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I am a theatre artist who is dedicated to integrating my dual passions: Theatre & Education. I am very devoted to helping students find their voice. It is my firm philosophy that creating theatre is crucial in shaping both individual and societal growth.
Welcome!

My name is Alyssa Mulligan.

I completed my undergraduate studies at the Pennsylvania State University, where I graduated at the top of my class with a B.A. in Theatre and a minor in Sociology. From stage to film, I have been fortunate to fill the roles of educator, actor, director, writer, producer, dramaturg, etc.

I was fortunate to work with the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia as the 2009/10 Education Apprentice. My experiences there included integrating the arts into K-8th grade classroom curricula, running an after-school drama program, teaching courses at the Walnut, assistant teaching at HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy, developing various study guide materials for our multiple kids shows, and understudying all of the roles for our Touring Outreach Company.

I just recently completed my M.A. in Theatre Education at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. While at Emerson College I was employed as both a Graduate Assistant to Dr. Robert Colby and in ArtsEmerson's Education/Outreach Department.

Currently, I am back in Philadelphia as a free-lance Teaching Artist working with theatre companies such as Walnut Street Theatre & Theatre Horizon. I am also employed by Darlington Arts Center as the Lead Teacher at their arts-based preschool.

Please feel free to look at my resume and samples of my work below!

Live Fully.
Laugh Often.
Love Much.

Just Be.

- Alyssa

EMERSON

Good news! I found out that I have been officially accepted into Emerson's Theatre Education Graduate Program for Fall 2010!!
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TEACHING ARTIST REVIEW

Another review from a recent workshop with Penn Charter:

“Thank you so much for the outstanding acting, directing, set & costume design, and publicity workshops. My students came back energized and so knowledgeable about their roles in the playwrights’ festival. It was a delight working with your talented teaching artists.” -Ruth Aichenbaum
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TEACHING ARTIST REVIEW

A review from a recent pre-school workshop.
Teaching Artists: Lori Aleixo Howard & Alyssa Mulligan

“I really enjoyed the way the instructors got the children interested and kept their interest. All of the interactive activities were appropriate for our age group. The program was absolutely fabulous, well put together, very interactive. The children simply enjoyed it.” -Lorraine Matthews, Owner/Operator, It’s in the Book Childcare
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PICTURES: Teaching

Here are a few pictures from my teaching experience at Chester A. Arthur Elementary School!



Lifeskills performance of "Where the Wild Things Are"


Lifeskills performance of "Where the Wild Things Are"


Autistic Support performance of "The Three Little Pigs"


6th grade performance at the Black History Month Assembly
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IMDB & WST FACULTY BIO

I just discovered today that I am on IMDB for "Neman."


Also, check out my bio on Walnut Street Theatre's website under Education: Faculty

http://walnutstreettheatre.org/education/faculty.php?id=60
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VIDEO: Outlaws Playwright Workshop

Here is a sampling of some of the shows I've worked on for the Outlaws Playwright Workshop at Penn State!

Outlaws is:
Penn State University's All-Original, All-Experimental, Completely Uncensored, mostly Undergraduate, Late Night, Black-Box Theatre EVENT!

(Keep in mind that we usually had about 4 days to mount each show.)


Detached (actor)
http://www.outlawspsu.com/videos/Detached.wmv


Wearing the Pants (Playwright)

http://www.outlawspsu.com/videos/WearthePants.wmv


Six Degrees of Orientation (Director)

http://www.outlawspsu.com/videos/Six%20Degrees.wmv


Cut! (Playwright)
http://www.outlawspsu.com/videos/Cut.wmv


Working Title (Actor)
http://www.outlawspsu.com/videos/WorkingTitle.wmv


Blue Genes (Playwright)

http://www.outlawspsu.com/videos/BlueGenes.wmv


The Perpetual Motion Machine (Actor)

http://www.outlawspsu.com/videos/perpetualmotion.wmv


Choices (Actor)
http://www.outlawspsu.com/videos/8.choice.wmv



Enjoy!
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