Cheryl R. Murphy

cherylrmurphy@gmail.com ▪ (818) 203-7350 ▪ 17 Ring Ave, Quincy, MA 02169

Portfolio: http://emerson.digication.com/cheryl_murphy/Welcome/

   

QUALIFICATIONS

 

MA Initial Licensure, Teacher of Theatre, (All Levels)                                 

 Expected Fall 2009

Passed Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) Exams           

April 2009

 

EDUCATION

 

EMERSON COLLEGE, Boston, MA

M.A. Theatre Education                                            

May 2009

Coursework Projects

• Designed What’s in a Story? - a six week curriculum unit for a high school Dramatic Lit. course
• Created a lesson based on The Great Fire in 19th Century Chicago: The Individual and Community
• Taught a lesson on Defining Character for 7th graders at the Brimmer and May School
• Designed and conducted the lesson: The Urban Ugly Duckling for Young Black Achievers as part of a Urban Institute: Multicultural Education Course

 

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, Orono, ME

B.A. Theatre                                                            

May 2000

 

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

 

DRAMA KIDS INTERNATIONAL, Southern MA               

Drama Teacher

Fall 2009

Teach drama skills to develop self-confidence and public speaking skills in school-aged students as part of a private afterschool enrichment program

 

YMCA of GREATER BOSTON, Waltham, MA                  

Drama Specialist/Camp Counselor

Summer 2009

• Taught day campers basic drama skills and helped them create performances for fellow campers
• Supervised hundreds of students, ages 3-12 yrs, throughout the summer season

 

BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL, Brockton, MA                    

Student Theatre Teacher

January-May 2009

• Planned curriculum, taught daily lessons and implemented classroom management strategies for three Intro to Acting, 30-student, mixed level courses
• Co-taught two, 35-student Play Production courses, in which students learned to build and paint sets for the drama club productions
• Cast Director of the MHSDG Festival Play, The Fabulous Fable Factory and The Pajama Game
• Director of A Simple Task, as part of FebFest, a collection of one-act plays 

 

THEATRE ESPRESSO, Boston, MA                            

A Theatre in Education (TIE) company that creates, produces, and performs interactive dramas bringing history to life for students, in order to foster a generation of critical thinkers and true citizens.

Company Member

Fall 2009, Fall 2008

• Understudy multiple roles in 3 concurrent productions
• Researched and gathered information for the theatre on grant eligibility in the Arts, Humanities and Education
• Documented student interaction and active participation during performances
• Developed the costume plot for The Nine Who Dared: Crisis in Little Rock

LEWISTON SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, Lewiston, ME

Substitute Teacher                                               

 September 2000 – May 2001

• Adapted to multiple short-term placements in K-6th grade classrooms
• Taught core curriculum, including Reading, Math and Language Arts
• Maintained classroom discipline

 

THEATRE EXPERIENCE

 

HAMPSTEAD PLAYERS, Center Barnstead, NH

Visiting Artist                                                                                                September – December 2001

Performed adaptations of literary classics such as Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol in elementary schools as part of one the largest national educational touring companies

                                                 

ACADIA REPERTORY THEATRE, Bar Harbor, ME

Costume Supervisor and Performer                                                          

 June – September 2001

Coordinated costume design and assembly for five summer stock productions; Performed in The Hobbit and The Unexpected Guest

 

THE PUBLIC THEATRE, Lewiston, ME

Box Office Manager                                                                                     September 2000 – May 2001

Supervised the day-to day operations including ticket sales, reservations, and customer relations in a 300+ capacity theatre

 

MAINE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Orono, ME

Technical & Box Office Assistant                                                                September 1997 – May 2000

Facilitated ticket sales in the box office of a 1629 seat theatre; Worked as a member of backstage crew

 

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

 

MILLENNIUM PARTNERS SPORTS CLUB MGMT, HR Assistant, Boston, MA,

February 2008 – January 2009

 

STAFFING NOW, INC., Contract Employee, Boston, MA,

September 2007 - February 2008

 

MUSIC REPORTS, INC., Office/Human Resources Manager, Woodland Hills, CA February 2003-July 2007

 

SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING

Cold Reading/Scene Study Hollywood, CA                                                   

2002-2003  

Commercial Auditioning Studio City, CA                                                    

2002

 

SKILLS

Certifications: Infant/Child CPR/ First Aid Certified

   

Computer: Microsoft Office, Access, Filemaker Pro