Shannon Reed

1120 Fox Hill Drive, Apt 121, Monroeville, PA15146

(718) 450-7990 •

OVERVIEW

  • 15 years of experience teaching English Literature, Beginning Playwriting, Seminar in Composition and Introduction to Writing Fiction in college and high school settings.
  • Published author of non-fiction books, short stories, essays and reviews.
  • Produced playwright with 25 productions, readings or workshops.
  • Winner of the 2010 Goldie Anna Award for Excellence in Education.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Creative Writing (Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction), Beginning Composition, Theatre History, Introduction to Theatre, Shakespeare, Beginning Playwriting, Advanced Playwriting, American Drama, American Literature, Modernism, Oscar Wilde, Medieval Literature, Secondary English Education, Student Teaching.

EDUCATION

2015M.F.A. in Creative Writing: Fiction

University of Pittsburgh, GraduateSchool of Arts & Sciences

MFA Manuscript: Scene of the Disaster, a novel about the 1889 Johnstown Flood.

2000M.A. in Educational Theatre/Teaching English. Departmental Honors

New YorkUniversity, SteinhardtSchool of Education

1996B.F.A. in Theatre: Acting and Directing. Magna Cum Laude. Departmental Honors.

OtterbeinCollege (now University)

Senior Project: Directed Thornton Wilder’s The Happy Journey to Camden and Trenton

PUBLICATIONS

Academic Journals

  • “The Twenty-Line Trap: Shakespeare Enacted by Young Women.” Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy. Vol. 2, Issue 1, Fall, 2014

General Interest Books

  • McGraw-Hill Education: GMAT Premium, McGraw-Hill, 2016
  • 500 Questions to Know by Test Day: Verbal GRE, McGraw-Hill, May, 2014
  • Contributing author, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Common Core, Alpha Books, 2015
  • Contributing author, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the GED, Alpha Books, 2012

Humor

  • “Thornton Wilder at 15,” McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, December, 2013

Fiction

  • “Idlewild,” Terrain Journal, February, 2014
  • “DeSean,” Kweli Journal, Fall, 2014

Essays

  • “Pretty Close By,” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March, 2014
  • “10 Ways of Looking at a Paycheck,” TheBillfold.com, July, 2014

Columnist

  • “Teachers at Work” column, VisualThesaurus.com, 2008-2012, occasional guest columns 2013, 2014

Projects In Progress

  • Scene of the Disaster, Novel
  • Writing Like a Writer, Non-fiction

Projects Under Agent Representation

  • Into the Woods with Mr. Crankypants, Non-fiction
  • Code Becky, Genre novel

Articles and reviews inPublisher’s Weekly Online, HotMetalBridge, The Washington Post, The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, The Lutheran and Women’s MediaCenter

PLAYS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED

Drag the PastTangent Theatre (NY) November 2013

Drag the PastCircle Players (NJ) February 2012

Rosa Krantz & Gilda Stern…Manhattan Shakespeare ProjectNovember 2010

Bonnie and Clementine….Buran Theatre Co. (LA)September 2010

…The Witches of Ishwick…Brooklyn Artists ExchangeAugust 2010

Drag the PastUnity Stages (NYC)July 2010

This Will Solve All Our ProblemsKennedia Theatre (CO)April 2010

Horatio & IsmeneE.A.T. Festival (NYC)March 2010

Sure NotBostonSlam! FestivalMarch 2010

Bonnie and ClementineChicago Chaos! Festival November 2009

Words of Snap, Crackle, and…UmCircle Players (NJ)July 2009

Ten Minutes So Insignificant…American Globe Theatre May 2009

The Vicar, or, HesitancyTheatre Three New Play FestivalMarch 2009

Horatio & IsmeneVillagers New Plays Series (NJ)February 2009

Jacques the FairyDixon PlaceSeptember 2008

Shannon Reed: Page to StageDixon PlaceFebruary 2008

Welcome to Your LifeTheatre Three New Play FestivalMarch 2008

Welcome to Your LifeNew Provincetown PlayersNovember 2006

Bound for GloryTheatre Three New Play FestivalMarch 2006

Up on the RoofPittsburgh New Works FestivalSeptember 2005

CONFERENCE PANELS, PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS

  • “Getting an MFA After 35,” Organizer, Panelist, AWP, April 2015
  • “The Twenty Line Trap,” Round-table Participant, Shakespeare 450 Conference, Paris, France,

April 2014

  • “The Twenty Line Trap,” Presenter, DietrichSchool of Arts and Sciences Grad Expo, University of Pittsburgh, March 2014
  • “A Challenging Curriculum for Challenging Students: TIE Technique in an Inner-CityPublicHigh School” Round-table Participant, NeMLA Conference, Harrisburg, PA, April 2014
  • “You Can Write Us,” Presenter, Assembling Identities Conference, University of Glasgow, May 2013

GRANTS, HONORS AND AWARDS

  • EUCE Grant, University of Pittsburgh, 2014
  • Artist Opportunity Grant, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council2013
  • 2nd place, The Turow-Kinder Award (for fiction), University of Pittsburgh2013
  • Full Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh2012 – 2015
  • CullmanCenter for Teachers Professional Development Participant 2011, 2012
  • CullmanCenter for Teachers Summer Session 2012
  • Goldie Anna Award for Excellence in Education 2010
  • BrooklynAcademy of Music (BAM) Grant Recipient 2010-2012
  • NJACT Outstanding Original Production Award (as playwright of Words of Snap, Crackle, and, Um…: Short Plays by Shannon Reed) 2010

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

College Teaching Experience

Introduction to Writing Fiction Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Design and teach one section of Intro to Writing Fiction, including works from Faulkner to Munro.Focus on six aspects of writing literary fiction. Lead workshops for student writers.

Seminar in CompositionFall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Design and teach one section of Seminar in Composition (3 classes a week), focusing on works by Eula Biss, Gloria Anzaldua, Alberto Alvaro Rios, David Foster Wallace, Laura Kipness, Richard Miller. Assign and evaluate 6 essays per student per semester.

Middle and High School Teaching Experience

English and Theatre Teacher.

BrooklynTheatreArtsHigh School, Brooklyn, NY. 2008 – 2012

.English teacher for grades 9 – 12. 100% ELA Regents student passing rate. Theatre teacher for grades 9, 11, 12. Developed curriculum and taught American and English Literature courses. Developed curriculum for and taught Beginning Playwriting. Developed curriculum and taught Careers in the Arts. Mentored student playwrights and actors for Festival of Student Playwriting. Developed curriculum for and taught SciPlay course, combining Earth Science Regents Prep core content and Playwriting practice.

English Teacher

StellaMarisHigh School, Rockaway Park, NY. 2004 - 2008

English teacher for grades 7, 9, 10, 10 Honors, 11, 11 Honors, 12. 98% passing rate on English Regents. Planned and taught American Literature and Regents Prep curricula.

SELECTED TEACHING ARTIST EXPERIENCE

  • Teaching Artist, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA2014 – Present

Secondary school residencies for Shakespeare Monologue/Scene Program.

  • Teaching Artist, Gateway to the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA2012 – Present

Designer and teacher of theatre-themed units in area elementary and secondary schools.

  • Teaching Artist, City Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA2012 – Present

Visiting classroom artist for the City’s Theatre High School Playwriting Program.

  • 320 Jones Plaza, BTAHS/Vital Theatre Company, Brooklyn, NY2012

Facilitator/Co-writer with 30 high school students/playwrights/performers

  • An Enemy of the School. BTAHS/Vital Theatre Company, Brooklyn, NY2011

Facilitator/Dramaturg of 30 high school students/playwrights/performers

  • “7 by 11” BTAHS/Vital Theatre Company, Brooklyn, NY2011

Facilitator/Dramaturg of high school students/playwrights/performers

TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS

Permanently Certified in New YorkState to teach English, 7 – 12

AFFILIATIONS

MLA, Playwrights’ Center, AWP, AFT

REFERENCES

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