Charlene A. Donaghy - Writer, Educator, Producer
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RESUME

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

~ The Quadroon and the Dove ~
~  Dramatic Reading - Madison Square Productions, 2016 - New York, NY
~  Dramatic Reading - Reston Players, 2014 - Reston, VA (Washington, DC area) 
~  Development Production - University of Memphis directed by Paul Revaz - Memphis, TN
~  Nominee - National Partners of American Theatre Playwriting Award (NAPAT), Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One - New York City and state plus New England
~  Semi-Finalist - Ashland New Plays Festival - Ashland, OR
~  Finalist - Phoenix Theatre 14th Annual Hormel New Works Festival - Phoenix, AZ 
~  Finalist - Wordsmyth Theatre Company's New Play Reading Series - Houston, TX

~Sliding~
~  Production – Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2016 – Connecticut
~  Production – Ramapo College Festival of New Plays, 2014 – Mahwah, NJ
~  Production – Boston Theatre Marathon 2013 – Wheelock Family Theatre - Boston, MA
~  Production – SWAN – Support Women Artists Now 2012 – New Urban Theatre Laboratory - Boston, MA
~  Commissioned Piece and Production – “Will Work For…” BoCoCa Arts Festival, 2011 - Brooklyn, NY

~ Sword Play ~
~  Publication - Best American Short Plays 2014-2015 - available for order on Amazon
~  Production - Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2014 - Torrington, CT
~  Production - Know Theatre Artists and Playwrights Festival, 2014 - Binghamton, NY

~ Gift of an Orange (Inspired by Tennessee Williams' Gift of an Apple) ~
~  Production - New Orleans Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, 2014 - New Orleans, LA
~  Publication - Best American Short Plays 2011-2012 - available for order on Amazon
~  Winner and Production - New Urban Theatre Laboratory's Love Experiment - opening 2012-2013 season - Boston, MA
~  Production - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, 2012, New Urban Theatre Lab - Provincetown, MA
~  Winner - Nor'Eastern Play Writing Contest, 2012 - Vermont Actors Repertory Theatre, Rutland, VT
~  Finalist - Stone Soup Theatre Double (XX) Festival, 2012 - Seattle, Washington
~  National Semi-Finalist - John Cauble Short Play Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One 2011 - New York City and state plus New England
~  Finalist - North American Actors Association Playreading Festival, 2011 - London, England
~  Award Winner One-Act Play Contest - Bottle Tree Productions, 2011 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada

~White Bra with a Pink Bow~
~  Publication:  Best Ten Minute Plays for Teens, Smith & Krause, Release December 2014
~  Production – Five and Dime – New Urban Theatre Laboratory, 2013 - Boston, MA
~  Production – Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2013 - Connecticut

~Jingle of a Moment~
~  Production - Collage:  A Collection of Short Plays, 2014 - Boston Playwrights Theatre
~  Production – Ramapo College Festival of New Plays, 2014 – Mahwah, NJ

~Broken Wings on St. Maurice~
~  Production – Ramapo College Festival of New Plays, 2014 - Mahwah, NJ
~  Production - SWAN – Support Women Artists Now, 2013 – New Urban Theatre Laboratory, Boston, MA
~  Production – Know Theatre Artists and Playwrights Festival, 2012 - Binghamton, NY

~ Bones of Home ~
~  Production - Collage:  A Collection of Plays, 2014 - Boston, MA
~  Production, Publication, Winner and Encore Production - 2011 Estrogenius, A Celebration of Female Voices - Manhattan Theatre Source, New York, NY
~  Production - West Coast Players One-Act Festival, 2011 - West Coast Players, Clearwater, FL
~  Production - Theatre One Productions, 2011 - New Plays Works Festival, Middleboro, MA
~  Regional Finalist - National Ten-minute Play Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One, 2011 -  New York City and state plus New England
~  Staged Reading - SANCTUARY PLAYS Benefit Challenge, 2011 - Abingdon Theatre, New York City, NY
~  Staged Reading - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA

~  Another August  ~
~  Production - Warner International Playwrights Festival, 2012 - Know Theatre Producers - Torrington, CT
~  Production - Know Theatre, 2012 - Binghamton, NY
~  National Semi-Finalist - John Cauble Short Play Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival                 Region One, 2012 - New York City and state plus New England
~  Staged Reading - Actors Civic Theater Celebration of African-American Arts, 2012 - Pittsburgh, PA
~  Staged Reading - Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
~  Reading with improvised music inspired by the play - Fifth Letter Productions - Studio 59, Torrington, CT 

~  Proverbs  ~
~  Production - Puttin' on Your Shorts 3 - Poor Mouth Theatre Company - New York, NY 
~  National Selection - Association for Theatre in Higher Education - New Play Development Workshop, Chicago, IL

