Amie Brockway

Theater Director/Writer/Teacher/Performer/Administrator

P. O. Box 959, Margaretville, NY 12455
Phone: 914-586-1660

Producing Artistic Director, THE OPEN EYE THEATER, 1984-Present

At The Open Eye Theater in the Catskills: Has devised a new play development program using local talent and Open Eye professionals working together.

Has directed fully staged performances: (Those marked with * were in residence with The Roxbury Arts Group.)

Has directed numerous developmental reading performances in residence with THE ROXBURY ARTS GROUP including:

CATSKILL MOUNTAIN ONE-ACTS: "Pipe Dreams", Evelyn Ellsworth "Swan Song", Ellie Serena; THE BOG WITCH,Anne V. McGravie; NO ONE'S HOME, Philip Potak; A LIAR'S STEW, Mark Rosenwinkel; ACROSS THE PLAINS, Sandra Fenichel Asher; I WILL SING LIFE, Sandra Fenichel Asher; SELKIE, Laurie Brooks Gollobin; BLUEPRINTS FROM SPACE, Mark Leiren-Young; READING LOUIS, Walt Vail; ONCE IN THE TIME OF TROLLS, Sandra Asher; AND THE TIDE SHALL COVER THE EARTH, Norma Cole; THE WISE MEN OF CHELM, Sandra Asher; AMBER WAVES, James Still;

At The Open Eye Theater In New York City:

Has produced more than forty mainstage plays; fifteen touring productions; eight Eye on Directors Festivals; and dozens of readings and workshop presentations of plays in development.

Has directed more than twenty premiere productions including: AND THE TIDE SHALL COVER THE EARTH, Norma Cole; EAGLE OR SUN (AGUILA O SOL), Sabina Berma ; GARDINIA'S 'N' BLUM, Nicholas A. Patricca; ANGALAK (Joseph Campbell Award), Walt Vail ; A CIRCLE ON THE CROSS, Thomas C. Jones; THE ODYSSEY, from Homer; THE WISE MEN OF CHELM, Sandra Fenichel Asher; SCAPIN,from Moliere

Devised Theater Orientation and Transition Project for adult basic education students in New York City, and program of arts-ineducation workshops and residencies for schools in New York City and Delaware County, NY, and surrounding areas.

Regional:

Directed premiere production of ACROSS THE PLAINS at The Coterie, Kansas City, MO.

Has directed developmental reading performances:

University and Summer Stock:

Has directed more than a dozen plays and musicals including:

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Member:

Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers; The Dramatists Guild; Past Co-President League of Professional Theater Women/NY; Board Member 1990-1996 ASSITEJ/USA (International Association of Theaters for Children and Young People, US Chapter); Founding Member NYC Family Theatre Consortium; Member Catskill Women's Network.