1. Art and Diseño

BARBARA ANGER
109 Park Pl., Ithaca, N.Y. 14850
607 273-2171
Professional Experience
TEACHING
Academic
Lecturer Ithaca College Theatre Department - Teach Acting 1 and 2 to BA Drama majors and
minors, BFA Design and Tech, and Theatre Arts Management majors, as well as non
majors since 1985. Teach Acting 1 at the Ithaca College Summer High School
Program for college credit, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Northeast Senior Seminar, Ithaca College, 1986, 1988.
Lecturer Tompkins County Community College taught 2-credit mime class 1977-1981.
Master classes at many colleges and universities including - Antioch, Trinity, Bard,
Hampshire, Hamilton, Potsdam, New Paltz, U. of Ca. at Santa Cruz, NYU and more.
Other
Many public school residencies in New York State and California since 1975. Some recent
residencies include:
CF Johnson El., Endicott (Discovery Center Grant) 2004, Jennie F Snapp Middle
School (performing radio plays), Endicott 2004, two year long residencies at Greene
Intermediate School (Creating Hand Jive Poetry for Performance 1999 - 2000 and
Sports Paths 2000 - 01) through Empire State Partnership Grants, one year Watkins
Glen Elementary School Kindergarten 2000 -01.
Teaching Artist Southern Tier Institute, Institute for Arts in Education. Syracuse, NYFA.
Residencies, BOCES.
Including teaching Aesthetic Education to elementary and secondary teachers in the
Southern Tier Institutes Summer Teacher Training Program from 1989 to 2001.
Recent residencies include Charles F. Johnson El 2004, L.W. West 2002 and U-E
High School, 2000 in Union Endicott; Charlotte Kenyon El, 1998 and Harshaw
Primary, 2002 in Chanango Forks. Please contact for a longer list.
NYS Arts in Education Conferences 1983, 84, 86.
NYS Council for Children: One Voice for Children Conf. 1987.
Workshops for Gifted and Talented T-S-T BOCES 1986,87.
Staff Training for Special Programs Division of the Ithaca Youth Bureau 1980’s.
National Summer Intensives at Mischief Studio 1978-84.
WRITING for PERFORMANCE: 1975 to Present –
Adapted Aesop Fables new solo show for touring in the Southern Tier school
systems, 2004.
Date At Eight: Wrote and directed an interactive play about acquaintance rape for
production at Ithaca College and Cornell University. Toured to Binghamton U. 2002,
Dartmouth 2000 and Well’s College1989 and 1998. (This play was produced yearly
at Ithaca College between 1989 to 2001. From 1996 to 2000 Cornell produced it
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yearly for use at orientation and parents weekend.)
Begin With a Story: A performance with workshops designed for year long
residency at Watkins Glen El. for kindergartners, 2000.
Fables: A solo performance for children for touring during the 1997-98 school year.
Giants: The Past Into the Present: A solo performance for middle school in which I
created new stories with mythological characters, such as Athena, Freya and Sun
Woman, 1993.
Athletes and Alcohol: Wrote and directed a play about alcohol awareness for
Ithaca College freshmen athletes, 1992.
The Sky Is Falling: Henny Penny: Full length children’s play for a Mischief Mime Theatre
Co tour. It includes puppets and has an ecological twist, 1990 – 91.
Socially Transmitted Dread: Wrote and directed for production at Ithaca College,
Wells College and TC3 a play about socially transmitted diseases, 1990.
One Act Plays - Check List 1997; The Magic Trick1984; Jealousy Goes To A Party 1984;
Gussie 1984; Peace Piece1983; Interview with a Closet Jew 1982.
As part of Mischief Mime Co. authored or co-authored with Anne Rhodes or Jim Byrne The Banza 1990; Travelers 1987; Relationship In A Crazy World 1985;Truth
Decay 1983; Lies, Secrets and Friction 1983; You Can Do Anything 1982;
Wanderings Alone 1980; Loneliness of the Long Distance Feminist 1978; Common
Fears 1977; Relationships In Twenty-Five Moves or Less 1977 (Featured in Ms
Magazine April 1980); Body Play 1976.
