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Kalle Macrides |
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Email
kalle@adhesivetheater.com Send requests for contact information via email |
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Home Page: http://www.adhesivetheater.com/kalle/ |
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Education Experience |
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Mentor / Teaching Artist - Making Books Sing (MBS) 2003 - present |
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Mentor for teachers learning to integrate theater techniques into classroom
curriculum, P.S.21. Taught and mentored in an English as a Second Language (ESL) After-School classroom, grades 2-6. Developed and implemented a comprehensive, 17-week theater arts curriculum that focused on the adaptation process and was closely aligned with the New York State Learning Standards for English Language Arts for ESL students. Program's goals were to increase participants' English Language skills, create opportunities for socialization, and foster self-expression. Subjects covered included script analysis, character development, improvisation, playwriting, and acting. Program culminated in a performance of original works. Scripts and class testimony compiled in anthology. Educator for children's theater education organization dedicated to exploring contemporary children's literature through theater, grades k-5. General Education, ESL, & Inclusion Classes. Theater Arts Educator in various public schools including: P.S. 222, P.S.255, Goldie Maple Academy, and P.S.39. Teaching objectives similar to those of P.S.21 - to develop and implement curriculum that focuses on supporting literacy development through drama and the adaptation process while being closely aligned with the N.Y. State Learning Standards for Theater Arts and for English Language Arts. |
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Assistant Director - Brooklyn Summer Players (BSP)
2002 - present |
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Head Drama Coach and Assistant Director of children's musical theater summer
program. Responsible for blocking and directing acting rehearsals for children's musical theater summer program, ages 7-13. Taught acting technique, vocal technique, script analysis, improvisation, playwriting, and gymnastics. Productions include: The Wiz, The Little Shop of Horrors, Hair, Once On This Island, Newsies, Into the Woods, and Urine Town. |
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Assistant Director - Brooklyn Players (BP)
2005 - present |
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Head Drama Coach and Assistant Director of children's after school theater
program. In addition to assisting in the adaptation of children's books into plays, duties similar to those listed above. Productions include: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, My Father's Dragon, Hair Spray, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Matilda, and Wicked. |
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Teaching Artist - The Women's Project and Productions (WPP)
2001 - present |
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Arts and Literacy Educator for non-profit theater company's education
department. Responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive theater arts curriculum, encompassing reading, writing, and performing. Script analysis and character development emphasized during reading process, essential technical vocabulary introduced. Basic structural elements of drama outlined during the writing process, wherein students write original material modeled after the play read in class. In preparation for performance at WPP Theater, basic acting techniques are introduced; students memorize lines, blocking, and cues. Past residencies include P.S.157, P.S.257, J.H.50, I.S.33, and various Continuing Education Center GED Programs. |
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Acting Instructor / Drama Coach - Queens Cultural Partnership for Youth (CPY)
2004 - 2005 |
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Acting Instructor & Drama Coach for QCP - a collaborative initiative of the
NYC Department of Education, the Partnership for After School Education, Bank Street
College of Education, and leading Queens Cultural Institutions offering a diverse menu
of high quality arts education. Provided acting instruction for students attending QCP's After School Program at MS217. Topics covered included improvisation, script analysis, character development, ensemble work, movement for the stage, and vocal techniques. Served as Drama Coach for youth production of The Wiz, assisting students in practical application of acting instruction. |
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Dramatic Arts Teacher - Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) at P.S. 89 2002 |
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Dramatic Arts and Literacy Instructor for After School Program. Responsible for designing and implementing engaging activities for students in grades K-5 that develop playwriting and acting skills while focusing on literacy and student centered and/or innovative approaches to learning. The semester culminated in a final performance, to which family and community members were invited. |
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Additional Experience |
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Co-Founder/Executive Director - Adhesive Theater Project (www.adhesivetheater.com)
1999 - present |
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Co-Founder and Executive Director of 501(c)3 non-profit theater Company.
Author and produce grants, proposals, press packets, and copy for website.
Co-design all media including posters, programs, and advertisements. Edit
performance texts. Develop events (productions and fundraisers) from
conception to completion. Organize mailing list and database. Work with
core group of artists to develop theatrical works and dynamic vision for company. Kalle Macrides' NOIR Jake Hooker's Les Mauvais Garçons and Hysteria: HYSTERIA! Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening Chikamatsu Monzaemon's The Battles of Coxinga the premieres of the collaboratively written I, Object! and Kirby Edmond Rostand's Chantecler Odon von Horvoth's Figaro Gets a Divorce and R.U.R.: A Futurist Folk Opera - Adhesive's original adaptation of Karel Čapek's Rossum's Universal Robots. |
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Education Director - Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) 2002 - 2004 |
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Director of Education for youth after-school enrichment programs at P.S. 65
and P.S. 290. Developed and implemented curriculum based on agency goals of youth empowerment and community activism. Actively managed 18 person staff and acted as curriculum advisor for an additional twenty staff members. Designed and implemented training program for new hires, created weeklong seminars for advanced training, and worked with outside specialists to provide additional education to staff. Authored and produced documentation for use in program by both staff and students. Assisted in completion of program reports, proposals, and assessments/evaluations. Assisted in grant writing. |
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Program Coordinator - Hospital Audiences, Inc. (HAI) 1997 - 2000 |
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Coordinated a program for affiliated agencies to attend cultural events in the metropolitan area. Analyzed customer usage rates and created strategies for bringing about successful partnering between agencies. Prepared monthly fiscal, budget performance, and service level reports for three contracts. Conducted outreach to new agencies and acted as public speaker, presenter, and facilitator for regular orientation meetings. Oversaw annual HAI Consumer Meeting and assisted as needed with other HAI produced cultural events. |
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Rape Crisis Advocate - Victim's Assistance Services and Sarah Lawrence
College 1995 - 1997 |
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Educated in the psychological/medical/legal issues and counseling techniques
concerning rape, incest, and domestic violence. Volunteer for "Rape
Crisis Helpline". Coordinated "Sexual Assault Awareness Week"
'96 & '97 at SLC. |
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Theater Outreach - Sarah Lawrence College 1995 - 1996 |
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Trained to teach theater skills to children in grades K - 12. Stationed
at Leak & Watts, Yale Psychiatric Institute, and
Public School 30. |
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Education |
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Brooklyn College Master of Fine Arts, Playwriting (Anticipated in 2009) * Dr. Milton L. Kleinman '38 Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement recipient |
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New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, 2001 Masters of Arts, Performance Studies * Paulette Goddard Scholarship recipient |
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Michael Howard Studios, Summer Intensive, 2000 |
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Sarah Lawrence College, 1997 Bachelor of Arts, Social Sciences and Theatre Arts |
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References |
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Request reference contact information via: Email
kalle@adhesivetheater.com |