André Michael Rodriguez
8101 West Pomona Drive Arvada, CO 80005 Phone: 303.982.0724 Email:amrodrig@jeffco.k12.co.us
Websites: www.amrodriguez.pbworks.com
www.pomonacatwalktheatre.com

Career Objective: To create inspirational educational experiences for secondary students at a school that endorses the arts as an essential learning tool
Education
University of Northern Colorado
Graduation: May 2009
Major: Theatre Arts
Concentration: Secondary Teaching
Secondary Licensure: Theatre Education
Minor: English (NCLB Highly Qualified)
Drama and English PLACE Exam (Passed)
Teaching Experience and Employment Summary
Pomona High School (Fall 2009 to present) Grades 9—12
Theatre and English Instructor (Pomona Arts and Humanities Program)
Co-Director of the Catwalk Theatre Company
Director of Colorado State Thespian Troupe 4203
- · Pomona Arts and Humanities Instructor—English and Theatre
- · Developed and conducted arts integration methods in the English classroom: Lessons aligned with Jeffco CAP documentation and Colorado State Model Content Standards
- · Distinguished in curriculum and instructional design; focus on student learning
- · Individualized instruction sessions with diverse student population
- · CSAP Proctor: complete facilitation of reading and mathematics assessment
- · Director of All Shook Up
- · Technical Director of Almost, Maine
- · Technical Director of Rocket Man
- · Catwalk Theatre Guild meetings, budget, fundraising, community development
- · Professional Development Training: Pomona Parent and Staff Partnership, RTI, Jeffco Theatre District meetings, AEIC Art Institution
Creative Spaces
Teaching Artist with Gillian McNally
UNC Drama/Visual Arts Summer Camp for Teens
Summer 2008
Denver School of Science and Technology
Teaching Artist—Improv
Moore Middle School
Stage Combat and Improv Workshops
Theatre Education Workshop
Colorado Thespian Conference
Workshops, Presentations, and Specialized Training
- · Creative Drama—complementing traditional teaching methods by integrating the arts into the core curriculum
- · Improvisational Theatre; Musical Theatre; Acting; Directing; Commedia del Arte; Shakespeare; Masks; Stage Combat; Playwriting; Stage Makeup; Carpentry; Set Design
- · Theatre for Young Audiences workshop with the Minneapolis Children’s Theatre
- · Arts Advocacy in Education—Workshop at UNC
- · UNC’s Recruitment Program—Developed close relationships with top theatre universities from around the country; recruited students at Colorado State Thespian Conference and the International Thespian Festival
- · Colorado State Thespian High School Adjudicator and Registration
UNC’s Leadership Program in Education Workshop
Directing Credits
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Director
Catwalk Theatre Company
Fall 2011
The Drowsy Chaperone
Director
Catwalk Theatre Company
Spring 2011
All Shook Up
Director
Catwalk Theatre Company
Spring 2010
The Amazing Food Detective
Director
Kaiser Permanente and Weld County
Dept. of Public Health
Summer 2009
Sweeney Todd
Assistant Director
Catwalk Theatre Company
Spring 2009
The Laramie Project
Director
University of Northern Colorado
Fall 2008
Amadeus
Assistant Director
University of Northern Colorado
Spring 2008
Hairspray
Assistant Director
Educational Theatre Association
Summer 2008
Technical Directing Credits
Out of Order
Technical Director
Catwalk Theatre Company
Fall 2011
The Servant of Two Masters
Technical Director
Catwalk Theatre Company
Fall 2010
Rocket Man
Technical Director
Catwalk Theatre Company
Fall 2009
Almost, Maine
Technical Director
Catwalk Theatre Company
Fall 2009
Children’s Theatre Experience
- · The Amazing Food Detective: Director—partnership with Kaiser Permanente and Weld County’s Live Well Program to advance health awareness to K—5 children
- · Tomato Plant Girl—Actor in traveling tour; UNC 2008
- · The Incredible Jungle Journey of Fenda Maria—Actor in the Helen Langworthy Theatre; UNC 2006
Honors and Awards
- · Staged Reading of Ten Years Later: An Epilogue with keynote speaker, Judy Shepard
- · Best Director and Play in 2008 for The Laramie Project credited by the Greeley Tribune
- · Best Musical in 2008 for Hairspray credited by the Greeley Tribune—Assistant Director
- · Recipient of the University of Northern Colorado Price and Glady’s Hopkins Scholarship
- · Recipient of the University of Northern Colorado Leadership Scholarship
- · Awarded Theatre Student of the Year in 2007 by the College of Performing and Visual Arts
- · Member of the University of Northern Colorado Dean’s List 2007/2008
References
Mary Schuttler, Academic Advisor (970) 690-7176
Gillian McNally, University Professor (970) 351-2597
R. Gavin Mayer, Mentor (303) 210-8724
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