~  Who You Got to Believe  ~
~  Production - Bluegrass C&T College & Diane Evers Dancers, 2015 - Lexington, KY
~  Publication - The Best American Short Plays, 2009-2010 - Edited by Barbara Parisi - Published by Applause Books
~  National Semi-Finalist - 2010 Heideman Award, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY
~  Publication, Production, Winner and Encore Production - EstroGenius Short Play Series, New York, NY
~  Production - Potluck Productions Kansas City Women's Playwriting Festival, Kansas City, MO
~  Staged Reading, Winner and Nomination for Special Recognition - 10-Minute Play - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region One
~  Production and Winner - Panoply Arts Festival, Theme "Home is Where the Heart is," Huntsville, AL
~  Production and Winner - West. T. Hill Theatre, Danville, KY
~  Alternate Selection - Association for Theatre in Higher Education New Play Development Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
~  Staged Reading and Winner - PlayMakers "Shorts" Festival, Hamden, CT
~  Staged Reading - Stageworthy - The Strand Theatre, Boston, MA

~  Other Writings ~
~  Production - SLAMBoston, Another Country Productions, Boston, MA - Everything Has a Season
~  Staged Reading - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA - Everything has a Season
~  National Finalist - Full-length play - Saints and Sinners Literary Festival, New Orleans, LA -Trinity
~  Commissioned Production - Center for Dance Arts, Torrington, CT - A Christmas Dream
~  Commissioned Production - Center for Dance Arts, Torrington, CT - A Christmas Santa
~  Featured Publication - In the Eye:  A Collection of Writings, Thunder-Rain Publishing, Alamagordo, NM - Wearing Silk
~  National Honorable Mention - Asheville Writers' Workshop, Asheville, NC - Drift
~  National First Runner-up - Louisiana Literary Journal, Thibodaux, LA - Phoenix
~  National Publication - Louisiana Literary Journal, Thibodaux, LA - Stillness:  8/29/05
~  Publication - Mad River Anthology, Winsted, CT - Study of Herself and No Feathers
~  Publication - Mad River Anthology, WInsted, CT - Silent Morning

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
~  Dramatists Guild of America, Connecticut Regional Representative 
~  Association of Writers and Writing Professionals
~  Association for Theatre in Higher Education
~  International Association of Women Playwrights
~  The Playwright's Center

EDUCATION
~  Summer Playwriting Intensive - Kennedy Center - Washington, DC - 2010
~  Master of Fine Arts (MFA) - Creative Writing - Writing for Stage & Screen - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA - 2010
~  Baccalaureate of Arts (BA) - Creative Writing and Literature - Vermont College, Montpelier, VT - 2008
~  Associate in Arts (AA) - Liberal Arts, Valedictorian- Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT - 2006

WRITING & THEATRE PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
​~  Guest Lecturer - Tufts University - 2016 
~  Co-Creator and Producer - Association for Theatre in Higher Education Award of Excellence in Playwriting - 2014 to Present 
~  Winning Selection Reader - KCACTF Region 5, 25 plays read, selection winning Region 4 Full Length Play - 2014
~  Winning Selection Reader - KCACTF Region 5, 30 plays read, selection winning Region 3 Full Length Play - 2013
~  Special Guest - KCACTF Region 1 - 2013, 2014
~  Guest Lecturer - University of Memphis –Theatre & Writing for Stage, Emerson College, Boston, MA – Writing for Stage, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA – Writing for Stage & Screen and Theatre -  2012
~  Festival Director - Warner International Playwrights Festival, Torrington, CT - 2012 to Present
~  Adjunct Professor - University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE - Graduate and Undergraduate Theatre and Playwriting  2012 to Present
~  Interdisciplinary Professor - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA - Graduate Theatre and Playwriting - 2010 to 2014
~  Producer - Association for Theatre in Higher Education New Play Development Workshop, Los Angeles, CA - 2010 to 2014
~  Producing Director - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, Provincetown, MA - 2009 to Present
~  Production Manager - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, Provincetown, MA - 2008
~  Developer - Writing Arts Program - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to 2015
~  Writing Instructor - Playwriting, Fiction, Memoir, Graphic Short Story - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to 2015
~  Stage Management Instructor - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to 2009
~  Workshop Instructor - Setting as Character - Bowling Green State University's Winter Wheat, Bowling Green, OH - 2007
~  Stage Manager
     Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival - 2007
     Cornwall Players, Cornwall, CT - 2006
     Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT - 2006
     Warner Theatre, Torrington, CT - 2005 to 2010
~  Editor, The Pulse, Litchfield County Medical Association Newsletter - 2000 to 2016
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