Jessica Ervin

Actor at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Chicago Area
Languages
  • English -

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Experience

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Actor
      • 2015 - Present

      Understudying touring production of WOMEN AT WAR.

    • Head Intern
      • 2014 - Present

      • Served as assistant to artistic director Tara Mallen.• Promoted Rivendell Theatre Ensemble through community outreach and education at neighborhood arts fairs and farmers’ markets.• Contributed to a digital database of headshots and resumes, answered phone calls cheerfully and professionally, and performed a variety of other organizational and administrative tasks within the office.• Maintained the cleanliness of office and theatre facilities.

    • Production Assistant – Eat Your Heart Out (Extension)
      • 2014 - 2014

      • Established an organized, positive, and efficient backstage area.• Assisted actors in performing costume changes and solved backstage problems quickly and resourcefully. • Stored props and costumes, and maintained the cleanliness and safety of the performance space.

    • Packing and Shipping Facilitator
      • Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

      • Packaged wall art, fine paper goods, tabletop dishware, and other home furnishings for customers and market shipments ahead of deadlines. • Ensured all home décor products were properly and securely wrapped to ensure client satisfaction. • Communicated pick-up details with delivery truck drivers and assisted with the loading and unloading of trucks. • Maintained warehouse organization and reorganized existing areas to streamline workflow and increase productivity and efficiency. • Packaged wall art, fine paper goods, tabletop dishware, and other home furnishings for customers and market shipments ahead of deadlines. • Ensured all home décor products were properly and securely wrapped to ensure client satisfaction. • Communicated pick-up details with delivery truck drivers and assisted with the loading and unloading of trucks. • Maintained warehouse organization and reorganized existing areas to streamline workflow and increase productivity and efficiency.

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Teaching Assistant – Acting Studio 6: Devised
      • 2015 - 2015

      • Provided constructive feedback during laboratory work. • Assisted instructors in administrative and organizational tasks. • Fostered positive collaboration and rehearsal strategies through modeling and discussion. • Prepared acting space during transitions between exercises and activities. • Provided constructive feedback during laboratory work. • Assisted instructors in administrative and organizational tasks. • Fostered positive collaboration and rehearsal strategies through modeling and discussion. • Prepared acting space during transitions between exercises and activities.

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Teaching Assistant – Theatre 104: Aesthetics 2
      • 2013 - 2014

      • Provided guidance, feedback, and support to freshman undergraduate students in areas of script analysis and criticism. • Assigned preliminary grades and feedback on group projects and critique papers. • Served as a liaison between professor Dr. Michael O’Hara and students, as well as a mediator for groups. • Provided guidance, feedback, and support to freshman undergraduate students in areas of script analysis and criticism. • Assigned preliminary grades and feedback on group projects and critique papers. • Served as a liaison between professor Dr. Michael O’Hara and students, as well as a mediator for groups.

    • Guest Artist
      • 2012 - 2014

      • Designed and led workshops in voice and movement for high school students studying advanced theatre. • Encouraged students to push themselves through individualized and group feedback during exercises. • Fielded questions from Intro to Theatre students about acting, as well as studying acting in college. • Designed and led workshops in voice and movement for high school students studying advanced theatre. • Encouraged students to push themselves through individualized and group feedback during exercises. • Fielded questions from Intro to Theatre students about acting, as well as studying acting in college.

    • Temporary Camp Instructor
      • 2013 - 2013

      • Created a safe and exciting space for elementary and middle school campers to further self-confidence through theatrical games, acting exercises, and rehearsal. • Fostered knowledge and skills in Shakespeare, acting, mask work, and movement through a variety of hands-on, educational activities and positive, constructive feedback. • Developed and rehearsed end-of-week student showcases for family members and close friends. • Created a safe and exciting space for elementary and middle school campers to further self-confidence through theatrical games, acting exercises, and rehearsal. • Fostered knowledge and skills in Shakespeare, acting, mask work, and movement through a variety of hands-on, educational activities and positive, constructive feedback. • Developed and rehearsed end-of-week student showcases for family members and close friends.

Education

  • Ball State University
    Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Acting
    2011 - 2015

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