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Ainsley‌‌M.‌‌Shapiro‌  ‌
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ashapiro@csumb.edu‌  ‌

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EXPERIENCE‌‌   ‌ SKILLS‌  ‌
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❖ May‌‌2020‌‌   ‌ Fine‌‌Artist‌  ‌

24‌‌Hour‌‌Theatre‌‌Festival‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌‌Writer‌  ‌ Photographer‌‌   ‌

Write‌‌a‌‌script‌‌while‌‌collaborating‌‌with‌‌others‌‌and‌‌adhering‌‌to‌‌a‌‌prompt‌  ‌ Attention‌‌to‌‌fine‌‌detail‌  ‌
Stays‌‌on‌‌task‌  ‌
❖ March‌‌2020‌  ‌ Organized‌  ‌
18‌‌Hour‌‌Theatre‌‌Festival‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌‌Writer,‌‌Sound‌‌Designer,‌‌  Collaborator‌  ‌
and‌‌operator‌  ‌
Write‌‌a‌‌script‌‌while‌‌collaborating‌‌with‌‌others‌‌and‌‌adhering‌‌to‌‌a‌‌prompt,‌‌ 
Analyze‌‌scripts,‌‌create‌‌sound‌‌cues,‌‌operate‌‌the‌‌soundboard,‌‌run‌‌house‌‌music‌  ‌ EDUCATION‌  ‌

❖ February‌‌2020‌  ‌ Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌- ‌‌
Senior‌  ‌
Murder‌‌Mystery‌‌Dinner‌‌Theatre‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌‌Head‌‌Properties‌‌  August‌‌2019-‌‌June‌‌2020‌  ‌
Manager‌  ‌
Stage‌‌Production,‌‌theatre‌‌ 
Analyze‌‌scripts,‌‌create‌‌a‌‌prop‌‌list,‌‌build‌‌and‌‌maintain‌‌props,‌‌set‌‌dressing‌‌on‌‌a ‌‌ technician‌  ‌
nontraditional‌‌stage,‌‌manage‌‌a‌‌crew‌  ‌
January‌‌2020-‌‌June‌‌2020‌  ‌
❖ November‌‌2019‌  ‌ Life‌‌drawing,‌‌ 
observation-based‌‌drawing‌  ‌
Cinderella‌‌a‌‌British‌‌Pantomime‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌ ‌Rigger‌‌and‌‌Scenic‌‌  August‌‌2018-‌‌January‌‌2019‌  ‌
Painter‌  ‌
Stagecraft,‌‌Head‌‌of‌‌Properties‌‌ 
Part‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Fly‌‌crew,‌‌flying‌‌backdrops‌‌and‌‌banners‌‌in‌‌and‌‌out,‌‌designing‌‌hung‌‌ 
department‌  ‌
pieces,‌‌creatively‌‌lead‌‌a‌‌team‌‌to‌‌build‌‌the‌‌cut‌‌drop,‌‌assisted‌‌with‌‌set‌‌dressing‌‌ 
and‌‌scene‌‌changes‌  ‌ August‌‌2018-‌‌January‌‌2019‌  ‌
Eco-Art,‌‌original‌‌works‌‌of‌‌art‌‌ 
❖ September‌‌2019‌  ‌ from‌‌recycled‌‌materials‌‌and‌‌ 
objects‌‌found‌‌in‌‌nature‌  ‌
18‌‌Hour‌‌Theatre‌‌Festival‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌ ‌Writer‌  ‌
August‌‌2017-‌‌June‌‌2018‌  ‌
Write‌‌a‌‌script‌‌while‌‌collaborating‌‌with‌‌others‌‌and‌‌adhering‌‌to‌‌a‌‌prompt‌  ‌
Technical‌‌Theatre,‌‌Properties‌‌ 
Department‌  ‌
❖ May‌‌2019‌  ‌
August‌‌2017-‌‌January‌‌2018‌  ‌
Charlie‌‌and‌‌the‌‌Chocolate‌‌Factory‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌ ‌Head‌‌Properties‌‌  Art‌‌Media,‌‌introduction‌‌to‌‌the‌‌ 
Manager‌  ‌ different‌‌mediums‌‌of‌‌art‌‌   ‌
Analyze‌‌scripts,‌‌create‌‌a‌‌prop‌‌list,‌‌build‌‌and‌‌maintain‌‌props,‌‌set‌‌dressing,‌‌    ‌
manage‌‌a‌‌four-person‌‌crew,‌‌collaborate‌‌with‌‌the‌‌rest‌‌of‌‌the‌‌theatre‌‌department‌  ‌
AWARDS‌‌   ‌
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❖ April‌‌2019‌  ‌ Props‌‌Theater‌‌ 
Superlatives-‌‌NPHS‌  ‌
Spring‌‌Dance‌‌Concert‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌-‌‌Assistant‌‌Stage‌‌Manager‌‌   ‌   ‌ ‌
Certificate‌‌of‌‌Recognition-‌‌ 
Stage‌‌Right‌‌Stage‌‌Manager,‌‌fog‌‌machine‌‌operator‌  ‌ T.O‌‌City‌‌and‌‌California‌  ‌
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❖ April‌ ‌2019‌  ‌ Outstanding‌‌Youth‌‌in‌‌ 
Theatre-‌‌Four‌‌Star‌‌Theater‌‌ 
Gold‌‌Coast‌‌Wind‌‌Ensemble‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌-‌‌Stage‌‌Manager‌  ‌ Alliance‌  ‌

