Mackenzie Kirkman

Curriculum Vitae

kirkmamr@miamioh.edu
https://mackenzierainekirkman.weebly.com/

Education

M.A. Theatre & Practice, Miami University, 2019

Thesis: Man, The Creature: A Dramaturgically Driven Adaptation of
Dostoevsky’s Notes from a Dead House Advisors: Dr. Harkulich and Dr.
Armstrong
B.A. Theatre, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2016
Honors Thesis: In Defense of the Dramaturg: A Study of Method in an Undefined
Art Advisors: Dr. Anne Berkeley and Dr. Charles Grimes
B.F.A. Creative Writing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2016

Research Interests

Dramaturgy, mock executions, pre-Soviet Russian prison systems, Soviet theatre and music

Academic Appointments

Graduate Assistant, Miami University, 2017-19

Teaching

Miami University
Autism Spectrum Disorder Certificate 2019
Graduate Student Teaching Certificate 2017
Acting for Non-Majors, Instructor of Record, Spring 2019
• Developed new syllabus to teach acting basics to non-majors
• Facilitated discussions about department shows
• Provided students with a broad introduction to basic principles of theatre
Experiencing Theatre, Teaching Assistant, 2017-19
 • Lead 60 student breakout session every week
• Administrated and graded tests and assignments
• Guided group work and class discussions
Experiencing the Arts, Instructor of Record, Spring 2018
• Developed new syllabus and structure for the course
• Constructed a website for the class as a reference
• Collaborated with other arts grads to extend the program
Guest Lectures: CCA 182- Basics of Dramaturgy, THE 123-Connecting with Scene Partner,
THE 123-Basic Meisner Practices

Awards

Departmental Honors in Theatre, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2016

Terry Rodgers Scholarship, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2016

Conference Activities

Mid-America Theatre Conference 2019: Playwrighting Symposium: Playwright

Mid-America Theatre Conference 2018: Playwrighting Symposium: Dramaturg

Departmental Service

2018 Dean’s Advisory Board

2018-19 Season Selection Committee Literary Manager
2017 Mouth of Babes Theatre Company Board Member
2017 Advising Undergraduate Dramaturgs

Production Work

Dramaturg
Fall 2018 Deceptive Cadence: Stories from With Support of the Havighurst Center for
Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
and Shchedrin
Nov 2016 Beauty and the Beast University of North Carolina Wilmington
Aug 2016 The Traditionalist Women’s Theatre Festival of Wilmington
Feb 2016 Death of a Salesman Thalian Association of North Carolina
Mar 2015 At Risk North Carolina Theatre Conservatory

Assistant Dramaturg
Sep 2016 Punk Rock UNC Wilmington
Apr 2016 Mad Forest UNC Wilmington
Feb 2016 Burial at Thebes UNC Wilmington
Nov 2015 ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore UNC Wilmington
Apr 2015 Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are Dead UNC Wilmington

Director
Feb 2018 Almost an Evening Miami University: Independent Artist
Series
Mar 2016 The 4th Grade Presents
an Unnamed Love-Suicide UNC Wilmington

Assistant Director
Sep 2016 Punk Rock UNC Wilmington
Apr 2015 Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are Dead UNC Wilmington

Playwright
Feb 2019 Man, the Creature Miami University: Independent Artist
Series
Acting
Mar 2017 Amelia Tilford
The Children’s Hour UNC Wilmington