DARCIE CHAMPAGNE, MFA

Darcie.Champagne@gmail.com 347.529.9476

Educational Profile

Masters of Fine Arts (Acting) Actors Studio Drama School at The New School,
New York City, May 2007, Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Bachelors of Fine Arts (Musical Theatre) Emerson College
Boston, MA, May 2004, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Professional Profile

Assistant Director of Cultural Programming 2018- Current

Stockbridge Theatre at Pinkerton Academy Derry, NH
● Helps to curate the season by planning the scope of artists being presented for this 877-seat
professional performing arts center
● Handles all on-campus bookings and outside rentals of the space, including contracts, payments,
insurance, and all scheduling of the theatre calendar
● Negotiate contracts, riders, and agreements with artists, agents, and community partners in
compliance with the Academy’s accepted business practices
● Oversees all Box Office functions, ticketing system integration, student staff management, and
reconciliation of revenue
● Manages all billing, revenue and spending, including artist and vendor payments, while helping to
develop and maintain the annual budget

Arts Admin/ Marketing Manager 2016- 2018

The Dana Center at Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH
● Oversaw all Front of House operations at this 590-seat performing arts center including hiring and
training of house management, ushers and box office staff
● Handled all internal bookings of the theater through the on-campus Virtual EMS system
● Directly supported the Director and Assistant Director in all planning, organization and development
within the program on campus, in addition to all marketing of the season including writing press releases, social
media marketing, email marketing to patrons, communications with the press and advertising
● Oversaw all box office business by hiring and training staff and maintaining the ticketing system,
ShoWare.
● Managed all artist hospitality for food, drink and accommodations within a budget

Public Relations Manager 87th Season, 2017

Barnstormers Theatre Tamworth, NH
● Created all engagement and education programming for the summer season
● Built and redesigned the theatre’s public website
● Planned and promoted all special events for the general public and all Director’s Circle events for the
highest donors
● Consulted and helped to train the Marketing Manager on all e-marketing, press releases, and
communication to the press and public

Co-Founder 2015- 2016

TheatreTruck Pioneer Valley, MA

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● Co-founded a collaborative of interdisciplinary artists crafting new mobile and site-specific
performance
● Built the company website and developed all formatting and content
● Handled cultural community outreach, project coordination, logistics, and budgets

Adjunct Professor 2012 - 2013

Nashua Community College Nashua, NH
● Created the course content and syllabus for Intro to Theatre with a focus on theater and society,
theater’s relationship to culture, religion, and marginalized groups throughout the ages
● Created all lesson plans, tests, assignments, rubrics and the online resource site through Blackboard
● Developed Intro to Theatre into a hybrid course for greater student accessibility

Workshop Instructor
Voice and Speech for the Actor 2013
Support your Acting by Finding your Support New York Film Academy, NYC
● Developed and taught this specialized workshop for the acting students of Isaac Byrne, Acting
Theatre Director and Professor at New York Film Academy, to focus on their support and vocal techniques
when approaching character work.
● Worked with the voice to help actors access all colors, pitches, and dynamics of their vocal range
when delving into a character. Facilitated a better understanding of the physiological structure of the vocal
instrument. Taught the basic building blocks of the human voice; a readied body/instrument, breath,
positioning, phonation, support, registration, resonation and articulation-- all key in succeeding within the
demands of the professional theatre world.
● Applied this work to integrate with the students’ technique, freeing them to truly express the emotion
and intention of any character.

Private Coach 2007-Current

Voice and Speech for the Actor/ Acting & Character Development NYC, MA and NH
● Private Coach for auditioning actors and dancers, as well as beginners, in New York City, MA and
NH
● Create individualized lesson plans based on the needs and experience of the student within the
structure of the Vocal Flow Chart and the physiological structure of the vocal instrument, preparing for
auditions, booking the gig, and developing character. Also addresses the demands of the professional theatre
world from auditions to callbacks to delivering in rehearsals and performances.

