Amy Cordileone, PhD
200 8th Ave, No. 3
New York
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Education
New York University: Educational Theatre
PhD, 2010
New York University: Educational Theatre
MA, 2006
University of California, Irvine: Theatre
BA, 2001
Career Highlights
Program Development and Curation
Applied Theatre Study Abroad: Gulu, Uganda
Teacher Exchange: Invisible Children, Inc.
New Works Lab
NYU/ATL PlayLab
Young Playwright’s Festival
Ten-Minute Play Festival
24-Hour Theatre Festival
Advanced Musical Theatre Intensive
College Prep and Professional Training Intensive
University Teaching
Theatre in Education (Study Abroad: London, UK)
Directing Youth Theatre
Methods and Materials of Research in Educational Theatre
Drama Across the Curriculum and Beyond
Student Teaching in the Elementary Theatre Classroom
World Drama
Styles of Acting and Directing II
Shakespeare’s Theatre II
Drama in Education I/II
Seminar in Applied Theatre Research
Directing and Choreography
Alice: The Looking Glass Girl
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown
Les Misérables
Snoopy
Grease
Two Noble Kinsmen
As You Like It
Twelfth Night
Recognition: Lowell Davies Scholar  Vorenberg Scholar  Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship
Costume Design: Kindertransport  The Giver  Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Program in Educational Theatre
departmental responsibilities
Super Adjunct Faculty (2009 - Present)
Faculty of Record, Educational Theatre for Colleges and Communities, Master of Arts
Curriculum development
Admissions and advisement
Recruitment
Director and Choreographer
Faculty Mentor (MA students completing culminating experiences and thesis papers)
Instructor
Student Teaching Supervisor (Students seeking NY State Certification in Theatre, Grades K-12)
Founder and Facilitator, Study Abroad in northern Uganda
Program Curator, Theatrix (2008 - Present)
Producing Artistic Director
24-Hour Play Festival
10-Minute Play Festival
Curator of Artistic Outreach and Series Development
NYU/ATL PlayLab (In collaboration with Actors’ Theatre of Louisville)
University Playwrights’ Workshop and Mentorship Series
Young Writers’ Festival
Panel Series: Broadway and Off-Broadway Producers
Assistant to the Program Director (2006 - 2009)
Program Administrator
Curriculum development (for undergraduate and graduate programs of study)
New student recruitment (for undergraduate and graduate programs of study)
Shakespeare Initiative (2006 - Present)
Co-Artistic Director
NYU Steinhardt Youth Theatre Ensemble (Formerly Shakespeare Youth Ensemble)
Program Coordinator
Shakespeare Youth Ensemble
Shakespeare Forum: Page, Stage, Engage
New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Program in Educational Theatre
instruction and facilitation
Instructor - Styles of Acting and Directing I (fall 2011)
Designed to support theatre practitioners as they deepen their understanding of style, context, audience,
and point-of-view while using seminal plays from particular periods of artistic work (primarily from the
western canon); participants engage in research, direction, analysis, design, and performance.
Instructor - Theatre in Education I and Practices (Study Abroad: London, summer 2011)
Focused on nurturing notions of praxis through the negotiation of high-focus workshops, in-service
placements, and exposure to a thriving professional theatre environment; engaged with the individual
and collective examination of innovative theatre education in diverse contexts.
Instructor - Directing Youth Theatre (spring 2011)
Practical inquiry into the development and implementation of contemporary acting curricula for
adolescent and young adult actors.
Instructor - Methods and Materials of Research in Educational Theatre (fall 2010 & fall 2011)
Investigation of qualitative research methodologies, epistemological frameworks, strategies for analysis,
and the possibilities of arts-based representation in academic and artistic venues.
Instructor - Drama Across the Curriculum and Beyond (2007 - Present)
Exploration of drama forms across disciplines; focused on community-devised projects, interdisciplinary
integration of the arts in core curricula, and engaging diverse learners in unique settings.
Instructor - Student Teaching Seminar in the Elementary Theatre Classroom (2008 - Present)
Designed to supplement the elementary student teaching experience through an examination of theatre
content, pedagogy, implementation, praxis, as well as the NYS Standards and NYC Blueprint for theatre
arts.
Instructor - Drama in Education I and II (Study Abroad: Uganda, summer 2009)
Focused on bridging theories of dramatic art and performance with teaching practice in a Ugandan context, surveying the history of traditional drama and indigenous Acholi practices, and unpacking theatre
structures within Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, applied theatre/community-engaged theatre models,
and Theatre for Development.
