Kailey Buttrick

Cell: (303) 905-0261

kgbuttri@rams.colostate.edu
kailey.buttrick@gmail.com
Education:
Colorado State University, Fall 2011- Present
Major: Theatre, Concentration: Production and Design
Major: English, Concentration: Secondary Education
Areas of Teaching Interest:
English Language and Literature

Performance

Current GPA: 3.4

Technical Theatre

Teaching Experience:
Teaching Assistant, CSU, Fall 2014
TH 161: Technical Theatre: Stagecraft
- During this class I periodically taught lessons while also assisting the professor during lecture. I
managed and instructed students while in the shop as they worked with power tools. I graded and
accomplished similar clerical tasks.
Teaching Creative Drama to Children, CSU, Fall 2014
- This course was a practical opportunity to work with and instruct children in the principles of
playmaking, focusing on the works of Viola Spolin and G. B. Siks. In this class I got hands on
experience teaching and working collaboratively with my peers, as well as guiding classes on my
own. I worked with students Kindergarten through 12th grade in a variety of settings.
Work Experience:
CSU Work Study Scenic Carpenter, 2013- Present
- I construct scenery for CSUs theatre and opera programs, working with peers and helping to train
practicum students.
Kids Do It All Summer Theatre Camp, 2013- 2014
- During the summers I work as a camp counselor, director, and playwright for Kids Do It All. Over the
course of a week students create, design and perform a short original play. In the two summers I have
worked for KDIA Ive had the opportunity to work with students ages 9 to 14.
Additional Information:
- I currently sit on the Recruitment and Retention Board for CSUs Theatre Department. Among my
many roles I help create outreach programs to work in conjunction with high school theatre troupes
and facilitate HS Visit Days.
- I am actively involved in CSUs Theatre Department, I have been a part of eight shows in my four
years attending CSU.
- Though so much of my experience is in the theater I do have a deep love of literature and long to
bring that passion into every classroom I get to be a part of.