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PhD Theatre: University of Reading, Reading, UK, (2015)
MFA Directing, City University New York, Brooklyn College, (2006)
BA Theatre Studies, Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts, (2003)
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EMPLOYMENT
University of Bedfordshire, School of Media Arts & Performance – Bedford, UK
Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Course Leader for BA (Hons) Theatre & Professional Practice, 2014—2016
Visiting Lecturer, 2012—2013
University of Pretoria – South Africa
External Examiner for BA Hons. Writing for Stage, 2013—2015
University of Reading, Department of Film, Theatre & Television, – Reading, UK
Visiting Lecturer, 2012—2014
Units: Introduction to Film & Theatre; Critical Practice in Film, Theatre & Television.
Women’s Project & Productions – New York City
Education Director, 2008—2011
Administration of arts education programme, including guest lecturing at City University of New York Baruch College. Developed professional development programme for classroom teachers and teaching artists centred on violence prevention and playwriting.
Vital Theatre Company – New York City
Program Coordinator & Resident Teaching Artist, 2007—2011
Program Coordinator responsible for designing and implementing Theatre Arts Integration curriculum; Training of Classroom Teachers and Teaching Artists; facilitating co-teaching models; production managing school-wide productions and performance events; documentation and data collection.
Lincoln Center Institute – New York City
Teaching Artist, 2007—2011
Aesthetic education practice centred on art making, questioning, reflection and research.
Brooklyn Arts Council – Brooklyn
Teaching Artist, 2007—2011
Designed and taught performance-based puppetry residencies at various state-schools, ages 7-17.
Manhattan New Music Project – New York City
Teaching Artist, 2010—2011
EASE: Everyday Arts for Special Education; a five year federally funded program. Responsible for training special education teachers to use arts-centred curriculum with a focus on autistic populations.
City University of New York, Brooklyn College, Department of Theatre – Brooklyn
Adjunct Lecturer, 2005—2006
Introduction to Acting. Review panel member for BFA Acting candidates.
City University of New York, Brooklyn College, Department of Theatre – Brooklyn
Production Coordinator, 2005—2006
Coordinated and monitored Production Crew assignments for undergraduate students, staffing run crews for over ten productions in a season. Served as a liaison between Production Designers, Shop Supervisors and Stage Management.
newFangled theatReR – Brooklyn
Artistic Director, 2004—2014
Theatre ensemble focused on new works. Fundraising, management, project development and direction.
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MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
The Higher Education Academy (HEA) Certification (UK), Teaching Fellow – 2014 (PR074094)
International Federation of Theatre Research, Member of Performance-as-Research Working Group – 2013
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SELECTED AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
Open House Hvar (OHH) Residency Program, Theatre-Maker in Residence – Jelsa, Hvar, Croatia, 2016
Theatre Communications Group (USA), Overseas Research Travel Award – Beirut, Lebanon, 2009
New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest, Honorable Mention – New York, 2008
FRIGID NY Festival, Audience Choice Award – newFangled theatReR – New York, 2007
City University New York, Brooklyn, Teaching Fellowship – Brooklyn, 2005
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SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
CONFERENCES:
International Federation of Theatre Research (IFTR) Conference 2016: Presenting the Theatrical Past Stockholm, Sweden, Performance-as-Research Working Group, Presenter. Harm’s Way Revisited: Reflections At The Crossroads of Theatre-Making and Pedagogical Practices – June 2016
Society of Artistic Research (SAR) International Conference on Artistic Research 2016: Writing as practice, Practice as writing The Hague, Netherlands, Writing Art in Digital Space strand, Presenter. Harm’s Way Revisited: Reflections in Digital Spaces At The Crossroads of Theatre-Making and Pedagogical Practices – April 2016
International Federation of Theatre Research (IFTR) Conference 2015: Theatre & Democracy Hyderabad, India, Performance-as-Research Working Group, Presenter. Routes to the Continuous Present: Mapping the Writing Process of a Site-Specific Interactive Play Towards a Digital Hyper(play)text – July 2015
International Federation of Theatre Research (IFTR) Conference 2014: Theatre & Stratification Warwick, UK, Performance-as-Research Working Group, Presenter. The ‘Hyper(play)text:’ A Poetics of ‘Moving and Staying’ in the ‘Continuous Present’ – July 2014
International Federation of Theatre Research (IFTR) Conference 2013: Routes of Performance Barcelona, Spain, Performance-as-Research Working Group, Presenter. Reading and Writing Postdramatic Plays: Digital and
Democratic Practices – July 2013
Journeys Across Media (JAM) Conference 2013: The Body and the Digital University of Reading, UK, Conference Organizer and Presenter. Writing through Digital and Collaborative Practices Panel: The Dramatic ‘Hyper(play)text:’ Collabo-writing in the Digital – April 2013
Journeys Across Media (JAM) Conference 2012: Time Tells: Temporal Excavations in Film, Theatre & Television University of Reading, UK, Conference Organizer – April 2012
Empire State Partnerships Summer Conference: Creativity as Catalyst Arts Education Conference Long Island University, New York, Panel Leader – July 2009
Empire State Partnerships Summer Conference: Habits of the Mind Long Island University, New York, Peer2Peer Project Leader – July 2008
PUBLICATIONS:
Play’N AmerikA, a pair of playz by johnmichael rossi CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, August 2016, (ISBN: 1535573546)
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SELECTED CREATIVE PROJECTS
The Dragon Awakens: The Tail of the Dragon – Hvar, Croatia – Funded by Open House Hvar (OHH), A site-specific promenade beach performance performed by participating OHH artists, members of the community and visitors. Director / Playwright – August 2016
Seek Courage By R.M. Sánchez-Camus & Isa Suarez – Ashford, UK – Funded by People United and Jasmin Vardimon Company, A site-specific promenade piece performed by local performers and members of the community, Wordsmith – August 2015
Rumi High, an intifada by johnmichael rossi – Accessible at www.RumiHigh.org – An online interactive play developed through a series of work-in-progress performance presentations, Playwright/Director – Vital Theatre Company, NYC, January 2013 / University of Reading, UK, December 2012 and June 2013.
