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DocuSign Envelope ID: FF904CCC-8943-46A2-B042-006AF1407ED4 <br /> Efin 1Dangler <br /> 303 Copperline Drive Apt.M • Chapel Hill,NC 27516 0 (601)331-4980 • bdangler @nc.rr.com <br /> Summary of Qualifications <br /> High-energy Director/Manager/Choreographer of theatre and musical productions, developing children as performers <br /> and demonstrating particular interest and expertise in Broadway-style shows and revues. <br /> • Initiates active theatre, music, and dance programs for children, often working in collaboration with community <br /> arts organizations, serving as catalyst for implementation of new programs and ideas. <br /> • Maintains high level of organization, attention to detail, and advance planning, creating vision of finished <br /> product and applying energy,fastidiousness,and hard work to bring all elements of production together. <br /> • Conveys energy and enthusiasm to participants,keeping them excited to learn,grow,and perform. <br /> • Proficient in American Sign Language. <br /> ltofessionul eriew <br /> PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT <br /> • Hired staff, designed curriculum for camp, oversaw adult assistants and junior-high-age counselors, and <br /> directed 80 children between ages of 5 and 12 in full-scale productions such as "Once on This Island, Jr.," <br /> "Honk Jr.,"and"The Jungle Book." <br /> • Directed and choreographed"Music Man,Jr."with 70 auditioned local youth in grades one through 12. <br /> • Choreographed"Broadway on Main 11,"musical revue involving more than 50 adults and children as young as 5 <br /> years old; led production of"Guys and Dolls,Jr.,"with more than 60 children in third through eighth grades. <br /> • Chose productions for summer theatre camp, located professionals such as artists and set designers, and <br /> provided necessary supplies and resources to facilitate contractors' ability to complete work easily. <br /> • Concentrated on advance planning and organization necessary to coordinate successful large-scale production. <br /> • Created two Broadway-revue-style show choirs involving 50 young women divided into two groups by age and <br /> produced two full-scale revues each year, in addition to smaller-scale shows at parades and nursing homes. <br /> • Managed administrative aspects of show choirs, including bookkeeping, creating brochures, developing <br /> marketing plans, updating informational database,making practice CDs, and ordering music and costumes. <br /> • Developed dance productions including ballet,jazz,and theatre dance numbers for groups of performers. <br /> • Conceptualized and implemented theatre in new museum;operated grant-funded theatre to bring exhibits to life <br /> on stage. <br /> • Managed all aspects of museum theatre,overseeing artists,directors, actors,and administrative duties. <br /> • Collaborated with biographer of Orra Phelps, Adirondack doctor and pioneer, to develop script for one-woman <br /> play. <br /> • Designed and led Artist-in-Resident programs in arts magnet schools in Ohio, writing, designing, and <br /> performing original plays based on parameters supplied by schools. <br /> • Set calendar of events for arts organization in Maine, negotiating contracts with artists, interacting with <br /> organization's board of directors;and creating layouts for tickets, brochures, and posters. <br /> • Received consistent positive feedback praising professional caliber of children's performances. <br /> TEACHING <br /> • Taught and nurtured children in development of acting, singing, dancing, and overall performance skills, <br /> discovering and encouraging their strengths and helping shyer children to emerge and succeed. <br /> • Led weekly rehearsals for musical revue groups, maintaining order and organization and developing positive <br /> rapport with participants. <br /> • Instructed small groups and individuals in dance studio, coaching and preparing dancers for auditions and <br /> bringing out unique style of dance. <br /> • Served as music and dance teacher in elementary school, reinforcing lessons for first- through fourth-graders <br /> by incorporating music, dance, and art, including elements such as native drums when discussing Native <br /> American culture and writing plays to illustrate periods of history. <br /> • Wrote original productions with children, brainstorming ideas for outlining shows and improvising lines, then <br /> practicing written scenes to determine if lines and language would work for student performers. <br />