Richardson CV
Alexandra Richardson
Certification
New York State Teacher Certification in Theater K-12 In Process
Education
B.S. in The Program in Educational Theatre, New York University, NY May 2017
Dean�s List all quarters, graduated magna cum laude
Professional Experience
Quest Design, Camp Half-Blood Brooklyn via Plato Learning LLC Spring/Summer 2018
� Design costumes and props for 10 weeks of interactive quests, durable for outdoor conditions in the summer
� Fabricate costumes and props for 10 actors each week, focusing on recycled and recyclable materials
Teaching Artist, Wingspan Arts � PS 130L, Brooklyn, NY Spring 2018
� Lead a 75-minute class for 15 K-1st graders on the subject �Myths and Legends� � exploring mythology
around the world.
� Create a positive environment in which children feel comfortable, safe and engaged.
Teaching Artist, Plato Learning �Brooklyn, NY Spring 2018 � Fall 2018
� Engage students in mythology based curriculum, sword fighting skills, questing, and literacy.
� Create an environment where students can explore what it means to be a hero.
Teaching Artist, The Town Hall � New York, NY Spring 2018 � Fall 2018
� Teaches a creative movement class for 6 classes of K students in Upper Manhattan.
� Create and implement personal curriculum for in school residency.
Assistant Site Director, Wingspan Arts � PS 130L, Brooklyn, NY Academic Year 2017 - 2018
� Represent Wingspan Arts as the leader and voice of the program at your assigned school.
� Create a positive environment in which children feel comfortable, safe and engaged.
� Implement effective procedures to manage program-wide challenges.
� Communicate clearly and productively with families and the Education Team regarding student progress,
engagement, and behavior.
� Serve as a liaison with principal/school staff, students and families, and the Wingspan Arts Headquarters.
� Observe daily classes and be able to provide impactful feedback to Teaching Artists.
� Delegate to a small site team and provide evaluative feedback and team-building opportunities.
� Work with Site Director to submit evaluations for site staff and Teaching Artists each semester.
� Attend professional development and training opportunities provided by the Education Team and guest
facilitators.
� Facilitate daily operations including attendance, snack distribution, class transitions, program set-up and
clean-up, and student dismissal.
� Support execution of high-level special events including Open Class Week, Share Week, and Showcase.
� Contribute to half-day programming, including field trips and special programs.
Senior Counselor, Camp Half-Blood, Brooklyn, NY Summer 2017 - Present
n Lead approximately 20 campers/week through quests, sword training, and scouting missions throughout
Prospect Park
n Participated in theatrical storytelling and encouraged literacy through active learning
Student Teacher, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, New York, NY Spring 2017
n Assistant teaching advanced acting, musical theatre, and theatre history, three full days a week grades 10-12
n Solo teaching playwriting and Meisner acting technique
Student Teacher, Grace Church Elementary, New York, NY Fall 2016
n Teaching three full days a week between two 3rd grade classrooms
n Designing arts integrated lessons and units in the subjects of Math, Reading, Grammar, and History
Unit Leader, Camp Carlson, Bristol, CT Summer 2016
n Mentoring a Counselor and 3 Counselors in Training
n Leading 20-30 4th-9th graders through 2 week sessions of camp
n Creating and facilitating lessons based off of Girl Scouts of America�s badge requirements
Administrative Intern, Opening Act, New York, NY 2015-2016 Academic Year
n Bookkeeping in Nationbuilder, Rallybound, and the Google suite
n Organization of significant fundraising events such as the Power of 10 Campaign, and Play Reading Festival
@ New World Stages
Usher, Steinhardt via NYU, New York, NY 2014-2015 Academic Year
n Working Front of House; selling, distributing, and ripping tickets; customer service
n Seating guests, cleaning the space after or between each show; facilitating intermissions
Activities Director, Holiday Hill, Prospect, CT Spring - Fall 2014
n Facilitating organized games and crafts to children as young as 1 year old and adults as old as 90
n Leading groups as large as 40 tin games, and to and from areas of the country club
n Food service and clean up, grounds keeping, and golf cart operation
Theatrical Experience
ACTING
Twelfth Night, NYU�s Shakespeare
To Go � Feste
Spring 2017
James and the Giant Peach, NYU�s
Lamplighters � Spider
Fall 2016
Dogfight, NYU�s A Class Act �
Rose Fenny
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
Stop Kiss, NYU Workshop � Callie
Spring 2016
A Midsummer Night�s Dream,
NYU�s Shakespeare To Go �
Bottom
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
