Alison Christy Dramaturg, Scholar, Script Consultant based in Houston, Texas

Theatre Resume
PRODUCTION DRAMATURGY
Amerikin, research dramaturg Alley Theatre dir. James Black
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth, research dramaturg Alley Theatre dir. James Black
Oh the Humanity and Other Good Intentions, dramaturg Rolling Digital Production dir. Amy Guerin
Three Sisters, dramaturgy consultant Studio Theatre dir. Jackson Gay
Othello, associate dramaturg Houston Shakespeare Festival dir. Leah C. Gardiner
Taming of the Shrew, associate dramaturg Houston Shakespeare Festival dir. Jack Young
A Weekend with Pablo Picasso,* assistant dramaturg Alley Theatre dir. Todd Salovey
Peter Pan or the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up, assistant dramaturg Alley Theatre dir. Gregory Boyd
Boeing-Boeing, research assistant Alley Theatre dir. Lisa Spirling
A Raisin in the Sun, dramaturg University of Kansas dir. Nicole Hodges Persley
Dracula,* dramaturg University of Kansas dir. Dennis Christilles
If the Whole Body Dies, dramaturg University of Kansas dir. John Gronbeck-Tedesco
Big Love, assistant dramaturg University of Houston dir. Leslie Swackhamer
Now This,* dramaturg University of Houston dir. Sara Becker
Dangerous Liaisons, dramaturg University of Houston dir. Samuel Sparks
The Importance of Being Earnest, dramaturg University of Houston dir. Jonathan Gonzalez
Dr. Seward's Dracula,* dramaturg Planet Ant Theatre dir. Shannon Ferrante
*New play development on a world premiere production.
INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONS
University Theatre Dramaturg, University Theatre, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2013 & 2015
Associate Dramaturg, Houston Shakespeare Festival, Houston, TX, 2011
Dramaturgy Fellow, Alley Theatre, Houston, TX, 2010-2011
SCRIPT READING & EVALUATION
Wordsmyth Theatre, Houston Texas, 2010-present
New American Voices Play Reading Series, Houston, Texas, 2013
Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas, 2011-2013
WordBridge Playwrights Laboratory, Baltimore, Maryland, 2010-2013
NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Rebel Yell by Ted Swindley, dramaturg, Wordsmyth Theatre, dir. Eileen Morris
DIRECTING
Lidless, Horse Head Theatre Co.
The Other Shore, The University of Kansas
The Cannibals, The Abreact Theatre
LITERARY MANAGEMENT
Co-Managing Editor, Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, 2014-2015
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Theatre Studies, University of Kansas
M.A., Theatre Scholarship, University of Houston
B.F.A., Theatre with an emphasis in Acting, Wayne State University
B.A., Slavic Studies with an emphasis in Russian Language and Culture, Wayne State University
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Acting and Theatre History, Moscow Art Theatre, 2002 & 2003
LANGUAGES
English: native
Russian: proficient (speaking, reading, writing)