Administrative Assistant Grants and Programs 2007- 2012

The Avon Foundation for Women New York, NY
● Gave support to the full Foundation staff of 15 people, including the President & Executive Team
● Managed responses for all requests for grants, donations, or support from the Foundation and
fulfilled all requests for supporting materials while creating Foundation templates for correspondence with the
public and other non-profits.
● Aided in various Global Program initiatives for Women such as Walk Around the World for Breast
Cancer and preventative programs for Violence Against Women

Workshop Instructor 2011

Booking the Gig, Workshop for Actors Atlantis Playmakers, Burlington, MA
● Created this Advanced Acting Intensive for intermediate to advanced actors focused on improving
their craft.
● Included a combination of approaches designed to prepare actors for professional work, including
scene study, vocal work, audition techniques and individualized audition material suggestions and approaching
the psychology of the audition room.

Company Manager 77th Season, 2010

Peterborough Players Peterborough, NH

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● Oversaw the Second Company of Acting and Production Interns (20 interns aged 19-38)
● Secured all housing, travel, and accommodations for entire Acting Company
● Ran basic operations of the theatre including community outreach, replenishing supplies, House
Management, organizing food for a staff of 40 people, and assisted the Managing Director in union documents,
correspondence, and operations payments.

Artistic Council 2006- 2010

Working Man’s Clothes Productions New York, NY
● Helped to oversee all artistic choices in building the theatre’s season and programming
● Managed budget implementation, educational initiatives and strategic partnerships
● Produced the 2010 GLAAD Media Award-winning production for Outstanding New York Theatre
and coordinated benefit performances and discussion panels

Instructor 2007
Advanced Acting and Scene Study American Place Theatre, NYC
● Taught Scene Study and Acting course for advanced actors in New York City. Built a class arch and
gave feedback and direction to students. Chose and assigned all material and created the syllabus and agenda
for the course.

Instructor 2000 - 2006

Dance Technique in Modern, Jazz, Ballet, Tap & Choreography NH, Boston and NYC
● Taught dance classes in the aforementioned disciplines of dance to various levels and ages ranging
from beginners to advanced students aged as young as 3 years old to adult, college and graduate students
● Instructed weekly classes, workshops, and was a choreographer for specific plays. Planned curriculum,
gave assessments, and final grades or recommendations.

Theatre Profile (resume available upon request)

Broadway
Broadway’s Rising Stars FEATURED Town Hall Theatre Dir. Joel Froomkin

Off Broadway
Women Beware Women Ens./Isabella US Red Bull Theatre Dir. Jesse Berger
Fake Empire* Belinda The Ohio Theatre Dir. Heath Cullens
Radiant Ruby* Ruby McGinn Cazal Theatre Dir. Jason Summers

New York Theater

Miss Lilly Gets Boned* Lara Lark Play Development Dir. Isaac Byrne
Fire Escape* Bertha America In-Play Dir. Lynn M. Thompson
I Love You, I Think* Celia American Place Theatre Dir. Michele Bossy
Take Out Chinese* Rhonda Wings Theatre Dir. Stephen
Brackett
Rosemary Rosemary Kennedy Richmond Shepard Th. Dir. Alex Hodge
I Used To Write on Walls* Joanne Gene Frankel Theatre Dir. Diana Basmajin
Senior Night* Nina Theatre Row, Studio Th. Dir. Moira Boag
Shaved Splits Cherry Red Door Theater Dir. Jason King Jones
InterCourse* Crystal American Place Theatre Dir. Isaac Byrne
Loving Gene Hackman* Wendy American Th. of Actors Dir. Wes Grantom
Men Eat Mars Bars* Solo Performance Under St.Marks Th. Dir.Jared
Culverhouse

Regional Theater
The Last Five Years Cathy Majestic Theatre, MA Dir. Gina
Kaufman

