CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
MFA Theatre (Directing concentration), University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Coursework Highlights: Narrative Theatre, Mask Creation and Performance, Directing Styles, Children’s Theatre, Sceneography
MA Writing, University of North Alabama
BA Theatre/English, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL
Additional MA coursework in English (literature focus), University of North Alabama, Florence. AL
Additional MFA course work in Theatre (Acting), University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Coursework Highlights: Acting for Shakespeare, Acting for the Camera, Voice/Diction, Patterning and Draping; Work study in the costume shop
Employment
Academic
Adjunct Instructor of Theatre (present), University of North Alabama, Florence, AL
Taught Theatre Appreciation, Elements of Theatre, Beginning Acting, Dramatic Literature and Criticism, Theatre History, Script Analysis, Costume Design, and Stagecraft; Oversaw upgrade of costume shop facilities and costume stock reorganization
Adjunct Instructor of Theatre, Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN
Taught Introduction to Theatre (online)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Memphis, Memphis. TN
Taught Introduction to Theatre; Supervising instructors: Jack Shea and Dr. John McFadden
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Taught Fundamentals of Speech; Supervisor: Dr. Scott McCoy
Instructor in Center for English Language Learning, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL
Worked as both full-time and adjunct instructor, dependent on program enrollment. Primarily taught Grammar/Writing and Speaking. Also taught Reading and Listening. Worked with students of various nationalities/ethnicities to prepare them to take college level classes in English as non-native speakers. Provided technical support for database design and management for specialized grade reports and enrollment.
Adjunct Instructor in English, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL
Taught Freshman Composition (EN 111-112).
Professional
Artistic Director, Spirit of Linville Play Series, Linville Manor, Upper Marlboro, MD
(In progress) Oversight and planning of play series using elements of environmental, immersive, and interactive theatre.
Consultant, Chef Landry's Comedy Cooking Shows, Lake Charles, LA
(ongoing) Advising and consulting on marketing and social media presence
Director, Studio Z, Florence, AL
Taught drama classes and workshops to both children and adults in the community, as well as voice acting classes online.
Office Manager/Assistant to Chair, Music Preservation Society, Florence, AL
Performed administrative and organizational duties for the largest music festival in the Southeast. Acted as hospitality liaison between visiting artists and festival/local venues. Assisted in grant writing.
Project manager/hands-on assistant to company owner, JaCon Corp/Lee Jackson and Self-employed, Florence, AL
Learned construction methods and process and handled financial management of large building projects. Interacted with subcontractors, wrote contracts, guided clients in the building process, performed product research, created budgeting spreadsheets, and hands-on participation in the building process, including framing, flooring, tiling, painting, trimming, and finishing.
Teacher, Laura's Studio of Performing Arts, Florence, AL
Taught classes in children's drama/musical theatre, preschool musical theatre and ballet/tap. Founded and Directed Drama Performance Ensemble (competition and performance group).
Stitcher/Cutter, Costume Shop, University of Mississippi, Oxford, AL
Completed projects in support of departmental productions, such as Into the Woods, The Country ife and others. Work study position.
Cast/Crew, Birmingham Children's Theater, Birmingham, AL
Cast/crew of touring show The Pied Piper of Hamelin; Worked in costume shop for pre-production.
Community
Artistic Director, Historic Zodiac Playhouse, Florence, AL
Created marketing and publicity materials, including print and social media. Managed community outreach through networking, building email lists and community appearances. Handled front of house management, including research and choice of ticketing platform, recruiting and organizing volunteers, etc. Organized facility and contents. Managed calendar and scheduling of events. Oversaw fundraising efforts, including successfully writing grants in 2020 for $17,500+. Managed acquisition of supplies and equipment as needed., Handled various day-to-day administrative requirements. Made recommendations after reading plays submitted for production consideration. Contributed artistically through Directing, Acting, Scenic Painting, Costuming, and assisting in various other technical postions
Monday Night at the e-Theater
Coordinator and Founding Committee Member. Collaborative production/fundraising effort between five North Alabama theatre/production companies during the pandemic. Weekly online readings of new works.
New Play Development
Seance for a Reluctant Medium, by Dan Hendricks
Love, or Something Like It, devised by the players of the Historic Zodiac Playhouse and adapted by Amanda Perry and Dylan Bales – Workshop production at The Z. Prepared for planned publication and licensing with submission to other regional theaters.
A Christmas Carol, adapted by Amanda Perry from the short story by Charles Dickens. Premiere production at UNA, Nov. 2022. Prepared for planned publication and licensing to other regional theaters.
