Martin Rodriguez

mhrodriguez1221@gmail.com

310 E Providencia Ave Apt 213, Burbank CA 91502 • (512)-917-1648

EDUCATION

·       The University of Northern Colorado             Master of Arts, Theatre Education                     December 2019

·       The University of Texas at Austin                   Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theatre Studies               May 2015

CERTIFICATIONS

·       Drama/Theatre Arts EC-12,    California, 2015

·       Theatre Arts EC-12                Texas, 2015

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS 

Los Angeles Unified School District – Theatre Teacher & Salary Point Instructor (see also PD); Los Angeles, CA                 

October, 13 2022-Present
       Grand Arts | Ramon C. Cortines School Visual and Performing Arts (High School)

·       Planned, coordinated, and taught after-school performing arts clubs for various elementary schools

·       Worked with students on performance skills, ensemble building, creative thinking, & performance projects

EdTA (Educational Theatre Association) – Teacher Leader (Theatre): Connected Arts Networks (see also PD)

April 2022-Present

·       Connected Arts Networks: Leveraging Arts Learning Communities for Teacher Leadership and Student Achievement

o   The overarching vision for CAN is to build a sustainable model of professional learning for arts educators to strengthen their pedagogy, instruction and leadership skills in order to better serve students.

The University of Texas at Austin – UTeach Theatre: Mentor Teacher; Austin, TX              

September 2022-Present

Cal-State East Bay – District Mentor Teacher (Theatre); Los Angeles, CA/Hayward, CA                   

August 2022-Present

Pasadena City College – Adjunct Professor; Pasadena, CA

September 2021-Present

Class: Studio Production – Rehearsal and Performance

·       Plan and teach class centered on performance participation in small-scale dramatic production.

o   Fall 2021, Summer 2022

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS 

The University of Texas at Austin – Guest Artist; Austin, TX

January 2021-April 2021

Class: Creative Drama 2: Elementary Theatre Methods

·       Taught sample lessons for the UT BFA Theatre Education students using elementary theatre methods.

·       Scheduled and supervised the student teachers as they taught their own theatre lessons, using elementary theatre methods, in my virtual classrooms.

The University of California, Los Angeles – Lecturer; Los Angeles, CA

November 2021- March 2022

Class: Performing Arts Methods for the Teaching Artist

·       Planned a course that provide opportunities for students to build a strong set of teaching strategies, skills, techniques and methods in order to successfully and confidently design and implement original performing arts lessons, taught to students in a variety of settings

Los Angeles Unified School District – Theatre Teacher; Los Angeles, CA                 

February 2016-Present
       Guest Director – Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts (Grand Arts High School)

·       Planned, coordinated, and taught after-school performing arts clubs for various elementary schools

·       Worked with students on performance skills, ensemble building, creative thinking, & performance projects

       Temporary Mentor/Coach  

·       Planned, coordinated, and taught after-school performing arts clubs for various elementary schools

·       Worked with students on performance skills, ensemble building, creative thinking, & performance projects

       Elementary Theatre Itinerant Teacher (June 13, 2016-October 12, 2022)  

·       Plan and teach elementary theatre classes ranging from grades TK-6th that use a variety of strategies that cultivate a high level of creative and critical thinking, teamwork, and reflection.

·       Produce small scale performances for schools and communities integrating theatre skills learned in class.

       Performing Arts Coordinator (October 2021-October 2022)  

·       Planned, coordinated, and taught after-school performing arts clubs for various Vena Avenue and Harding Street elementary schools.

·       Worked with students on performance skills, ensemble building, creative thinking, & performance projects

      Augustus F. Hawkins High School – Lead Theatre Teacher (February 22, 2016-June 13, 2016)

·       Planned and taught seven “Introduction to Theatre” classes for grades 10-12 that aligned with Common Core and the California State VAPA Standards.

·       Initiated and developed a broader theatre program that included a Devising for Social Justice Project and additional theatre classes (Technical Theatre/Theatre Ensemble) for students to select in the course catalog.         

ZACH Theatre: Performing Arts School – Teaching Artist (see also PD); Austin, TX                               

May 2013-May 2015, June 2021-July 2021

• Developed curricula/taught classes & summer camps for grades TK-6 (Story Drama, Creative Drama, and Acting)

• Worked with and trained interns in teaching strategies and summer camp curricula

Theatre 360: Performing Arts School – Outreach Coordinator/Acting Instructor; Pasadena, CA

June 2015-July 2016

• Developed and created outreach programming for after school performing arts classes, arts integration workshops, and school day shows.

• Planned and taught various performing arts classes for grades K-12 (Acting, Voice, Improvisation, Create-a-Play).

PD/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (FOR IN/PRE-SERVICE EDUCATORS)

EdTA (Educational Theatre Association) – Teacher Leader (Theatre): Connected Arts Networks

April 2022-Present

·       Connected Arts Networks: Leveraging Arts Learning Communities for Teacher Leadership and Student Achievement

o   Develop highly effective arts educators, building their capacity to address ED&I and SEL in their standards-based arts instruction through sustained, intensive, and job-embedded blended professional learning.

Los Angeles Unified School District – Salary Point Instructor; Los Angeles, CA                   

August 2021-Present

Class: The “Art” of Storytelling: Using the Universal Themes of Exploration & Patterns with Arts Integration

·       Guide participants in actively participating in arts activities connected to a wide variety of stories and curricular areas using the Universal Themes of Exploration and Patterns.

