Sarah E Shively : Actress Filmmaker

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Profile:

Experienced Actress, Filmmaker, Teacher of English as a Second Language and Writer currently teaching at Columbia University. Member AEA and SAG.

Qualifications Summary:

Professional Actress with expertise in teaching acting and performance
Instructor and Language Consultant of English as a Second or Foreign Language in all areas including writing, grammar and accent reduction
Curriculum developer in ESL/EFL, drama and performance
Director and Producer of theatre, film and commercial productions
Self starter of a film project that has included writing a feature script and producing a short film

Distinctions:

CUNY/PSC Professional Development Grant 2007 for travel to Taiwan for
film production development
Selected for Marquis Who’s Who of American Women 2006 and 2007
MacDowell Colony Residential Fellowship for Filmmaking 2005
Scholastic Grant, The International Film and Television Workshops to
attend Master Screenwriting workshop with Janet Roach 2006
High School Valedictorian, Burlington, IA

Experience:


CONTEMPLATING EMILY Writer/Producing Director/Actor New York, NY, 2003-2008	Created short film version of a feature script that premiered July 2006 at LA’s Outfest Film Festival; part of the Short Film Corner Cannes Film Festival 2007, most recently at the Anthology Film Archives
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY American Language Program Instructor of English as a Foreign Language New York, NY, 2007-current	Team instructing integrated skills to students in prestigious university environment including teaching upper-level students elements of story development via materials from Shakespeare and documentary filmmaking
HUNTER COLLEGE (CUNY) International English Language Institute Instructor of ESOL New York, NY, 2005-current	Teach integrated skills at the low-intermediate level, essay writing structure for intermediate students and oral skills for advanced level students
AS SOON AS I FIND MY VOICE Originator, Teacher and Director New York, NY, 2008	Project piloted at the University of North Carolina; premiered in New York via Baruch College and ran via the College Now program at Hunter College with students from Manhattan International HS 2007/2008
VOICE AND VISION VIDEO WORKSHOP Originator, Teacher and Director New York, NY, Fall 2008	A hands-on filmmaking course for international high school students run via Hunter College’s College Now program
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Instructor of English as a Second Language Staten Island, NY, 2003 - 2005	Taught adults in advanced and beginning levels; advanced courses focused on accent reduction and grammar, beginning classes focused on communication and acculturation
JCC PROMOTIONAL VIDEO Writer/Director Staten Island, NY, 2004	Wrote and directed five-minute video for fundraising and advertising for the ESL program at the JCC using international students resulting in fiscal funding for 2005
STARLIGHT ORCHESTRAS Writer/Director/Acting Coach New York, NY 2004	Wrote and directed material for behind-themusic promo of international orchestra corporation
MEDIA METIER Editing Consultant New York, NY 2004	Advised editor on director’s on-camera interview for supplementary DVD material of Oscar nominated documentary, THE COLLECTOR OF BEDFORD STREET
BROADWAY DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT Executive Assistant to CEO New York, NY, 2000-2001	Assisted in the development of BDE’s two operating divisions – The Broadway Theatre Archive and Broadway Tonight
BARUCH COLLEGE Instructor of ESL New York, NY, 1998-2000	Instructed adult students from beginning through advanced levels in writing, grammar, reading, conversation and accent reduction

Education:

Master of Fine Arts	The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, The Professional Actor Training Program; Acting, Movement, Speech, Voice, Shakespearean text and Alexander Training
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences	Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; Theater Major, Spanish Minor

Professional Affiliations:

Actors’ Equity Association
The Screen Actors Guild
Professional Staff Congress (CUNY)
Shooting People

References:

Available upon request