GLYNIS RIGSBY | CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Directing, Yale School of Drama, New Haven, CT, 2001
Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Drama, University of California, Irvine, CA, 1994
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
Associate Professor, Dramatic Arts and Program Director, BFA Dramatic Arts, New School of Drama, College of the Performing Arts, The New School
DIRECTION
Passage, with co-director Francisco Rodriguez Rivera, College of Performing Arts, The New School, Bank Street Theater, New York, 2023
Sunken Cathedral, HERE Arts Center here@home series, New York, 2020
Ursa Minor, with co-director Chaelon Bennett, College of Performing Arts, The New School, Bank Street Theater, New York, 2019
Spreading Canvas, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2016
She Kills Monsters, New School of Drama, New York, 2015
Sunken Cathedral, PROTOTYPE Festival, La Mama, New York, 2015
• “Mesmerizing...unfolding sequence fascinating throughout”(NYTimes) • “consistently hypnotic, alluring” (Wall Street Journal)
Sunken Cathedral, HERE Arts Center Culturemart , 2014
Ten Mile Lake (Staged Reading), id theater, New York, 2013
BFF (Best Friends Forever), The Tank, New York, 2011
Mercury Fur, The Tank, New York, 2010
The Rape of Lucretia, The Opera Project, New York, 2009
Check, Please, Players Club, New York, 2009
Into the Woods, Yale Dramatic Society, New Haven, 2007
The Devil’s Mistress, Le Wilheim/The Producer’s Club, New York, 2007
Sal, Dean, And Mary Lou, Samuel French Original Short Play Festival, NY, June 2007
Easier Said than Done, New School for Drama, New York, 2007
King Lear, Fordham University, Mimes and Mummers, New York, 2007
Britannia Triumphans, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2006
Black Snow, New School for Drama, New York, 2006
Showcase 2006, Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, New York, 2006
Beautiful Radiant Things, IGNITE06, Ohio Theatre/ALR Festival @ 3LD, NY, 2006
Sal, Dean and Mary Lou, New School for Drama, New York, 2006
The Mag-7: The Handlers, Naked Angels, New York, 2006
• “A creepily compelling family saga”and “the best of the evening” (TimeOutMagazine). “Highbrow/Brilliant” on New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix.
The Magic Bus, NYU Dramatic Writing Program, Cherry Lane Theater, NY, 2006
Sam and Samantha, 52nd Street Project, Newman Stage, The Public Theatre, NY, 2005
Word Infirmia: The Criminal Perspectives Project, NY Fringe Festival, Flea Theater, 2005
Rite of the Serpent Skirt, The Anima Project, Manhattan Theater Source, NY, 2005
Little Women, Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, New York, 2005
The Fuehrer Bunker, The Black Cat Group, New York, 2004
Going Home, Devai Theater Company, The Tank, New York, 2004
The Spidercrone’s Bargain, The Black Cat Group, Annex Theatre, New York, 2003
One Smart Trick & Desperately Single on the Upper East Side, The Producer’s Club, NY, 2003
The Persians, Prospect Theatre Company, New York, 2002
Attempted, Not Known, The Black Cat Group, Duke on 42nd Street, New York, 2002
The Nest , The Performance Project, Mazer Theatre, New York, 2002
The Cauldron: The Closing Guy, Horse Trade Theater Group, Red Room, NY, 2001
• “Glynis Rigsby directed the work with élan, creating gorgeous stage pictures with breathtaking simplicity and eliciting strong performances from each member of her cast.” (Off-Off Broadway Review)
La Voix Humaine, Yale University, Yale College, New Haven, 2001
Sincerity Forever Yale Cabaret, New Haven, 2000
•“Under the direction of Glynis Rigsby...the convoluted language of [Sincerity Forever] is highlighted effortlessly by the eloquent performers.” (Yale Daily News)
Poor Folk’s Pleasure, Ensemble Company of the Performing Arts, New Haven, 2000
• “This production sets the imagination on fire.” (Trumbull Times)
Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights, Cell Theater, San Francisco, 1998
The Chinese Art of Placement , Phoenix Theatre, San Francisco, 1998
• “Hilarious and heartbreaking... “so f*ing felt it makes you tremble” (SF Weekly).