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Calling‌‌to‌‌the‌‌booth‌‌and‌‌oversee‌‌stage‌‌right‌  ‌   ‌
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❖ April‌‌2019‌  ‌
Student‌‌One‌‌Acts‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌‌Head‌‌Properties‌‌Manager,‌‌   ‌
 
Analyze‌‌scripts,‌‌construct‌‌a‌‌prop‌‌list,‌‌collect‌‌and‌‌build‌‌props,‌‌collaboration‌‌with‌‌ 
costume‌‌and‌‌set‌‌designers‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌directors,‌‌oversee‌‌   ‌

❖ March‌‌2019‌  ‌  ‌

Thespian‌‌Festival‌‌Closing‌‌Number,‌U
‌ pland‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌‌Set‌‌Crew‌  ‌

Painting‌‌set‌‌pieces,‌‌help‌‌with‌‌set‌‌up‌‌and‌‌takedown‌‌of‌‌the‌‌set‌  ‌
❖ ‌March‌‌2019‌  ‌

IB‌‌Theatre‌‌Night,‌N
‌ ewbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌‌Assistant‌‌Stage‌‌Manager,‌‌Rigger‌‌   ‌

Open‌‌and‌‌close‌‌curtains,‌‌fly‌‌curtains‌‌in‌‌and‌‌out,‌‌move‌‌set‌‌pieces‌  ‌
❖ March‌‌2019‌  ‌

18‌‌Hour‌‌Theatre‌‌Festival,‌N
‌ ewbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌-‌‌Head‌‌Properties‌‌Manager‌‌ 
and‌‌Writer‌  ‌
Analyze‌‌scripts,‌‌gather‌‌props,‌‌create‌‌prop‌‌maps,‌‌manage‌‌crew,‌‌write‌‌a‌‌script‌‌ 
while‌‌collaborating‌‌with‌‌others‌  ‌

❖ December‌‌2018‌  ‌

Winter‌‌Dance‌‌Concert‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌-‌‌Assistant‌‌Stage‌‌Manager‌‌  

Stage‌‌left‌‌Stage‌‌Manager,‌‌runner,‌‌fog‌‌machine‌‌operator‌  ‌
❖ November‌‌2018‌  ‌

