James Feinberg
JAMES M. FEINBERG
1365 York Avenue #21E, New York, NY, 10021
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EDUCATION
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI
B.A., magna cum laude, May 2020
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Major: Literary Arts
Honors/Awards: Phi Beta Kappa
Feldman Prize in Fiction (one of two undergraduates awarded a prize in fiction)
Ivy Film Festival:
2018: 2nd Place, Screenwriting Competition
2017: Honorable Mention, Screenwriting Competition
2017: Screenplays selected for Feature Film and Undergrad Shorts
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sirius XM, New York, NY
Programming Intern, Fall 2020
Hamptons Film Festival, East Hampton, NY
Office Management Assistant, Fall 2020
Untitled Stand-Up Comedy Documentary, New York, NY
Research Assistant, Fall 2020
• Compiled data and wrote first-draft outline of pitch for Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Kahane Cooperman
Broadway Journal, New York, NY
Staff Writer, 2018-2019
• Theater critic for this widely circulated Broadway news site often cited by P------------ in review roundups
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, New York, NY
Production Intern, Summer 2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, New York, NY
Production Intern, Summer 2018
La Jolla Playhouse, New York, NY
Production Intern, Summer 2017
• Assistant to the line producer on workshop of new musical produced by La Jolla
Signature Theatre, New York, NY
Production Intern, Summer 2017
Great Performances, New York, NY
Production Assistant, January 2017
• Worked with production staff on live broadcast of Broadway show Holiday Inn
Janklow & Nesbit, New York, NY
Literary Intern, Summer 2016
• Read manuscripts submitted to this premier literary agency and wrote detailed reports to assist in determination as to whether books should be published or adapted for film/TV
ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS
The Oldenburg Suite, Original Full-Length Musical, Book, Lyrics and Direction, 2019-2020
• Original musical about the life of Claes Oldenburg selected and produced at America’s highest-profile festival of new musical theater, New York Musical Festival; Winner, Best Concert Award
• First original production of Montclair Theater Project, Montclair State University, January 2020
• Cast album recorded live and released on streaming services
• Hosted companion podcast released on streaming services and publicized by BroadwayWorld
Let’s Go To The Movies, Original Music Video, Screenplay and Lyrics, 2018
• Commissioned by the Montclair Film Festival and shown at all 2018 major festival screenings
The Eminent Carmine Craig, Original Movie Musical Short, Screenplay and Lyrics, 2017-2018
• Produced on $14,000 budget and shown at the 2018 Montclair Film Festival (Montclair, NJ), 2018 Monarch Film Festival (Pacific Grove, CA) and 2018 Grove Film Festival (Jersey City, NJ)
Boy Meets Girl, Original Full-Length Musical, Book, Lyrics, and Direction, 2015-2016
• Worked with four composers on score; directed, rehearsed, and staged show in Little Theater, Montclair, NJ
• Selected by and produced at The New York Theater Festival (Summerfest), New York City (August 2018)
• Licensed productions in Texas and UK
• Cast album recorded and released on streaming services
Brown Productions:
Nessun Dorma, Original Musical, Book and Lyrics, Spring 2020
• Musical in festival of student-written musical theater at Brown
Codswallop, Original Play, Writing and Direction, Fall 2018
• Short play in 3C2C Undergraduate Play Festival, school-wide play festival at Brown; one of five chosen
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Carberry Repertory Theater, Founder and Artistic Director, Spring 2018-Spring 2020
• Theater group that produces Brown student-written musical theater, including a full-scale revue in April 2018
Brown Student and Community Radio, DJ and Programmer, Fall 2018-Spring 2020
• Hosted weekly show, The Medley of Extemporanea, on terrestrial signal (101.1 FM) in Rhode Island and online
Brown Studios, Staff Writer, Fall 2017-Spring 2018
• Staff writer for Brown web series
Brown Daily Herald Post, Staff Writer, 2016-2019
• Weekly column (film and television criticism) in Arts and Culture section of Brown Daily Herald arts magazine; articles can be viewed here: (------------/authors/james-feinberg/)
Brown University Film Forum (BUFF), Board Member, 2016-2020; Co-President Fall 2017-Spring 2020
• Selected films and organized weekly screenings
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Final Draft, Music Master, Zetta, Adobe Audition, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), Adobe Acrobat, Google docs, licensed to drive
