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"hmmmm....how does one make a living in the arts?..."

......................................................................photo by Fred Burkhart

Sabrina Chapadjiev
caponcapon2001@yahoo.com

Education

                       Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A. Interarts Composition, emphasis on Playwriting/Music Composition) cum laude
                       Eugene O'Neill National Theatre Institute
                       Chicago Arts Program
                       Neo-Futurarium School of Theatre
                       Playwriting classes with Beau O'Reilly (Curious Theatre Branch)

THEATRE

Productions

  Perhaps Merely Quiet
playwright
April 2006
  Security
playwright
Manhattan Theatre/Impact Theatre (NY)
  Security
playwright
Malmo, Sweden
  Security
playwright/director
Shakespeare and Co., (Paris)
  White Trash Silent Movie (ten minute play)
playwright/director
Bistrot Des Artistes (Paris)
  BUSH
playwright
Kilometer Zero, (Paris)
  The Insatiable Lite Duet
playwright/director
Lunar Cabaret, (Chicago)
  Perhaps Merely Quiet
playwright/director
Presser Hall, (Bloomington, IL)
  Whatever Happened to Savannah
playwright/director
Presser Hall, (Bloomington, IL)
  24 Hour Play Festival
actress
Fort Wayne, IN

Honors
            Creative Mechanic's One-Act Festival (Chosen to develop "Security")
            Artist in Residence- Kilometer Zero, Paris,
            Playwright in Residence - Curious Theatre Branch's Scaffold project
            Larry Shue Award for Drama for "Perhaps Merely Quiet" (Illinois Wesleyan University)

SPOKEN WORD

Venues:

 
Ladyfest Festivals (New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Paris, Texas, Amsterdam), two week tour of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, the Netherlands, National Poetry Slam, Wondergirl Festival (Nantes), Chicks that Kick (Chicago), Live Poets Society (Paris), La Nuit Blanche (Paris) numerous other venues.

Honors:
                       Spoken Word Artist in Residence, Demodokos Association, Lille, France
                       Recorded on Burkhart's Underground

Chapbooks (self-published)            
                       21st Century American Dream
                       Love Grenades
                       the thought of revolution
                       almost helium
                       One

Anthologies
                       Cliterature: 18 interviews with women writers" (editor/creator)                   

MUSIC

Venues

                       Gurlesque Burlesque, Chicks that Kick (Chicago), Ladyfests, Peacefest, numerous other venues.

Honors

                       Hosted C.H.A.T. songwriter's nights at Uncommon Ground, taught songwriting workshop at Burkhart Underground, featured on                        'Burkhart Underground' cd, featured on 'Chicago Arts' cd

Other Accomplishments

                       Host of Theatrical Open Mic- An open mic night geared to actors, playwrights, and directors. (New York)
                       Host of Speak-easy (Bistrot Des Artistes-Paris)
                       Creator- E.R.T.- an integrated arts club that focuses on the process of art rather than the product.
                       Organizer- Jane Festival-   Festival of local talent that raised money for a local woman's shelter
                       Implementer of Poemfone- Bloomington/Normal

Experience

  Theatre/Speech Coach
Elk Grove High School
off/on 2000-2004
  IHSA judge
Elk Grove High School
off/on 2000-2004
  Intern
Hedwig Dances
Sept.-Dec. 1999
  pianist/singer
Horseradish
Jan.- April 2003

 

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