Instructor - Applied Theatre (Study Abroad: Uganda, summer 2007 and 2008)
Interrogation of the applications and facilitation of devised theatre in secondary Ugandan classrooms and
community settings.
Teaching Assistant - Styles of Acting and Directing II (spring 2010)
Co-facilitated this course exploring the implications of theatrical style and authorial presence through a
survey of 20th and 21st-century plays from a queer canon.
Teaching Assistant - Shakespeare’s Theatre II (spring 2009)
Co-facilitated this course focused on deepening understanding of Shakespeare’s diverse works, as well
as the process of creating and performing full-length productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Course taught
in conjunction with an ensemble of young actors, ages 12 - 18.
Teaching Assistant - World Drama (fall 2008)
Co-facilitated this course highlighting contemporary and classical theatrical texts written by playwrights
from around the world; focused on ethics, aesthetics, and theatre for social justice.
Committees and Affiliations
extra-curricular service
Uproar Theatre Corps - Faculty Advisor
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU, 2011
Faculty advisor for club designed to provide a forum for undergraduate students as they ex-
plore theatre arts through independent study while creating experimental performance works
and engaging with various disciplines across the field.
Forum on Theatre for Public Health - Conference Coordinator
Program in Educational Theatre, NYU, 2011
Member of the forum planning and selection committee, editor, volunteer coordinator, and
special guest liaison.
The Commission on Gender, Race, and Social Justice - Graduate Assistant
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU, 2006 - 2010
Developed new series, speakers, events, and programming for the NYU community; re-
searched projects within the city and abroad; facilitated workshops and events.
Forum on Citizenship and Applied Theatre - Conference Coordinator
Program in Educational Theatre, NYU, 2010
Member of the forum planning and selection committee, editor, volunteer coordinator, and
special guest liaison.
Forum on Theatre Pedagogy: Teaching the Art Form - Conference Coordinator
Program in Educational Theatre, NYU, 2009
Member of the forum planning and selection committee, editor, volunteer coordinator, and
special guest liaison.
Shakespeare Forum: Page, Stage, Engage - Conference Coordinator
Program in Educational Theatre, NYU, 2008
Member of the forum planning and selection committee, editor, volunteer coordinator, and
special guest liaison.
Drama Across the Curriculum and Beyond Forum - Conference Coordinator
Program in Educational Theatre, NYU, 2007
Member of the forum planning and selection committee, editor, volunteer coordinator, and
special guest liaison.
Speranza Foundation - Board Member
2008 - Present
Grant selection and project development committee for this arts-based foundation focused on
social justice and arts-centered mentorship.
Dissertation Research
degree completed may 2010
Remarkable Disruptions: Dialogues on Teaching and Learning through Drama in Northern
Uganda
Qualitative arts-based case study of team teachers exploring theatre forms, as well as teaching and
learning through drama, across subjects in northern Ugandan secondary schools. Research conducted
in the summer of 2009. Found on UMI/ProQuest, as of August 2010.
Publications
articles, entries, and curricula
(2011). Negotiating Aesthetics and Culture. In S. Schonmann (Ed.), Concepts in Theatre/Drama Educa-
tion. Netherlands: SENSE Publications.
(2008). Dialogues of Dirt: An Exploration of Drama in the Curriculum, in Northern Uganda. Social Justice
in Context 2007-2008, 3, 104-114. (Abstract available upon request)
(2007). Abstract: Critical Xicana/Xicano Educators: Is it Enough to be a Person of Colour. SAGE Race
Relations Abstracts. Abstracts 22575. Thousand oaks: SAGE Publications.
(2003). Advanced Acting - Curriculum. San Diego: Russell House Publishing.
(2003). Advanced Musical Theatre - Curriculum. San Diego: Russell House Publishing.
Professional Experience
teaching and programming
Consultant: Acting and Audition Preparation, New York, 2011
Facilitate private workshops for individuals and small groups preparing for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and
regional theatre roles and/or auditions.
Adjunct Instructor: Marymount Manhattan College, New York, 2011
Facilitate Theatre, Education, and Community for undergraduate Theatre Arts majors exploring the intersections of community-engaged and professional theatre.
