Education
2014-2018 MA – Film, Art, & Literature, School of Arts & Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
2014-2015 Film Certificate – Producing & Writing, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, NY
BA – Theater, Vocal Performance, & Dance, School of the Arts, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Studied Music and Theater, School of Music, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Teaching Experience
2021 – present Director of Theatre and Film, W.T. White High School, Dallas TX
2020 Adjunct Performing Arts Professor, El Centro College, Dallas, TX – Courses: Introduction to Theater
2015-2021 Humanities Director, Brighter Horizons Academy, Garland, TX – Courses: Performing Arts, Debate, & Journalism
2008-2016 Teaching Artist, Junior Players, Dallas, TX – Courses: Performing Arts (drama, dance, music), Writing & Art
Teaching Artist, Playwright’s Theater of New Jersey – Courses: Performing Arts, Writing & Art
Research Assistant
2018 RA, Univeristy of Texas, Dallas campus, Arts & Technology Dept., STEM to STEAM, Dallas, TX
Producer/Art Director/Curation/Production Manager
2022 Director/Writer, Love & Negotiations, WT White HS, Dallas, TX
2021 Director, Kitchen Dog Theatre & Junior Players, Pupfest, Dallas, TX
2020 Director, Imprint Theatre Works, Playwright Festival, Dallas, TX
2020 Director, Kitchen Dog Theatre & Junior Players, Pupfest, Dallas, TX
2019 Director/Producer – “The 146 Point Flame”, Artstillery
2019 Director/Producer – TAPPS One Act Play – 2nd place regional
2019 Director/Producer – “EarthX Film”, EarthX earth day festival, Dallas, TX (Top 3 schools for most submitted and film finalist)
2018 Director, Kitchen Dog Theatre & Junior Players, Pupfest, Dallas, TX
2018 Director, “The Person”, The Dallas Museum of Art, Horchow Auditorium, Dallas, TX
2017 Director/Producer – TAPPS One Act Play – 2nd place regional and 5th in state
2017 Director, Kitchen Dog Theatre & Junior Players, Pupfest, Dallas, TX
2017 Production Manager, CAAM – Center for Asian American Media, Dallas, TX
2016 Executive Producer/Art Director – “Apollo’s Flight”, The Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2016 Asst. Curator – “50th Anniversary Show with Tauma Wiggins”, The Dallas Heritage, Dallas, TX
2016 Asst. Curator -“Birds & Brew with Tauma Wiggins”, Trinity River Audubon Center, Dallas, TX
2015 Producer/Stage MGR – “RIFF”, Rhythm in Fusion Festival, The Majestic Theatre, Dallas, TX
2015 Producer/Stage MGR – “Classically Jazzed”, The Eiseman Center, Irving, TX
2014 Executive Producer – “Man as Machine” DFA, Dallas Fashion & Art, 333 First Ave, Dallas, TX
2010 Executive Producer – “Repurpose, Reuse, Recycle” DFA, Dallas Fashion & Art, 4 Dog Studio, Dallas, TX
2008 Executive Producer – DFA, Dallas Fashion & Art, The Old Union Depot Hotel, Dallas, TX
Professional Development
2022 UIL in the State of Texas, Hamilton & Hadestown the Musical lesson planning in the classroom
2017 – 2021 International Baccalaureate training primary and secondary implementation
2016 Region 10: Love and Logic: Perfecting your skills in classroom management
2015 Unlocking Islamic and Geometric Art Design, University of Texas, Dallas
Publications
2021 Director, Kristin Colaneri: Celebration, Advocacy and the Power of Performing
2020 Artist, Global-Mindedness is the Key to Everything for Kristin Colaneri
2020 Best Performance Artist of the Year, The Dallas Observer
2019 Costume Designer, Theater Jones: Wild Thing
2018 Artist, Voyage Dallas: Meet Kristin Colaneri
2018 Actor, Theater Jones: Monumental Year
2018 Art Direction & M/H, Luxiere Magazine: Stella Thomas, Emperor of Design
2018 Art Direction & M/H, Elegant Magazine: Pop-ular, Her 15 Minutes of Fame
2017 Actor, Dallas Morning News: An Updated Texas ‘Quixote’ from Shakespeare Dallas tilts at windmills and wins
2017 Writer, EnVie Magazine: Go Out in Style
2017 Writer, EnVie Magazine: Lost in Paradise
2017 Writer, EnVie Magazine: The Basic Instinct Track
2016 Writer, EnVie Magazine: A Seductive Mirage
2016 Writer, EnVie Magazine: The Fashion Mythopoeia
2016 Writer, EnVie Magazine: She Became a Warhol
2016 Writer, EnVie Magazine: The Sunken Castle
2015 Writer, EnVie Magazine: LA Conversation
2015 Writer, EnVie Magazine: My Town New York
2015 Writer, EnVie Magazine: Sun Seeker
2015 Art Direction, HUFF Magazine: Apollo’s Flight
2014 Writer, EnVie Magazine: Mystic Autumn
2014 M/H & Wardrobe, Ellements Magazine: Haute Heist
2014 Art Direction, HUFF Magazine: Synthwave, A Modern Bonnie & Clyde
2014 Exec. Producer, Svelto-Magazine-Dallas: Man as Machine 2013 M/H, Visual Artistry: Fight Club
2013 M/H, Blissful Dish: Blythe Beck, The proof is in the PUDDING 2013 M/H, Ellements Magazine: Pale Perfection
2012 M/H & Wardrobe, Westside Magazine: the Real Housewives of Collin County
2012 M/H, Elegant Magazine: Crossover
2011 M/H, PAYTECH: Big D x 3
2010 Art Direction, EnVie Magazine: A Walk Through Fashion
