Jamie Lerner
308 Prospect Ave, #1L, Brooklyn NY 11215 | 914.417.8135 | jamielerner11@gmail.com
EDUCATION
NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Bachelor of Science in Educational Theatre | Double Minor in Creative Writing and Dramatic Literature
Cumulative GPA: 3.8/4.0
Steinhardt Scholar
Lakeland High School
Cumulative GPA: 4.3/4.0
Advanced Regents Diploma
New York, NY
May 2015
Yorktown Heights, NY
June 2011
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
breaking walls
Guest Director in Barcelona, Social Media, Development
New York, NY
August 2014 – Present
Forum for Multidisciplinary and Site-Specific Theatre | NYU
Curating/Planning Committee, Public Relations
Lighthouse Youth Theatre
Summer Theatre Workshop Choreographer & Musical Director
Assistant Stage Manager/Choreographer/MD/Director for Youth Productions
Atlantic Theatre Company
School Education & Artistic Education Intern
New York, NY
October 2014 – April 2015
Westchester, NY & Ridgefield, CT
2010 - Present
New York, NY
January – May 2014
Opening Act
Administrative/Education Intern
Brooklyn, NY
August 2013 – May 2014
Wombat Theatre Co.
Public Relations Manager, Production Assistant, Stage Manager
New York, NY
2012 - Present
Uproar Theatre Corps | NYU Steinhardt
Vice President, Membership Liaison, Secretary
New York, NY
2012 - Present
Expository Writing Program | NYU
Office Assistant
New York, NY
2012 - Present
LABA and the Theater at the 14th Street Y
Administrative Intern
New York, NY
August – December 2012
LoMATE, Lower Manhattan Academy of the Arts
Intern - Assistant Choreographer & Director for Spring Musical
New York, NY
February – May 2012
Future Business Leaders of America
District Reporter, Chapter Reporter
Yorktown Heights, NY
2008 - 2011
Yorktown Stage
Summer Theatre Camp Head Counselor
House Manager, Front of House
Yorktown Heights, NY
2008 - 2011
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Penny Lane Dance Studio
Office Assistant, Dance Teacher, Co-Director
Yorktown Heights, NY
2010 - 2013
Bloom's Kosher Delicatessen
Hostess/Cashier
Yorktown Heights, NY
2007 - 2008
TEACHING
P.S. 11 – William T. Harris School
Student Teacher, Theater Class K-4th Grades
New York, NY
September - December 2014
Copenhagen Primary School
SHINE Tutor
Northern London, UK
Spring 2013
Temple Beth Am Hebrew School
Substitute Hebrew & Storytelling Teacher
Yorktown Heights, NY
January 2013
PS 110 – Florence Nightingale School
America Reads Tutor, 1st Grade Classroom
New York, NY
September 2011 – May 2012
Copper Beech Middle School
Math/English Tutor
Yorktown Heights, NY
2007
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Forum for the Teaching Artist | NYU
Volunteer
New York, NY
April 2014
Battersea Arts Center
Front of House
London, UK
April 2013
Forum for Theatre for Young Audiences | NYU
Volunteer
New York, NY
April 2012
Future Business Leaders of America Service
Story Reader, Gift Wrapper, Tutor
Yorktown Heights, NY
2009 - 2011
AWARDS
Lakeland High School
Vassar College Book Award
Wig 'N' Whiskers Choreography Award
Jenna's Dream Theatre Scholarship
Yorktown Heights, NY
2011
National Youth Theatre Awards
Nominated for Best Supporting Lead Actress in a Musical
Northeast Region, USA
2010
PERFORMER
Forbidden NYU
NYU Eisner and Lubin Auditorium
Featured Soloist
School for Scandal
Dir: Nan Smithner | Provincetown Playhouse
Maria
2
November 2014
March 2014
Julius Caesar
NYU Shakespeare-to-Go | Daryl Embry
Lucius + Others
December 2013 – May 2014
Cyrano de Bergerac
Wombat Theatre Co. | The Loom |Kristen Tomanocy
Page/Bertrand
Seussical
Yorktown Stage | John Fanelli
Dance Soloist
July 2012
Salvation Road
Provincetown Playhouse | Deirdre Lavrakas
Stage Directions Voice
May 2012
Uproar: One Giant Leap
NYU Pless Hall | Daryl Embry
Featured Lead
February 2012
Next Generation: Voices
Snapple Theater
Featured Lead
December 2011
Forbidden NYU
NYU Somerville Theater
Featured Soloist
November 2011
Oliver!
