercises for various retreat groups, preK-adult

    ACADEMIC WORK AND SERVICE

    Student Critic, Institute for Theatre Journalism and Advocacy January 2020
    (O’Neill Critics Institute), 2nd Place Award
    • Trained under guest critic, Andy Propst
    • Collaborated with writers
    • Reviewed undergraduate productions

    Graduate Assistant, Villanova Costume Shop 2018-2020


    Shop Manager: Janus Stefanowicz
    • Served as a first-hands stitcher and milliner for the production season
    • Organized costume stock and scheduled rentals
    • Performed assistant designer duties (buying fabrics and pieces, scheduling fittings, plotting
    the shows, acting as liaison between the shop manager, cutter/draper, designer, and actors)
    • Trained incoming assistants

    Graduate Class Representative, Villanova University 2018-2019


    • Represented the student body on the season selection committee
    • Mediated student/faculty conflict

    Tau Alpha Pi One Act Festival Coordinator, Grove City College 2015-2016
    • Acted as stage manager, supervising director, literary manager, production manager
    • Created marketing materials
    • Led box office administration

    RELATED SKILLS
    French (medium fluency and reading proficiency), Latin (reading proficiency), Music Theory, Violin
    (14 years), Valid Driver’s License, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Google Docs, Blackboard,
    Social Media Fluency (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter)
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    CONFERENCES

    “‘Children Will Listen:’ Effective Adaptation of Fairytale in Lapine and Sondheim’s Into the
    Woods.” Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium. Philadelphia, PA. May, 2019.

    PUBLICATIONS

    “’Entering the World of the Hat:’ Artistic Phenomenology in Sondheim and Lapine’s Sunday in the
    Park with George,” CONCEPT 43 (2020).

    HONORS

    AWARDS
    Best Actress: Reno Sweeney (2017) Tau Alpha Pi: Theatre Honorary
    Achievement in Directing: Flat Stanley (2016) Tau Alpha Pi: Theatre Honorary

    MEMBERSHIPS
    American Theatre and Drama Society
    Omicron Delta Kappa: Leadership Honorary
    Lambda Iota Tau: Literary Honorary
    Tau Alpha Pi: Theatre Honorary (Social Chair: Spring 2016, Historian: Spring 2017)

    CREATIVE ACTIVITY (full resume available upon request)

    ACTING
    Much Ado About Nothing (2020) Hero dir. Brodie Robinson
    She Loves Me (2018) Featured Ensemble dir. Matthew Decker
    The Clean House (2016) Virginia dir. Dan Slozat
    Anything Goes (2016) Reno Sweeney dir. Betsy Craig
    A Year with Frog and Toad (2016) Mouse/Bird Ensemble dir. Ethan Mitchell
    Women of Lockerbie (2015) Hattie dir. Betsy Craig

    COSTUME
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2019) Assistant Designer dir. Ed Sobel
    Orlando (2019) Assistant Designer dir. James Ijames
    The Importance of Being Earnest (2019) Assistant Designer dir. Dr. Valerie Joyce
    The Book Club Play (2018) Assistant Designer dir. James Ijames

    DIRECTING
    Brief Candles (June- Upcoming) Director James River Theatre Company
    Seagull (Current) Director James River Theatre Company
    Our Town (2021) Director Regents School of Charlottesville
    Red – A Selection (2019) Director Vasey Theatre
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    Little Women: The Musical (2017) Director Pew Little Theatre


    Days of Elijah (2016) Director/ Playwright Pew Little Theatre
    A Year with Frog and Toad (2016) Choreographer DeMoss Center for the Arts
    The Adventures of Flat Stanley (2016) Co-Director Pew Mainstage
    Other Desert Cities (2015) Director Pew Little Theatre

    OTHER
    Annunciation BVM Choir (2019) Soprano 1/ Cantor dir. Elizabeth-Jane McGuire
    Youth (2019) Assistant Stage Manager dir. Ed Sobel
    Voces Solis Choir (2015-2017) Soprano 1 dir. Ryan Keeling
    The Diviners (2016) Dramaturg dir. Betsy Craig
    Grove City Touring Choir (2013-2015) Soprano 1 dirs. Dr. Douglas Browne &
    Dr. Katherine Mueller
    TRAINING
    Direction (2016- Betsy Craig, 2019- Ed Sobel), Viewpoints (2019- Ed Sobel) Voice and Movement
    (2019- James Ijames), Acting (2018- James Ijames), Voice Lessons: Soprano (2013-2017- Becki
    Toth), Acting: Meisner (2014-2015 – Betsy Craig) Voice Lessons: Soprano (2007-2013 – Rebecca
    Achenbach)

    REFERENCES

    Dr. Valerie Joyce, Associate Professor and Chair


    Theatre Department, Villanova University
    [email protected]

    Professor Ed Sobel, Associate Professor/ Resident Director


    Theatre Department, Villanova University
    [email protected]

    Dr. Bess Rowen, Visiting Assistant Professor


    Theatre Department, Villanova University
    [email protected]

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