2008 M/H, D Magazine CEO: Best of D – Realtors
Awards/Grants
2021 Sustainability Award, Earth X Film, Dallas, TX
2020 Impact Award and 2nd place, Most submitted films, EarthX Film Festival, Dallas, TX
2016 Cultural Projects Special Support Program Grant, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Dallas, TX
Performance/ Performance Art/ Costume Design (for further scroll down to PERFORMANCE)
2020 Performance Artist, “The Black & White Narrative: Healing & Quiet Resistance”, City Hall, Dallas, TX
2020 Writer/Actor/Producer, “THAT”, VIBE Productions, Dallas, TX
2020 Wardrobe/Hair/Makeup, “The Monster in his Labyrinth”, Teatro Dallas, TX
2019 Actor, “The Wild Party”, Bishop Arts Theater Center, Dallas, TX
2019 Costume/Prop Designer, “Tlali”, Teatro Dallas, Regional tour, DFW
2019 Costume Designer, Duck, Benjamin G. Johnson, Austin, TX
2019 Key Makeup/Hair Designer, Walking Point, Black 17 Productions, Fredericksburg, TX
2019 Costume Designer, Fur, Teatro Dallas, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2018 Actor, 1968, Teatro Dallas, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2017 Actor, Quixote, Shakespeare Dallas, Samuel Grand Theatre, Dallas, TX
2013 Performance Artist, Cindy Sherman – 25th Anniversary, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
Fashion Shows
2022 Director, Discover Runway Dreams: Reflections, Junior Players, Dallas TX
2021 Director, Discover Runway Dreams: From the Chrysalis, Junior Players/The Trammel Crow Center
2014 M/H, Milan Fashion Week: Iceberg, No 21, Just Cavalli
2013 M/H, Milan Fashion Week: Roberto Cavalli, Pucci, Ferragamo, Etro
2012 M/H, New York Fashion Week: Tommy Hilfiger, Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Wayne
2010 M/H, New York Fashion Week: Adrienne Vittadini, Odd Molly
2009 M/H, Milan Fashion Week: Etro, Angelo Marani, Iceberg, D- Squared
2008 M/H, New York Fashion Week: Tony Cohen, Rebecca Taylor, Badgley Mischka
Solo Exhibitions
2018 “Transformative Identity: The Projected Personae”, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibitions
2022 Women Life Freedom DFW – Curator/Producer: Niloo Jalivand & Gregory Metz
2019 “Vignette”, Women’s Museum at Fair Park – Curator: Leslie Moody Castro
2019 “Down for the Count”, Bishop Arts Theatre Center – Curator: Adam Adolfo
2018 “Artscape”, The Dallas Arboretum – Curator: Lorraine Tady
2017 “Chaos”, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX – Curator: Jordon Roth
**M/H – Makeup & Hair
PERFORMANCE WORK
Theatre – Professional
The Dallas Children’s Theater – Island of the Skog – Understudy
The Blue Man Group – Tubes – Casting
The NJ Shakespeare Festival
Danny & the Deep Blue Sea – Roberta
Fugue in a Nursery – Laurel
Lady of the Sea-Hilda
Midsummer Night’s Dream – Puck
Henry VI – Margaret
The Brundage Park Playhouse
Barefoot in the Park – Corrie
Jekyll & Hyde – Lucy
Playwrights Theater of NJ – Playwriting Festival Ensemble
The New York Comedy Club – Absolutely Anything – Susan the Director
Second City of Chicago – Sketchfest – Ensemble Actor
Our Endeavors Theater Collective – Dainty Shapes & Hairy Apes – Nina
Mild Dementia – Sketch Comedy Troupe – Ensemble Member
Uptown Players – The Wild Party – Mae
ICT Mainstage – Death/Take 1 – Semirimis
Unity Players – Spoon River Anthology – 16 different Characters
Richardson Theatre
The Odd Couple – Sylvie
Noises Off – Belinda
Dallas Hub Theatre – TraumNovela – Sol
Shakespeare Dallas – Don Quixote – Maritones and Ensemble
Teatro Dallas – 1968 – Alba
Bishop Arts Theatre Center – The Wild Party – Queenie
Imprint Theatreworks – The Pussy Riot – Anna/Russian Professor
Film
Tropic Pictures, The Dark Sisters – Thief
VIBE Productions, That – Therapist
Reality Productions, Deception – Reporter
UTA Student Film, In the Delivery – Trish
Neon Volcano Productions, The Magic Sofa – Russian Woman
UCLA Student Film, The Effects of Tragedy – Mrs. Granger
Theatre – College
University of North Texas
Women of Manhattan – Rhonda Louise
Beyond Therapy – Prudence
Montclair State University
The Dining Room – Carolyn
Richard Cory – Mrs. Baker
Museum – Carol & Zoe
Steel Magnolia’s – Shelby
View From a Bridge – Catherine
The Merchant of Venice – Portia
Brighten Beach Memoirs – Blanche
Teaching Artist
Playwright’s Theater of NJ
Dallas Children’s Theater
Junior Players
Casa Manana
C.A.T.S.
Big Thought
Credits for Excellence
First Class Teacher Award
First Place UIL Winner
Training
BA in Theater: Montclair State University
Acting: Jean Everton (Meisner Training), Roselee Blooston, Lewis Magruder (NJSF), David Goodwin
Improv: Second City, Chicago, IL
Voice: Mark Mullino, Louise Lurch, Joan Wall, & Karen Foster
Dance: AFAA Cert. Aerobic dance/hip hop, Steps, Broadway Dance
Movement: David Neumann (NJSF), gymnastics (10 years training) Sara Romersberger, Gregory Lush, Anastasia Munoz
Workshops: Stage Combat (Rick Sordelet) Clowning (Malcolm Tulip)
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