1. Jed Aicher
51 Gory Brook Road,
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
(718) 730-2120
jed@jedaicher.com
EDUCATION
MFA in Acting from Florida State University, 2003
BA in Drama, English, and Secondary Education from Muhlenberg College, 1994
§ Cum laude
§ Phi Beta Kappa
Masters equivalency in secondary education from Pennsylvania Department of
Education, 1997
RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT
Woodbourne Correctional Facility, Woodbourne, NY, currently employed
Acting Teacher
§ Teach Meisner Technique and scene study to incarcerated men in
order to further their rehabilitation and reduce recidivism
Education First, Tarrytown, NY, currently employed
ESL Teacher
§ Teach English as a Second Language to students aged twelve to
fifteen
§ Teach theater improv to ESL students
Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY 2012-2016
Drama & General Classroom Teacher
§ Substitute teacher
§ Leave replacement for drama teacher
Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY, 2012
Drama Teacher
§ Taught upper school students in Drama II class
§ Included a unit on improv
§ Directed the upper school spring show, written by students
Professional Performing Arts School, New York, NY 2005-2009
Acting Teacher
§ Substitute acting teacher
William Allen High School, Allentown, PA, 1996-2000
English/Drama Teacher
§ Taught students grades 9 through 12 at Allentown Academy for
the Arts (a magnet school within Allen H.S.)
§ Subjects included: Drama I,II, & III; American, British, and World
Literature; remedial English

2. § Member of curriculum planning committees for Drama and
American Literature
§ Member of curriculum planning committee to incorporate more
multicultural literature into the World Literature and American
Literature curriculum
§ Taught 10th grade English Honors
§ Participated in the statewide scoring of 9th grade essays using the
Pennsylvania Holistic Scoring Guide
§ Member of a 9th grade team of teachers that co-planned
curriculum and coordinated discipline and parent communication
§ Chaperoned several field trips, including a four-day band trip to
Baltimore, Inner Harbor
§ Directed productions of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,
Schoolhouse Rock, and an evening of short plays by John Patrick
Shanley and David Ives
Emmaus High School, Emmaus, PA, 1994
Student Teacher
§ Directed a senior high school production of Our Town
§ Assistant directed a production by the student anti-drug program
“Kid to Kid”
Asolo Theatre, Sarasota, FL, 2001-2003
Acting Teacher
§ Taught acting to students ages 18-55
Civic Theatre School, Allentown, PA, 1993-2000
Acting Teacher
§ Taught acting to acting students ages 14 to 18
Theatre and Kids, Landsdale, PA, 1995
Acting Teacher
§ Taught acting day camp for students ages 8 to 12
Pennsylvania Stage Company, Allentown, PA, 1995
Actor-in-residence, Acting Teacher
§ Acted in productions for the second stage and touring shows to
elementary, middle, and high schools
§ Created study guides for mainstage shows
§ Taught a performing Shakespeare class
§ Taught acting to adults and acting/playwrighting for seniors
§ Understudied mainstage productions
§ Directed a play written by members of The Program for Women
and Families, and presented it to their board
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
Upright Citizens Brigade
§ Improv 101-501

3. § “Graduated” from the program
Chicago City Limits, NYC
§ Weeklong improvisation workshop
Roy Hart Center, Nimes, France
§ Weeklong voice workshop
Teachers:
§ Patsy Rodenberg, voice, Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal
National Theatre
§ Charmian Hoare, voice, Royal National Theatre and Guildhall
School
§ Mark Wheatley, playwrighting, Theatre Complicite
§ Marni Nixon, voice
RELATED EXPERIENCE AND OTHER INTERESTS
§ Performer in plays, musicals, and operas
§ Six credits shy of an undergraduate minor in music
§ Bass/baritone classical voice training
§ Basic piano
REFERENCES
Andy King, Upper School Director, Hackley School
Email: aking@hackleyschool.org. Phone: (914) 366-2620
Barbara Redmond, Professor of Acting, Florida State University
Email: bredmond6@verizon.net. Phone: (914) 773-2002
Greg Parente, Head of Acting, Professional Performing Arts School
Email: gparente@ppasshare.org. Phone: (917) 969-7216