PROFILE: SHAUN MITCHELL

User Name

action3386

Name

Shaun Mitchell

Member Since

July 8, 2010

I'm a

Actor, Director, Language Arts/English Teacher

Hometown

Trumbull, Connecticut

Ages I Work With

High School

Bio

Originally from Cresskill, NJ, I currently live in Connecticut and teach English and African American Literature at Central Magnet High School, an exclusive school for high-achieving students.  In addition to my teacher duties, I will also be the Drama Club advisor starting in the 2010-2011 school year.

 

I'll be going full circle and make my directorial debut with Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the first show I acted in when I was 8 years old.  I've been seeing Broadway shows regularly since I was a kid and theatre serves as my escape from reality.  I love helping the younger generations make this world a better place and I am extremely thankful for getting to do what I do everyday.

 

I look forward to getting my PhD in either Literature or Sociology in the future.  As well as start a family!


Educational Background

B.A. in English - Sacred Heart University, 2008 M.A.T. - Sacred Heart University, 2009

Number of years teaching

1

Last show you worked on

Grease

Favorite Playwright

Mr. Tennessee Williams

Favorite theatrical moment

"Extraordinary Girl" scene in American Idiot / "Prologue" of West Side Story / Witch's Transformation in Into the Woods

Sondheim or Rodgers and Hammerstein?

Sondheim

Interests

I love studying cinema, playing tennis, reading great books, attempting to cook, going to museums, and traveling to new and interesting places. I also love to spend time with my friends, both here in CT and home in NJ.

Something you should know about me!

Though I may look like a student at times, I'm actually 24. I am a published writer, (very) amateur chef, and still play video games. True fact.

Accomplishments

While working towards my B.A. in English, I had a writing concentration. With those classes I had various works published, but won 2 college journalism writing awards for, oddly enough, a story about STDs in the freshman dorms. I later became an Arts & Entertainment columnist and assistant editor.

Upcoming Projects

A Midsummer Night's Dream - November 2010 You're A Good Man Charlie, Brown - May 2011

School/Organization Name

Central Magnet High School

Shows You've Worked On

West Side Story/ ...Forum / Brighton Beach Memoirs / The Apple Tree / Crazy for You / Dead Man Walking

Favorite Websites



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Actor, Director, Language Arts/English Teacher
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