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Curriculum Vitae
Allison Nicole Tucker
6 Oleary Way
Apartment 82
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(434) 989-1632
atucker@thewoodwardschool.org
EDUCATION
Emerson College, Boston, MA. GPA 4.0, M.A. Theatre Education, December 2015
Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA. GPA 3.93, Summa Cum Laude, B.A.
Communications and Theatre Arts, minor in Journalism, May 2012
William Monroe High School, Stanardsville, VA. GPA 4.3, Advanced Diploma, June
2009
PROFESSIONALAPPOINTMENT
2016 Adjunct Professor, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA.
2015- Director of the After School Theatre Program, Woodward School for
Present Girls, Quincy, MA.
2015 Teaching Artist, Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston, MA.
2011- Teaching Artist/Director, South Shore School of Theatre, Quincy, MA.
Present
2015 Acting I Guest Teacher, Wellesley High School, Wellesley, MA.
Teaching/directing responsibilities have included work with students aged 8-25:
Developing and teaching acting skills and production classes weekly
Facilitating the learning of acting basics and intermediate production skills
Crafting proprietary creative exercises to fit the goals and experience levels
of students
Design and direct a show for each class to perform
Lead Summer Program designing and directing a full musical
Develop and implement curriculum for a college-level class
RELATED EMPLOYMENT
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2010-12 Theater Production Assistant, Edith F. Cove Fine Arts Center at
Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA. Constructed set for 16
main stage productions put on by ENC, hung and focused
lights, struck shows, coordinated sound equipment.
2010-12 Theater Manager, Edith F. Cove Fine Arts Center at Eastern Nazarene
College, Quincy, MA., Manage the theater space when rented to
outside performers and performing groups, set up and run
lights and sound when needed.
2009-11 Tour Guide, Eastern Nazarene College Office of Admissions, Quincy,
MA. Conducted tours of ENC’s campus, supplemented
tours with informative Q&A sessions.
April 2010- Drama Ministry Leader, Northridge Community Church of the
August 2010 Nazarene, Charlottesville, VA. Pioneered a drama ministry by
planning 3-5 minutes pieces weekly that worked in concert
with the service for that Sunday, wrote and directed a fully
blocked and memorized skit weekly.
DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
Alice in Wonderland, An Original Musical Adventure, Michael Sirotta and Heather
Dominick, Woodward School for Girls, April 2016
Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare, South Shore School of Theatre, March 2016
Antigone, adapted by Bonnie Roberts, Woodward School for Girls, December 2015
CATS, Andrew Lloyd Webber, South Shore School of Theatre, August 2015
Androcles and the Lion, James Engelhardt, South Shore School of Theatre, June 2015
The Love of Three Oranges, translated by John Lewis D’Gaetani, South Shore School
of Theatre, March 2015
Phantom Tollbooth, Nanus. South Shore School of Theatre, O’Connell Auditorium,
December 2014
Legally Blonde the Musical, O’Keefe. South Shore School of Theatre, O’Connell
Auditorium, August 2014
Hansel and Gretel, Chorpenning. South Shore School of Theatre, O’Connell
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Auditorium, June 2014
Peter Pan, adapted by Allison Nicole Tucker. South Shore School of Theatre,
O’Connell Auditorium, December 2013
Pinocchio the Musical, Eiler. South Shore School of Theatre, O’Connell Auditorium,
July 2013
Wiley and the Hairy Man, Zeder. South Shore School of Theatre, O’Connell
Auditorium, June 2013
The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, McArthur. South Shore School of Theatre, O’Connell
Auditorium, December 2012
The Secret Garden the Musial, Burnett. South Shore School of Theatre, O’Connell
Auditorium, July 2012
James and the Giant Peach, Dahl. South Shore School of Theatre, O’Connell
Auditorium, June 2012
Alice in Wonderland, Adapted by Allison Nicole Tucker. South Shore School of
Theatre, O’Connell Auditorium, December 2011
‘Night, Mother, Norman. Eastern Nazarene College, O’Connell Auditorium, December
2011
Alice in Wonderland the Musical, Eiler. Four County Players, Barboursville, VA,
August 2010
ACTING EXPERIENCE (sampling)
Till We Have Faces**, The Queen, Nathanial Scott, dir., Ragnarok Productions, 2016
The Bible Women’s Project*, Ensemble, Tara Brooke Watkins, dir., Eastern Nazarene
College, 2015-2016
Trojan Women: A Love Story, Eisa and Letty, Tony Rios, dir.
Artists’ Theatre of Boston, 2014
The Importance of Being Earnest, Gwendolyn Fairfax, Andrea Humez, dir.
