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Azure D. Osborne-Lee
EDUCATION:
Master of Arts, Advanced Theatre Practice, 2011
Research interests: Experimental, Site-Specific, & Collaborative Theatre
Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London, London, UK
Master of Arts, Women’s and Gender Studies, 2008
Research interests: African-American and Performance Studies
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States of America
Bachelor of Arts, Spanish, 2005
Concentration: Hispanic Studies
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
UT Spanish Language and Culture Study Abroad Program, 2005
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
Bachelor of Arts, English, 2005
Research interests: African-American and Chicano Literature
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States of America
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
Cave Canem Poetry Workshops with Bakar Wilson and Linda Susan Jackson
Cave Canem, Brooklyn, NY 2011
Open Workshop (a playwriting development workshop series)
Freedom Train Productions, Brooklyn, NY 2009
Writing and Performance Workshops with Laurie Carlos and Robbie McCauley
The Austin Project, Austin, TX 2009
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Finalist – Soho Rep’s 2011/2012 Writer/Director Lab, New York, NY
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
Artistic Director & Lead Mentor
Oversee company operations, including recruitment and development; lead Emerging Artist Mentorship Program
June 2011 – Present
Freelance Writer & Editor
Research and write articles on a variety of topics
2009 – Present
Resident Playwright
Lead and facilitate playwriting workshops
New Shoes Theatre, London, UK 2011
Resident Playwright
Develop a commissioned play; participate in artistic development workshops
Freedom Train Productions, Brooklyn, NY, 2010
Theatre Program Intern
Process applications for Sundance’s 2010 Theatre Labs, read and evaluate submitted scripts as directed
Sundance Institute, New York, New York, 2010
New Play Festival Intern
Develop and implement a communications plan for company, provide support for company as needed
Freedom Train Productions, Brooklyn, New York, 2009
Theatre Arts Instructor
Instruct theatre arts classes for elementary school students
Elite Music & Fine Arts, Houston, TX, 2008 – 2009
Puppeteer and Arts Coordinator
Produce and perform puppet shows, conduct crafts workshops
Outreach Productions, Austin, TX, 2006-2008
Project InterAct Performer
Tour to local elementary schools and perform a bilingual English/Spanish version of Alice in Wonderland
Zachary Scott Theatre, Austin, TX, 2006
SELECTED RECENT THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE:
Editor, “aWake” by Mingyu Lin, Make.Be.Live, London, UK, Spring 2011
Development Manager, “Shore” by Wajdi Mouawad, Riverside Studios, London, UK, March 2011
Producer, “Crooked Parts” by Azure D. Osborne-Lee, Utopia Theatre, UT School of Social Work, Austin, TX 2010
Sycorax (lead), “Sycorax” by Susan Gayle Todd, Weird Sisters Collective, Austin, TX 2010
Stage Manager & Producer, “Fishing in Brooklyn” by LaTonia Phipps, NYC 2010
Producer, Fire! New Play Festival, Brooklyn, NY 2009
Stage Manager, Black-OUT!, curated by Baraka de Soleil, Dixon Place, NYC 2009
Director, “Willy Wonka” by Roald Dahl, Elite Music & Fine Arts, Houston, TX 2009
The Porter (lead), “Incidents at the Two Two Hotel” by Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Co-Lab, Austin, TX 2009
Seer & Chorus, “delta dandi” by Sharon Bridgforth, The Long Center for the Performing Arts,
Austin, TX 2009
Director, “Behold Her” collectively written, UT TD387D, Austin, TX 2008
Librarian 1, “The Book of Daniel” by Daniel Alexander Jones, UT Austin 2008
Director, “Breaking Boundaries, Listen to Our Voices,” collectively written by the Arts Collective for Diversity, Cohen New Works Festival 2007
PRODUCED/PRESENTED WRITING:
“Early May,” Brooklyn Arts Exchange Scripts in Progress, September 2011;
Central School of Speech & Drama Voicebox Workshops Showcase, July 2011
“Sound, Body, and Breath – Creating Rituals for Rehearsal,”
Central School of Speech & Drama Postgraduate Research Conference, May 2011
“Mirrors,” Fire! New Play Festival, Freedom Train Productions, July 2010
“Crooked Parts,” The Utopia Theatre, UT School of Social Work, September 2010;
Black and White: Performing the Personal/Political, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, January 2010;
We Were All Artists Once, Freedom Train Productions, October 2009
“Filling the Void: the Effects of the Internet on Black Women’s Hair Culture in the United States of America,” The University of Texas at Austin, May 2008
”Two Sides of the Same Coin: Representation of Old, Black Women in Modern Film,”
Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, U of TX, April 2008
PUBLISHED WORK:
“Honeysuckle Corruption,” Yellow Book, 2003
“Disillusionment,” “I’m Sorry,” “Moonlit Trio,” Graffiti, 2002
“Solitude,” Young Appalachian Poets, 1997; The Oak Ridger, 1997