Grease, NYU Workshop � Jan
Fall 2015
The Wedding Singer, NYU
Workshop � Holly
Fall 2015
How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying, A Class Act
� Hedy LaRue
Spring 2015
Little Shop of Horrors, NYU
Educational Theater Mainstage �
Chiffon
Fall 2014
The Wiz, Cheshire High School �
Brand New Day Soloist/Dorothy
Understudy/Featured Dancer
Spring 2013
You Can�t Take It With You,
Cheshire High School � Penny
Sycamore
Fall 2012
The Music Man, Cheshire High
School � Eulalie MacKecknie Shinn
Spring 2012
A Midsummer Night�s Dream,
Cheshire High School � Titania
Fall 2011
DIRECTING
FOUND: A New Musical, NYC
Winterfest
Winter 2018
Chrysanthemum the Musical,
NYU�s Lamplighters
Spring 2017
Fugitive Songs, NYU�s Uproar
Theatre Corps
Fall 2016
TECHNICAL
Wigs/Costumes/Props/Masks - Lexlooother Cosplays (circa 2013)
Instagram @lexlooother, Facebook and Youtube Lexlooother
Cosplays
Camp Half-Blood Brooklyn, Plato Learning LLC -
Wig/Prop/Costume Design and Construction
Spring/Summer 2018
The Addams Family, NYU A Class Act - Wig and Costume
Consultant
Spring 2018
FOUND: A New Musical, NYC Winterfest - Costume Designer
Winter 2018
Chrysanthemum the Musical, NYU�s Lamplighters - Production
Designer
Spring 2017
Fugitive Songs, NYU�s Uproar Theatre Corps - Production
Designer and Production Stage Manager
Fall 2016
The Cat in the Hat, NYU�s Lamplighters - Wig Stylist Fall 2015
SKILLS
� Plays ukulele, some piano and some guitar (learns instruments
quickly)
� Sewing (machine and hand), sculpture, mask making, painting,
weathering, armor making, prop fabrication
� Brooklyn, Long Island, BP, Cockney, Southern U.S.
TRAINING
Vocal training: 4 years under Shelley Taylor Boyd, 6 years under
Robin Sellati @ Sellati Vocal Studio, Julia Kershetsky NYU 2 years
Dance: 12 years at Cheshire Dance Studio learning ballet, tap,
modern, jazz, hip hop, and lyrical; 4 years at Rhythm Dance
Academy learning modern, lyrical, ballet, tap, and jazz
Acting: NYU through the program in Educational Theater under
James Miles, Cathy Russell, Nan Smithner, and Joe Salvatore,
The PIT under Pete LePage
NYU: Comedies of Greece and Rome, Beginner�s Spanish,
Directing, Musical Theatre Choreography, Playwriting, Masks and
Puppetry, Physical Theatre, Vocal Pedagogy, Keyboard/Piano
Skills
Alexandra Richardson
Certification
New York State Teacher Certification in Theater K-12 In Process
Education
B.S. in The Program in Educational Theatre, New York University, NY May 2017
Dean�s List all quarters, graduated magna cum laude
Professional Experience
Quest Design, Camp Half-Blood Brooklyn via Plato Learning LLC Spring/Summer 2018
� Design costumes and props for 10 weeks of interactive quests, durable for outdoor conditions in the summer
� Fabricate costumes and props for 10 actors each week, focusing on recycled and recyclable materials
Teaching Artist, Wingspan Arts � PS 130L, Brooklyn, NY Spring 2018
� Lead a 75-minute class for 15 K-1st graders on the subject �Myths and Legends� � exploring mythology
around the world.
� Create a positive environment in which children feel comfortable, safe and engaged.
Teaching Artist, Plato Learning �Brooklyn, NY Spring 2018 � Fall 2018
� Engage students in mythology based curriculum, sword fighting skills, questing, and literacy.
� Create an environment where students can explore what it means to be a hero.
Teaching Artist, The Town Hall � New York, NY Spring 2018 � Fall 2018
� Teaches a creative movement class for 6 classes of K students in Upper Manhattan.
� Create and implement personal curriculum for in school residency.
Assistant Site Director, Wingspan Arts � PS 130L, Brooklyn, NY Academic Year 2017 - 2018
� Represent Wingspan Arts as the leader and voice of the program at your assigned school.
� Create a positive environment in which children feel comfortable, safe and engaged.
� Implement effective procedures to manage program-wide challenges.
� Communicate clearly and productively with families and the Education Team regarding student progress,
engagement, and behavior.
� Serve as a liaison with principal/school staff, students and families, and the Wingspan Arts Headquarters.
� Observe daily classes and be able to provide impactful feedback to Teaching Artists.
� Delegate to a small site team and provide evaluative feedback and team-building opportunities.
� Work with Site Director to submit evaluations for site staff and Teaching Artists each semester.
� Attend professional development and training opportunities provided by the Education Team and guest
facilitators.
� Facilitate daily operations including attendance, snack distribution, class transitions, program set-up and
clean-up, and student dismissal.
� Support execution of high-level special events including Open Class Week, Share Week, and Showcase.
� Contribute to half-day programming, including field trips and special programs.