Yorktown Stage | John Fanelli
Dodger
June 2011
Little Shop of Horrors
Lakeland High School | Darren Grimm
Audrey
November 2010
Grease
Yorktown Stage | Greg Baccarini
Ensemble
July 2010
The Wiz
Yorktown Stage | John Fanelli
Scarecrow
June 2010
A Chorus Line
Yorktown Stage | John Fanelli
Val
The Wizard of Oz
Yorktown Stage | Jason Summers
Ozian/Jitterbug
Fiddler on the Roof
Westchester Broadway Dinner Theater | John Fanelli
Chava
The Laramie Project
Paul Simon Theater | John Fanelli
Zubaida Ula + Others
August 2013
January 2010
November 2009
May 2009
March 2009
Cats
Rumpleteazer
Westchester Broadway Dinner Theater | David Arzberger
January 2009
The Crucible
Paul Simon Theater | John Fanelli
Rebecca Nurse
March 2008
Urinetown
Westchester Broadway Dinner Theater | John Fanelli
Robby the Stockfish
January 2008
3
Into the Woods
Tarrytown Music Hall | John Fanelli
Barbinda
May 2007
Seussical
Tarrytown Music Hall | Anya Wallach
Bird Girl
July 2006
Alice in Wonderland
SUNY Purchase | Anya Wallach
Tweedledum
February 2005
Oliver!
Yorktown Stage | George Puello
Fagin’s Gang
November 2004
Annie
Yorktown Stage | Barry Liebman
Molly
November 2003
PRODUCTION TEAM
breaking walls 2015
Barcelona, Spain | breaking walls
Director
Various 1-5 Minute Play Festivals
Uproar Theatre Corps | NYU
Stage Manage | Director
Art in NYC (Working Title)
Director
Tompkins Square Park | Forum on Multidisciplinary Theatre | Uproar Theatre Corps
July 2015
Fall 2012 – Present
April 2015
Blood Wedding
Grace Church High School
Sound Designer
November 2014
Forbidden NYU
NYU C.A.S.T.| Eisner & Lubin Auditorium
Choreographer
November 2014
Little Shop of Horrors
Assistant Director | Sound Designer
NYU Program in Educational Theatre | Pless Black Box
November 2014
Seussical, Jr.
Musical Director | Choreographer
Lighthouse Youth Theatre Summer Workshop | Ridgefield Playhouse
August 2014
Wizard of Oz
Musical Director | Choreographer
Lighthouse Youth Theatre Summer Workshop | Ridgefield Playhouse
July 2014
The Aliens
Pless Black Box
Director
April 2014
Songs for a New World
NYU C.A.S.T.
Choreographer
April 2014
1-5 Minute Play Festival
Uproar Theatre Corps | Pless Hall
Director
April 2014
Julius Caesar
NYU Shakespeare-to-Go
Sound Designer
The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From
Provincetown Playhouse
Director
4
December 2013 – May 2014
November 2013
Forbidden NYU
NYU C.A.S.T.| Eisner & Lubin Auditorium
Choreographer
October 2013
Cyrano de Bergerac
Wombat Theatre Co. | The Loom
Stage Manager
Summer 2013
Sound of Music
Musical Director | Choreographer
Lighthouse Youth Theatre Summer Workshop | Ridgefield Playhouse
August 2013
Annie, Jr.
Musical Director | Choreographer
Lighthouse Youth Theatre Summer Workshop | Ridgefield Playhouse
July 2013
Hamlet
NYU Shakespeare-to-Go
Stage Manager
Fall 2012
Proof
Wombat Theatre Co. | Zoo Theatre
Assistant Stage Manager
Fall 2012
Alice in Wonderland, Jr.
Musical Director
Lighthouse Youth Theatre Summer Workshop | Ridgefield Playhouse
August 2012
Aladdin, Jr.
