Experience

Jewish Museum of Australia

• Australia
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education and Program Producer

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Theater Director and Dramaturg

  • 2005 - Present

  Upcoming: Prayer Machine (Red Stitch, Melbourne)Recent work: She Is Vigilante (Theatre Works, Melbourne), 151 Ludlow (short film), The Ants Go Marching (The Wild Project and Dixon Place, NYC), Point of Origin (The Brick, NYC)

• Grants Writer

  • Oct 2011 - Jun 2013



Rat King Theatre

• Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Co-founder and co-artistic director of experimental theatre group. Rat King Theatre (Tessa Allen and Krystalla Pearce) tells stories with words, bodies, and food. We develop and perform our own devised projects; we lead theatre workshops in high poverty and low arts public schools across NYC; and facilitate art-making salons for groups of artists. In 2018, Rat King will begin to produce the work of other emerging performance-based artists. Co-founder and co-artistic director of experimental theatre group. Rat King Theatre (Tessa Allen and Krystalla Pearce) tells stories with words, bodies, and food. We develop and perform our own devised projects; we lead theatre workshops in high poverty and low arts public schools across NYC; and facilitate art-making salons for groups of artists. In 2018, Rat King will begin to produce the work of other emerging performance-based artists.



Drama Victoria

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Director - Drama Victoria Theatre Festival

  • Mar 2018 - Dec 2020



Western Edge Youth Arts

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Artist

  • Apr 2018 - Dec 2019



Lincoln Center Education

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist Candidate

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

• Curator and Program Coordinator

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2016



The Center for Arts Education

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2017



Community-Word Project

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2017



Marquis Studios

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2017



Brooklyn Arts Council

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2017



PERFORMA

• Russian Federation
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Performa15 Operations Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Nov 2015



National School of Drama

• India
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Artist In Residence

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2014



The Tadpole Repertory and Gati Dance

• Artist In Residence

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2014



Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations

• Assistant to Deputy Ambassador

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2013



Department of Defence of Australia

• France
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Affairs Officer; Staff Officer (Indigenous Affairs); Research Officer (Special Forces)

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2011



Melbourne University Student Union

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MUDFEST Festival Curator

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2009