Little‌‌Shop‌‌of‌‌Horrors‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌ ‌Head‌‌Properties‌‌Manager‌  ‌
Analyze‌‌scripts,‌‌create‌‌a‌‌prop‌‌list,‌‌build‌‌and‌‌maintain‌‌props,‌‌set‌‌dressing,‌‌ 
manage‌‌an‌‌eight-person‌‌crew,‌‌collaborate‌‌with‌‌the‌‌rest‌‌of‌‌the‌‌theatre‌‌ 
department‌  ‌

❖ September‌‌2018‌  ‌

18‌‌Hour‌‌Theatre‌‌Festival‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌-‌‌Head‌‌Properties‌‌Manager‌  ‌
Analyze‌‌scripts,‌‌build‌‌props,‌ ‌create‌‌prop‌‌maps‌  ‌

❖ May‌‌2018‌  ‌

Antigone‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌‌Properties‌‌Manager‌  ‌
Build‌‌and‌‌maintain‌‌props‌‌and‌‌set‌‌dressing‌‌   ‌

❖ April‌‌2018‌  ‌

Student‌‌One‌‌Acts‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌‌‌-‌‌Properties‌‌Manager‌  ‌
Analyze‌‌scripts,‌‌construct‌‌both‌‌a‌‌prop‌‌list‌‌and‌‌map,‌‌collect‌‌and‌‌build‌‌props,‌‌ 
collaboration‌‌with‌‌costume‌‌and‌‌set‌‌designers‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌directors‌  ‌

❖ March‌‌2018‌  ‌

18‌‌Hour‌‌Theatre‌‌Festival‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌-‌‌Sound‌‌Technician‌  ‌
Analyze‌‌scripts,‌‌build‌‌and‌‌edit‌‌sound‌‌cues‌  ‌

❖ February‌‌2018‌  ‌

Ainsley‌‌M.‌‌Shapiro‌ (805)‌‌750-3737‌ ‌aussielover25@gmail.com‌  ‌

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Murder‌‌Mystery‌‌Dinner‌‌Theatre‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌-‌‌Properties‌‌ 
Assistant‌  ‌
Monitor‌‌and‌‌collect‌‌props,‌ ‌set‌‌dressing‌  ‌

❖ January‌‌2018‌  ‌

Gold‌‌Coast‌‌Wind‌‌Ensemble‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌-‌‌Stage‌‌Manager‌  ‌
Call‌‌cues‌‌to‌‌the‌‌booth‌‌and‌‌oversee‌‌stage‌‌right‌  ‌

❖ November‌‌2017‌  ‌

The‌‌Pirates‌‌of‌‌Penzance‌,‌‌Newbury‌‌Park‌‌High‌‌School‌-‌‌Properties‌‌Manager‌‌and‌‌ 
Stage‌‌Hand‌  ‌
Move‌‌small‌‌set‌‌pieces,‌‌maintain‌‌set‌‌dressing,‌‌monitor‌‌props‌‌stage‌‌right,‌ ‌make‌‌ 
small‌‌set‌‌dressing‌‌pieces‌  ‌

OUTSIDE‌‌WORK‌‌EXPERIENCE‌  ‌

❖ December‌‌2019‌  ‌
Miracle‌‌on‌‌34th‌‌Street‌,‌‌Conejo‌‌Players‌‌Theatre‌‌‌-‌‌General‌‌Theatre‌‌Technician‌  ‌
Managed‌‌children’s‌‌props,‌‌washed‌‌props‌‌after‌‌each‌‌show,‌‌spiked‌‌the‌‌set,‌‌taped‌‌ 
down‌‌all‌‌cords,‌‌checked‌‌and‌‌set‌‌all‌‌props‌‌and‌‌set‌‌pieces‌‌before‌‌each‌‌show‌  ‌

