1. Jane Macfie
macfiej@aol.com
818-335-6556
EDUCATION & TRAINING
M.F.A. DRAMA YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA/ NEW HAVEN, CT
B.A. MAGNA CUM LAUDE THEATRE SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP JEAN SHELTON ACTING SCHOOL, SAN
FRANCISCO
INSTITUTE FOR READING
DEVELOPMENT TEACHER TRAINING LONG BEACH, CA
JOSEPH CHAIKIN ADVANCED MASTER
CLASS SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
ACTOR’S EQUITY ASSOCIATION 1987-Present
SCREEN ACTOR’S GUILD/
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS 1996-Present
THE ACTOR’S CENTER, NEW YORK 2008-Present
EDUCATOR
GROVE THEATER CENTER Garden Grove, CA
2003-Present
EDUCATION DIRECTOR
2003 to present
Responsible, in consultation with Artistic and Executive Directors, for design and implementation of
educational projects related to New Play Initiative (for which Grove Theater Center was just awarded a
Los Angeles County Grant); and other classes and teaching assignments for the Grove Theater Center-
SHAKESPEARE VERSE AND SCANSION and VOCAL PRODUCTION ON THE OUTDOOR
STAGE
TEACHING ARTIST/ADJUNCT LECTURER
1998 – 2002.
Grove Theater Center in Conjunction with:
CA State Fullerton Theatre Program
Chapman University College of Performing Arts
Taught in conjunction with Assistant Director duties on Much Ado About Nothing; As You Like It;
Twelfth Night and Othello; and as Director for All’s Well That Ends Well; 1998- 2002. (College Credits
for Chapman and Fullerton students- 2 to 3 units per course.)Courses taught at Fullerton Muckenthaler
stage and Grove Theater Stage).
Taught as Adjunct to the following CSU Fullerton/Chapman University Courses:
Acting I , Voice/Movement for Stage I, Acting II , Fundamentals of Directing, World Theatre
THE GLOBAL THEATER PROJECT Los Angeles, CA
2012
RAPPING ON THE TEMPEST
In partnership with USC School of Theatre Arts

2. Co-taught USC Theatre Arts Students, Middle-School Children from Project “Hola!” and volunteers
for a performance piece involving puppetry, phrases in Russian, French, Armenian, Spanish and other
foreign languages, which was filmed to be part of the Stratford Shakespeare Film Festival in England.
CITY OF CARSON Carson, CA
2004-2005
ACTING INSTRUCTOR, ADULT STROKE SURVIVORS
Taught basic scene study, monologue work, and directed students in a production of The Diviners; -
working with disabled adults, from many countries & cultures such as Mexico, the Philippines, and
Armenia, some with very little English, primarily people recovering from strokes. I also taught theatre
games and relaxation techniques.
INSTITUTE FOR READING DEVELOPMENT Long Beach, CA
California State University, East Bay Continuing Education (A partner since 1981)
1996- 1998
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR: SPOKEN TEXT AND READER’S THEATRE, INSTRUCTOR:
STORY SKILLS THROUGH DRAMA
College Students: taught Spoken Text, basic acting technique and voice/public speaking. Teen courses
involved advanced thesaurus search work, public speaking and poetry recitation. Children’s courses
included basic word mapping and reading skills and a performance at the end of each course I directed for
parents.
For College Students:
Courses taught:
Acting Workshop I: Spoken Text (THTR 120)
Acting for Non-Majors (THTR 110)
Voice for Performance (THTR 201)
READING ENRICHMENT
Reading Skills” for high school age students; “Reading Fun” courses for pre-k through 8th grade.
ORAL INTERPRETATION
Taught all over Los Angeles area from Ventura to Laguna Beach area, in an ethnically & socio-
economically diverse variety of neighborhoods.
SPEED READING
Adult courses carried college credits for enrolled students, and included speed reading, thesis mapping for
college term papers, organizational study tips and public speaking/voice production.
THE COSDEN AGENCY Los Angeles, CA
1996-2000
SCENE STUDY FOR TEENS
Taught weekly scene study and monologue classes, on-camera
SCENE STUDY FOR CHILDREN
Taught weekly scene study and Improvisation classes, basic instruction for film and television camera
techniques and set etiquette
AUDITION PREPARATION FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS
For this boutique theatrical agency: coached young actors and helped them prepare for television, film
and theatre auditions.
PASADENA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY Pasadena, CA
1997-1998
ACTING FOR TEENS