Bluepalm – Arts Coach; Montebello, CA/Pomona, CA                                                           

August 2015-February 2016

• Trained teachers and administrators in Bluepalm’s arts integration techniques through 5-week residency workshops in which I evaluated and assessed students, teachers, and schools.

• Lead opening, parent, and closing workshops in regards to the Bluepalm program.

ZACH Theatre: Performing Arts School – Arts Integration/PD Teaching Artist; Austin, TX                                  

May 2014-May 2015

• Developed, planned, and taught for the Arts Across the Curriculum and Arts Integration professional development programs for classroom teachers

AWARDS & HONORS

2021: New Teacher Award; California Educational Theatre Association (CETA)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2021-Present

Board Member-At-Large: California Educational Theatre Association (CETA)

2017-Present

            Co-founder and Board Member: Flat Tire Theatre Company

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

·       California Educational Theatre Association (CETA) – Member (2017-present)

·       American Alliance for Theatre Education (AATE) – Member (2014-present)

·       Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) – Member (2016-present)

·       Theatre for Young Audiences/USA (TYA/USA) – Member (2017-present)

WORKSHOPS, PANELS, & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

·       AATE (2022): Bilingual Latinx Theatre For and With Youth – Presenter

·       AATE (2022): Strategies for Introducing Racism in Theatre Classes and Rehearsals – Presenter

·       LAUSD (2021): New Teacher Winter Institute – Arts Integration – Presenter/Workshop

·       AATE (2021): Theatre Teachers of Color share Discoveries, Challenges and Successes – Presenter

·       AATE (2021): Culturally Responsive Theatre Ed - Translating Theory into Practice – Presenter

·       UT-Austin (2021): First Gen Students: Supporting Students with Arts Education Access – Panelist

·       LAUSD (2019): Best Practices in Questioning- What Administrators Are Looking For – Presenter/Workshop

·       TETA (2015): Calling All Future Theatre Teachers – Presenter

·       AATE (2014): Finding Our Way: Journeys of Emerging Theatre Teachers – Presenter

CURRENT PROJECT(S) (Research/Scholarship)

Theatre Teachers of Color: Writer – Book

·       Collaborating with nine other theatre teachers of color and Dr. Jo Beth Gonzalez (Temporary Stages II: Critically Oriented Drama Education) on a book about our experiences as theatre teachers of color. We further discuss how these experiences shaped our pedagogy, how we work in our classroom, how we work with students, and how we continue to strive to improve our field for all students and teachers of color.

PREVIOUS PROJECT(S) (Research/Scholarship)

Devising Theatre with Students in SPED/SLD Classrooms – Thesis Paper

·       Worked with a group of students in a SPED/SLD classroom to devise a theatre performance.

THEATRE EXPERIENCE

Flat Tire Theatre Company (flattiretheatre.org) – Co-founder/Hollywood Fringe Producer; Los Angeles, CA

May 2016-Present

·       Co-founded this LA-based theatre company that produces a yearly three-production season of new work

·       From 2016-2019, Lead Producer of over ten new works while managing all social media outlets, networking, and production needs and from 2016 to Present, Lead Producer of the company’s annual Hollywood Fringe Festival production

The Cohen New Works Festival – The Rainbow Connection (TYA): Project Lead/ Playwright/Director                       

October 2014-April 2015

• Lead and facilitated a devising & collaborating process with 20 UT Theatre & Dance undergraduate students

• Created a fundraising campaign and a community engagement aspect for the show that allowed the cast & crew to go into the community and connect while inviting the community to come to our production and engage

• Hosted one the festival’s first TYA productions as well as the first ever sensory-friendly performance created for families with students on the autism spectrum to come see a theatre performance in a safe and welcoming environment

Performing Justice Project – Actor/Facilitator

January 2014-May 2014

·       Investigated issues of social justice and creating an original performance piece around the discoveries.

·       Used the devising process from the performance we created to create an original performance with young women at a young women’s correctional facility in Hay’s County that also investigated issues of social justice

Alpha Psi Omega: Mu Chapter – Co-founder/Vice President                                      

March 2012-August 2014

• Planned and coordinated all events, productions, and volunteer work for the organization and the UT Department of Theatre and Dance

• Managed all social media outlets, our website, membership, marketing, and community engagement aspects of the organization

 SELECT ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE

The Sparrow                                      Pasadena City College                                          Director                      

A Devising Fiasco                              Pasadena City College                                          Director

3 Piggy Opera/Nanny Goats Gruff      Various Elementary Schools/LAUSD                    Director

The Twins of GillyGate                       Flat Tire Theatre Co.                                            Project Lead/Producer

Cringefest                                           Flat Tire Theatre Co./Hollywood Fringe Festival  Producer/Director

Devising Theatre for Social Justice      Augustus F. Hawkins High School                       Facilitator/Director

The Rainbow Connection (TYA)           2015 UT Cohen New Works Festival                   Project Lead/Director

Foiled by an Innocent Maid                Westwood High School                                       Director

Curiosity Cat: TYA Touring Show        Alpha Psi Omega                                                 Director

The Brementown Musicians-Bilingual Trinity Episcopal Middle School                          Director

Willy Wonka Jr.                                   ZACH Theatre (Pre-Professional Company)         Assistant Director

Wander & Wonder (TVY Production)  2013 UT Cohen New Works Festival                   Actor

The Balloon Project                            Patch Theatre Company/UT                                Actor

Spring Awakening                               Alpha Psi Omega                                                 Producer/Marketing Head