About Aaron B.
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CEO
Feb, 2013 - PresentAFB LLC
-Coached students for college auditions who received acceptances to NYU Tisch, Syracuse University, Oklahoma City University, Elon University, The Hartt School, University of the Arts, Muhlenberg College, and Rider University, among others. -Coached students for graduate school auditions who received callbacks to Julliard and NYU's Graduate Acting Program -Recruited students to and taught multiple 10 week sessions of advanced improvisation class focusing on long form improvisation. -Designed and maintains website for the business.
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Oct, 2014 - Feb, 2015You Can't Take It With You
-Worked on Tony Nominated Broadway production rehearsing with an understudy. -Responsible for helping actor to show significant improvement under short deadlines. -Maintained open communications with Stage Management and Associate Director to keep them updated throughout rehearsal process.
Assistant Director
Sep, 2014 - Feb, 2015Play On Studios!
-Helped director and music director on production of Urinetown at The Computer School with middle schoolers. -Worked closely with principals and ensemble on acting, stage presence, and memorization techniques. -Assisted director in teaching choreography.
Assistant Director
Sep, 2013 - Jun, 2015PS 87 Afterschool
-Responsible for assisting director on production of Crazy for You and Willy Wonka. -Worked together with producer, director, choreographer, and music director to cast show. -Led group exercises to help students discover character and connect to historical context of Crazy for You.
Acting Teacher
Sep, 2013 - Jan, 2014Child's Play NY
-Worked with head of program on creating and executing weekly improvisation classes. -Directed and choreographed Free to Be...You and Me with second and third graders. -Created and executed lesson play exploring Greek mythology through theater games.
Acting Teacher
Sep, 2013 - Dec, 2013Curtain Up Kids
-Responsible for directing The Wizard of Oz with children ages 6-11. -Collaborated with head of program to plan weekly rehearsals, cast show, and to make artistic decisions. -Led improvisation and vocal exercises to help immerse students in the world of the play.
Acting Teacher
Sep, 2012 - PresentActors Technique NY
-Responsible for creating and executing curricula for multiple acting and improv classes. -Collaborated with head of program to direct and produce performance of one-acts rehearsed in class. -Instructed students ages 8-22 in successfully understanding and applying Practical Aesthetics to scene work. -Engaged with parents to keep them updated on students' progress.
Associate Director
Jan, 2012 - Mar, 2012Random Farms Kids Theater
-Directed Oliver! at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, New York with children ages 7-17. -Responsible for creating blocking and choreography and maintaining its integrity across four separate casts. -Worked closely with producer, choreographer, musical director, and technical designers to collaborate on artistic choices for the production. -Assisted director in producing workshop of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown with elementary aged children. -Worked closely with actors, coaching them to find freedom, confidence, and energy in their choices.
Literary Committee Member
Jan, 2011 - Jan, 2012The Bower Group
-Founding member of theater company-member of ensemble of inaugural production. -Served on the literary committee of the company that was responsible for reading and selecting works to be produced by the company. -Helped to organize reading of original play at local coffee shop. -Participated in marketing and fundraising campaigns for several productions.
Theater Director
Jun, 2008 - PresentFrench Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
-Responsible for directing and producing full-scale musical and dramatic productions with children ages 6-18 in as little as 24 hours of rehearsal time. -Coordinated assistant directors, choreographer, musical director, and technical designers to ensure success and continuity of productions. -Adapted or wrote several productions to be performed as world premieres. -Created and executed curricula for a variety of theatrical classes including scene study, improvisation, script analysis, mime, voice, and speech. -Led revamp of theater class structure and curricula. -Lived and worked closely with children as camp counselor, ensuring that each child had an exceptional experience at camp.
Education
BFA in Drama
Aug, 2008 - Dec, 2011New York University- Tisch School of the Arts
Scene Study
Feb, 2014 - Apr, 2014Barrow Group Acting School
Certifications
Completion of UCB Classes
May, 2014Upright Citizens Brigade
Affiliations
Actors' Equity Association
May, 2011Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.
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