Gabriel’s Resume

Phone: (203) 887-9972.  gabriel@alumni.cmu.edu

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Feb 2009 – Present    

Co-Owner

Theatre Sensei, LLC.  Milford, CT

  • Cofounded new business:  an online consultation service by theatre industry experts
  • Manage copywriting, branding, marketing, social media, SEO, website design and functionality.

 

Feb 2009 – April 2009           

Teaching Artist

Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT

  • Ongoing involvement as freelance instructor.  Pitched class Playwright’s Lab to Dir. Of Education (approved). 

Initiated email campaign targeting families from Playmaking Workshop; resulted in 80% of all class registrations. 

Led class in spring term Feb-Apr.

 

Mar 2007 – Jan 2009

Education Associate

Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT

  • Wrote articles promoting theatre for 14 editions of Insider’s Insights; distribution 1800+.
  • Pitched theatre program to Greenwich Public Schools for ‘07-‘08 academic year (approved).  Led program.

Featured in Greenwich Times. Program renewed ’08-’09; funding doubled.

  • Conducted grant-driven Playmaking Workshop in ’07-’08 and ’08-’09 academic years with Norwalk Learning Center. 

Generated add copy for posters and programs.  Produced promotional video for fundraising Jan ‘08. 

Grants doubled to $40K in ’08-’09. 

  • Performed market research for launch of Camps & Classes at Playhouse.  Classes increased education department’s

net income 300% over first three terms (summer, fall, spring).

  • Headed Joanne Woodward Apprentice Program (nationally recognized theatre program).

                       

Aug 2005 – Mar 2007

Patron Services Supervisor

Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT

  • Co-wrote premiere edition of  magazine Insider’s Insights with Director of Education            

(promotion to above Education Associate position shortly after)

  • Wrote operations manual for theatre’s concessions store. Increased profits 15%.
  • Managed usher staff of 200+ over 150 performances.  Increased usher volunteerism 30%. 
  • Serviced 2500+ customers annually contributing to 180% increase in single ticket-sales.
  • Supervised rotating box office staff of 15.  Trained staff on ticketing & credit card software. 

 

June 2004 – July 2005

Literary Assistant

City Theatre Company, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Wrote articles promoting theatre for magazine City Talk, with readership 1000+ people.   
  • Designed video displays to promote plays, viewed pre-show by audiences 300+ nightly.
  • Developed casebooks on play history & terminology, used by 100% of production team.
  • Analyzed 800+ script submissions to identify talent; tracked all in Access database.

 

May – August 2002

Staff Writer

Pulp, Indiana Printing and Publishing Company Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

  • Wrote reviews and features for arts and entertainment weekly with readership 40,000+.

 

EDUCATION

 

Aug 2002 - May, 2004.   

Carnegie Mellon University

MFA (Dramatic Writing), GPA 3.9

Honors:  Shubert Fellowship for Studies in Dramatic Writing (two-time recipient), Finalist Alfred P. Sloan

Foundation Screenwriting Award, Graduate Teaching Assistantship.

 

Aug 1996 - Aug, 2001

University of Pittsburgh

BA (Theatre Arts, Writing), GPA 3.9

Honors: Chancellors Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship, James B. Lawler

Memorial Scholarship, Honors College Tuition Scholarship, Brackenridge Fellowship.

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

 

Proficient in all MS Office Products including Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook.

Adobe Acrobat Pro 9, Adobe InDesign, advertising copy, generate content for Search Engine

Optimization (SEO), news writing, g