RESUME

STEPHANIE RICHARDS

Theatre Artist

richardsacts@earthlink.net (606) 754-7773

Resumes & portfolios in areas of directing, acting & teaching available upon request

Training
Acting: Grotowski, Meisner, Stanislavski, Shakespeare (Folio &Traditional)	John Cameron, Eric Forsythe, Alan McVey, Mary Ward, Kate Buckley, Steve Scott
Voice: Berry, Rodenburg, Linklater	Judy Leigh-Johnson, Russell Henderson, Ginny Kopf, Gillian Lane-Plescia
Movement: Masque, Yoga, Lecoq, Stage Combat, Commedia Del’Arte	Ralph Hall, Richard Stockton Rand, Robin Mcfarquhar, Adam Battelstein, Adrian Danzig

Professional Positions
CEO & Artistic Director	Artists Collaborative Theatre, Inc.	Present
Personal Trainer; Yoga Instructor	ISSA Certified; Yoga Alliance Certified	Present
Teaching Assistant	University of Iowa	2000-2003
Instructor/Director of Theatre	Orange County Schools, FL	1991-2000

Recognition
University of Iowa Teacher of the Year	University of Iowa	2002
Nominated Disney’s Teacher of the Year	Orange County Public Schools	2000
Who’s Who Among America’s Best Teachers		1998
Best Actress of Second Stage, Main Stage	Civic Theatre Central Florida	1992, 1993
Irene Ryan Award		1988


	Affiliations Association of Theatre Movement Educators, National Association of Female Executives, Elkhorn City Area Renaissance, Elkhorn City Area Heritage Council, Who’s Who Among America’s Best Teachers, Educational Theatre Association, Kentucky Arts Council

ACTING: Theatre
The Balsa Heart	Beth	Side Project Theatre
*Belles: Women of Appalachia	Lead	University of Iowa
*Sinderella: A Grotesque Comedy	Wicked Stepsister	University of Iowa
*The Making of Americans	Alice B. Toklas	Gertrude Stein Repertory Theatre
Electra	Clytemnestra/Aegisthus	University of Iowa
Learned Ladies	Armande	University of Iowa
Spring Storm	Lila	University of Iowa
*Missed America	Granny	New Play Festival
Heart’s Desire	Alice	University of Iowa
Pride’s Crossing	Mabel	Civic Theatre of Central Florida
On The Verge	Alexandra	Mad Cow Theatre
My Children, My Africa	Isabelle	Civic Theatre of Central Florida
Crimes of the Heart	Lenny	Valencia Players
Steel Magnolias	Annelle	Civic Theatre of Central Florida
Battle of Tippecanoe Outdoor Drama	Tecumpasah	West Lafayette, Indiana
Devour The Snow	Mrs. Keseburg	Purdue University
The Woolgatherer	Rose	University of Kentucky
Talking With	Handler	University of Kentucky
Christmas Carol	Belle/Dancer	University of Kentucky
*Originated the Role

DIRECTING
And They Dance Real Slow In Jackson	Mundelein Theatre	Chicago, IL
The Kentucky Cycle	Artists Collaborative Theatre, Inc.	Breaks, KY/VA
The Tolstoy Stories	ACT, Inc. Educational Youth Theatre	Elkhorn City, KY
Scrooge!	Civic Theatre of Central Florida`.	Orlando, FL
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
My Fair Lady	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
West Side Story	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
Taming of the Shrew	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
The Wizard of Oz	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
The Diviners	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
Dark of the Moon	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
I Know I Saw Gypsies	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
I Dream A World	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
The Masque Show (Original Production)	Edgewater Players	Orlando, FL
Private Wars	University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY


	Special Skills Movement, Masque, Yoga, Swimming, Diving, Stage Combat, Animal Wrangler, Teaching/Coaching/Directing

		Email: richardsacts@earthlink.net Phone: (606) 754-7773