Charlene A. Donaghy - Writer, Educator, Producer
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SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

~ The Quadroon and the Dove ~
~  Nominee - 2012 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 - 2012 Ashland New Plays Festival, Ashland, OR
~  Finalist - 2011 Phoenix Theatre 14th Annual Hormel New Works Festival - Phoenix, AZ 
~  Finalist - 2011 Wordsmyth Theatre Company's New Play Reading Series - Houston, TX
~  Reading - The Playwrights Center, Minneapolis, MN 
~  Staged Reading - Boston Playwrights Theatre, Boston, MA

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

~  Another August  ~
~  Production - Know Theatre, July 5-7, 2012 - Binghamton, NY
~  National Semi-Finalist - 2012 John Cauble Short Play Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region One (New York City and state plus New England)
~  Staged Reading - Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
~  Reading with improvised music inspired by the play - Fifth Letter Productions - Studio 59, Torrington, CT

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

~  Proverbs  ~
~  Production - New Urban Theatre Laboratory's Five and Dime, Boston, MA
~  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  ~
~  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

~  Sliding~
~  Commissioned Piece - 2011 "Will Work For"...presented by Three Tattoos, New York, NY - Sliding
~  Production - Boston SWAN 2012 - Boston Playwrights' 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
~  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 & THEATRICAL EMPLOYMENT
~ Adjunct Professor - University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE - Graduate and Undergraduate Theatre and Playwriting - Present
~  Interdisciplinary Professor - Lesley University, Cambridge, MA - Graduate Theatre and Playwriting - Present
~  Director of Production - Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, Provincetown, MA - 2009 to Present
~  Production Manager - Association for Theatre in Higher Education New Play Development Workshop, Los Angeles, CA - 2010 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 Present
~  Writing Instructor - Playwriting, Fiction, Memoir, Graphic Short Story - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to Present
~  Stage Management Instructor - Warner Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT - 2007 to Present
~  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 Present
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