Rob Reese: Experienced Coach/Director available

[Rob Reese]

My name is Rob Reese and I am an experienced NYC based Coach and Director.

I trained in Chicago under Del Close, Mick Napier, Joe Bill, Martin DeMaat, Adam McKay, Ali Farahnakian, Matt Besser, etc etc etc.

I have directed and written for the company AMNESIA WARS since it's inception in 1997, Taught at the Second City Training Center NYC, and have performed in shows and taught workshops on tours and at festivals throughout the US, in Amsterdam, Zimbabwe, and Malaysia.

I most recently worked as a guest director for KIRSTEN AMES' workshop for the development of one person shows and am also available for individual coaching, for auditions or for the development of individual work.

My teaching and directing resumes are (awkwardly) pasted below:



ROB REESE
Teacher/Coach:
Improv, Acting, Directing

Second City Training Center, NYC
Teacher
New York, NY
Ongoing classes in New York City for improvisers and actors.



Amnesia Wars Improvisation
Artistic Director
New York, NY
June ‘97 - Present
Directing and producing various N.Y. theater runs & events, as well as national and international festival appearances (below).




Classes and Workshops for Improvisers
Teacher
N.Y. et. al.
June ‘97 - Present
Ongoing classes in improvisation for NY Improvisers as well as for existing companies, including troupes from Yale, Boston College and Long Island University.



Mont Kiara International School
Teacher
Kuala Lumpur, MY
Sept. ’02
Taught Workshops in Improv, Theater Movement, Scriptwriting, and acting for international students in Malaysia.


Trollwood Performing Arts School
Teacher/Director
Fargo, ND
June ’00, 01, & ‘02
Taught improv & theater classes, as well as directed original improv shows each year I attended this performing arts summer school.


Adelphi University
Teacher
Garden City, NY
April & Nov. ‘01
Directed two improv productions for theater arts majors in departmental productions.


Harare International Festival of Arts
Workshop Teacher
Harare, Zimbabwe
May ‘01
Taught Improv workshops to students in Harare and nationally on a subsequent tour of Zimbabwe.


6th International Impro Festival
Workshop Teacher
Amsterdam, NL
Oct. ‘00
Taught Improv workshops to international artists as well as Dutch locals.


Northwest Improvised Theater Festival
Guest Director
Portland, OR
Oct. ‘99
Taught improv workshops to festival participants from around the country.


U.S. Improvisational Festival 5
Featured Director
Kansas City, MO
Nov. ‘98
Taught scenework workshops to festival participants and directed a “finalé jam” comprised of selected participants.


Northwest Improvised Theater Festival
Featured Director
Portland, OR
Oct. ‘98
Taught various workshops and directed a company made up of festival participants in a public performance.


Big Stinkin' International Improv Fest. 3
Workshop Teacher
Austin, TX
April '98
Taught improv workshops to festival participants from around the country.

U.S. Improvisation Festival 4
Workshop Teacher
Kansas City, MO
Sept. ‘97
Taught improv workshops to festival participants from around the country.


Big Stinkin' International Improv Fest. 2
Workshop Teacher
Austin, TX
May ‘97
Taught improv workshops to festival participants from around the country.


Workshops for High School Students
Teacher
N.Y., et. al.
June ‘97 - Present
Utilizing improvisational techniques, Amnesia Wars works with New York City youths in such areas as Conflict Resolution, Interpersonal Understanding, and Improv For It’s Own Sake.


Workshops for Business Professionals
Teacher
N.Y., et. al.
June ‘97 - Present
Amnesia Wars periodically works with executives and corporate employees, and teams in such workshops as Teamwork, Interpersonal Communication, and Creative Breakthrough Thinking.


Big Stinkin' International Improv Fest. 1
Workshop Teacher
Austin, TX
April ‘96
Taught improv workshops to festival participants from around the country.


U.S. Improvisation Festival 3
Workshop Teacher
Kansas City, MO
Sept. ‘96
Taught improv workshops to festival participants from around the country.


The Improv Olympic
Coach
Chicago, IL
Jan. ‘95-Dec. ‘96
Periodically coached the development of Harold Teams for performance at the Improv Olympic Theater.

U.S. Improvisation Festival 2
Teacher
Kansas City, MO
Aug. ‘95
Taught the workshop: The Harold, Edits and Scenework, in which we worked on the specifics of editing in long form improvisation, as well as intermediate and advanced scenework.



New York City (representative):


Keanu Reeves Saves the Universe
People’s Improv Theater, The Red Room
New York, NY
By Rob Reese
Amnesia Wars Productions


Something Different
The Pelican Theater
09/03
New York, NY
Carl Reiner
Grin & Barrett Productions

Survivor: Vietnam!
People’s Improv Theater
06/03
New York, NY
By Rob Reese (Published in Plays & Playwrights 2004)
Amnesia Wars Productions

Safari’s Edge
The Parkside Lounge
1/01--
New York, NY
Scriptless Theater
Amnesia Wars Productions.