INTIMACY DIRECTION
Spring Awakening: The Musical, directed by Iona McKidd and Isa Saade, College of Performing Arts, The New School, 2024
Heathers: The Musical, directed by Clay Baker Lerner, The New School, 2023
Passage, Co-Director Francisco Rodriguez Rivera, College of Performing Arts, The New School, Bank Street Theater, 2023
The First Sign (film), written and directed by Orli Hersch, 2023
To All The Ways To Say Goodbye, dir. Zinc Tong, Bank Street Theater, 2023
While We Wait (consultant), director Jordana De La Cruz, Bank Street Theater, 2023
Guerrilla by Ryan Kearns, dir. Yarrow Hachey, The Tank, New York Theater Festival, 2023
Roleplay dir. Hanah Pedersen, The Chain Theatre, 2023
PINK! by Stacy Davidowitz dir. Emma Richmond, 2022
The Moors by Jen Silverman dir. Yarrow Hachey, 2022
Carnal, by Nikhil Mahapatra dir. Nicky Maggio, Bank Street Theater, 2018
East of Berlin by Hannah Moscovitch dir. Katherine Teed Arthur, 2017
DRAMATIC WRITING/CONSULTING
Script Consultant, Glass/Mirror by Kenya Lewis and Jonathan Buckingham, dir. Candis Jones, Bank Street Theater, 2024
Adaptor, Alice Through the Looking Glass, 2023
Script Consultant, LIAR, Pop Up Theatrics, dir. Ana Margineanu, 2022
Script Consultant, Tar Sands Songbook, by Tanya Kalmovitch, 2023
Script Consultant, Ursa Minor, The New School, 2019
Script Consultant, Word Infirmia by Perri Yaniv
Co-Creator, Beautiful Radiant Things with Jane Ray
Co-Creator, The Führerbunker with Jasmine Rainieri
PRESENTATIONS / PANELS
Intimacy Workshops for Staff, Faculty, and Students: College of Performing Arts, The New School, 2018- 2024
Alsop Awards Granting Panel, The New School, College of Performing Arts, 2023
Theatrical Intimacy in Education, Brooklyn College, School of Theater, Faculty Workshop, 2022
Changing the Rules of the Game: Introducing Consent Culture, Pace University, Faculty Workshop, 2022
Consent Culture in Performance Practice: Re-building Theatre through Critical Assessment: Resonance, Reflection, and Refraction,
• Women & Theatre Program Panel, Association of Theatre in Higher Education, 2021
Intimacy in Performance: Changing Paradigms and New tools for 2020, Fordham University, 2020
Faculty Training Workshops, Intimacy Module, Co-facilitator with Lauren Whitehead and Reed Swier, New School College of Performing Arts, School of Drama, 2020
Recommendation for Teaching Performance During Covid-19, White Paper, Association of Theatre in Higher Education, Acting Program, 2020
Intimacy for Directors: Changing Paradigms and New tools for 2020, Fordham University, March 2020
EDI Faculty Training Workshops, Co-facilitator with Lauren Whitehead and Reed Swier, New School College of Performing Arts, School of Drama, 2020
A New Kind of Sex Ed: Shifting the Paradigm for Sex in the Rehearsal Room, Directors Program Panel, Association of Theatre in Higher Education, 2018
Visual Storytelling: the Director and Actor in TV and Film, 2016
• A presentation and demonstration for the New York State Theatre Education Association for their 2016 Professional Development Day in New York, NY.
Verbal Transactions and Communication Dynamics, Canon USA, One Canon Park, Melville, NY, 2016
• A presentation and demonstration of techniques for effective communication for regional sales managers and executives.