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Das Barbecu Brunhilde Barnstormers Th. NH Dir. Blair Hundertmark
Speakeasy Circus Pearlie ART/ Boston Circus Dir. Allegra Libonatti
JC, It’s Christmas* Julia Gold Dust Orphans Dir. Ryan Landry
33 Variations Clara Majestic Theatre, MA Dir. Max Williams
The Donkey Show Tytainia/ Lysander American Repertory Th Dir. Diane Paulus
Tonya and Nancy Tonya Harding American Repertory Th Dir. Janet Rosten
The Rock Opera*
The Full Monty Pam Barnstormers Th. NH Dir. Clayton Phillips
Lies & Legends Joanne Majestic Theatre, MA Dir. Russell Garret
Barefoot in the Park Corie Bratter Majestic Theatre, MA Dir. Rand Forester
Lumberjacks in Love The Kid / Dance Cpt. Greater Boston Stage Co Dir. Caitlin Lowans
Rocky Horror Show Columbia ART/ GoldDustOrphans Dir. Ryan Landry
The Full Monty Joanie Greater Boston Stage Co Dir. Caitlin Lowans
Broken, new rock musical* Heather Boston Conservatory Dir. Bart Mather
Hair! Shelia Sondheim Center, Iowa Dir. Randal K West
Cole, A Musical Memoir Featured Capitol Center, NH Dir. John McCluggage
The Spitting Image* Galatea The Factory Th. Boston Dir. Jared
Culverhouse
Once in a Lifetime Helen Hobart Peterborough Players, NH Dir. Gus
Kaikkonen
Little Shop of Horrors Mrs. Luce/Audrey US Peterborough Players, NH Dir. Peggy Hickey
The City of Silence * Niki Boston Center for the Arts Dir. Dante Russo

* Denotes Original Cast : Leading Role

Television, Film, Voice Overs

How Cast Media (VO) Resident Voice, 3 Years Howcast/ Google Parent Co
Rockland Trust Radio Spot (VO) Radio Call-in Voice VOX Marketing
Panasonic, The New Simple Host Humongous Media
The Kids Connection(TV) Co-Host WNDS; New England TV Station, 3 seasons

Directing, Choreography and Production Vocal Coach Experience

Singin’ in the Rain Choreographer Pinkerton Academy, NH
Das Barbecu Dance Captain Barnstormers Theatre, NH
Into theWoods Vocal Director & Choreographer Andy’s Summer Playhouse, NH
Lumberjacks in Love Dance Captain Greater Boston Stage Company
The Full Monty Dance Captain Greater Boston Stage Company
She Like Girls Assistant Director Ohio Theater, Off Bway NYC
The Other Mozart Production Vocal Coach Cherry Lane Th, Off Bway NYC
Desiree Burch’s 52 Man Pick-Up Production Vocal Coach Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Desiree Burch’s Tar Baby Production Vocal Coach Daryl Roth Th., OffBway NYC
Detroit Production Vocal Coach UMass, Amherst, CurtainTheatre
Chicago Co-Director/ Choreographer The Fireplace Theater, Emerson
Moulin Rouge, Staged Co- Director/ Choreographer The Studio Theater, Emerson

Professional Continuing Education

Darcie Champagne 4 of 6 Curriculum Vitae

. Cultural Equity Workshop: Undoing Racism and Building Cultural Change
New England Foundation for the Arts
Steward Cultural Development Group
Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH
Spring, 2019

.Association of Arts Professionals Annual Conference

APAP NYC 2019
The world's premier gathering of the performing arts presenting industry
January, 2019

. 17th Annual Idea Swap

New England Foundation for the Arts
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA
Fall, 2018

.Kripalu Yoga Teachers Annual Conference, The Power of Yoga Therapy

Kripalu Center, Stockbridge, MA
Fall, 2014

. New England Women’s Leadership Summit

Scholarship Recipient Participant
Nashua Community College
Summer, 2013

. Preparing for Online Facilitation

6 week on-line teaching course certification
Nashua Community College with Jennifer Marcolongo
Summer, 2012

