Emma d.

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Private tutor in New York, NY

Education

Starting a PhD in Theatre at Columbia University in Fall 2015 MA in Shakespeare and Theatre from the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham (England) BA in English with a concentration in Theater from Barnard College, Columbia University

Experience

EDUCATION Columbia University - PhD in Theatre, Expected graduation 2021 - Dean’s Fellow The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham - MA in Shakespeare & Theatre, December 2014 - Dissertation Title: Warriors, Politicians, and Wives: The Power of Shakespeare’s English Queens - Degree Granted with Distinction Relevant Coursework Shakespeare’s Theatre History of Shakespeare in Performance Shakespeare and Creative Practice Plays and Poems A Plays and Poems B Research Skills Barnard College, Columbia University - BA in English with a Theater Concentration, May 2013 - Dean’s List Honors Study Abroad: Fall 2011- British American Drama Academy, London Spring 2012 Columbia–Penn Reid Hall Program, Paris Relevant Coursework: - English Courses Shakespeare’s Contemporaries Shakespeare II Shakespeare’s Tragedies Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Romances Tudor-Stuart Drama English Literature 1500-1600 English Conference: Shakespeare & Music Elizabethan & Jacobean Drama Dramatic Criticism Restoration & 18th Century Drama Playwriting Senior Seminar: Art of Jane Austen Fiction and Personal Narrative Playwriting I Novel in Victorian England Critical Writing -Theatre Courses Acting Comedy Theatre History Special Studies in Acting: Shakespeare Acting Workshop Acting Styles Western Theatrical Dance: Renaissance-1960s Contemporary French Theatre Thesis: Special Project in Theatre Acting the Musical Scene Acting the Song Acting Chekhov Technical Production Costume Design Rehearsal and Performance -Foreign Language Courses French Academic Writing Phedre et Hippolyte Contemporary French Theatre Pratique Theatrale l’Adaptation au Cinema Advanced Oral French French Composition and Conversation Advanced Translation French Language Practicum Intensive Elementary Italian HONORS & AWARDS The Shylock Project Graduate Student Bursary, 2015 - Scholarship granted to attend the Fondazione Giorgio Cini’s Shakespeare in Venice Summer School program on The Merchant of Venice Lizz Ketterer Research Bursary, 2014 -Scholarship granted to one MA student at the Shakespeare Institute by the Lizz Ketterer Trust Recipient selected by the Shakespeare at Winedale programme at University of Texas DHDS Bursary Recipient, 2014 - Recipient of full scholarship from the Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society for summer program Recipient of the Helen Prince Memorial Prize, 2013 - Granted to one Barnard graduate for Excellence in Dramatic Composition Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, 2013 - A play I wrote, Loving Icarus, was accepted into the regional level of the festival and performed as part of the festival in Los Angeles CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS The Shylock Project: Fondazione Giorgio Cini’s Shakespeare in Venice Summer School, 2015 - To attend full-immersion course on The Merchant of Venice, which included lectures and creative workshops by leading scholars, actors, and musicians, complemented by theatre performances, excursions to the Jewish Ghetto, and other Venetian sites, and created the first historical production of the play in the Ghetto of Venice in the year of its quincentennial Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society Summer School Program, Summer 2014 - Attended program on Renaissance Dance & Music and the Plays of Shakespeare in at the Bishop Otter Campus of Chichester University Presentation at The 16th Annual British Graduate Shakespeare Conference, Summer 2014 - “Madness as a Green World: Shakespeare‘s unconventional use of green worlds in King Lear and Hamlet” presented as part of the session entitled Hamlet vs. Lear - Session Chair at The 16th Annual British Graduate Shakespeare Conference, Summer 2014 19th Annual Last Frontier Theater Conference, Summer 2011 - Participated in all aspects of the theater and playwriting conference PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Assistant, Summer 2014 – Present - Assist Dr. Alycia Smith-Howard with research for her new book on Shakespeare and the Monarchy, commissioned by the Royal Collection Core Committee Member, British Graduate Shakespeare Conference, Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 - Composed grant applications to fund proceedings, judged scholarship applications, and managed finances as treasurer Masque Performance Research Group, Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 - Assisted with and performed in recreations of Jacobean masques as part of PhD research project InstaEDU Tutor, Spring 2013 – Present - Tutor subjects including English, Writing, Art History, and World History - Background-checked with 99+% approval rating The Dalton School Education Intern, Spring 2013 - Created theater workshop for high school students. Observed variety of English and Theater courses - Interviewed teachers on their teaching strategies and applied them to my own work TADA! Education Intern, Summer 2012 - Assisted resident teaching artist in the classroom. - Aided in organizational tasks in the education department office Epic Theater Ensemble, Spring 2010 - Production Intern for company’s off-Broadway production of Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play

Subject Expertise

6th Grade Writing 2nd Grade math 1st Grade math Shakespeare Writing SAT Writing PSAT Writing Skills Poetry Writing Persuasive Writing Fiction Writing Expository Writing Creative Writing 9th Grade Writing 8th Grade Writing 7th Grade Writing 3rd Grade math 5th Grade Writing 4th Grade Writing 3rd Grade Writing 2nd Grade Writing 1st Grade Writing 12th Grade Writing 11th Grade Writing 10th Grade Writing English AP English Literature and Composition AP English Language and Composition AP World History AP European History AP Art History History SAT Critical Reading PSAT Critical Reading Essay Editing College Essays Introduction to Poetry AP Psychology World Literature SAT Subject Test in Literature Medieval Literature Literature British Literature American Literature World History SAT Subject Test in World History SAT Verbal European History Art History 8th Grade math 7th Grade math 6th Grade math 8th Grade Science 7th Grade Science 6th Grade Science 5th Grade Science 4th Grade Science 3rd Grade Science Middle School Math 5th Grade math 4th Grade math

Availability

Any day at any time

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Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I like traveling, cooking, and arts and crafts. I also have a background in both dance and fencing.

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