Acting for Film for the Uninitiated, Educational Theatre Association Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2015
• Introduction to the key issues and challenges that affect actors on-camera
Acting on Camera: The Transition from Stage to Screen, NYC Department of Education, 2015
• Professional development workshop for New York City arts instructors looking at how to transition young actors into camera work
Moderator for New York Film Academy Guest Speaker series:
• A Conversation with Bruce Altman, May 2016
• Jack of the Red Hearts screening with Taylor Richardson, Scott Cohen and Janet Grillo co-moderated with Jonathan Whittaker, 2016
• Royal Pains screening with Paulo Costanzo, co-moderated w/ Jonathan Whittaker, 2015
• The Knick screening with Eve Hewson, 2015
• A Conversation with Joe Lisi, 2015
• A Conversation with Erica Tazel, 2014
• Fort Bliss screening with Michelle Monaghan and Gbenga Akinnabe, 2014
• A Conversation with Steven Schirripa, 2014
• A Conversation with Stephen Moyer, 2013
Guest Panelist, Barnard College Scenic Design, 2002
• Advised students and submitted feedback on the final presentation of designs by Barnard undergraduate students under the supervision of instructor Eric Flatmo.
Moderator, American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, 1994-1998
• Led post-play discussions and produced a symposium featuring translator Michael Feingold, director Carey Perloff, and scholar Gitta Honegger for A.C.T.’s production of Mary Stuart, 1998
ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP
Founding Director, The Black Cat Group, New York, 2002-2007
Development Associate, New York Philharmonic, 2005-2006
Artistic Associate, Ensemble Company of the Performing Arts, New Haven, 2000
Artistic Associate, American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, 1994-1998
Associate Artistic Director, Encore Theater Company, San Francisco, 1996-1997
THEATER PRODUCTION/DESIGN
Betrayed, dir. Pippin Parker, The Culture Project, Consulting Asst. Director, 2008
Rounding It Out, Anna Deavere Smith/Yale School Of Medicine, Stage Manager, 2002
Mary and Myra, Todd Mountain Theater Project, Sound Designer, 2002
Curse Of the Starving Class, dir. Jim Simpson, Yale Repertory, Asst. Director, 2000
Life Is A Dream, dir. Elizabeth Stevens, Yale School of Drama, Assistant Director, 1999
Mary Stuart, dir. Carey Perloff, American Conservatory Theater, Asst. Director, 1998
No Mercy, Encore Theater Company, Producer, 1997
Home, dir. Carey Perloff, American Conservatory Theater, Assistant Director, 1994
Miss Julie, dir. Larry Biederman, Stages Theater Center, L.A., Assistant Director, 1992
COMMITTEES AND SERVICE
Co-Chair, University Faculty Senate, 2024/25 and 2023/24
Co-Chair, Full Time Faculty Affairs Committee, University Faculty Senate, 2022/23 Senator, University Faculty Senate, 2022-25
Faculty Affairs Committee, 2024/25 and 2023/24
Academic Policy Group, 2024/25 and 2023/24
Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice, 2024/25 and 2023/24
Drama Working Group, ongoing
Drama Curriculum Meeting, ongoing
Drama Faculty Committee, ongoing
CoPA Executive Committee, 2024/25 and 2023/24
Drama Executive Committee, ongoing
Drama Advisory Faculty, ongoing
Grade Appeal Committee, College of Performing Arts, ongoing
Assistant Professor of Contemporary Performance Search Committee, 2024
Associate Professor of Contemporary Performance Search Committee, 2022
Vice Dean of Production Search Committee, College of Performing Arts, 2021
Masters of Arts Management and Entrepreneurship Program Director and Search Committee, College of Performing Arts, 2020
General Manager Search Committee, School of Drama, 2019
Drama Leadership Group, School of Drama 2017-2023
BFA Curriculum Committee, School of Drama 2017-2021
Cultural Change Task Force, School of Drama
BFA Dramatic Arts Admissions Committee, ongoing
Academic Appeals Committee, BFA Dramatic Arts, School of Drama, ongoing
Social Justice Committee, The New School, 2019
BFA Curriculum Committee, New York Film Academy
Faculty Senate, New York Film Academy
Faculty Development Committee, Faculty Senate, New York Film Academy