Juan Ramirez, Jr.

Experience

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  The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Japanese Art Intern
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  Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Catechism Teacher
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  Freelance

  Jan 2006 - now

  Playwright

  Award-winning and internationally produced playwright and screenwriter, monologist, director, actor, filmmaker, producer and poet. Review full bio at website.

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  Lehman Stages

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  • House Manager, Box Office Clerk/Usher

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  • Costume Coordinator

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Stage Manager, Flyman, Sound Operator, Stage Hand

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
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  S.E.T. Series

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Director
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  BronxNet Intern

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Floor Manager, Camera Operator, Video Tape Operator, Teleprompter, Runner
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  The Bronx Journal

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Writer
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  The Bronx Journal on BronxNet

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Segment Producer

  Interview and Segment Producer/Writer.Guest invite – MARY FETCHET, founding director of Voice of September 11th and TATS CRU, professional graffiti artists and muralists.

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  INTAR

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Literary Intern

  Organized and archived scripts.Created archiving system and selecting process for admitted scripts.Creating Newsletter and Web design.

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  Drama Club NYC

  Sept 2014 - Jan 2015

  Facilitator

  Teaching playwriting and improv between the ages of eleven and seventeen.Coordinating performances and readings.

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  ART DEFINED PRODUCTIONS

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2023

  Teaching Artist/Facilitator

  Flip The Script Series are virtual workshops to the public through the non-profit organization Art Defined, sponsored by Poets &Writers and Bronx Council on the Arts’ Arts Fund Grant.Playwriting Workshops include: The Monologue Workshop, The One-Minute Play Workshop and The Dialogue Workshop.Film Workshops include: The Visual Storytelling for Film Workshop, The Horror Film Workshop and The Romantic Comedy Film Workshop. TV Workshops include: The Procedural Workshop and The TV Structure WorkshopWriting Process Workshops include: The Safe Space Writing Workshop, The PassWORD to Ideas Workshop and The Character Workshop. Show less

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  Borough of Manhattan Community College

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Guest director Keenan N. Charles workshopped and performed the short play Jump!, as part of the Theater Department’s virtual semester performance. Lecturer Karl O’Brian Williams THE 220 Page to Stage class, where students developed and performed the one-act play, One Act Of Kindness, as a final project. Students also adapted the one-act play into a recorded film version available on YouTube.Attended classes to provide students with Q&A sessions, directing, playwriting and film development notes.

  • Guest Playwright

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  • Guest Playwright

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
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  Bronx Council on the Arts

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  Teaching Artist

  Perform Your Monologue! WorkshopParticipants 17 and older learn the structure of monologues, performing the character and techniques on implementing the writer’s voice. Prompts where based on the virtual exhibition of Radical Elegance, specifically Renee Cox’s photograph, The Signing.The Playwriting WorkshopPlaywriting elements for beginning and professional writers, with a focus on character, structure, plot and theme.

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  CONCH SHELL PRODUCTIONS

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Guest Playwright with Artist Chat

  Moderated by Conch Shell Productions Literary Manger and Dramaturg Sergei Burbank, artists discuss the commitment to create art that articulates today’s stories and experiences.

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  Dramatists Guild Foundation

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2024

  Volunteer Event Coordinator/End of Play Partner

  Dramatists Guild Foundation hosts an annual initiative for member and non-member playwrights to write in community with End of Play Partners acting as facilitators.

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  HB Studio

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2021

  Guest Playwright Panelist

  Invited by and hosted by department chair to discuss and take Q&A from students about various subjects in the industry. Discussions based on careers in playwrighting and acting, opportunities in networking, best methods for self-promotion and production collaboration.

