Merri Brewer

Experience

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  Actor (with The Campbell Agency) and Teaching Artist

  May 1990 - now

  Actor/Teaching Artist/Director

  • Faculty at KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts • Represented for broadcast by The Campbell Agency and a membership candidate of Actors’ Equity Association.• Taught Chekhov Technique for the Improvisor Workshop at Stomping Ground Comedy Theatre August 2019• Creative Arts Theatre and School August 2007- August 2015--Classes taught include Acting On Camera, Acting One for Teens, Advanced Improvisation, The Business of Show Business, and Master Studio• KD Studio, Actors’ Conservatory of the Southwest June 2001-July 2010 Representative classes taught include Adult Improvisation Levels One and Two, Teen and Children’s Summer Film Acting Camp, Acting One for Adults• International Thespian Convention, November 2008 Classes taught include An Introduction to the Michael Chekhov Technique and Improvisation• Private Coach 2001-present Teaching adult and young clients on-camera technique and audition preparation• Upstaged Comedy Club 1999-2001 Classes taught include Adult Improvisation Levels One and Two, and Teen Improv• As a Stage Manager and Production Assistant (representative):-Corporate show event stage manager with experience in large scale award shows, coordination of talent (orchestras, rock shows, and A-list acts), trade shows, and crew coordination. Clients include Planet Productions and InSphere.-Served as Second Assistant Director on the feature film Finding North, a movie with a multi-million dollar budget and national release. Show less

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  Creative Arts Theatre & School

  Sept 2010 - Sept 2015

  Producing Director

  Producing Director, Creative Arts Theatre & School, September 2010-present• Marketing and Press Relation duties include: press liaison, creation and approval of content of all promotional materials as related to productions and classes (press releases, posters, web content, programs, ads), all social media management (platforms include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube), creation of monthly email newsletter in Constant Contact. Produce promotional shoots for photographers and videographers. Shoot and edit short videos and slideshows (Windows Movie Maker). Successful management of organization's participation in North Texas Giving Day. Set-up season sales in box office software (Vendini) and utilize the software's marketing modules to email market shows to ticket buyers.• Artistic Director duties include: Selecting a season of shows in line with the organization’s mission, defining and working within budgetary restrictions, scheduling performance calendar, contracting directors and designers, overseeing all aspects of the theatrical productions• Partnering with the Executive Director in managing Education Department, board relations, volunteer coordination, and all other aspects of running the organization, including assistance with grant writing and other funding proposals. Show less

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  Theatre Three Inc.

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2019

  Managing Director

  • Responsible for the operation of the facility and the staff. • Supervises Customer Service Manager, Marketing Manager, Bookkeeping and Facilities Manager, Development contractor, IT contractor • Maintain and manage a thriving theatre which follows its mission. • With Artistic Director: grow the theatre's contribution to Dallas; budget; provide input into the schedule for productions; approve the theatre's public communications; fund raise; represent the theatre to the community; design special programming and other mission-related activities; provide input into the repertoire; • Hire, manage and support well qualified administrative staff and contractors, either as direct reports or through their supervisors; • Establish, monitor and meet annual budgets for operations and productions; • Negotiate, write, monitor and enforce contracts including those with Actors' Equity, the Quadrangle, and insurance companies; • Fundraise, including the annual campaign and other campaigns, grant applications to corporations, foundations, and government agencies; • Maintain relationships with donors, and; maintain donor records and acknowledgements; • Maintain accurate bookkeeping; monitor and control cash flow report; prepare budgets, projections and reports including those specified by the board; sign contracts and checks; • Provide complete and timely reports to the Board of Directors at each meeting, providing requested reports either personally or by other staff; • Represent the theatre to the broader to community, including all arts organizations, arts education entities, governmental bodies and others Show less

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  Theatre Three Inc.

  Sept 2019 - Aug 2020

  Management Consultant
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  SoloShoe Communications LLC

  Jan 2020 - Sept 2020

  Creative Associate

  Copywriting, marketing idea generation, social media management.