❖ September‌‌2019‌  ‌
Chitty‌‌Chitty‌‌Bang‌‌Bang‌‌Jr.‌,‌‌Conejo‌‌Players‌‌Theatre‌‌‌-‌‌Stagehand,‌‌Specialty‌‌Props‌  ‌
Managed‌‌children,‌‌helped‌‌with‌‌set‌‌changes,‌‌organized‌‌props,‌‌designed‌‌and‌‌ 
built‌‌specialty‌‌props‌‌for‌‌the‌‌show,‌‌assisted‌‌with‌‌mics‌‌and‌‌costume‌‌swaps‌‌when‌‌ 
necessary‌  ‌

❖ July-‌‌August‌‌2019‌  ‌
Young‌‌Frankenstein‌,‌‌Young‌‌Artists‌‌Ensemble‌‌‌-‌‌Backstage‌‌Technician‌  ‌
Manage‌‌props‌‌and‌‌prop‌‌table,‌‌assist‌‌with‌‌large‌‌set‌‌changes,‌‌set‌‌dressing,‌‌mic‌‌ 
changes,‌‌helped‌‌with‌‌strike‌  ‌

❖ June-July‌‌2019‌  ‌
C.I.T.Y.‌‌Internship‌,‌‌Conejo‌‌Players‌‌Theatre‌‌‌-‌‌General‌‌Theatre‌‌Technician‌  ‌
Assist‌‌around‌‌the‌‌theatre,‌‌clean,‌‌organize‌‌and‌‌help‌‌move‌‌costumes,‌‌assist‌‌with‌‌ 
auditions‌‌for‌‌the‌‌upcoming‌‌show,‌‌run‌‌sound‌‌for‌‌the‌‌current‌‌show,‌‌create‌‌a‌‌prop‌‌ 
list,‌ ‌Total‌‌hours:‌‌estimate‌ ‌57‌  ‌

❖ July‌‌2019‌  ‌
Proof‌,‌‌Conejo‌‌Players‌‌Theatre‌‌‌-‌ ‌Sound‌‌Technician‌  ‌
Operate‌‌the‌‌soundboard‌‌and‌‌manage‌‌all‌‌mics‌‌and‌‌sound‌‌cues,‌‌helped‌‌operate‌‌ 
lighting‌‌when‌‌lighting‌‌technician‌‌was‌‌absent‌‌   ‌

❖ February-March‌‌2019‌  ‌

Sweeney‌T ‌ odd:‌‌The‌‌Demon‌‌Barber‌‌of‌‌Fleet‌‌Street‌,‌‌Conejo‌‌Players‌‌Theatre‌‌‌- ‌ ‌
Properties‌‌Manager,‌‌Assistant‌‌Stage‌‌Manager,‌‌Set‌‌Dresser‌  ‌
Manage‌‌all‌‌props‌‌and‌‌prop‌‌crew,‌‌build‌‌props,‌‌help‌‌organize,‌‌move‌‌set‌‌pieces,‌‌ 
strike‌‌and‌‌set‌‌up.‌‌Total‌‌hours:‌‌estimate‌ ‌100‌  ‌

❖ January-February‌‌2019‌  ‌

Ainsley‌‌M.‌‌Shapiro‌ (805)‌‌750-3737‌ ‌aussielover25@gmail.com‌  ‌

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To‌‌Kill‌‌a‌‌Mockingbird‌,‌‌Conejo‌‌Players‌‌Theatre‌‌‌-‌ ‌Stagehand‌‌and‌‌Assistant‌‌Stage‌‌ 
Manager‌  ‌
Manage‌‌stage‌‌left,‌‌manage‌‌some‌‌props,‌‌help‌‌move‌‌large‌‌set‌‌pieces‌‌in‌‌three‌‌big‌‌ 
set‌‌changes,‌‌paint‌‌partial‌‌set.‌‌Total‌‌hours:‌‌80‌  ‌

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Ainsley‌‌M.‌‌Shapiro‌ (805)‌‌750-3737‌ ‌aussielover25@gmail.com‌  ‌

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