PERFORMING:
1975 to present - toured with Mischief Mime Co. performing original theatre, a partial list
below:
General
Glines, and Giordano Productions Off Broadway, NYC; Women’s One
World Festival, NYC; Women On Stage, NYC; Mayfair Theatre LA, Ca.; National
Festival of Women’s Theatre, Santa Cruz, Ca.; West Coast Cultural Festival,
Yosemite Ca.; Boston Women’s Theatre Festival; Sisterfire, Wash. DC; Critical
Stages: Women In American Theatre, Albany NY; Indianapolis Children’s
Museum; Very Special Arts Festival for the Handicapped, Potsdam, NY Roberson
Center for the Arts and Sciences, Binghamton, NY; Munson Proctor Williams
Museum, Utica, NY; Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
Universities
U of California at San Diego and at Santa Cruz; U of Ohio at Columbus and
Cincinnati; Oberlin College; NYU; RIT; U of Illinois at Champaign Urbana, U of
Massachusetts; U of Maine; Wellesly; Antioch; Vassar; Trinity; Hamilton; Hobart
and William Smith; Cornell U; Syracuse U; St Lawrence; U of Maryland; American
U; U of New Hampshire; SUNY Potsdam, Albany, Cortland, Owego, and Buffalo.
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Public Schools
Performing and teaching in NYS and California, and residencies through BOCES,
New York Foundation for the Arts, Institute for Aesthetic Education with the
Syracuse Cultural Resource Center. (A list of schools supplied upon request.)
Libraries
In New York State: Dunham, Whitesboro; Seymour in,Auburn; Spencer; Owego;
Bath; Elmira; Watkins Glen; Tompkins County
Dinosaur Theatre Co.
1988 -1989 History of the World toured with to Akwesane Reservation
DIRECTING:
Vagina Monolgues by Eve Emsler, Ithaca College. Produced by the Rape Awareness
Committee for V-Day Celebration, 2000, 2001
Love Letters; Suicide Notes and Phaedra’s Monologue from Hyppolitus for a Suicide
Prevention Conference at Ithaca College, 1997
Chimera a new play by Judith Pratt produced by The Troika Association in collaboration
with the Ithaca Women’s Theatre Collective at The Kitchen Theatre, 1996
Rumplestiltskin Hangar Theatre Touring Company through Ithaca College, 1995.
Sex At Seven Cornell University, yearly 1996 - 2000
Date At Eight Ithaca College, yearly 1989 - 2002
VIDEO and FILM:
Darling - Kurt Louison Prodction, Ithaca College 2000
Conceived, wrote and/or acted in several video tapes and films dealing with interpersonal
communication, preventative dental care, historic renovation and other topics for
Cornell University Communications Department, Tompkins County Health
Department and Cable Television.
EDITING:
Revision Review of Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers by James Thomas
for a Third Edition by Focal Press, 2003.
GRANTS:
Tompkins County United Arts Fund Writing and production of new work for stage; Truth Decay 1982/83.
Storytelling, writing short plays and performing these pieces with Senior Citizens;
Three awards, 1982/83, 1983/84 and 1984/85.
City of Ithaca HUD Arts Program Grant - Teach mime and theatre to children in low
income housing.
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ILLUSTRATION:
Publications Build A Yurt: The Low-Cost Mongolian Round House by Len Charney,
Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. NY 1974.
Insight, issues 1-5 Published by New York Sea Grant Advisory Service in
Cooperation with U.S. Department of Agriculture1974 -1976
COMMERCIAL ART WORK AND RELATED WORK:
1996 Design and layout of a Lewis Hines Photography show (photos from Eastman
House) sponsored by the Southern Tier Institute for Aesthetic Education for exhibit
at STI Summer Session at Binghamton U and touring at participating schools.
1974 - 1990 Poster Designs for Mischief Mime Co.
1972 - 1975 Free Lance Artist and Scientific Illustration many departments at Cornell U.
1972 - 1973 Resource Information Lab, Cornell U Air photo Interpreter and Map Maker.
1970 - 1972 Empire Soils Investigations Inc. Graphic Artist (Geological site drawings).
1970 Geology Department, Cornell U Graphic Artist (Geological drawing).
1968 - 1970 Geotechnical Engineering, Cornell U, Air photo Interpreter (Air photo
Interpretation and map maker.
