Elizabeth "Liz" Johnson is a theatre arts management minor at Monmouth College who will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre in May 2016. She has earned honors including being named to the Dean's List and membership in the Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Honors Society. Johnson has interned at the Buchanan Center for the Arts where she has prepared for exhibitions and programs, updated their website and social media, and worked in the gallery and gift shop. As a production dramaturg, she has assembled study guides, collaborated with designers, created lobby displays, and led post-show discussions for productions of The Nutcracker, Frankenstein, and Twelfth Night. She has also held leadership roles in her sorority and theatre

1. Elizabeth “Liz” Johnson
ejohnson@monmouthcollege.edu 309.945.8846 11478 US Hway 6 Geneseo, IL 61254
EDUCATION
Bachelor of theArts, Theatre Anticipated May 2016
Arts Management Minor
Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
HONORS
-Monmouth College Dean’s List -Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Honors Society
-Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Certificate of Merit
-Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival/Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of
the Americas Student Dramaturgy Two Time Finalist and Honorable Mention
EXPERIENCE
Internship
Intern at the Buchanan CenterfortheArts 2015-Present
 Prepared gallery for exhibitions
 Prepared classroom for programs/classes and helped run the programs
 Communications updated BCA website, posted to social media, and wrote
 Gallery/Gift Shop attendant: professional appearance, telephone skills, greet patrons
Production Dramaturgy
The Nutcracker, Directedby Vanessa Campagna 2015
 Assembled a study guide for elementary students
 Collaborated with the other designers to ensure a cohesive production
 Created an extravagant lobby display and authored a dramaturgy note
Frankenstein, Directed by VanessaCampagna 2014
 Advised the director on how to cut the script
 Prepared a glossary and presentation for the actors
 Fashioned a laboratory lobby display and authored a historical program note
 Mediated a post-show discussion
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will, Directed by Dr. Emily Rollie 2014
 Educated the actors through mini lectures
 Coordinated with the set designer to ensure cohesive stage design
 Fabricated a steampunk lobby display and chandelier
 Assembled a study guide for high school students
 Mediated two post-show discussions
LEADERSHIP ANDINVOLVEMENT
Alpha Xi Delta Women’s Fraternity Crimson Masque
- Annual Progress Report Co-Chair Chorale Executive Board
- MAX (Marketing Alpha Xi) Chair Alpha Psi Omega
- Corresponding Secretary -Vice President
-Secretary