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AVITAL

SHIRA

avital@aya.yale.edu DIRECTING: PRODUCTIONS (selected) Loves Labours Lost (upcoming) A Pigeon and A Boy (upcoming) Dear Momma (upcoming) The ImportanceEarnest Two Gentlemen of Verona Phantomwise Twelfth Night The Average Sized Mermaid I Ought to be in Pictures Much Ado About Nothing Pride and Prejudice Dead Man Walking

(503) 341- 2274


www.avitalshira.com

William Shakespeare Meir Shalev Megan Sweigert Oscar Wilde William Shakespeare Oren Stevens William Shakespeare Jessica Fleitman Neil Simon William Shakespeare Marcus Goodwin Tim Robbins

Post Five Theatre (OR)

Jewish Theatre Collaborative (OR)

Fertile Ground Festival (OR) Pop Up LA / LAAC (CA) DISJECTA (OR) NYC Fringe Festival Portland Actors Ensemble The Theatricians (CA) Retro Productions (OR) Yale University (CT) Yale University (CT) Yale University (CT)

2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2010 2009 2008 2007 2014 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012

Assoc. Dir., World Premiere

NY Premiere Best Ensemble Metcalfe Prize E. Coast Premiere


World Premiere World Premiere World Premiere World Premiere NW Premiere US Premiere

STAGED READING/DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS (selected)

Wrestling With Home Crumbs Phantomwise Nachshon Mrs. Katz and Tush A Live Dress The Other Grace

Devised Amir Shirazi Oren Stevens Deborah Bodin Patricia Polacco MJ Kaufman MJ Kaufman

Jewish Theatre Collaborative (OR)

Shaking the Tree (OR)


NY STUDIO NAME HERE (NY) Jewish Theatre Collaborative (OR) Jewish Theatre Collaborative (OR)

Fertile Ground Festival (OR) Theater! Theatre! (OR) Denver Center Writers Theatre Shakespeare Santa Cruz Lincoln Center Book-It Repertory Theatre

ASSISTANT DIRECTING (selected) : Romeo and Juliet dir. Scott Wentworth The Real Thing dir. Michael Halberstam Henry IV Part I dir. Scott Wentworth A Ministers Wife dir. Michael Halberstam Great Expectations dir. Kevin McKeon


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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: Jewish Theatre Collaborative, Aug 2010-present, Artistic Associate & Asst to Artistic Director Lincoln High School, March 2013-present, Production Dramaturg & Drama Instructor Book-It Repertory Theatre, Dec 2010-Feb 2011, Artistic Intern/Asst to Artistic Directors Yale Drama Coalition, 2005-2009. Senior Showcase Producer

EDUCATION: Yale University, New Haven, CT. Class of 2009. Bachelor of Arts in English and Theater Studies with distinction in both majors. London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England, Fall 2007.

AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS: Best Director & Best Ensemble: Twelfth Night, Portland Outdoor Shakespeare Festival (2012) SDC Observership: A Ministers Wife, Lincoln Center. Dir. by Michael Halberstam (2011) James S. Metcalfe Grand Prize Winner, Yale University. Best Essay in Drama. (2009) Branford Arts Prize, Yale University. Distinguished achievement in the Arts. (2009)

OTHER SKILLS: Drama Instructor (2001-present) in Portland, New Haven, New Jersey & Delhi Hebrew (conversational), French (basic) Choreographer (Yale School of Drama Cabaret, Yale College) Experience in Stage Management, Costume Design & Set Design Professional Singer, trained in Musical Theatre and Opera (10 years) Field Organizer for President Obamas Re-Election Campaign (Fall 2012)

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