Arlington Friends of the Drama, 2013
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The Bacchae, Lead Bacchant, Jen Kenneally, dir., Tubiforce Media Company, 2013
and 2014
The Good Doctor, The Writer, Jessica Stockton, dir., Theatre Company of Saugus,
2013
…Or Dreaming*, Agnes, Tara Brooke Watkins, dir., Pariah Theatre Company, 2012
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Storyteller, Peyton Pugmire, dir., Divine Stage Works,
2012
Yellow Wallpaper*, Woman, Sherryl-Anne Shively, dir., Eastern Nazarene College,
2012
Stories of God, The Poet, Michael Ballard, dir., Eastern Nazarene College, 2012
Little Women the Musical, Marmee, Tara Brooke Watkins, dir., Eastern Nazarene
College, 2011
Dr. Faustus, Cornelius, Pride, Tara Brooke Watkins, dir., Eastern Nazarene College,
2011
Seussical the Musical, Mrs. Mayor, Tara Brooke Watkins, dir., Eastern Nazarene
College, 2010
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Helena, Tara Brooke Watkins, dir., Eastern Nazarene
College, 2010
Eleemosynary, Dorothea, Stefanie DeLeo, dir., Eastern Nazarene College, 2010
Marvin’s Room, Lee, Meg Hardee, dir., Eastern Nazarene College, 2009
Once on This Island, Andrea, Jacqui Parker, dir., Our Place Theatre Project, 2009
(*World premiere)
(**East Coast Premiere)
TECHNICALTHEATRE EXPERIENCE (sampling)
Technical Director
Aladdin, South Shore School of Theatre, June 2016
Alice in Wonderland, An Original Musical Adventure, Woodward School for Girls,
April 2016
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Set Design and Construction
Charlottes Web, South Shore School of Theatre, December 2015
101 Dalmatians Kids, South Shore School of Theatre, July 2015
Hairspray, South Shore School of Theatre, July 2015
CATS, South Shore School of Theatre, August 2015
Phantom Tollbooth, South Shore School of Theatre, December 2014
Hansel and Gretel, South Shore School of Theatre, June 2014
Set Carpenter
Till We Have Faces, Ragnarok Productions, May 2016
Lighting Designer
Pinocchio the Musical, South Shore School of Theatre, July 2012
‘Night, Mother, Eastern Nazarene College, December 2011
Properties Management
Urinetown, South Shore School of Theatre, July 2012
Painting Churches, Eastern Nazarene College, March 2012
Stage Management
For Colored Girls/When The Rainbow Is Not Enuf, Pariah Theatre Company, May
2014
Painting Churches, Eastern Nazarene College, March 2012
The Drowsy Chaperone, South Shore School of Theatre, July 2011
Light Board Operator
The Drowsy Chaperone, South Shore School of Theatre, July 2011
Sound Designer and Operator
The Love of Three Oranges, South Shore School of Theatre, March 2015
Costume Design
Peter Pan, South Shore School of Theatre, June 2013
Costume Assistant
Little Women the Musical, Eastern Nazarene College, October 2011
Mask Making
The Love of Three Oranges, South Shore School of Theatre, March 2015
Dr. Faustus, Eastern Nazarene College, April 2011
Wig Styling
Urinetown, South Shore School of Theatre, July 2012
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PRESENTATIONSAT SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOPS
“Introduction to the Meisner Acting Technique,” South Shore School of Theatre,
2016
“Process Drama: Told Through the Myth Prometheus,” Emerson College Drama as
Education Class, 2015
“Body Image in the Theatre,” Emerson College Drama as Education Class, 2014
“Beginners Stage Combat,” South Shore School of Theatre, 2014
“Improvisational Technique and Games,” South Shore School of Theatre, 2013
“Seeing the Invisible: Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed,” Eastern Nazarene College
Academic Symposium, Quincy, MA, 2012
“Improvisational Skills and Game,” Consortium of Boston Area Children’s Theatre
Conference, 2012
“Drama as Ministry,” Northridge Community Church, 2010
“Stage Combat for Children,” Four County Players Workshop Week, 2010
AWARDSAND HONORS
Summa Cum Laude Graduate Graduation Status, Emerson College, 2016
Summa Cum Laude Undergraduate Graduation Status, Eastern Nazarene College,
2012
Induction to Phi Delta Lambda, Eastern Nazarene College, 2012
Outstanding Senior in the Theatre Program, Eastern Nazarene College, 2012
President’s Honor Scholar, Eastern Nazarene College, 2010-2012
ADJUDICATION AND REVIEW PANELEXPERIENCE
Woodward School for Girls Science Fair Judge, 2016
Massachusetts Education Theatre Guild, Adjudicator, 2016-present
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Roxbury Community College Acting 1 Final, Skill Adjudicator, 2015
August Wilson Monologue Competition, Skill Adjudicator, 2015
August Wilson Monologue Competition, Accuracy Judge, 2015
Page to Stage, Interpreter, 2015
Festival of Life, Adjudicator, 2009-2012
PROFESSIONALAFFILIATIONS
2016- Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild
Present Adjudicator
2011- Consortium of Boston Area Children’s Theatre
Present Workshop Leader
Director
TRAINING
Devised Theatre/Playmaking, Bethany Nelson, Tara Brooke Watkins
Linklater Voice, Paul D’agostino
Advanced Public Speaking, Michael W. Ballard
Story Circle Work, Tara Brooke Watkins, Robbie McCauley
Meisner Level 1 & 2, Lyralen Kaye
Vocal Basics and A Cappella Singing, Timothy Shetler
Production/Technical Training, Michael W. Ballard
Stage Combat, Four County Players, Ragnarok Productions
Monologue/Scene Work, Stephanie Cotton-Snell
Directing, Tara Brooke Watkins
Set Design and Model Making, Brynna Bloomfield