Panelists
2015 Theatre Fellowship

September 30, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Sandy Shaughnessy
Program Manager: Morgan Lewis

Christine Bial

Kansas City, Missouri

Director of Arts and Humanities Grant Making, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO
Formerly Program Manager of Community and Artist Partnerships, Kansas Arts Commission
Ten years in nonprofit theatre management including AEA Stage Manager and Production Manager, Roundabout Theatre Company, New York City; Southwest Repertory Theatre Company, Albuquerque, NM; and Kansas City Repertory Theatre Company
M.A. Performance Studies, New York University; B.A. Psychology, Franklin College

Gadsden County

Assistant Professor of Theatre, Florida A & M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL
Resident Costume Designer, Essential Theatre – FAMU, Tallahassee
Latest works: The Color Purple, The Colored Museum, and Black Nativity
Costume maker for over 49 shows at venues including Euroco and Pearl Theatre, New York; St. Johns River Community College, Palatka; Essential Theatre and Fallon Theatre, Tallahassee
Awarded $15,000 Florida State University Fellowship
Inducted into St. Johns River Community College Hall of Fame
M.F.A. and B.A. Costume Design, Florida State University; A.S. and B.S. Theatre, St. Johns River Community College

Orange County

Festival Producer, The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
Director of New Festival Relations, United States Association of Fringe Festivals
25 year career in theatre as an actor, director, and producer
Formerly acting instructor, Mad Cow Theatre, Orlando; L.A. Acting Workshop, Ocoee; and Master Class Academy, Winter Park
Studied acting at Terry Schrieber Studios, New York City; Orlando Shakespeare Theatre; and Sak Comedy Lab, Orlando
B.F.A. Theatre Performance, University of Central Florida

Miami-Dade County

Playwright with Mangrove Creative Collective, Miami
Former Resident Playwright, Promethean Theatre, Nova Southeastern University, Miami
Recent productions: Paradise Hotel, Buck Fever, and Red Tide
Winner of Florida International University’s New Play Project Development for Catherine’s Wheel
2013 Florida Individual Artists Fellowship; Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council Playwrights Development Program grant award
Undergraduate Studies: Radio and Television Production, Miami Dade College; Theatre, New World School of the Arts, Florida State University

Clay County

Currently director with Little Theatre of Jacksonville in pre-production of Love Goes to Press while writing newest play: And the Cock Crowed
Serves on executive board of Green Cove Spring’s Calavida Arts Festival
Former Executive Director, Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, Orange Park, Florida
Former actor, director, playwright, and educator, North Carolina School of the Arts and Florida School of the Arts
South Arts and National Endowment of the Arts honoree; State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Individual Artists Fellowship award
Studied at Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artist program with Edward Albee and production of Scenes from a Non-Marriage
Shakespeare studies at Princeton University
M.A. Education Theatre, Adelphi University; B.A. Speech and Theatre, Hofstra University