Event Coordinator, Handy on the Plaza, W.C. Handy Music Festival, Florence, AL
Planned, raised funds, and coordinated the only two-day event of the festival
Memphis Arts Council, Memphis, TN
Graduate internship (6 months) in grant writing. Successfully researched and wrote over $100,000 in grants.
Conferences, Committees, and Leadership
Grant Review Panel, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC
Served on a grant review panel for musical theatre, scoring grant requests and making recommendations for funding.
Women’s Theatre Festival Town Hall Forums
National virtual forum meeting weekly to discuss the state of theatre locally, nationally, and globally.
Women in Theatre Committee, SETC
Committee Head: Dr. Grace Edgar, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts,
Midwestern State University, Texas
Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC)
2024, Mobile, AL -- Workshop presenter, Attended workshops/panels
2023, Lexington, KY -- Attended workshops/panels, Reviewed auditions for program
Alabama Thespian Conference 2023, Birmingham, AL
Review of scholarship auditions
Grant Review Panel, Alabama State Council on the Arts
Invited member of state level review panel for theatre-related arts grants
I2E2 Inaugural Conference, University of North Alabama
Presentation: Theatre: The Intersection of Arts, Community, and the Act of Civilization (How Accessibility to Theatre Provides a Place for All Types of Artists to Collaborate, Create Community, and Develop into Contributing Members of Modern Society)
I2E2 Planning Committee, University of North Alabama
Invited to participate in the planning committee; Serving on the tech committee within the larger committee
Historic Zodiac Playhouse, Florence, AL
Founding board member
Segue, Florence, AL
Founding board member; Former Secretary
Workshops and Guest Teaching
Workshop/Presenter, Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), Mobile, AL
Judge, Alabama Trumbauer Festival (District and State)
Workshop/Presentation, Alabama Conference of Theatre, Birmingham, AL
Workshop Leader, Johnson High School, Huntsville, AL
Workshop Leader, Alabama Thespian Festival
Workshop Leader, Tennessee Thespian Festival
Awards and Honors
Stanley Award Nominee for Best Costume Design 2024, Florence, AL
Concord Floral, University of North Alabama
Stanley Award for Best Lighting, 2024, Florence, AL
Sister Act, Cypress Moon Players
Stanley Award Nominee for Best Direction of a Play 2023, Florence, AL
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas in Prose, University of North Alabama
Stanley Award Nominee for Best Costume Design 2023, Florence, AL
Boeing Boeing, University of North Alabama
Tishomingo Arts Council Fall Writing Contest, Adult Short Narrative -
1st Place for "Tea with the King", with publication in A View from Woodall (Spring 2022)
Stanley Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play 2019, Florence, AL
Amanda Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie
Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Honorary
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society
Alpha Theta Chi Honor Society
Productions
Directing (Selected)
Something Wicked This Way Comes - 2024 - Cypress Moon
Chain of Fools (film) - 2024 - Univ. of N. AL (film)
A Christmas Carol – 2022 – Univ. of N. AL
Chicago - 2020 - The Z (cancelled due to Covid-19)
Love, or Something Like It - 2020 - The Z
Bloodless: The Lizzie Borden Mystery - 2019 - The Z
The Belles of Whitechapel - 2018 - The Z
The Schoolmarm Melodrama Series (3 plays) - 2018 - The Z
Two Gun Junction - 2018 - The Z
Language of Angels - 2017 - The Z
Murder at the Tony Lou Awards - 2015 - Magnolia Church
Walkin' with Outlaws (2 times) - 2009 and 2010 - Florence, AL
Florence Cemetery Stroll (2 times) - 2009 and 2010 - Heritage Preservation, Inc.
The Littlest Angel - Magnolia Church
Divorce Sale - Shoals - 2008 - Community Theatre
Alice in Wonderland - 1999 - Gingerbread Playhouse
Alabama Rain - 1998 - Segue
Charlotte's Web - 1997 - Harrell Performing Arts Center
Haiku - 1996 - University of Memphis
The Trojan Women - 1995 - Segue
Producer/Consulting Director/Mentor
Black Comedy - 2025 - Full Moon Players/Cypress Moon (Consulting Director)
One Act Festival of New Works (2021-2024) – University of North Alabama/The Z (Producer)
Little Women - 2022 - University of North Alabama (Associate Producer)
Hazelwood Junior High - 2017 - The Z/Savannah Performing Arts Co. (Consulting Director)
The Great Gatsby – 2016 – J&L Productions (Consulting Director/Mentor)
Playwriting/Screenwriting/New Play Development
Chain of Fools – 2024 – University of North Alabama (Screenwriter)
Seance for a Reluctant Medium, by Dan Hendricks
Love, or Something Like It, devised by the players of the Historic Zodiac Playhouse and adapted by
Amanda Perry and Dylan Bales – Workshop production at The Z. Prepared for planned
publication and licensing with submission to other regional theaters.