Psycheroticproviholicyesandsomthinvoodoo
The Parkside Lounge
9/00--
New York, NY
Scriptless Theater
Amnesia Wars Productions



Frankenstein
The Pelican Theater
5/00
New York, NY
Mary Shelley, Adapted by Rob Reese
Amnesia Wars Productions

Amnesia Wars: Et Cetera
The Parkside Lounge
1/99--
New York, NY
The Laboratory of Spontaneous Theater
Amnesia Wars Productions


Crisis Junkie
Theatre Row Studios
10/98
New York, NY
Scriptless Theater
Amnesia Wars Productions

Honey Harlowe
The Red Room @ KGB
4/98
New York, NY
Scriptless Theater
Amnesia Wars Productions

Herd
Manhattan Playhouse
12/97
New York, NY
Original Ensemble Script, Rob Reese Head Writer
Amnesia Wars Productions

Three Plays in Search of a Script
The Present Company
8/97
New York, NY
Scriptless Theater
Amnesia Wars Productions

Pre-Paradise, Sorry Now
The Theatre Studio, Inc.
3/97
New York, NY
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Fassbinder Foundation Fund-raiser

Regional/International (representative):
Frankenstein
The Actor’s Studio, KL
10/02
Kuala Lumpur, MY
Mary Shelley, Adapted by Rob Reese
MKIS Productions


The Playground
Trollwood Performing Arts School
7/01
Fargo, ND
Original Ensemble Script, Rob Reese Head Writer


Harare International Festival of Arts
Various Venues
5/01
Harare, Zimbabwe
Scriptless Theater
Amnesia Wars Productions


Freak Show
Adelphi University
4/01
Garden City, NY
Scriptless Theater
Adelphi University Dept. of Theater


Amsterdam International Improv Festival
Various Venues
10/00
Amsterdam, NL
Scriptless Theater
Amnesia Wars Productions


In Search of Red River Dog
The Lumia Theater
10/00
Long Branch, NJ
Sandra Pearlman
New Jersey Repertory Co.


Look Ma, No Script
Trollwood Performing Arts School
7/00
Fargo, ND
Scriptless Theater



Invasion of the Yellow Menace
Improv Olympic West
5/99
Los Angeles, CA
Original Ensemble Script, Rob Reese Head Writer


Stir Friday Night Productions
Chicago, IL
Birth of the Yellow Menace
Bailiwick Theatre
11/96
Chicago, IL
Original Ensemble Script, Rob Reese Head Writer
Stir Friday Night Productions


The Camp
Strawdog Theatre
6/95
Chicago, IL
Rob Reese
Strawdog Crossing Boundaries Series


The Colleen Bawn
Abbey Theatre
5/91
Dublin, Ireland
Dion Boucicault
Abbey Theatre Summer Program


The Rimers of Eldritch
Boston College
10/92
Boston, MA
Lanford Wilson
Departmental Production


Hamlet
Boston College
3/92
Boston, MA
William Shakespeare
Departmental Production


HONORS & MEMBERSHIPS:


The U.S. Improvisational Festival
Featured Director
11/98 K.C., MO


The Portland Improvised Theater Festival
Featured Director
10/98 Portland, OR


Amnesia Wars Productions\
Artistic Director since 5/97 New York, NY



EDUCATION & TRAINING:

Boston College Bachelor Of Arts,

Lincoln Center Theater Director’s Lab
Summer Session ‘99

Saratoga International Theater Institute
Summer Session ’98
Various workshops, etc. (ongoing)
Anne Bogart, Tina Landau, Akiko Aizawa, J. Ed Araiza, Will Bond, Leon Ingulsrud,
Ellen Lauren, Kelley Maurer, Barney O’Hanlon, Stephen Webber, Darron West

Shakespeare & Co.
Spring intensives ‘00
Text & Voice


Westport Country Playhouse
Apprenticeship ’92
EG Marshall, Austin Pendleton, Lonnie Pryce, David Saint et. al.
Abbey Theatre Summer Program

Summer ‘91
Thomàs McKenna

The Second City Training Center
Conservatory Program, ‘93-‘94
Martin DeMaat, Michael Gellman, et. al.

The Improv Olympic
Training Center & ongoing workshops ‘93-‘96
Del Close, Charna Halpern, Adam McKay, Matt Besser, Kevin Dorf, et. al.


The Annoyance Theatre
Training Center & ongoing workshops ‘94-‘96
Mick Napier, Joe Bill, Susan Messing, et al.

Teaching, Writing, Technical / Design, and Acting resumes available upon request

References and Reviews, available upon request

[sarahburns]

Hey everybody,
I worked with Rob Reese and I thought it went swimmingly well! We met in Kirsten's workshop and Rob directed my performance. I was so happy with the results. Afterwards, at Sardi's, Carol Channing and I were laughing over some quacamole and mojitos and she gushed "Sarah, you suck without direction! How did you pull it off?" Well Rob Reese directed my performance, I responded. She looked at me for a really looooooong time and said, "Ah. I knew it", she patted me on the back knowingly and wiped avocado down my shirt.
So there. Rob was a blast. And now all I have to show for it is another stained tunic at the hands of Carol Channing!

[dan2bit]

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[dan2bit]

In college, Rob used to carry his BYS notebook everywhere, and write down any funny idea he ever had. Also he had a helmet, in case he ever got hit in the head with a shovel. I would electrocute my arm for that guy, just don't ask him to drive you around Chicago late at night. Carry on!
-dan2bit at gmail

[Dave McKeel]

Let me throw in a big, bloody "Here Here!".

I've worked with Rob for the last few years on multiple projects, improv, sketch, plays, etc. I always learn something. I always have fun. And my expectations are constantly surpassed.

-Dave