3. Scene Study for Teens” – taught contemporary and classical scene study, as well as singing for the actor,
concentration exercises, theatre games and monologue work to teenagers from middle school through
college age in this summer course at the Pasadena Shakespeare Company.
KIDSPACE, PASADENA Pasadena, CA
1996
IMPROVISATION AND BASIC ACTING
Theatre Games for Kids – co-taught various Viola Spolin and other theatre games and exercises to young
children, and put on a play at the end of the sessions
STUDIO ARENA THEATER/BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE Buffalo, New York
1990-1991
ACTING/PERFORMANCE
For two seasons, 1990 and 1991; was co-director of the young adults and children’s company who
performed as the Cratchit family and children of London for this annual L.O.R.T. B Studio Arena Theater
production. Taught scene study and improvisation classes to young adults as part of their Acting I class at
Buffalo State University for credit.
CHILDREN’S THEATRE TROUPE
Was responsible at all times for organization, entrances, exits and costumes of children during the show,
taught a regular theatre games and exercises class, and helped the children learn their lines and learn basic
theatre etiquette.
YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA/YALE REPERTORY THEATER New Haven, CT
1985-1988
NEW HAVEN SCHOOL OUTREACH
Brought Yale Cabaret productions and taught theatre games to underprivileged public high school
students from the New Haven area.
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Taught basic script breakdown and character analysis skills to Yale Undergraduate Theatre students (Yale
Dramat); assisted Undergraduate Professors such as Nikos Psacharopoulos with direction of
Undergraduate Productions. Also worked on electrics crews for several Yale Repertory Theater
productions as work-study. Assisted Lee Breuer as collaborator and actor on The Warrior Ant.
(Hold current CBEST certificate)
DIRECTOR 1980-2000
Potter Puppet Pals Puppetry Series Riverside Drive Elementary School
The Merry Wives of Windsor Pasadena Shakespeare Company (LA Weekly Pick of the
Week)
All’s Well That Ends Well Grove Theater Center
Arms and the Man Pasadena Shakespeare Company
Beirut Yale Cabaret
The Diviners Carson Stroke Center
Twelfth Night (Co- Director); Grove Theater Center
The Days & Nights of BeeBee San Francisco State University
Fenstermaker
Bringing It All Back Home San Francisco State University
The King’s Secret Why We Cannot Lend (a Japanese Kyogen Play)
Paying the Eel Broiler (a Japanese Kyogen Play)
Detective Mole and the Case of the Chicken Coop
Ghost

4. Rat Is Dead & Ant Is Sad (A Pueblo Indian Tale) Institute for Reading Development Children’s Play Series
ACTOR (partial list)
Broadway
Long Day’s Journey Into Night Cathleen Jose Quintero Neil Simon Theater
Ah, Wilderness! Norah Arvin Brown Neil Simon Theater
Regional Theater
Blithe Spirit Madame Arcati Damaso
Rodriquez A Noise Within
Born Yesterday Mrs. Hedges Warner Shook South Coast Repertory Theater
Major Barbara Rummy Mitchens Martin Benson South Coast Repertory Theater
How the Other Half Loves Mary Featherstone David Emmes South Coast Repertory Theater
Hay Fever Jackie Coryton Bill Ludel South Coast Repertory Theater
Hamlet Hamlet Kevin Cochran Grove Theater Center
Private Lives Amanda Kevin Cochran Grove Theater Center
Steel Magnolias Truvy Kevin Cochran Grove Theater Center
Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice Kevin Cochran Grove Theater Center
Dancing at Lughnasa Rose Mundy Pat Patton Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Sarcophagus Lubov David Chambers Yale Repertory Theater
Our Country’s Good Dabby Bryant Dana Marley Pasadena Shakespeare Company
The Beggar’s Opera Mrs. Peachum Dana Marley Pasadena Shakespeare Company
Television
Guest Star roles on: The Wedding Band (new show premiering later this year on TBS); The Mindy Project, House
of Lies, Frasier; Profiler; Strong Medicine (recurring); Get Real; & Maloney
Film
Daddy’s Little Angel Miss Morningside Royal Oaks (aired HBO)
High Water Caledonia Jay Craven, Catamount Films
Vaudeville Lilly Charlie Guidance Productions
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Dramalogue Award, Actor, Our Country’s Good, Pasadena Shakespeare Company; Robby
Award, Actor, How the Other Half Loves, South Coast Repertory Theater; L.A. Weekly Critic’s
Pick, Director, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Pasadena Shakespeare Company.