JAMES M. FEINBERG
1365 York Avenue #21E, New York, NY, 10021
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EDUCATION
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI
B.A., magna cum laude, May 2020
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Major: Literary Arts
Honors/Awards: Phi Beta Kappa
Feldman Prize in Fiction (one of two undergraduates awarded a prize in fiction)
Ivy Film Festival:
2018: 2nd Place, Screenwriting Competition
2017: Honorable Mention, Screenwriting Competition
2017: Screenplays selected for Feature Film and Undergrad Shorts
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sirius XM, New York, NY
Programming Intern, Fall 2020
Hamptons Film Festival, East Hampton, NY
Office Management Assistant, Fall 2020
Untitled Stand-Up Comedy Documentary, New York, NY
Research Assistant, Fall 2020
• Compiled data and wrote first-draft outline of pitch for Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Kahane Cooperman
Broadway Journal, New York, NY
Staff Writer, 2018-2019
• Theater critic for this widely circulated Broadway news site often cited by P------------ in review roundups
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, New York, NY
Production Intern, Summer 2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, New York, NY
Production Intern, Summer 2018
La Jolla Playhouse, New York, NY
Production Intern, Summer 2017
• Assistant to the line producer on workshop of new musical produced by La Jolla
Signature Theatre, New York, NY
Production Intern, Summer 2017
Great Performances, New York, NY
Production Assistant, January 2017
• Worked with production staff on live broadcast of Broadway show Holiday Inn
Janklow & Nesbit, New York, NY
Literary Intern, Summer 2016
• Read manuscripts submitted to this premier literary agency and wrote detailed reports to assist in determination as to whether books should be published or adapted for film/TV
ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS
The Oldenburg Suite, Original Full-Length Musical, Book, Lyrics and Direction, 2019-2020
• Original musical about the life of Claes Oldenburg selected and produced at America’s highest-profile festival of new musical theater, New York Musical Festival; Winner, Best Concert Award
• First original production of Montclair Theater Project, Montclair State University, January 2020
• Cast album recorded live and released on streaming services
• Hosted companion podcast released on streaming services and publicized by BroadwayWorld
Let’s Go To The Movies, Original Music Video, Screenplay and Lyrics, 2018
• Commissioned by the Montclair Film Festival and shown at all 2018 major festival screenings
The Eminent Carmine Craig, Original Movie Musical Short, Screenplay and Lyrics, 2017-2018
• Produced on $14,000 budget and shown at the 2018 Montclair Film Festival (Montclair, NJ), 2018 Monarch Film Festival (Pacific Grove, CA) and 2018 Grove Film Festival (Jersey City, NJ)
Boy Meets Girl, Original Full-Length Musical, Book, Lyrics, and Direction, 2015-2016
• Worked with four composers on score; directed, rehearsed, and staged show in Little Theater, Montclair, NJ
• Selected by and produced at The New York Theater Festival (Summerfest), New York City (August 2018)
• Licensed productions in Texas and UK
• Cast album recorded and released on streaming services
Brown Productions:
Nessun Dorma, Original Musical, Book and Lyrics, Spring 2020
• Musical in festival of student-written musical theater at Brown
Codswallop, Original Play, Writing and Direction, Fall 2018
• Short play in 3C2C Undergraduate Play Festival, school-wide play festival at Brown; one of five chosen
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Carberry Repertory Theater, Founder and Artistic Director, Spring 2018-Spring 2020
• Theater group that produces Brown student-written musical theater, including a full-scale revue in April 2018
Brown Student and Community Radio, DJ and Programmer, Fall 2018-Spring 2020
• Hosted weekly show, The Medley of Extemporanea, on terrestrial signal (101.1 FM) in Rhode Island and online
Brown Studios, Staff Writer, Fall 2017-Spring 2018
• Staff writer for Brown web series
Brown Daily Herald Post, Staff Writer, 2016-2019
• Weekly column (film and television criticism) in Arts and Culture section of Brown Daily Herald arts magazine; articles can be viewed here: (------------/authors/james-feinberg/)
Brown University Film Forum (BUFF), Board Member, 2016-2020; Co-President Fall 2017-Spring 2020
• Selected films and organized weekly screenings
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Final Draft, Music Master, Zetta, Adobe Audition, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), Adobe Acrobat, Google docs, licensed to drive