Ryan Paul North
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
E-mail: ryanpaulnorth @ gmail.com
Tel: (612) 272-5680
Professional info
For as long as I can remember, theatre has been a part of my life. I hope to continue to find personal and professional fulfilment as an actor, director, producer, and teacher of theatre -and- inspire others to discover and foster a love for theater and its many facets.
Children's Theatre
ST. ANTHONY COMMUNITY THEATER
● Director - Seussical
SPRING LAKE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
● Director - One Act Competition Play: Episode in the Life of an Author
RICHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
● Director - Fall Play: The Adding Machine
BUFFALO HIGH SCHOOL
● Consultant – Arts Magnet Program
● Teacher – Arts Infused Foundations Course
○ Developed/Taught 9th/10th grade arts based curriculum
○ Research and development of e-portfolios
○ Provided student assessment
○ Established and maintained parent communications
○ Assisted in the development of a diversity symposium
● Director / Producer – Reach! The Musings of a Teenage Soul, Experience the Experiment, +6 others
YOUTH PERFORMANCE COMPANY
● Director of Education & Outreach, Theatre Educator
○ Developed/taught classes including acting for the stage and camera, musical theatre,
monologue coaching, Shakespeare, auditioning, scene work, acting for the camera, and
others
○ Screened/hired/evaluated staff
○ Booked school residencies/nurtured school relationships
○ Developed/managed educational tours
○ Managed $100,000+ education budget
○ Developed/wrote grants/proposals
○ Developed relationships with other arts organizations
● Director – Holes, Annie Jr., Bridge to Terabithia, The Talk: An Intercourse on Coming of Age
● Statewide Tour Manager/discussion facilitator – Bang Bang, You’re Dead
HILLCREST COMMUNITY THEATRE
● Director – Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.
DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL
● Director – Cinderella, Still Life With Iris, Fame, Home on the Mornin’ Train, Cinderella
RAMSEY INTERNATIONAL FINE ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL
● Director – Fiddler on the Roof, Jr., Once On This Island, Jr., Bye Bye Birdie
NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE – YOUTH ACADEMY
● Theatre Program Director / Educator
● Director – Peter Pan, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pecos Bill & Other Tall Tales, The Emperor’s New Clothes
● Director/Writer – Snow White: New Glory for the Stale Story, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - MINNEAPOLIS
● Theatre Educator
● Director – Audience
ST. LOUIS MUNY CHILDREN’S THEATRE
● Assistant Program Director / Educator
HOMEWARD BOUND THEATRE
● Theatre Educator
● Director – Winnie the Pooh, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Honors
2006 Ivey Award Winner for
"The Talk: An Intercourse on Coming of Age"
Produced, Co-Wrote, Directed
Youth Performance Company
Related Experience
Spotlight Musical Theatre Evaluator with the Hennepin Theatre Trust 2009-2017
Professional References
Sheri Tamte
Implementation Coordinator,
Turnaround Arts, MN
Perpich Center for Arts Education
763-279-4188
Jacie Knight
Artistic Director,
Youth Performance Company
(retired)
612-623-9180
Catherine Conzet
(former) Director of Development, Youth Performance Company
612-379-4250
DeEtta Miller
Program Director (defunct), North Hennepin Community College – Youth Academy
763-218-8483
2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
Illinois State University
Bachelor of Science (Acting)
1992-1996