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Joshua Seider Ritter

Email: Joshua.Ritter@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.Integral-Insight.com/blog/

MFA in Theatre Management 05/09, Wayne State University
BA (majors in Theatre and Arts Administration)
Minor: Philosophy 12/04, State University of New York Fredonia
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Theatre Experience

Goodspeed Musicals (2009 - present) East Haddam, Connecticut
Education Director/Music Librarian

Create and manage education programs and theatre tours for a range of students and schools, K-12, including the creation of Teacher Instructional Guides that serve as a marketing and educational tool for productions. Manage an education program with the Hartt School which includes the planning and supervision of an annual Goodspeed Festival of New Artists. Serve as the main liaison to the Hartt School. Manage an education program with the Tisch School of the Arts which includes the planning and supervision of the annual NYU residency program at Goodspeed. Serve as the main liaison to the Tisch program. Work with Development to find and coordinate funding for Education programs. Work with Marketing and Public Relations on a variety of publications and programs. Included in these are: The creation and management of “Goodspeed Conversations”, a series of events on each Opera House production which serve as community outreach. Participation in “Backstage At Goodspeed” events, held throughout performances and intended to introduce audiences to the work that goes on behind the scenes at Goodspeed. Participation in “Talkbacks” held after productions at the Norma Terris Theatre and used to gather valuable audience feedback on new works. Supervise the operation, organization, security, and maintenance of the Scherer Library of Musical Theatre. With senior staff, create and maintain relationships important to the continued growth of the collection. Support creative teams and producers in the gathering of research and with limited dramaturgical support as needed. Manage and promote Goodspeed’s internship program. Launch a development campaign for the library. Work directly with two boards to improve the library and educational programs. Took leading role in developing the Music Direction Intensive. Subsequently, planned, supervised and helped to market the first annual Music Direction Intensive. Gained CEU Provider status for the organization.

Hilberry Repertory Company (2006 - 2009) Detroit, Michigan
(08-09 Season) Director of Marketing
Managed all marketing and publicity for the Hilberry, Bonstelle, and Studio theatres at Wayne State University; exceeded income goals during a recession, conceptualized and developed imaginative sales promotions and created strategic marketing plans for six shows; secured, managed, and prepared copy for four strategic marketing deals with radio stations and three advertising deals with newspapers; secured and participated in six live radio interviews to promote shows; conducted market research to develop short- and long-term marketing plans; aided in the implementation of an email marketing campaign, utilized community outreach in theatre marketing and publicity strategic plans; provided leadership, direction and management to a marketing staff of four; provided marketing oversight for fifteen productions and an annual subscription campaign; managed $40,000 marketing budget; acted as Photoshop and InDesign mentor for company personnel; designed a portion of the departmental brochures and a portion of the show art for the Hilberry 2009-2010 season. Designed all materials and helped coordinate the Kent State and Wayne State Acting Showcase (2009). Course work: Public Relations and the Theatre, Interpersonal Dynamics, Marketing for the Theatre, Board Governance, Spanish Conversation; and taught Introduction to Theatre Management.

(07-08 Season) Box Office Manager
Duties included management of the combined box office for the Hilberry, Bonstelle, and Studio Theatres, season programming for three theatres, work scheduling for five staff members, rehearsal room scheduling and company comp. distribution. Other responsibilities included knowledge of ProVenueMax ticketing, marketing, development and subscription applications; processing ticket orders including phone, mail and in-person sales in addition to financial recording of daily cash audits. Wrote the Operations and Customer Service sections of a business plan for a new arts organization, led creation and management of a Box Office Ticketing System Research Study, an Informal Network Case Study, a Subscriber Party Event, and a Theatre Leadership Research Project. Course work: MBA Financial Reporting and Analysis, MBA Marketing Fundamentals, Theatre and the Media, Entrepreneurship in the Theatre, Human Resources and Financial Management and Managerial Strategy.

(06-07 Season) House Management Coordinator and Director of Recruiting
As Director of Recruiting, designed, created, and placed all recruiting materials for the Wayne State University Department of Theatre, budgeted and implemented a $21,000 advertising campaign, cultivated candidates and helped them through the application and interview process. As part of the Development Team, aided in the planning of numerous special events and fundraising initiatives; helped conduct a market research study to learn more about our subscriber base; assisted in creating a strategic development plan for the Theatre Department and helped construct a fundraising resource council. As House Management Coordinator gained, cultivated, and trained more than 100 additional volunteer ushers for the Theatre, developed and organized policies for house managers, ushers, concessionaires and volunteers, and coordinated all front-of-house ordering and maintenance. Completed and disseminated house management, concessions, fiscal, boutique and volunteer reports. Course work: Development, Leadership, Market Research, Subscription Campaigns, Graduate Design and Desktop Publishing.

Wicked LLC (2008 Summer) New York, New York
Internet Researcher
Researched and documented Wicked’s presence on social networking platforms, blogs, official and unofficial fan sites, and forums. Also, researched official cast member websites/blogs and important Broadway websites. Compiled and presented data to the Director of Marketing for Wicked, the CEO of Istros Media Corporation, and other key decision makers.

LAI Summer Camp (Colegio Santa Maria Del Camino) (2007 Summer) Madrid, Spain
Drama Director
Taught drama classes with the aim of improving Spanish speaking students’ understanding of basic text analysis, characterization, articulation, improvisation, and physicalization. Students wrote and performed their own scenes at the end of the class.

Dorset Theatre Festival (2006 Summer) Dorset, Vermont
Box Office Manager
Duties included season programming; management of staff; work scheduling; box office system installation and configuration.

Rockefeller Arts Center (03-04 Season) Fredonia, New York
Assistant to Director Jefferson Westwood
Duties included development, administrative tasks, show selection, and mass mailings.
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Theatre Internships

bdb marketing
New York, NY (Summer 2008)
Marketing Intern for Betsy Bernstein, Marketing Director of Wicked and the new Broadway musical Vanities. Assisted with the implementation of the marketing strategy for Wicked and Vanities and aided in building promotions for the shows.

Goodspeed Opera House
East Haddam, Connecticut (Summer 2004)
Producing and Literary Management intern for the Producer Sue Frost in Goodspeed’s Literary Management office. Aided in the reading and selection of new musicals; conducted a research study on contracts with Actors Equity Association for upcoming negotiations and performed the duty of liaison for writers in residency.

TheaterWorks
Hartford, CT (Summer 2003)
Interned in box office, house management, and administration.

Goodspeed Opera House and Norma Terris Theater
Chester, CT (Summer 2003)
Interned in house management, worked as an usher, and performed various administrative tasks.
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TEFL Experience

Powell Language Services (Winter & Summer 06-07) Taught business English classes; The Canadian Center (Winter 06) Taught classes for children and adults; English World (Winter 06) Taught business English classes; Aula Cero Idiomas (Winter 06) Taught business English classes; Language Activities International (Winter & Summer 06-07) Taught Drama/English classes for children and wrote and directed a short play that the students performed for their parents; Williams English (Summer 05) Taught business English classes.
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Other Certifications and Skills

Successfully completed “Supervising with Confidence” training (March 17, 2008)
Took part in a six-week leadership program in the Middle East.
Information Technology (June - August 2004) Windows Office
ProVenuMax and Astor Street Software for the Performing Arts
Certified in TEFL (December - March 2005) Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Desktop Publishing (January - May 2007) Adobe Photoshop
Eagle Scout, Spring 2000, West Hartford, CT
Golden Key International Honour Society Member
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Language Competence: English: Native Speaker and Spanish: Fluent
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