The S’kool of Edumacation – An on-going interactive solo performance series, Performer – London, July 2016 / University of Bedfordshire, Bedford, November 2014 / University of Warwick, Warwick, July 2014 / The Alleyway, London, May 2012
Noah’s Ark(IVE) – Barbican Pit Theatre, R&D Residency as part of ArtsWorks [Shift 2012], Workshop Leader for Lotos Collective – London, October 2012
Jew(ISH) – Pleasance Theatre, Suspense Puppetry Festival, Wordsmith – London, November 2011
Trial of the Mariner – Hoxton Hall, Playwright and Project Participant; a Lotos Collective production – London, May 2011
gentlefucknation – Railroad Playhouse, Playwright & Director; a newFangled theatReR production – Newburgh, May 2011
Operation Ajax and The Country Behind The Curtain: a plunged up particle from the bowels of America’s wholly unimaginable and un-writable history – Playwright & Director for a devised performance piece – The Brecht Forum, New York City, June 2010 / Prospect Theatre, New York City, February 2007
Triangulated City – Multi-Site Performance, Site-Facilitator and musical composition of live art event; a Lotos Collective Production – Beirut, Lebanon, August 2009
Short Kutz & Forks – The Red Room, Playwright, Co-Director & Producer; a newFangled theatReR production – New York City, June 2009
Ten Selected Minutes So Insignificant Only Bill and Marie Noticed – American Globe Theatre, Director for Shannon Reed’s play produced in Turnip Theatre Company’s 15 Minute Play Festival – New York City, May 2009
IPHIGENIA – Voorhees Hall, Assistant Director and Actor: Agamemnon in a Tiyatro Global collaboration with The Entertainment Technology Department of New York City College of Technology, The Brooklyn College Department of Theatre, and City University of New York Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA) programme – Brooklyn, March 2008
Harm’s Way – UNDER St. Mark’s, Director of Mac Wellman play; a newFangled theatReR & HorseTRADE co-production – New York City, March 2007 & October 2007
The Invention of Tragedy – New York University, Assistant Director to Ken Rus Schmoll on a new work by Mac Wellman – New York University’s Write-Act programme New York City May 2007 / Classic Stage Company, New York, June 2007
a TACK of an American Conscience: an attempt to catch up – The Kraine Theatre, Playwright, Director & Producer; a newFangled theatReR production – New York City, November 2006
the AmerikAn trip, tik: a prequel of plays – Playwright, Director & Producer; a newFangled theatReR production – Stuart Street 2nd Stage, Boston, April 2004 / The Red Room, New York City, October 2005 / The Kraine Theatre, New York City, August 2006
Beware of Dog – 15th International İstanbül Theatre Festival, Assistant Director/Stage Manager for New York Ensemble Theatre’s English translation of Melih Cevdet Anday’s play – Istanbul, Turkey, May 2006
The Burial At Thebes – New Workshop Theatre, Director of Seamus Heaney’s translation of Antigone; a City University of New York, Brooklyn production – Brooklyn, December 2005
Nosferatu – Puppetry International’s PuppetFest, Stage Manager for Deborah Hertzberg’s puppet adaptation; a Cat’s Paw Collective production – Minnesota, July 2005
Sincerity Forever – New Workshop Theatre, Director of Mac Wellman’s play; a City University of New York, Brooklyn production – Brooklyn, April 2005
Up On A-Farm: An Orwellian Ode To The Times That Are – The Secret Community Garden, Director/Playwright for multi-media street theatre; a newFangled theatReR & Blank Collective co-production – New York City, June 2004
Holler Song – Boston Theatre Marathon, Director of Linda Button’s 10-minute play – Boston, April 2002
Bat Boy: The Musical – SpeakEasy Stage Company, Assistant Director to Paul Daigneault for Boston premiere – Boston, October 2002
The Wild Party (LaChiusa) – SpeakEasy Stage Company, Assistant Director to Andrew Volkoff for Boston premiere – Boston, February 2002
Juno and the Paycock – Majestic Theatre, Assistant Director to Melia Bensussen – Boston, November 2001
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS:
(PROMETHE)ÜS, (a forethought) by johnmichael rossi – An adaptation of the Prometheus Trilogy by Aeschylus, in development with a new group forming in NYC, Director: Seth Reich. First Draft Workshop: September 2016.
d;vine, a garment by johnmichael rossi [working title] – A deconstruction of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, exploring race in America, to be realized as a live art promenade play.
At the Crossroads of Theatre-Making Practice and Pedagogy: The Micro and Macro of Practice-led Research – Working title for an academic book to be proposed that will function as a practical guide that integrates theory and practice to forge practical pathways for a critical and reflective making practice.
gentlefucknation – CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, expected November 2016.