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  Queens University of Charlotte

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2024

  Featured guest Playwright and Poet

  Sponsored by The Center for Latino Studies in partnership with artist Edwin Gil, the live and virtual exhibition highlights the current cultural and artistic contributions of Latinos in the United States. Selected play: Coquito (2021), poem “Hey, You!” (2022) and others.Peer-reviewed

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  Naked Angels Theater Company

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

  Six weeks, once a week workshop, tailored to individual youth artists, working to develop a single work. Mentorship includes providing writing tools and resources, writing tips and prompts, research, process discussion and artistic development. Two-week intensive workshop for public high-school students, with a goal to explore playwriting and filmmaking. 2022: Students wrote, acted, directed, edited and produced short films, via Zoom. Naked Angels in partnerships with Good Shepard, hosted a workshop and open mic for participating youth. Develop, discuss and rehearse poems by youth.Host open mic, encouraging youth to perform their work live in front of supportive staff.

  • Teaching Artist, Writing Mentorship

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Teaching Artist with 3T Program

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Teaching Artist

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
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  MANHATTAN CLASS COMPANY, INC

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2024

  Playwriting Lab Director

  High-school level instruction, based on the fundamentals of playwriting.Students submit, share and receive encouraging group feedback within a safe space. Students develop a ten-minute, one-act or full-length for the FreshPlay Festival, and are prepared to engage with actors and directors in the rehearsal process.

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  Lehman College

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  Non-Teaching Adjunct as Director and Dramaturg

  Dramaturg work for student and alumni new work. Directing workshop production for Student Play Festival, led by Stephanie Stowe

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  Manhattan Theatre Club

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2024

  Teaching Artist as Actor

  Play development and the craft of playwriting for high school students.Participating Actor, in-class, rehearsal, and workshop performance.

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  Bronx Council on the Arts

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  Teaching Artist with SU-CASA

  NYC’s effort to enrich the lives of its senior citizens through the arts. The initiative connects artist with seniors in their local communities. Monologue Workshop: A Trip Down Memory Lane. A series of workshops totaling 40 hours designed for monologue writing for seniors. Each workshop encourages imaginative storytelling, highlighting unique voices. Senior participants engaged in a final performance called A Trip Down Memory Lane, sharing their stories with an audience.

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  New York University Tisch School of the Arts

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  • Pre-college level and undergrad students on the fundamentals of plays, TV and film. Introduction to Dramatic WritingWriting, discussion, feedback, and exploration based on character development, dialogue, world and setting, plot, scene, sequence, format, theme and genre. Final project consists of an original play, teleplay or screenplay. Introduction to Dramatic WritingPre-college level and undergrad students, on the fundamentals of plays, TV and film. Writing, discussion, feedback, and exploration based on character development, dialogue, world and setting, plot, scene, sequence, format, theme and genre. Final project consists of an original play, teleplay or screenplay. Invited by Tisch chair to appear for as a Guest Artist for Q&A with students. Informing students on the process of teaching, development, workshop tools and tips on the career of an artist and teaching artist.

  • Adjunct Instructor

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  • Adjunct Instructor

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  • Guest Teaching Artist with Undergrad Program

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
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  Atlantic Theater Company

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  Guest Teaching Artist

  Teaching fundamentals of poetry and performance poetry.

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  New York University Tisch School of the Arts

  Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

  Screenwriting IFundamentals of screenwriting, with a focus on analysis, discussion and reporting.Students develop, outline and write a two-page silent short, a 20 – 30 short film and a synopsis/pitch for a feature film. Playwriting IFundamentals of playwriting, with a focus on analysis, discussion and reporting.Students develop, outline and write a ten-minute play, cold read with actors.Students develop, outline and write a one-act play.

  • Adjunct Instructor

    Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Adjunct Instructor

    Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
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  Theatre Communications Group

  Jan 2024 - Jan 2024

  Feature Guest

  TCG National Conference: ChicagoThe Need For BIPOC Play Development Groups: American Theatre Group Play Lab led by Pandora Scooter, discussion on how to create a playwriting group and instruct the Liz Lerman process specifically for BIPOC playwrights.