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Curriculum Vitae
ALEXANDRA MITCHELL
Telephone: (717) 572-9304
Email: alexmitchell017@gmail.com

EDUCATION

M.A. Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, May 2020. Theatre, with distinction.
Advisor: Dr. Valerie Joyce, Prof. Ed Sobel
Thesis: “There’s a Place:” Soprano Voice and the Contemporary Stage

B.A. Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania, May 2017. English major, Theatre minor,
magna cum laude. High honors in English.

AREAS OF INTEREST
Female voices on the contemporary stage; musical theatre history; the works and influences of
Stephen Sondheim; early modern drama and the development of English poetics; Shakespearean
staging practices; the intersection of theatre and theology; educational theatre

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Musical Theatre, Directing, Shakespeare’s Contemporaries (Independent Study), Vision and Form
(Critical Theory), Teaching of Theatre, Dramaturgy I&II, Script Analysis, Stagecraft, World Drama,
Shakespeare I&II, Literary Criticism

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

High School Humanities Teacher, Regents School of Charlottesville 2020-Present

• Taught 8-10th grade literature and history classes in a classical format
• Developed syllabi, lesson plans
• Advised students in the completion of the senior thesis paper
• Helped refine the literature curriculum
• Created and pioneered the after-school drama program

Educational Dramaturg/Teaching Assistant, Villanova University 2019-2020

• Created educational materials for undergraduate classes to accompany the
production season
• Taught freshman humanities and ESL classes about the shows of the season
with both embodiment exercises and academic lessons

Testing Assistant/Resource Tutor, Virginia Western Community College 2018

• Proctored undergraduate, placement, and state exams
• Scheduled tutoring appointments and answered technological inquiries
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• Created new study curriculum for a struggling student

• Mentored ESL comprehension and vocabulary building
Program Facilitator, Black Rock Retreat 2016
• Evaluated the curriculum for drama and summer camp classes, grades 3-12
• Oversaw a staff of 15 teachers and assessed instructor growth
• Pioneered/ developed the facilitator position

Program Assistant, Black Rock Retreat 2014-2015

• Taught basic drama classes for grades 3-12 and for special needs adults
• Facilitated team building exercises for various retreat groups, preK-adult

ACADEMIC WORK AND SERVICE

Student Critic, Institute for Theatre Journalism and Advocacy January 2020
(O’Neill Critics Institute), 2nd Place Award
• Trained under guest critic, Andy Propst
• Collaborated with writers
• Reviewed undergraduate productions

Graduate Assistant, Villanova Costume Shop 2018-2020

Shop Manager: Janus Stefanowicz
• Served as a first-hands stitcher and milliner for the production season
• Organized costume stock and scheduled rentals
• Performed assistant designer duties (buying fabrics and pieces, scheduling fittings, plotting
the shows, acting as liaison between the shop manager, cutter/draper, designer, and actors)
• Trained incoming assistants

Graduate Class Representative, Villanova University 2018-2019

• Represented the student body on the season selection committee
• Mediated student/faculty conflict

Tau Alpha Pi One Act Festival Coordinator, Grove City College 2015-2016
• Acted as stage manager, supervising director, literary manager, production manager
• Created marketing materials
• Led box office administration

RELATED SKILLS
French (medium fluency and reading proficiency), Latin (reading proficiency), Music Theory, Violin
(14 years), Valid Driver’s License, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Google Docs, Blackboard,
Social Media Fluency (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter)
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CONFERENCES

“‘Children Will Listen:’ Effective Adaptation of Fairytale in Lapine and Sondheim’s Into the
Woods.” Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium. Philadelphia, PA. May, 2019.

PUBLICATIONS

“’Entering the World of the Hat:’ Artistic Phenomenology in Sondheim and Lapine’s Sunday in the
Park with George,” CONCEPT 43 (2020).

HONORS

AWARDS
Best Actress: Reno Sweeney (2017) Tau Alpha Pi: Theatre Honorary
Achievement in Directing: Flat Stanley (2016) Tau Alpha Pi: Theatre Honorary

MEMBERSHIPS
American Theatre and Drama Society
Omicron Delta Kappa: Leadership Honorary
Lambda Iota Tau: Literary Honorary
Tau Alpha Pi: Theatre Honorary (Social Chair: Spring 2016, Historian: Spring 2017)

CREATIVE ACTIVITY (full resume available upon request)

ACTING
Much Ado About Nothing (2020) Hero dir. Brodie Robinson
She Loves Me (2018) Featured Ensemble dir. Matthew Decker
The Clean House (2016) Virginia dir. Dan Slozat
Anything Goes (2016) Reno Sweeney dir. Betsy Craig
A Year with Frog and Toad (2016) Mouse/Bird Ensemble dir. Ethan Mitchell
Women of Lockerbie (2015) Hattie dir. Betsy Craig

COSTUME
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2019) Assistant Designer dir. Ed Sobel
Orlando (2019) Assistant Designer dir. James Ijames
The Importance of Being Earnest (2019) Assistant Designer dir. Dr. Valerie Joyce
The Book Club Play (2018) Assistant Designer dir. James Ijames

DIRECTING
Brief Candles (June- Upcoming) Director James River Theatre Company
Seagull (Current) Director James River Theatre Company
Our Town (2021) Director Regents School of Charlottesville
Red – A Selection (2019) Director Vasey Theatre
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Little Women: The Musical (2017) Director Pew Little Theatre

Days of Elijah (2016) Director/ Playwright Pew Little Theatre
A Year with Frog and Toad (2016) Choreographer DeMoss Center for the Arts
The Adventures of Flat Stanley (2016) Co-Director Pew Mainstage
Other Desert Cities (2015) Director Pew Little Theatre

OTHER
Annunciation BVM Choir (2019) Soprano 1/ Cantor dir. Elizabeth-Jane McGuire
Youth (2019) Assistant Stage Manager dir. Ed Sobel
Voces Solis Choir (2015-2017) Soprano 1 dir. Ryan Keeling
The Diviners (2016) Dramaturg dir. Betsy Craig
Grove City Touring Choir (2013-2015) Soprano 1 dirs. Dr. Douglas Browne &
Dr. Katherine Mueller
TRAINING
Direction (2016- Betsy Craig, 2019- Ed Sobel), Viewpoints (2019- Ed Sobel) Voice and Movement
(2019- James Ijames), Acting (2018- James Ijames), Voice Lessons: Soprano (2013-2017- Becki
Toth), Acting: Meisner (2014-2015 – Betsy Craig) Voice Lessons: Soprano (2007-2013 – Rebecca
Achenbach)

REFERENCES

Dr. Valerie Joyce, Associate Professor and Chair

Theatre Department, Villanova University
Valerie.joyce@villanova.edu

Professor Ed Sobel, Associate Professor/ Resident Director

Theatre Department, Villanova University
edward.sobel@villanova.edu

Dr. Bess Rowen, Visiting Assistant Professor

Theatre Department, Villanova University
Bess.rowen@villanova.edu