Casey venema

EDUCATION & HONORS:
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA  | Expected Graduation: May 2018 | Current GPA: 3.89

BA in Theatre and English (Concentration in Film and Media Studies)

• Minor in Creative Writing

• Dean’s List, Fall 2014-Present

• Alpha Psi Omega- Theatre Honor Society

• Sigma Tau Delta- English Honor Society

• Alpha Lambda Delta - Academic Honor Society

• Active Chi Omega Sister- Chi Mu Chapter

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Publicity TA, Bucknell University Department of Theatre and Dance-Lewisburg, PA | October 2014 to Present

• Digital Video Editing Lab Assitant, Bucknell University- Lewisburg PA | July 2015 to present

• Sales Associate, Spencers Gifts- Virginia Beach, VA| July – August 2015

• Youth Community Theatre Director, City of Lemoore- Lemoore, CA| October 2013- June 2014

• Youth Swim Instructor, City of Lemoore-Lemoore,CA | 2012 to 2014

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Final Cut Pro/IshowU Instruction, Bucknell University Digital Video Editing Lab- Lewisburg, PA| October 2015- Present

• Children's Theatre, City of Lemoore- Lemoore, CA| October 2013 to June 2014 

• Competitive Swimming, City of Lemoore- Lemoore, CA| 2012 to 2014

THEATRE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

• Cap and Dagger Member |  August 2014 to Present

  • Bucknell University’s student-run theatre club.

• Play Selection Committee | Spring 2015 to Present

  • Play selection for the Bucknell Theatre and Dance Department season of the following academic year

• Bucknell Integrated Improvisational Ensemble | Fall 2015 to Present

  • ​Bucknell University's improvisational ensemble. Spoken word component.

• Lemoore High School Production Experience

  • ​Shakespeare's Spirit (Director), The Brother's Grimm: Out of Order (Director)

•  Red Ribbon Theatre | 2012-2014

  • Theatre focused on mental health, and social issues that affect modern day teenagers. Facilitated by Mental Health First Aid USA.

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE​

• Directing

  • Hearing Aid, Radium Girls (Assistant Director)

• Costume

  • Hearing Aid (Costume Designer), 101 (Assisstant Costume Designer), Tartuffe (Costume Assistant)

• House Management

  • ​East Meets West Dance Showcase, Fall 2014 Dance Showcase, Woman's Honor, Catastrophe

• Playwriting

  • 101

TRAINING:

• Mental Health First Aid qualified, directing, acting, teaching, improvisation, physical theatre, devising, dance, singing, masked performance .

SKILLS:  

•  Experience in: collaborative work, public speaking, copy-editing, basic Spanish and German, accents and other voice work, mask making.

• Proficient with: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Imovie IshowU, WordPress, Wix, Photoshop, Wondershare, Windows and Mac, Microsoft Office, and social media platforms .