Santana Berryman

• Point-of-contact and coordinator for adult programming at Bard on The Beach Shakespeare Festival, including:

Bard for Life, a series of recreational classes for adults of all backgrounds

Bard Studio, a series of free multidisciplinary workshops and trainings for theatre professionals

• Adapted Bard Studio program to engage multidisciplinary guest facilitators from local and international sectors
• Trained and mentored small team of emerging-artist interns
• Planned, organized and coordinated community-wide Bard Education events

• Developed and co-facilitated workshops for the Creating Together program, a five-day workshop series centered on historic document, Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow.
• Incorporated understanding of multiple learning modalities and access needs to develop workshop material for youth.
• Collaborated with youth in rural and remote areas via Zoom, email and paper mail

• Assisted with communications and on-the-ground event support for New Westminster-based gallery, studio and community space
• Networked at shows and events to engage emerging artists for Poetry Floodlight, a monthly poetry showcase
• Fostered community partnership with Moodswing Coffee/Bar, a neighbour and co-op space
• Created social media assets and website design

• Led theatre games and exercises with intent of building skills and confidence for young actors ages 10-18.
• Facilitated engaged and focused studio environment through classroom management techniques and modeling positive behavior
• Partnered with other instructors to plan and implement lessons following Carousel Theatre's objectives of accessibility, artistic integrity and community mentorship
• Ensured that all props, costumes and set were restored neatly to cabinets and/or storage at end of each class

• Produced and coordinated Bard Youth Fest, a 10-week mentorship program for youth culminating in series of performances at BMO Mainstage. Matched 160 young artists in "troupes" with facilitated workshops and rehearsals from 14 contracted mentors.
• Facilitated Play in a Day program, a hybrid summer camp in which youth create theatre over Zoom, then gather in-person to create short film of their work.
• Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-departmentally

• Managed Front-of-House for all performances including all aspects of audience services, cleanliness and building security
• Trained and supervised teams of 2-6 volunteer usher staff
• Acted as liaison between box office, bartending, stage management and technical staff
• Ensured smooth facilitation of rentals of East Van Cultural Centre's spaces for gatherings and community events
• Adapted to patrons' accessibility needs discreetly and efficiently to ensure comfortable theatre experience for diverse audiences

• Developed lesson plans and day-to-day schedules to successfully implement engaging arts programming for youth
• Represented Heart of Riverdale Community Centre in communications with the City of Whitehorse to gain funding for a field trip
• Wrote and directed shows, skits and other projects for young audiences
• Created posters, signage and social media advertising for student showcases