Shanna Sorrells

Senior Manager of Access & Inclusion at Imagination Stage, Inc.
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Arlington, Virginia, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Manager of Access & Inclusion
      • Aug 2022 - Present

    • Teaching Artist
      • Jan 2016 - Aug 2022

      Teach creative drama and improv classes to pre-school through high school students.Introduce children to theatre and acting; prepare after-school theatre arts programing.Use storytelling and guided play to encourage children’s expressive skills.

  • First Chair
    • Germantown, Maryland, United States
    • Director of Artistic Sign Language
      • Jan 2019 - Present

      Supervise ASL interpreters and provide support for script translation and feedback during rehearsals. Facilitate ongoing communication and scheduling between interpreters and front of house. Supervise ASL interpreters and provide support for script translation and feedback during rehearsals. Facilitate ongoing communication and scheduling between interpreters and front of house.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Inclusion and Disability Programming
      • Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Faculty
      • Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

      Mentor and provide clinical supervision to aspiring teacher candidates during their practicum and student teaching field experiences. Provide constructive feedback to students to improve their teaching techniques. Mentor and provide clinical supervision to aspiring teacher candidates during their practicum and student teaching field experiences. Provide constructive feedback to students to improve their teaching techniques.

  • Creative Captioning
    • Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
    • Co-Creative
      • Jan 2018 - Aug 2022

      Coordinate financial responsibilities and scheduling between Creative Captioning and local theatres. Consult on production-level decisions to ensure seamless implementation to meet accessibility needs in conjunction with the director, set design, lighting, sound, costumes, actors, crew, and front-of-house. Coordinate financial responsibilities and scheduling between Creative Captioning and local theatres. Consult on production-level decisions to ensure seamless implementation to meet accessibility needs in conjunction with the director, set design, lighting, sound, costumes, actors, crew, and front-of-house.

    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • ASL High School Teacher
      • Aug 2015 - Jul 2021

      Teach ASL levels I-IV to 8th-12th graders, modifying instruction for students with a variety of support needs and doubled H-B Woodlawn’s program size; serve as faculty sponsor for ASL Honor Society. Contributed to the expansion of APS’ fledgling ASL at Arlington Career Center. Teach ASL levels I-IV to 8th-12th graders, modifying instruction for students with a variety of support needs and doubled H-B Woodlawn’s program size; serve as faculty sponsor for ASL Honor Society. Contributed to the expansion of APS’ fledgling ASL at Arlington Career Center.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Undergraduate Theatre Instructor
      • Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Education

  • University of Northern Colorado
    Master's degree, Theatre Education
    2018 - 2020
  • Smith College
    Bachelor's degree, Education
    2007 - 2011

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