1967 - 1968 Banner Year Inc., Silk Screen Artist (lay out, design, photographic work and
screen cutting).
1966 - 1967 Paste up and Lay out Artist for the Five Towns Pennysaver, weekly
publications.
1965 -1966 Long Island Business Forms, Lay out and Paste up Artist.
Professional Training
ACADEMIC
1991 - Master of Arts in the Healing Aspects of Theatre (The Educational and
Therapeutic Uses of Theatre), Vermont College, Norwich University.
1968 – BA with specializations in Theatre Arts (Acting) and Fine Arts, New College,
Hofstra University.
OTHER
2005 – Raza Boxes, Paula Murray Cole
2004 - Block Printing, Ink Shop, Ithaca, NY.
2003 - Fiztmaurice Destructuring and Restructuring Voice Workshops –2 day
Shakespeare Intensive with Krista Scott and Ruth Childs. 2002 Workshop with
C. Fitzmaurice.
2003,& 2002 - Writing for Performance with Performance Artist Deb Margolin
2001 - Continuum Workshop.
1999 - Book design with Susan Weisand at Ithaca College.
2001 & 1998 - Alexander Technique Intensive at Ithaca College.
1998 - Feldenkrias Workshops with Carol McAmis and Abbe Lyons.
1997 - Computer Art Class including animation with Ray Ghirardi at Ithaca College.
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1990 - Mask and Movement workshop with Judith Pratt.
1989 - Interactive Theatre Workshop, Cornell University.
1988 - Creating Theatre Intensive with Lois Weaver of Split Britches.
1974 - 1986 Collaboration with Anne Rhodes as part of Mischief
1987 - 1994 Collaboration with Jim Byrne of Horwich Theatre, Mass.
1984 & 1985 - Writing with Katharyn Machon. 1984. With Deana Metzger and Judith
Katz at National Festival of Women’s Theatre in Santa Cruz.
1977,78,74 - Mime Intensives with Tony Montanaro Celebration Mime; Michael
Henry Mime Workshop; Rene Houtrides HB Studio, NYC and Marge
Helenchild, NYC.
1974 - Bookmaking with Janet Zweig, Feminist Art Studio, Ithaca.
1974 to 1985- Voice and singing lessons at CSMA.
Video collaboration with Marilyn Rivchin Cornell University.
American Sign Language with Penny Gill.
1972 to present - Classes in Action Theatre, contact improvisation, modern dance,
tap, African Dance, T'ia Chi Chuan, Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique and
Yoga, Studied at Dancemakers, Kaleidoscope, Cornell U., Dance Circle
Kirpalu and Ithaca College.
1972 to 1974 - Sculpture and woodworking with Deborah Jones, painting and
collaborative art with Betsy Damon at The Feminist Art Studio, Ithaca.
1970 to 1972 - Etching, silk screen and photography classes. Cornell U.
Academic Service
Dillingham Cares – Faculty Advisor, College Club connected to Broadway Cares,
Equity fights AIDS 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Rape Awareness Committee1988 –2002 produced many Campus Events.
Advisor for Theatre Minors 1988- 1996.
Safety Awareness Committee 1991.
Affiliations, Conferences, Awards, Misc.
• BOCES approved artist • Founder and Artistic Director Mischief Mime Theatre
Co.1974-1999 •Ithaca College Summer Institute, 2003 • Presenter North East Sexual
Assault Conference at Dartmouth College, NH, 1997 • Presenter - Folklore, Literature,
and Storytelling Conference 1996 • Colloquium Presenter 1991, Vermont College,
Presenter, Healing Aspects of Theatre • American College Regional Theatre Festival,
Presenter Date At Eight, 1993 • First Interactive Theatre Conference Cornell U.,
Presenter Date At Eight • New York Foundation for the Arts Ensemble Artist 1980’s •
PTA Counsel representative from BJ Martin EL. School, 1992-94 • Site Based Council
BJ Martin El. 1994 - 96 • Member of the National Association of Drama Therapy 1988,
89 • Award for Artistic Contribution to the Community 1986 • AIDS Volunteer 198687 Ithaca, N.Y. • Member of the Feminist Art Studio, Ithaca, N.Y. 1970 –1976.