Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
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
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
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
World
Premiere
World
Premiere
World
Premiere
World
Premiere
NW
Premiere
US
Premiere
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
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
SDCF
Observer
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)