Curriculum Vitae:
Lisa K. Hermanson
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Employment
New Mexico State University 2019 - present
Virginia Commonwealth University 2017 - 2019
Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College, Lynnwood, WA. 2013 - 2017
Shoreline Christian School, Shoreline, WA 2015 - 2017
Meadowdale High School, Meadowdale, WA 2016
Dandylyon Drama, Shoreline, WA 2016
Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre, Seattle, WA 2013 - 2015
Shoreline Christian Church, Shoreline, WA 2009 - 2017
Seattle Pacific University 2008 - 2012
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University MFA, 2019
Theatre Performance/Pedagogy
Emphasis: Musical Theatre
Seattle Pacific University BA, 2012
Summa cum laude
Specialized Training
Piano: 20+ years under instructors: Dr. Marcile Mack, Dr. Wayne Johnson, Jennifer Holland
Voice: 6+ years under instructors: Marisa Guida (Estil), Linda Kappus, Jackie Koreski
Teaching Experience
New Mexico State University 2019 - present
Department of Theatre: Musical Theatre
Department of Theatre: Musical Theatre II
Department of Theatre: Singing For Musical Theatre
Department of Theatre: Theatre History I
Department of Theatre: Theatre History II
Department of Theatre: Art of Theatre: Majors (freshmen)
Department of Theatre: Senior Seminar
Department of Theatre via Honors College: Beginnings to Broadway
Department of Theatre: Intro to Theatre: Non-Majors (general ed.)
Department of Theatre: Intro to Acting: Non-Majors (general ed.)
Departments of Theatre and Music: Opera Workshop
Departments of Theatre and English: Playwriting
Department of English: Advanced Playwriting
Virginia Commonwealth University 2017 - 2019
Department of Theatre: Introduction to Stage Performance
Department of Speech: Effective Speech
Teaching Assistant: Musical Theatre Performance (upper-level)
Teaching Assistant: Junior Dialects
Broadway Bootcamps: How to Read Music - Workshop Series
Broadway Bootcamps: Audition Workshop Series
Private Vocal Lessons and Audition Coach
Shoreline Christian School, Shoreline, WA 2015 - 2017
Theatre Faculty
Dandylyon Drama, Shoreline, WA 2016
Musical Theatre
Meadowdale High School, Meadowdale, WA 2016
Guest Theatre Faculty
Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre, Seattle, WA 2013 - 2015
Musical Theatre
Shoreline Christian Church, Shoreline, WA 2010 - 2017
Musical Theatre
Seattle Pacific University 2008 - 2012
Teaching Assistant: Intro to Theatre
Teaching Assistant: Production Practicum (4 years)
Teaching Interests
Musical Theatre Theatre History Playwriting and Composition
Music For Actors Acting For Musicians Interdisciplinary Theatrical Studies
Acting Directing Stage Management
General Theatre New Works. Theatre Appreciation
Research and Creative Scholarship
Conference Presentations
Transforming Curriculum: Building Inclusion, Equity, and Access ATHE 2023
Theatre Programs at HSI Colleges and Universities ATHE 2023
The Equitable Rubric: Grading in the Musical Theatre Classroom MTEA 2024
R.I.S.E to Teaching Excellence: A Values-Based Framework NMHEAR 2024
Creative Scholarship
The Golden Door: A New Musical, currently in development
Staged Reading Spring 2019
NMSU Arts and Sciences Seed Funding Grant Spring 2022
High Desert Play Festival Participant: Workshop Winter 2024
Service and Administrative Experience
New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Awards
Guest Artist: Musical Theatre 2020 - present
Adjudicator 2020 - present
New Mexico State University - Campus at Large
Faculty Senate 2023 - present
Digital Faculty Fellow 2023
New Mexico State University - Dept. of Theatre
Marketing Committee 2019 - present
Supervisor: Student Employees 2020 - present
Box Office and Ticketing Coordinator 2021 - present
Programmer: Box Office, Dept. Website (Occasional) 2020 - present
Student Success and Retention: Concerns, Social Media 2020 - present
Search Committee: Admin. Assistant 2021
Faculty Mentor 2021 - present
Audition Coach 2019 - present
Rehearsal Accompaniment 2019 - present
Virginia Commonwealth University
Coordinator: Effective Speech Department 2018 - present
Prospective Undergraduate Audition Committee 2018 - present
Guild of Graduate Students Fundraising Committee 2017 - present
Associate Music Director: Into The Woods 2018
Broadway Bootcamp: Graduate Supervisor 2017 - 2018
Senior Writing Consultant 2017 - 2018
Audition Coach 2017 - present
Rehearsal Accompanist 2017 - present
Edmonds College
Administrative Assistant 2013 - 2017
Branding and Mission Committee: Black Box Theatre 2014 - 2016
Search Committee: Theatre Technical Director 2014 - 2015
Front of House Manager 2013 - 2017
Box Office Manager 2013 - 2017
Concessions Manager 2013 - 2017
Event Lead 2013 - 2017
Professional Memberships and Awards
ATHE (Association for Theatre Higher Education) 2021 - present
MTEA (Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance) 2020 - present
SETC (SouthEast Theatrical Conference) 2019 - present
BRAVO Award for Service to the Department: NMSU Theatre 2021
American SouthWest Theatre Company: Above and Beyond Award 2020
Virginia Repertory Theatre Teaching Award 2019
VCU Graduate Teaching Assistantship 2018
Jennifer Jones Hundley Graduate Award 2018 - 2019