A Christmas Carol, adapted by Amanda Perry from the short story by Charles Dickens.
Premiere production at UNA, Nov. 2022. Prepared for planned publication and licensing.
Stage Management and Crew (Selected)
Pride & Prejudice - 2024 - Full Moon Players, Cypress Moon (set design/construction)
A Sherlock Carol - 2023 - Full Moon Players, Cypress Moon (assistant director/technical director
Sister Act - 2023 - Full Moon Players, Cypress Moon (light board operator)
The Lion in Winter -- 2020 - The Z (scenic painting)
Scrooge in Rouge - 2018 and 2019 - The Z (stage manager/scenic painting/dresser)
Belles of Whitechapel - 2018 - The Z (set construction/scenic painting)
The Last Five Years - 2018 - The Z (stage manager)
Death by Chocolate - 2018 - The Z (set construction/scenic painting)
Language of Angels - 2017 - The Z (scenic painting)
Bus Stop - 2017 - The Z (scenic painting/set construction)
Tuna Does Vegas - 2016 - Shoals Community Theatre (dresser)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 2005 and 2014 - Gingerbread Playhouse (scenic painting/set construction)
The Complete Word of God (Abridged) - 2010 - independent production (scenic painting)
Tuna Christmas - 2006 - Shoals Community Theatre (dresser)
Grease - 2006 - Gingerbread Playhouse (stage manager)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - 2005 - Time Out for Theatre/Ritz Theatre (stage manager)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - 1994 - University of Mississippi (stage manager)
Annie - 1993 - Gingerbread Players (stage manager)
Greater Tuna - 1989 - The Zodiac Playhouse (dresser)
Acting (Selected)
Mosaic - Aunt Leah - 2022 - Bryan McHenry, short film
Grease - Rizzo - 2019 - The Z (A Second Chance Production)
The Glass Menagerie - Amanda Wingfield - 2019 - The Z
Death by Chocolate - Lady Riverdale - 2018 - The Z
Farragut North - Ida Horowicz - 2015 - J&L Productions
The Enchanted Sleeping Beauty - Evilena - 2014 - Shoals Community Theatre
From Broadway with Love - Ensemble - 2009 - Shoals Community Theatre
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change - Ensemble - 2008 - Shoals Community TheatrePPhantom of Phantom of the Country Opera - Sally - 2008 - Centerstage/Ritz Theatre
Beauty and the Beast - Ensemble - 2007 - Gingerbread Playhouse
Sweet & Hot - Ensemble - 2007 - Shoals Community Theatre
Nights at the Round Table - Diane - 2006 - Shoals Community Theatre
The King and I - Lady Thiang - 2006 - Gingerbread Playhouse
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs - Evil Queen - 2005 - Gingerbrerad Playhouse
The Crucible - Elizabeth Proctor - 1998 - Centerstage/The Ritz Theatre
Mountain Language - Elderly Woman - 1995 - University of Mississippi
Hamlet - Player Queen - 1994 - Segue
Costuming (Select Construction/Consultation/Design)
Black Comedy - 2025 - Full Moon Players, Cypress Moon (design and construction - in production)
The Bakkhai - 2025 - University of North Alabam (design and construction - in production)
Golden Apple - 2024 - University of North Alabama Music Department (design and construction)
The Importance of Being Earnest - 2023 - University of North Alabama (design and construction)
Concord Floral - 2023 - University of North Alabama (design and construction)
Defying Gravity - 2023 - University of North Alabama (consultation)
Boeing Boeing -- 2023 - University of North Alabama (design and construction)
A Christmas Carol - 2022 - University of North Alabama (consultation and construction)
Little Women -- 2022 - University of North Alabama (assistant to designer)
Iphegenia and Other Daughters – 2020 - University of North Alabama (consultation)
Love, or Something Like It - 2020 - The Z (consultation)
The Lion in Winter - 2020 - The Z (consultation)
Bloodless, the Lizzie Borden Mystery - 2019 - The Z (design and construction)
Grease - 2019 - The Z (consultation and construction)
The Glass Menagerie - 2019 - The Z (design and construction)
Doubt - 2016 - J&L Productions (construction)
The Enchanted Sleeping Beauty - 2014 - Gingerbread Playhouse (design and construction, selected roles)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 2005 - Gingerbread Playhouse (design and construction, selected roles)
Hamlet - 1994 - Segue (design and construction)
The Country Wife - 1994 - University of Mississippi (construction)
Into the Woods - 1993 - University of Mississippi (construction)
Professional References
Available upon request.