. ACT Workshop
Assessment of Student Learning
Nashua Community College with Elizabeth Berry
Winter, 2012

Training Breakdown
Vocal:
- Voice and Speech for the Actor (2004 – 2007)
A Flow Chart Vocal System designed by opera professionals Nova Thomas
and Keith Buhl specifically for actors. Experienced teacher of this technique
Studied with: Nova Thomas, Keith Buhl, Dr. Chris Roselli, and Tim Hill
- Linklater Voice (2000 – 2004)
Designed by Kristin Linklater to liberate the natural voice and thereby develop
a vocal technique that serves the freedom of human expression.
Studied with: Susan Main (Senior Teacher) and Amelia Broome (Designated)
- Various Voice Study (1993 – 2004)
Studied with: Gary Durham, Dan Sullivan, Scott Wheeler, and Donna Lombardo
- Dialects/ IPA/ Neutral American Speech (2003 – 2007)
Studied with: Amelia Broome and Pat Fletcher
RP, Cockney, Standard American, Southern (intrusive and non-intrusive) Mid-Western, Boston/ New England.

Acting:
- The Strasberg Method (2004 – 2007)

Darcie Champagne 5 of 6 Curriculum Vitae

 Studied with: Mimi Turque, Joe Ragno (assisted), Arthur Storch, and Ron Leibman
- Acting for the Camera (2006 – 2007)
Studied with: Karen Ludwig
- Acting for Musical Theater/ Scene Study (2000 – 2004)
Studied with: Kip Nevin, Stephen Terrell, Sarah Hickler, Maureen Shea, and Dossy Peabody
- Shakespeare (2004 – 2007)
Studied with: Lisa Volpe, of L.A. Women’s Shakespeare, and Paul Rudd

Dance:
- Jazz, Tap, Modern, Ballet (Over 20 years)
Studied with: Marlena Yannetti, Tommy Neblet, Michelle Hoffman,
Gina Michaud, Stacy Smith, Shelli Beinvenue-Cook, and Jussara Zerbino.
Workshops with: Doug Varone (Modern) and Savion Glover (Tap/Hoofing)
Yoga:
- Registered Yoga Teacher, 200 Hours of Training
- Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association, Certified Member
Studied with: Jurian Hughes, E-RYT 500, MFA, Kripalu Center, MA
Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, RN, E-RYT 500, Kripalu Center, MA
Marureen Miller, E-RYT 500MA, Yoga NH

Professional Memberships
Actors’ Equity Association Union Member

Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association Certified Member

Leadership

The TEARS Foundation New Hampshire Chapter Leader, 2018 - current

The TEARS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization - Who seeks to compassionately lift the
emotional and financial burden from families who have lost a baby. We support bereaved families of NH by
offering a monthly support group which I co-facilitate, various remembrance activities throughout the year, and
grants to help pay for the unforeseen final expenses when a child dies.

Arts Presenters of Northern New England Board Member, 2019- current

Established in 1978, the Arts Presenters of Northern New England strives to build community among
presenters by promoting communication, the sharing of resources, and encouraging block booking of the
performing arts throughout the region. I serve on the Board of this arts collaborative in an effort to build
community and make connections among arts presenters in the region, thereby providing a richer cultural
experience for the community at large.

Lumos House, VT Board Member, 2018- current

Lumos House was created as a local community support and resource center for all families who have
experienced the death of a child during pregnancy, infancy, childhood or adulthood. The purpose of Lumos
House is to be a light in the darkness for all family after the death of their child(ren). I serve on the Board of
this wonderful organization, furthering the work I do for the grieving bereaved families who have suffered the
loss of a precious child.

Proficient: MAC & PC OS,Microsoft Office, MicroEdge Gifts, Outlook, iVisions, Access Online, Showare
Ticketing, SchoolDude, Virtual EMS, Google Drive/Suite, Social Media Platforms, Canva, Photoshop

Darcie Champagne 6 of 6 Curriculum Vitae