Senior Counselor, Camp Half-Blood, Brooklyn, NY Summer 2017 - Present
n Lead approximately 20 campers/week through quests, sword training, and scouting missions throughout
Prospect Park
n Participated in theatrical storytelling and encouraged literacy through active learning
Student Teacher, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, New York, NY Spring 2017
n Assistant teaching advanced acting, musical theatre, and theatre history, three full days a week grades 10-12
n Solo teaching playwriting and Meisner acting technique
Student Teacher, Grace Church Elementary, New York, NY Fall 2016
n Teaching three full days a week between two 3rd grade classrooms
n Designing arts integrated lessons and units in the subjects of Math, Reading, Grammar, and History
Unit Leader, Camp Carlson, Bristol, CT Summer 2016
n Mentoring a Counselor and 3 Counselors in Training
n Leading 20-30 4th-9th graders through 2 week sessions of camp
n Creating and facilitating lessons based off of Girl Scouts of America�s badge requirements
Administrative Intern, Opening Act, New York, NY 2015-2016 Academic Year
n Bookkeeping in Nationbuilder, Rallybound, and the Google suite
n Organization of significant fundraising events such as the Power of 10 Campaign, and Play Reading Festival
@ New World Stages
Usher, Steinhardt via NYU, New York, NY 2014-2015 Academic Year
n Working Front of House; selling, distributing, and ripping tickets; customer service
n Seating guests, cleaning the space after or between each show; facilitating intermissions
Activities Director, Holiday Hill, Prospect, CT Spring - Fall 2014
n Facilitating organized games and crafts to children as young as 1 year old and adults as old as 90
n Leading groups as large as 40 tin games, and to and from areas of the country club
n Food service and clean up, grounds keeping, and golf cart operation
Theatrical Experience
ACTING
Twelfth Night, NYU�s Shakespeare
To Go � Feste
Spring 2017
James and the Giant Peach, NYU�s
Lamplighters � Spider
Fall 2016
Dogfight, NYU�s A Class Act �
Rose Fenny
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
Stop Kiss, NYU Workshop � Callie
Spring 2016
A Midsummer Night�s Dream,
NYU�s Shakespeare To Go �
Bottom
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
Grease, NYU Workshop � Jan
Fall 2015
The Wedding Singer, NYU
Workshop � Holly
Fall 2015
How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying, A Class Act
� Hedy LaRue
Spring 2015
Little Shop of Horrors, NYU
Educational Theater Mainstage �
Chiffon
Fall 2014
The Wiz, Cheshire High School �
Brand New Day Soloist/Dorothy
Understudy/Featured Dancer
Spring 2013
You Can�t Take It With You,
Cheshire High School � Penny
Sycamore
Fall 2012
The Music Man, Cheshire High
School � Eulalie MacKecknie Shinn
Spring 2012
A Midsummer Night�s Dream,
Cheshire High School � Titania
Fall 2011
DIRECTING
FOUND: A New Musical, NYC
Winterfest
Winter 2018
Chrysanthemum the Musical,
NYU�s Lamplighters
Spring 2017
Fugitive Songs, NYU�s Uproar
Theatre Corps
Fall 2016
TECHNICAL
Wigs/Costumes/Props/Masks - Lexlooother Cosplays (circa 2013)
Instagram @lexlooother, Facebook and Youtube Lexlooother
Cosplays
Camp Half-Blood Brooklyn, Plato Learning LLC -
Wig/Prop/Costume Design and Construction
Spring/Summer 2018
The Addams Family, NYU A Class Act - Wig and Costume
Consultant
Spring 2018
FOUND: A New Musical, NYC Winterfest - Costume Designer
Winter 2018
Chrysanthemum the Musical, NYU�s Lamplighters - Production
Designer
Spring 2017
Fugitive Songs, NYU�s Uproar Theatre Corps - Production
Designer and Production Stage Manager
Fall 2016
The Cat in the Hat, NYU�s Lamplighters - Wig Stylist Fall 2015
SKILLS
� Plays ukulele, some piano and some guitar (learns instruments
quickly)
� Sewing (machine and hand), sculpture, mask making, painting,
weathering, armor making, prop fabrication
� Brooklyn, Long Island, BP, Cockney, Southern U.S.
TRAINING
Vocal training: 4 years under Shelley Taylor Boyd, 6 years under
Robin Sellati @ Sellati Vocal Studio, Julia Kershetsky NYU 2 years
Dance: 12 years at Cheshire Dance Studio learning ballet, tap,
modern, jazz, hip hop, and lyrical; 4 years at Rhythm Dance
Academy learning modern, lyrical, ballet, tap, and jazz
Acting: NYU through the program in Educational Theater under
James Miles, Cathy Russell, Nan Smithner, and Joe Salvatore,
The PIT under Pete LePage
NYU: Comedies of Greece and Rome, Beginner�s Spanish,
Directing, Musical Theatre Choreography, Playwriting, Masks and
Puppetry, Physical Theatre, Vocal Pedagogy, Keyboard/Piano
Skills