Patrick F. McCrossan

pmccrossan@gmail.com ║

 

Qualifications

• Massachusetts Initial Licensure, Teacher of Theatre (All Levels)        4/2010
• Passed Massachusetts Test for Educational Licensure                      4/2010(MTEL) exams                                  

 

Education

Emerson College,  Boston, MA                                                          6/2010  

Master of Arts, Theatre Education 

Coursework:

• Developed Making A Musical, a six week high school theatre arts class curriculum geared at emphasizing work on group collaboration and adaptation
• Worked with a public speaking class comprised of students grades 9-12 at Lexington High School (Lexington, MA) on a lesson based on the works of famous public speakers, incorporating the use of body language and vocal variety to express and examine persuasion and effectiveness in speech
• Created The World Outside the Musical, a twelve week high school aged cross-curricular unit geared at exploring factual historical moments in time from the perspectives of fictional characters of musicals and dramas and            bridging gaps between fact and fiction
• Directed Crimes Against Humanity, a ten minute play presented at the Emerson College Ten Minute Play Festival

 

The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at Catholic University,

Washington, DC                                                                           6/2006

Bachelor of Music, Music Theatre    

 

     

 

Related Experience

Qualters Middle School,                                                   9/2010-Present

Mansfield Public Schools, Mansfield MA                                      

Qualters Middle School , Mansfield Public Schools, Mansfield MA                          

 

Theatre and Chorus Teacher

• Design curriculum in conjunction with Massachusetts state frameworks in theatre and music 
• Design curriculum in conjunction with Massachusetts state frameworks in theatre and music

• Create lessons on various subjects in theatre including public speaking units, theatre history, writing original work, Greek theatre, improvisation, Making Shakespeare accessible to Middle School age, set design, costume construction, video recording and editing, creating non-profit theatre companies, the theatre and it’s equipment, playmaking, as well as cross-curricular studies in history and English/language arts 
• Teach 6th, 7th and 8th grade theatre and technical theatre classes 
• Proposed and instituted 7th and 8th grade chorus classes, which meet during academic support block periods and after school 
• Create formal and informal means of assessment for student work including rubrics, goal outlines and participation evaluations 
• Teach music theory, music history and piano skills in chorus  
• Arrange and co-ordinate fundraising opportunities for the performing arts department including a 1K Road Race, talent shows QMS Got Talent and QMS Idol, and Coffee House open mic performances 
• Arrange field trips with Chorus and Theatre students to perform for the elderly in Mansfield 
• Co-Chair and run the QMS Theatre Company, the largest after-school group at QMS, involving over 150 students: Director/Choreographer: Oliver  (November, 2011); Music Director/Choreographer: Peter Pan  (January, 2011); Co-Director, METG Middle School Festival Entry: Skeme of the Driftless Shifter, 7 students awarded for outstanding achievement in drama, Gold Medal awarded (May, 2011)
• Assistant Directed and Music Directed Mansfield High School Music Department’s production of Into the Woods (May, 2011)

 

Sharon High School, Sharon MA                               9/2009-12/2009                                                                                  

Student Teacher

• Worked with advising teacher Sandra Dennis on curriculum frameworks for classes including Advanced Acting I (15 students, mixed ages), Advanced Acting II-III (10 students, junior and senior levels), Intro to Acting/Improvisation ( 15 students, freshman and sophomore levels), and honors Public Speaking ( 29 students, mixed ages) 
• Created rubrics and tools used for both informal and formal assessment in the classroom 
• Team taught with advisor on subjects including theatre history spanning from Greek theatre to the English restoration and present day American theatre, dramatic structure, playwrighting & playmaking 
• Created a three-week playmaking curriculum based on the introduction of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew 
• Developed classroom activities, including a project called My Childhood Dream , incorporating theories and ideas of Theatre of the Oppressed practitioner Augusto Boal and his study on power, melded with study on characterization and role play 
• Solo taught lessons on Medieval Theatre, developing 10 minute plays, playwrighting and playmaking, studies on Shakespeare and Marlowe, as well as work on Theatre History and the current social context of classics  
• Sat in on Sharon High School Theatre Company board of director and production meetings 
• Acted as associate director/choreographer for the award winning Sharon High School Theatre Company’s fall musical, Once on This Island
• Assisted in the casting of The Visit, the production presented as a part of the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Festival 

 

Fantasy Works Youth Theatre,Saunderstown, RI                     4/2000-Present  

                                  

Director of Education

Summer Series Director, Music Director & Choreographer

• Worked with casts of upwards of 100 six to eighteen year olds as well as interns and assistant staff to put up full length musicals as part of FW’s summer season 
• Directed, choreographed and music directed full length musicals in five weeks at four Rhode Island middle schools with casts comprised of upwards of 60 children 
• Developed and co-ran Fantasy Works Youth Theater School, which included various workshops on performance and general theatre skills, as well as rehearsals and the performance of a full-length musical
• Acted as liaison between school administration and artistic staff at after school sites 
• Worked as an advisor to undergraduate and high school aged interns in the fields of directing and choreographing 
• Developed and implemented assessment tools for an intern program 
• Assisted executive director, Dr. Ann O’Grady, in facilitating programming as well as presentations funded by a Rhode Island Fellows grant awarded to the company 
• Held a seat on the development committee on the Board of Directors 

 

Pierce Middle School Musical,

Brookline MA                                               1/2008-Present                         

 

Director and Choreographer

• Directed and Choreographed the Junior version musicals 'Annie' (3/2009) and 'Honk' (3/2010) with eighty 4-6 grade students on productions
• Double cast show to allow for ample performing opportunity for all students 
• Created a rehearsal schedule for cast, crew and school administration 
• Collaborated with volunteer costume, set and sound designers to create a cohesiveness and overall clean look 
• Coordinated students to act as members of the technical crew, and trained them accordingly 
• Worked with the school’s music department to create a ‘junior chorus’ to perform at intermission of musicals 

 

BBC Audiobooks America,                                        6/2007-5/2008 

North Kingstown, Rhode Island                               

 

Sales & Marketing Assistant

• Created marketing pieces to enhance exposure of BBC Audiobooks America
• Updated company’s website and ensured accurate title information,  monthly updates with new release, upcoming release and current best-seller information  
• Created, ran and distributed End of Month reports pertaining to monthly, quarterly and fiscal sales numbers 
• Coordinated all library conferences for field reps, including accommodations and travel arrangements, shipping materials, placing orders for supplies needed at the conference 
• Proof read materials including full bi-yearly catalogs before sending them to press 
• Updated databases with new library accounts and pertinent information 
• Created Request for Proposals to be sent to libraries interested in doing business with BBCAA