Kelley Sweeney
www.Sweeneykelley.com
172 Nassau Boulevard Apt 2 Garden City South, NY 11530
Profile
Strong background in education as well as professional producing, directing and live performing experience.
Dedicated to creating stable learning environments and inspiring students to do their best.
Experience in fund raising, program development, budget preparation and event planning.
Professional Experience
Theater Arts Department @ Stony Brook University
Responsibilities
University level classroom experience in lesson planning and development. Recent courses include;
Theater History, Play Analysis, and Musical Theater.
In class presentation of objectives and material
Knowledge and use of Blackboard grading systems
Ability to guide classroom projects and discussions
New York Special Olympics — 25th Anniversary Coordinator
Responsibilities
Development of PR campaign on a statewide level
Recruitment, training and supervision of professional level staff
Preparation and administration of budgets
Layout & design of official logo’s, artwork, programs and marketing merchandise
Marketing of programs and services
Coordinated several fundraisers including Anniversary Kick-Off with Governor Pataki and legislators and
dignitaries, Satin Silks and Stars at the Saratoga Race Course and The Celebrity Cabaret in New York City
American Place Theatre Literature to Life Program – New York City
A Literature to Life Residency is a series of in-school workshops that customizes the needs of a
classroom. Led by master teaching artist and professional teaching actors, sessions use high quality
theater, drama-in-education, and significant American literature to foster students’ personal connections to
cross-curricular, standards based units of study.
Worked on The Secret Life of Bees fundraising event with best selling author Sue Monk Kidd, actor
Nathan Lane, and Governor Andrew Cuomo (see website - sweeneykelley.com)
Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center — New York City
Specialty Hospital Playground Funding
Director of Cabaret Program – Recruiting of celebrity performers, rehearsals, journal layout, financial
development, script writing, management of volunteers
St. Clements Elementary School – Saratoga Springs, New York
Responsibilities
Music teacher K-12
Development of curriculum for K -12 students with varying degrees of music theory and application
Education
MFA Candidate At Stony Brook University
SUNY at New Paltz
West Virginia University
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs New York
Theater Arts 2010-2013
Bachelor of Science – Broadcast Communications, 1983
Visiting Student * Journalism 1981-1982
Visiting Student * Performing Arts
Awards & Accolades
Dramaturg at Suffolk Community College’s Spring Awakening - Fall 2011
Telly Award for a Public Service Announcement video w/ Tony Randall and Athlete Jimmy Mulzet
Animal Haven New York City fundraiser with Bernadette Peters, Linda Dano & 30 Daytime Celebrities
Member of SAG-AFTRA AEA and NYWFT
Kelley Sweeney
Performance resume
SAG*AFTRA*AEA*NYWIFT
FILM:
The Horse Whisperer
Winter of Frozen Dreams
Earthen Vessal
Ice Pawn
Crimes & Misdemeanors
TELEVISION:
Produced / Directed
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Time Warner Cable
All My Children
Living in The 90s
HBO Home Box Office
Produced /Directed
Gossip Girl
THEATRE OFF-BROADWAY:
Nunsence
American Enterprise
Wild Women Blues
THEATRE REGIONAL:
Nunsense
Big River
Gypsy
Dames At Sea
Little Shop Of Horrors
Godspell
Hersheypark Hoedown
(917- 363-4040)
Featured/Nurse
Featured/ wife
Female lead/Aunt Ros
Female lead/Chris Sampson
Featured/Mia Farrows Assistant
Robert Redford
Keith Carradine
Alex Chisholm
Barry Sampson
Woody Allen
Telly Award Winning P.S.A. with Tony Randall
National Dem. Regional Commercial Senate run
Spokesperson / Regional Commercials
Adam Chandler s Custody Attorney
Host Prime-time Special WABC CH-10 Albany
Voice-over/Phantom of The Opera Animated Version
Special Olympics P.S.As w/Prime-time, Daytime & Sports Stars
Recurring patron season 3, 4, 5 and 6
Sister Mary Leo
Solist
Lady
Sister Mary Leo
Arkansas/Mary
Louise
Ruby
Audrey
Day by Day
Show captain
Douglas Fairbanks Theatre
Playhouse 46
Triad Theatre
Dinner Playhouse Waldo Astoria,Kansas City
New York State Theatre Institute
Saratoga Spa Little Theatre
Live at The Lakehouse
Heritage Artist Cohoes Music Hall
Lake George Dinner Theatre
Hershey, Pennsylvania
COMMERCIALS:
Hillary Rodham Clinton National Dem. Senate * Time Warner Cable * Fall Foliage w/ Governor Pataki
Gore Mountain Ski* Curtis Lumber * US Postal Service * Screen Jems Video * Northway Mall * Lake George
Factory Outlets * Hewitts Power Planter * St.Claires Hospital Health Fair * Saratoga Village Factory Outlets *
NY State Sexual Discrimination * Holiday Inn * General Electric-Energy Star * ect…
INDUSTRIALS:
Owens Corning Training Videos * Random House Training Video * Albany Art Institute Video * Behavioral
Research Institute * Real Estate Appraisal Training Video * Yellow Pages SNET Video * NY State
Developmental Disabilities Instructional Video * NY State Assessment Training Video
LIVE SHOWS:
Directed GOING TO THE DOGS
featuring Bernadette Peters, NYC
Directed Celebrity Cabaret ALL MY CHILDREN
hosted by Ruth Warick , NYC
Performed in THE NATIONAL HOMEBUILDERS Asso.
Live Industrial / Dallas, Texas
Directed CELEBRITY CABARET featuring 30 cabaret stars
hosted by Paula Zahn, NYC
Created WILD WOMEN BLUES, WILD WOMEN SOUL, WILD WOMEN SWING
TRAINING:
MFA Candidate Stony Brook University
SUNY at New Paltz
Bachelor of Science Broadcast Communication
Anna Strasberg -The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, West Virginia University -Journalism & Skidmore
College