Teacher Exchange Program Director: Invisible Children, US and Uganda, 2006 - 2010
Founded and developed educational programming for collegia of international teachers; created and
facilitated the program in Uganda, as well as various locations throughout the United States, paired educators in 4-6 week team teaching experiences at Ugandan and U.S. secondary schools.
Teaching and Learning Conference Director: Invisible Children, Uganda, 2007 - 2010
Founded conference to engage both Ugandan and international educators in dialogue regarding the
practice of teaching, the perceived limitations of various teaching contexts, and the possibilities for
cross-cultural collaboration in an effort to enhance schooling across the globe.
Sixth-Grade Teacher: Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, New York, 2005 - 2006
Instructed sixth-grade students, all male, in core subjects except science; constructed curricula in those
subjects. Created a classroom community focused on citizenship, group-work, and healthy relationships.
Area Coordinator: San Diego Central CYT, San Diego, 2002 - 2005
Facilitated classes and performances for youth ages 6 – 18; selected and managed teachers, directors,
and choreographers; solicited donations and applicable services from vendors; located and preserved
rehearsal facilities; coordinated volunteers; developed class curricula; and created new course offerings.
Education Outreach Team Member: Lamb’s Players Theatre, San Diego, 2001 - 2002
Performed as one of four cast members throughout schools in Southern California; collaborated on
devised scripts to be performed throughout the region; created curricula for summer intensives; and
implemented an immersion program for high school students who participated in lectures, workshops,
and performances.
Awards and Scholarships
nominations and recognition
Outstanding Dissertation (Nominee), New York University, 2011
Outstanding Student: Graduate Student Organization, New York University, 2009
Winifred Ward Scholarship (Nominee): American Alliance for Theatre and Education, 2009
Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship in the Graduate Program: New York University, 2008
Vorenberg Scholarship: New York University, 2007
Graduate Education Scholarship: New York University, 2005 - 2007
Lowell Davies Trust Scholarship: Old Globe Theatre, 1996 - 2001
Conference Presentations and Guest Lectures
facilitation and research
2011
New York University: Studies in Directing (Guest Lecture)
Unity: Articulating Vision within the World of the Play
New York University: Advanced Directing (Guest Lecture)
Musical Theatre: Designing In and For the Body
2010
New York University: Studies in Directing (Guest Lecture)
Directing for Content and Concept
New York University: Shakespeare’s Theatre II (Guest Lecture)
Directing Techniques: Body, Voice, and Text Work for Young People
2009
New York University: Shakespeare’s Theatre I (Guest Lecture)
Exploring The Comedy of Errors
Invisible Children: Teaching and Learning Conference (Workshop)
Drama as Privilege: Who has Access, Who Doesn’t?
New York University: Forum on Theatre Pedagogy and Teaching the Art Form (Session Moderator)
Presentation of Student Work
New York University: Theatre For Young Audiences II (Guest Lecture)
Creating a Curriculum Guide for Any Teacher and Student
NYSTEA: Student Conference (Workshop)
Theatre of the Oppressed: Creating Character
'Tis Mind that makes the Body Rich: Shakespeare in the Body
Examining Shakespeare's Text: Living the Words
2008
New York University: Shakespeare’s Theatre I (Guest Lecture)
Twelfth Night: On Stage and In the Classroom
New York University: Student Teaching Seminar (Guest Lecture)
Finding Your Voice in the Job Search
Invisible Children: Teaching and Learning Conference (Workshop)
Dramatic Possibilities: Plan, Process, Assess
New York University: Shakespeare Forum: Page, Stage, Engage ( Panel Moderator)
Shakespeare Around the Globe
New York University: Arts Education- To What End (Paper Presentation)
Freireian Mud: Dialogues on Teaching and Learning in Northern Uganda
2007
New York University: World Drama (Guest Lecture)
Documentary Media for Education in the Era of Globalization
Educational Theatre Association: Northeast Festival (Workshop)
Creating Character: Theatre of the Oppressed Techniques as Tools for
the Actor/Director
Invisible Children: Teaching and Learning Conference (Workshop)
Active Learning: Engaging Diverse Learners Across Cultures
