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Bridget Van Gelder

Agoura Hills,CA

Summary

Innovative leader in educational theater, specializing in program development and partnership cultivation. Successfully directed numerous productions, enhancing audience engagement and fostering a love for the arts among diverse student populations.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Education

Theatre 360
Pasadena, California
05.1997 - 04.2010
  • Fostered partnerships with local schools, enhancing outreach initiatives in education.
  • Developed educational programs that aligned with Theatre 360's mission and engaged diverse student audiences.

Education

Bachelors in Communications And Psychology - Minor in Theatre

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
05-1996

Skills

Shows Directed

  • Lil Abner
  • Once Upon a Mattress
  • Bye Bye Birdie
  • Henry and Ramona
  • Importance of Being Earnest
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • Hairspray
  • Grease
  • Charlotte's Web
  • Spring Awakening
  • 15 min Hamlet
  • The Hobbit
  • High School Musical
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Sweeney Todd
  • Almost Maine
  • Seussical

Teaching Experience

Classes taught:

  • Advanced Acting
  • Audition Technique
  • Beginning Jazz
  • Creative Movement
  • Acting through Voice
  • Shakespeare
  • Commedia dell'arte
  • Scene Study
  • Character Development
  • Playwriting

Timeline

Director of Education

Theatre 360
05.1997 - 04.2010

Bachelors in Communications And Psychology - Minor in Theatre

University of Northern Colorado
Bridget Van Gelder