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BIOGRAPHY:
Alysia is a passionate and multifaceted theater artist specializing in directing and consulting on new works. She is a queer director who uses the principles of identity-conscious acting and directing to create opening, welcoming, and diverse theatrical spaces. Her unique directing style also focused on developing strong and emotionally grounded characters and relationships using improvisation exercises. She is guided by a staging process called emotion-based blocking that prioritizes the impulses of the actors. Overall, she is an insightful and deeply dedicated theatre artist with a drive to center marginalized stories.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
Batchelor of Arts in Theatre Arts (with honors) | Kalamazoo College | 2020
Directing Instructors and Mentors: Ed Menta & Ren Pruis
Honors for Senior Thesis on directing 'Wine & Pizza' at The Lee Strasberg Institute (2019)
GLCA New York Arts Program | 2019 | Advisor: Arthur Makaryan
Method Acting/Directing - The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute | 2019-2021
Instructors: David Lee Strasberg, Susan Grace Cohen, Geoffery Horne
Intimacy Direction - Pacific Northwest Theatrical Intimacy, Foundations in Intimacy Direction, 2021
Devised Theatre | Emilio Rodriguez & Jens Rasmussen
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Music Reading, Singing, Proficiency in Google and Microsoft Suites, Adobe Premiere Video Editing, Digital Marketing Expert, Theatre Administration, Sewing, Driver’s License and Passport
OTHER SKILLS:
Leadership Experience & Awards:
Mentorship Coordinator & Interim Production Manager | The Lee Strasberg Institute | NYC (2021-2022)
CSU Summer Arts Collaboration & Devised Theatre Scholarship Award Winner | KCACTF 2020
Team Captain | Monkapult Improv Team | Kalamazoo College, MI | 2019-2020
Awarded ‘2020 Leader of the Year’ by the Office of Student Activities - Nominated by my teammates