Musical Director
Lighthouse Youth Theatre Summer Workshop | Ridgefield Playhouse
July 2012
Legally Blonde
Lighthouse Youth Theatre | Yorktown Stage
Run Crew
June 2012
The Wiz
Lower Manhattan School of the Arts
Assistant Choreographer | Assistant Director
May 2012
Transylvania Beach
Uproar Theatre Corps | The Red Room
Stage Manager
April 2012
Yikes!
Costume/Wig Crew
Program in Educational Theatre | Provincetown Playhouse
February 2012
Steinhardt Dance Showcase
Run Crew
Program in Dance Education | Frederick Loewe Theatre
November 2011
Oliver!
Yorktown Stage
Assistant Stage Manager
June 2011
Cats, Jr.
Lighthouse Youth Theatre
ASM | AD | Asst. Choreographer
May 2011
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
ASM | AD | Asst. Choreographer
February 2011
Annie, Jr.
Penny Lane Dance Academy
Co-Director | Co-Choreo | Stage Manager
Little Shop of Horrors
Lakeland High School
Choreographer
The Wiz
Yorktown Stage
Assistant Choreographer
5
May 2011
November 2010
June 2010
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Lakeland High School
Choreographer
November 2009
Fiddler on the Roof
Westchester Broadway Dinner Theater
Assistant Choreographer
May 2009
PUBLISHED/PRODUCED WRITING
Uproar 1-5 Minute Play Festivals
Uproar Theatre Corps | NYU
Fall 2011 – Present
Mere Nature
Instant Gratification | Pless Black Box
September 2014
Mr. Chickee Study Guide
Atlantic Theater Company
May 2014
Threepenny Opera Study Guide
Atlantic Theater Company
March 2014
Old Neighbors, New Buds
NYU C.A.S.T. One Act Play Festival
December 2013
Meta Study Guide
Program in Educational Theatre
October 2013
Thus They Wait
Manhattan Repertory Theatre One Act Festival
September 2013
A Musical Cabaret
Penny Lane Dance Academy
January 2013
Room 308
Instant Gratification | Pless Black Box
September 2012
TRAINING
Acting
Ben Steinfeld | NYU
Joe Salvatore | Character Study | NYU
Cathy Russell | Scene Study | NYU
Nan Smithner | Physical Theatre | NYU
Judyie Al-Bilali | NYU
John Fanelli | Lighthouse Youth Theatre
2013-2014
Spring 2014
Spring 2012
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
2008-2011
Voice
Rosharra Francis | Singing | NYU
Evan Mueller | Voice & Speech | NYU
Jenna Dallacco | Singing
Monica Schulmann | Singing
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
2010
2001-2005
Dance
Carla Flores | Ballet | NYU
Indian | Westchester Ballet Center
Hip-Hop | Westchester Ballet Center
Fall 2013
2005-2007
2002-2008
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Juliette Signiore | Tap | Westchester Ballet Center
Rose Marie-Menes | Ballet/Pointe | Westchester Ballet Center
Donna Simone | Jazz | Westchester Ballet Center
K’Lani | Hawaiian | Westchester Ballet Center
Lisa Ducci | Tap | Country Academy of Dance
Linda Ducci | Jazz | Country Academy of Dance
2002-2008
2002-2008
2002-2008
2004-2008
1999-2002
1998-2002
Music
Flute/Piccolo | Lakeland School District
Piano | Northern Westchester School of Music
2002-2011
1998-2008
Writing
Julia Jarcho | Advanced Playwriting | NYU
Jonathan Lethem | Fiction Workshop | NYU Florence
Chris Kraus | Fiction Craft | NYU Florence
George Foy | Intermediate Fiction | NYU
Eve Grubin | Fiction/Poetry | NYU London
Stephen Dimenna | Playwriting | NYU
Fall 2014
Summer 2014
Summer 2014
Spring 2014
Spring 2013
Fall 2012
Miscellaneous
Peace Development Fund | Individual Giving Workshop
Teodora Duncan | Gymnastics | NYU
December 2014
1998-2002
SPECIAL SKILLS
Experience with: QLab, Logic Pro X, Garage Band, Microsoft (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Publisher)
Simple carpentry, yoga, intermediate gymnastics, baton twirling, burp on cue, ukulele
Licensed NY driver
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