Rachel Ariel Brown Professional Resume
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Rachel Ariel Brown Professional Resume

SKILLS
Clerical/marketing skills, stage management experience, directing musical theatre and theatre works for students and professionals, teaching vocal music (training in vocal pedagogy), teaching rhythm and basic music principles, teaching Israeli dancing, reading Hebrew, good with children and experience with teaching children in the performing arts, proficient in German

EXPERIENCE
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK – Graduate Teaching Assistant/Student Director
August 2017 - PRESENT
• Direct student musical numbers in annual Halloween, Holiday shows, and full productions
• Perform and organize clerical, administrative work for UCO Music Theatre Department
Dor L’ Dor Klezmer Band, Knoxville, TN - Vocalist, Israeli Dance Instructor
August 2008 - PRESENT
• Perform Klezmer music in Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Ladino, and English
• Instruct event guests and participants in Israeli dancing
Knoxville Opera Company, Knoxville, TN - Marketing Intern/Assistant, Asst. Stage Manager
September 2013 - July 2017
• Assist in marketing campaigns for the opera season and other events
• Organize/communicate with vendors for annual Rossini Festival International Street Fair
• Assist with stage management responsibilities in fully-staged opera productions, including giving cues to performers and technical staff, as well as communicating between the production team and the cast
Arnstein Jewish Community Center, Knoxville, TN - Music Teacher
August 2016 - December 2016
• Teach children ages 12 months - 5 years basic music principles and songs in Hebrew and English
• Teach movement/Israeli dancing to children
Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, TN - Box Office Attendant
July 2016 - July 2017
• Manage will-call window, sell tickets, handle money and transactions, and other box office needs
ShowCamp by Sound Company Showchoir, Oak Ridge, TN – Head Counselor/Choreographer
Summer 2010 – Summer 2012
• Teach children music and showmanship for a final performance
• Choreograph and teach children dances

EDUCATION
University of Central Oklahoma - Master of Music in Music Theatre, 2019 (anticipated)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, Summa cum laude, 2016
Minors in Judaic Studies, German; Member of Chancellor’s Honors Program

AWARDS/HONORS
University of Central Oklahoma: UCO Foundation Scholarship, Allie Mitchell Musical Theatre Scholarship
University of Tennessee: Outstanding Graduating Senior in Vocal Performance- 2016
University of Tennessee: Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma