Franco D'Alessandro
English Teacher and Playwriting Mentor at The Bronxville School- Claim this Profile
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Italian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Gaeilge Elementary proficiency
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Latin Elementary proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Franco led a poetry workshop for GCU students and gave a poetry reading to the GCU community at large. He connected well with students and engaged a diverse audience. Highly creative and energetic, Franco is an inspirational mentor to young writers.
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Franco led a poetry workshop for GCU students and gave a poetry reading to the GCU community at large. He connected well with students and engaged a diverse audience. Highly creative and energetic, Franco is an inspirational mentor to young writers.
LinkedIn User
Franco led a poetry workshop for GCU students and gave a poetry reading to the GCU community at large. He connected well with students and engaged a diverse audience. Highly creative and energetic, Franco is an inspirational mentor to young writers.
LinkedIn User
Franco led a poetry workshop for GCU students and gave a poetry reading to the GCU community at large. He connected well with students and engaged a diverse audience. Highly creative and energetic, Franco is an inspirational mentor to young writers.
Credentials
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NYS NYC Permanent Teaching License / English and Drama
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Experience
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The Bronxville School
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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English Teacher and Playwriting Mentor
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Jul 2015 - Present
Teacher of English and Drama Teacher of English and Drama
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Adjunct Professor of Playwriting
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Apr 2016 - Present
Adjunct Professor of Playwriting and Drama; Specialty in One Act Workshops; 20th Century American Drama; European Drama and more. Adjunct Professor of Playwriting and Drama; Specialty in One Act Workshops; 20th Century American Drama; European Drama and more.
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Master Classes on Williams, Miller, O'Neill, Albee
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Jun 2005 - Present
For 10 years I have been an adjunct and visiting professor at many schools and acting studios around the world, offering workshop courses in playwriting as well as intensive course study (1-3 credits) in dramatic text analysis. For 10 years I have been an adjunct and visiting professor at many schools and acting studios around the world, offering workshop courses in playwriting as well as intensive course study (1-3 credits) in dramatic text analysis.
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Author
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United Kingdom
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Health, Wellness & Fitness
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Playwright / Screenwriter / Script Doctor / Author / Professor
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Jan 1996 - Present
2000 - Present International Guest Teacher Published and produced playwright since 1995. 22 professional productions (including major Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway) in New York and internationally. Over a dozen regional and amateur productions. Recent international productions in London, Rome, Buenos Aires, Moscow, Melbourne, Prague, Zagreb. Future productions: Madrid, Rio di Janiero/Sao Paulo, Santiago, Sydney and more. Intensive Master Classes in Text Analysis of major dramatic works open to undergraduate and graduate students, actors, writers, directors and producers. Students are offered a profound understanding of the play as a piece of dramatic literature, in order to better approach and achieve a nuanced and complex understanding of the play’s setting (social significance of time and place), characters, plot and conflict, and the themes addressed in the work. This process allows the student to move forward and begin to perform the piece as it was intended. Symposium style class rooms with 30 to 60 students. Courses: Tennessee Williams and his time in Rome. Arthur Miller and the American Social Conscience. Two Great American Dramas: A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman. Stretching Your Mind: Albee and American Absurdism. *Guest Lecturer on Williams, Miller, Albee, and O’Neill. Institutions include: Damu –Prague, The Actor’s Center and the University of Rome; and others. Show less
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NYC Department of Education
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teacher of English, Drama and Film
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Sep 2002 - Jun 2015
English (ELA) teacher of 11th and 12th grades. Vast experience in creating dynamic lesson plans for Junior English (The American Experience) and Senior English (International Literature). The focus of my work for the past 12 years has been writing and the writing process, wherein students are given in depth analysis and feedback on their writing. Students cover a variety of writing genres with a focus on NYS ELA Regents and SAT essay component. I have developed several different curricula for Juniors and Seniors, which include an Author Study Series (Ibsen, Chekov, Williams, Miller); 20th Century American Drama (O'Neill, Miller, Williams, Albee); Foundations of Poetry (with a focus on Modernism and 20th Century poetry). Another curriculum includes various genre studies: short story, novel, poetry, and drama for a full year two semester course. Developed a Creative Writing course wherein students explore major themes in their own lives by relating to classic and modern literature. Developed an Introduction to Film course for 11th and 12th grade; focusing on cinematic techniques and story-telling. Some thematic connections that arise through looking at literature from our contemporary lens includes: mythology, tragedy, escapism, sexual identity, romance, feminism, and heroism. Employ conventional and alternative performance and growth assessments, and used the journal-as-portfolio as part of an ongoing student assessment. Intensive Writing Workshops; excellent facilitator of writing programs: reading, revising and drafting, etc. Expertise in NYS ELA Regents preparation with a focus on various types of essay writing. All NYS standards are rigorously met and creatively incorporated into both classroom activities and assignments. Strongly encourage students to write about, analyze, and critically discuss works of drama and fiction. *Drama Club: playwriting, text analysis, acting and performance. Show less
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Salve Regina University
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United States
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Higher Education
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500 - 600 Employee
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Drama Teacher
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Sep 2005 - May 2012
Taught courses in playwriting and 20th Century American drama. Taught courses in playwriting and 20th Century American drama.
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Education
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2001 - 2002
Fordham University
M.A.T, Teaching English / Literature / Drama -
1987 - 1989
Fordham University
B.A. and M.A., Drama/English and Teaching -
1986 - 1987
Università degli Studi di Siena
Art History and Italian Litterature
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