2006
New York University: Student Teaching Seminar (Guest Lecture)
The Interview: Reading the Stakeholders and Working Together
City University of New York: Apoyo Uganda (Guest Lecture)
Secondary Education in Northern Uganda
Gulu Crested Crane: Handover Ceremony (Guest Lecture and Devised Performance)
I am Going to Be…
Special Events and Podcasts
university and city-wide events
2011
New York University
New Works Lab (Curator)
Theatrix! Festival of Ten-Minute Plays (Curator)
2010
New York University
NYU/ATL PlayLab (Curator)
Unequal Distinctions: Elite Status and Inequality at an American Boarding School (Coordinator)
Theatrix! Festival of Ten-Minute Plays (Curator)
2009
New York University
Education and Women's Empowerment in Intimate Relationships (Coordinator)
Theatrix! Young Playwrights Festival (Curator)
Black Youth Rising: Activism and Radical Healing in Urban America (Coordinator)
Theatrix! 24-Hour Play Festival (Curator)
Theatrix! Festival of Ten-Minute Plays (Curator and Performer)
2008
New York University
Theatrix! Writers’ Workshop (Curator and Facilitator)
Theatrix! Producers’ Panel (Curator and Facilitator)
Book Reading: The Seduction of Commonsense by Kevin Kumashiro (Coordinator)
Narratives of Gender and Race in the 2008 Election (Coordinator)
Young Arts, New York
Bill Irwin, Master Class (Assistant)
2007
New York University
Podcast: The Exonerated by Jessica Blank and Eric Jensen (Coordinator and Engineer)
Telling Her Stories: An Evening of Performance on Women and Social Justice (Coordinator)
Directing, Choreography, and Design Credits
musicals, new works, classics
10-Minute Play Festival, NYU (2011)
Director/Choreographer, Producer
Alice: The Looking Glass Girl, NYU (2010)
Director/Choreographer
Two Noble Kinsmen, NYU (2009)
Director
The Giver, NYU (2009)
Costume Designer
Twelfth Night, NYU (2008)
Assistant Director
Kindertransport, NYU (2008)
Costume Designer
Our Stories: Living in Conflict, HEALS (2008)
Director/Facilitator
As You Like It, NYU (2007)
Assistant Director
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, NYU (2007)
Costume Designer
I am Going to Be…, Gulu Crested Crane (2006)
Director/Facilitator
Grease, CCT (2005)
Director/ Choreographer
Les Miserables, San Diego County CYT (2005)
Director/ Choreographer/ Costume Designer
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, San Diego Central CYT (2005)
Director/ Choreographer
Snoopy, San Diego Central CYT (2004)
Director/ Choreographer
Festival of Christmas, Lamb’s Players Theatre (2004)
Choreographer
On My Way, Lamb’s Players Theatre (2001)
Director/ Choreographer
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, San Diego Central CYT (1998)
Director/ Choreographer
Relevant Training
nyu, uci, master classes
Contemporary and Classical Acting
Robert Cohen, University of California at Irvine
Eli Simon, University of California at Irvine
Brendon Fox, Old Globe Theatre
Musical Theatre / Voice
Dennis Castellano, University of California at Irvine
Myrona Delaney, University of California at Irvine
Donald Oliver, New York Satellite Program
Janie d’Avignon, San Diego
Various Dance / Choreography
Donald McKayle, University of California at Irvine
Ann Reinking, New York Satellite Program
Steve Anthony, San Diego State University
Vivian Valade, San Diego
Randy Skinner, New York Satellite Program
Theatre for Social Justice / Applied Theatre Practices
Augusto Boal, Centro de Teatro do Oprimido
Philip Taylor, New York University
Christina Marín, New York University
Theatre Pedagogy
Nancy Smithner, New York University
Joe Salvatore, New York University
Research in Education
Howard Gardner, New York University
Pedro Noguera, New York University
Selected Performance Credits
International Tour
Bye Bye Birdie
Alice the Mayor’s Daughter
(Dance Captain, u/s Ursula)
Encore
Regional/Various
Still Life
Cheryl
1776
Twelfth Night
Street
Lamb’s Players Theatre
New Village Arts
Susan Carmichael
Phyllis
A Funny Thing Happened…
Sound of Music
South Pacific
42nd
Street
Martha Jefferson
Valentine
Detective Story
42nd
New Village Arts
Welk Resort Theatre
Philia
Huntington Beach Playhouse
Maria Von Trapp
Mount Helix Amphitheater
Nellie Forbush
Mount Helix Amphitheater
Anytime Annie
Theatre East
Jo March Theatre East
Little Women
Lamb’s Players Theatre
University
One Tennis Shoe Luv
City of Angels
Sylvia
New York University
Ellen
University of California at Irvine
Ensemble
University of California at Irvine