Peacock CV
Raphael Peacock is an award winning classically trained actor, teaching artist, writer, fight director and director. He is a graduate of American Conservatory Theater’s MFA/Advanced Training Program where he was a Fellow. His work includes: Film, Television,commercials and voice-overs. he has appeared Off-Broadway and in Regional Theaters throughout the country. Raphael has also worked Internationally through the US State Department as an actor and educator. He has worked with people from all walks of life: Kindergarten to Harvard Teachers Conference, MIT to Rikers Island Prison. Raphael’s core belief is that theater education is vital to the continued growth of the individual. His wife is a drama teacher and the two met working for Project Liberty’s 9/11 Recovery Program. they reside in New York City with their daughter.
EXPERIENCE
The Juilliard School- K-12 Programs and Initiatives-Curriculum Specialist
5/2019-present
This division provides teacher and student support to Nord Angelia teachers internationally.
EXPERIENCE
Curriculum development and design for teachers and students.
Leading professional development for teachers in Qatar, Al Khor, Kuwait, Russia, Boston, New York, Charlotte and DC.
PD design and instruction within Global programming
Radical Action Committee redesigning and and creating diverse and equitable lesson for the Juilliard Creative Classroom.
Lincoln Center Theater -TEACHING ARTIST
5/2017-present
EXPERIENCE
Lincoln Center Theater -TEACHING ARTIST
5/2017-present
Learning English and Drama-a program for English Language Learners and English New Language learners to gain confidence speaking English and Acting through work on a chosen text.
Teach ELL and ENL students how to speak English with confidence and perform expressively.
Create and adapt scripts.
Assess students for ENL and ELL Blueprint.
Assess students for LEAD data collection.
Create and edit final sharing video for student self assessment and LEAD assessment.
Theater Development Fund-LEAD TEACHING ARTIST/GUEST ARTIST ACTOR
9/2002-present
Program taughts:
1) Stage Doors-a high school program designed to introduce students theater and teach theater skill students.
2) CUNY Stage Doors-a college program designed to build community through attendance and discussion of Off-Broadway Theater students devise work based on selected material.
Brooklyn College (1st and 2nd year graduate English Education students)
Borough of Manhattan Community College-Urban Male Leadership Academy
Lead teacher in this four-class model
Design and teach ensemble building exercises
Design and teach lessons based on the shows major themes
Teach Theater games that heighten comprehension of the play
Lead and attend professional development meetings
Devise and direct theater pieces based on student writing
Attend plays with students collection of real time data
MCC Theater Company-MASTER TEACHING ARTIST
11/2002-present
Schools programs designed to allow students to identify their own voices within the English, History and English Language Learners curricula. All classes include students with IEP's.
Validus Preparatory Academy grades 9-12
Discovery High School grades 9-11
High School for Media and Communications grades 9-11
Baruch College Campus High School grades 9-12
High school programs designed to enhance ELL, ESL, English and History classes in NYC public schools.
Design and teach professional development workshops for teachers
Design and teach lessons on Communication skills
Design and teach lesson on Public Speaking
Design and teach lessons on Acting
Design and teach lessons on Shakespeare
Direct annual Shakespeare production
Direct annual Social Justice project
Direct annual Poetry Slam proceeds sent to charity
Direct and instruct Literature to life theater pieces
MCC Theater Company-DIRECTOR WASHINGTON HEIGHTS YOUTH COMPANY
9/2010-present
The WHYC is a full year theater project for students of The George Washington High Campus. This is a campus wide program, students from all four schools are invited to join the company, no audition is necessary. The writing and acting instruction begins in October and culminates with an Off-Broadway show in the spring.
Lead instruction of acting technique
Build ensemble
Create and design lessons for student writing
Instruction on accents
Instruction on unarmed stage combat
Direct final show of an Off-Broadway show
Script development
Professional Performing Arts High School/Waterwell-DRAMA FACULTY/FIGHT DIRECTOR
9/2009-5/17
PPAS is a specialized school whose mission is to provide support to working actors in NYC. Each year over 3000 applications are filed for the 58 seats available at this audition only school. The small class size allows students to focus on their craft, work professionally and receive conservatory style training, as well, academic support. Courses taught; Theater Arts 6, Drama 1, Drama 3, Meisner Technique, Shakespeare, Miller, Williams, Wilson, Commedia Dell Arte, Modern American Realism, Stage Combat, Poetry and Devised Theater
Design curriculum for year long courses
Grading
Auditions
Parent Teacher Conferences
Assessment of final performances
Assessment of student shows
Professional Development
Audition preparation
Violence direction for 5 main stage productions
Shakespeare Society CO-DIRECTOR/LEAD TEACHING ARTIST
9/2007-5/2012
Educational programs designed to enhance the comprehension, analysis and performance of Shakespeare
Hunts Point Shakespeare Ensemble-The company is comprised of 5th and 6th grades from the Bronx. This full long residency culminates in a performance at 52nd street Project.
In-school residency program: A four class model designed to enhance English curriculum for Middle and High School classes around Shakespeare competency and performance.
Design and teach Shakespeare workshops
Direct final performance of full length Shakespeare production
Cut and create short Shakespeare scenes
Armed and Unarmed Fight Direction
Design and teach comprehension sessions
WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Theater Education, Professional Development, Acting and Directing workshops conducted at the following venues: ASAP (Accelerated Study of Associates Programming/CUNY) Bank Street, Barbados Community College, Billerica State Prison, Midnight Bus Launch Birmingham UK, Brooklyn College, Harriet Tubman House, Harvard Teacher’s Conference, JFK Library, Kennedy Center, Kingsborough Community College, LaGuardia Community College, LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts, Massachusetts Collaborative for Educational Television, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Missouri Repertory Theater, NYS Alliance for Arts Education, New York Historical Society, Pearl Theater Company, Shakespeare’s Globe Museum (UK), Queensborough Community College, St. Vincent and The Grenadines Community College, Talent Unlimited High School, US State Department, Utah Shakespeare Festival, VA Stage Company, University of Kingston (Jamaica), University of Wisconsin, Walnut Hill School, Walpole State Prison and Weston Playhouse.
EDUCATION
American Conservatory Theater, MFA/ATC, 1998
Ira T. Rock Fellow, 1996-1998
London Shakespeare Studio, Performance Certificate 1991 (Ted Lange Fellow)
REFERENCES
ALEX SARIAN
Director, Lincoln Center International
Asarian@Linconcenter.org
212-875-5560
CAROLINE AZANO
Director of Education and Outreach MCC Theater
CAzano@mcctheater.org
212-727-7722 ext. 222
LUCY THURBER
Playwright
Lucy.thurber@gmail.com
Telephone upon request