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B.A. University of Northern Iowa

Graduate: Fall 2014
Major: Theatre: Drama and Theatre for Youth.
Theatre: Performance
Internship Omaha Theater Company for Young Audiences
Summer 2014
Co-Teacher in creative drama camps for ages 3-16 emphasizing in:
Popular Themes including: Frozen, Tarzan, and Disney Jr.
Role Drama including: Harry Potter and A Night in the Haunted Museum
Performance Skills including: Comedic Acting, Improvisational Comedy, and Acting
Co-Director of the Production Camp Purple Cows Go Woof: The Improv Show!
Internship Orpheum Theater Center
Summer 2013
Emphasis: Theatre Education
Taught daily lessons for three two-week sessions with a team of 4 educators for grades K-6


Grant Assistant for Autism Speaks Grant Project
Spring 2013-Fall 2013
The grant, written and executed by UNI Professor Gretta Berghammer, was designed to integrate drama-
based activities into spectrum specific classrooms around the Cedar Valley. Job included:
Working with atypical students ranging from pre-k to 5
th
grade.
Assisting with 3 lessons per week by preparing costumes and supplies for lessons, compiling data on
the ABA teaching strategies, and detailing student progress in social and behavioral development.
Student Teacher at Kaleidoscope Youth Series
Spring 2013-Spring 2014
Kaleidoscope Youth Series is part of the Ghallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Centers programming for
young audiences ages k-5. As a member of the Education Team, my responsibilities included:
Devising ideas, lesson plans, and drama activities relevant to each shows themes, ideas, and lessons.
Lead and Co-Teach pre and post lessons at surrounding schools to both prepare and review their
theatrical experience, learning goals, and acting skills connected to the production they had seen.
Student Assistant at Spectrum Youth Theatre
Fall 2012-Present
Spectrum Theatre is a series of individual workshops designed to enhance the social and behavioral skills
of students on the autism spectrum. My various roles have included:
Working one-on-one with individual students during lessons.
Engaging students in creative drama activities of: role play, story drama, movement, pantomime, and
sensory awareness.


Devising Team Member: Playful Inventions
Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Playful Inventions is a theatre for youth piece devised and conceived by 13 UNI students and staff. By
including profile markers of students on the autism spectrum, the show was devised to be sensory
friendly with many moments of audience participation and play. This creates a play that is specific (but
not limited to) students and families of those gifted with autism.
Teaching Artist Actor Director Playwright

Samuel Card


319.215.6260
cards@uni.edu
samuelcard.weebly.com
EDUCATION:
EMPLOYMENT IN YOUTH THEATRE AND CREATIVE DRAMA
OTHER YOUTH THEATRE AND CREATIVE DRAMA EXPERIENCES



Volunteer On-Site Teacher at EPI (Exceptional Persons Incorporated)
Co-teacher with three other theatre teaching artists. Wrote and co-taught lesson plans to students grades
9-12 of various ability disorders. All verbal and physically challenged students.


Directing Jay Edenant UNI
Theatre for Youth Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski UNI
Improvisational Comedy Douglas Shaw UNI
Playwriting Cynthia Goatley UNI
Methods of Teaching Drama Gretta Berghammer UNI
Theatre in Education Gretta Berghammer UNI
Creative Drama Gretta Berghammer UNI
Devised Theatre Gretta Berghammer UNI
T.A in Devised Theatre Gretta Berghammer UNI


Orpheum Theatre Center:
Somethings Afoot Geoffrey Jay Edelnant
Dear Donna Solider/Ensemble Rod Caspers
Northstar Inc.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka Greg Holt
Peter Pan Captain Hook Greg Holt
*All productions at Northstar included working with adults of various special needs and abilities.


University of Northern Iowa:
Merchant of Venice Gratiano Richard Glockner
Playful Inventions Actor/Ensemble Gretta Berghammer
Lysistrata Old Geezer Cynthia Goatley
Mother Hicks Howie Gretta Berghammer
The Waterloo Community Playhouse (Summarized):
The Wizard of Oz Oz/Professor Marvel Anita Ross
The Nerd Thor Chuck Stilwill
The Black Hawk Childrens Theatre (Summarized):
And Then They Came for Me Hitler Youth Anita Ross
The Jungalbook Mowgli Tyler Stilwill
Lillys Purple Plastic Purse Chester Tyler Stilwill
Parabola Youth Theatre Troupe:
dont u luv me? CJ Greg Holt


Purple Cows Go Woof: Improv Show! Co-Director Omaha Theater Company
Spring Awakening Assistant Director UNI- Directed by: Jay Edelnant
The Arkansaw Bear Director UNI Student Theatre Association
Heart Director/Playwright UNI Ten Minute Play Festival
Its Cold Outside & A Unique New York Director/Playwright Waterloo Playhouse Speed Theatre
A Deadly Affair: Staged Reading Director/Playwright UNI Student Theatre Association
Pleasant Valley: Staged Reading Director/Playwright Self Produced


Gretta Berghammer
University of Northern Iowa
Professor/Mentor/Advisor
gretta.berghammer@uni.edu
319.273.2149
Brian Guehring
Omaha Theatre Company
Education Director
briang@rosetheater.org
402.502.4636
Pip Gordon
University of Texas at Austin
Employer at Orpheum Theater
designerpip@gmail.com
641.990.9969
Amy Hunzelman
Kaleidoscope Youth Series
Director of Education
amy.hunzelman@uni.edu
319.273.3660
COURSES RELEVANT TO YOUTH THEATRE AND CREATIVE DRAMA
PROFESSIONAL ACTING EXPERIENCE
OTHER ACTING CREDITS
EXPERIENCES IN DIRECTING AND PLAYWRITING
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES