John Clancy!

SUMMARY

135 Ridge Street #6C New York, NY 10002 Phone: ( (917) 539.3153 Email: johnclancy7@gmail.com www.clancyproductions.com

! As the Founding Artistic Director of The Present Company and The New York International Fringe Festival, I
have demonstrated exceptional vision, excellent organizational skills and the proven ability to inspire and manage an extensive and coordinated arts-management team. I am an internationally recognized live arts practitioner and advocate with extensive and time-honored relationships with presenters, producers, artists and the media in Australia, the UK and North America. As an artist, administrator and advocate for the American theater, I strongly believe in collaboration, community engagement and support and investment in the next generation of theater artists and audiences.

! EXPERIENCE ! 2002-Present Clancy Productions, Inc. Executive Artistic Director ! - Designed and implemented successful consultancies for theatre companies and arts organizations including New
York Theatre Experience, Inc. resulting in increased industry awareness, press coverage and organizational growth. Festival Fringe engagements. Oversaw marketing and publicity campaigns for all Clancy Productions shows during this period.

! - Led negotiations for six Off-Broadway engagements, two UK tours, an Australian tour and five Edinburgh ! - Primary spokesperson for organization, working with editors, journalists and partner arts organizations to maintain consistent, accurate and unique brand. ! 2008-Present
The League of Independent Theater Founding Executive Director

! -Conceived and directed the creation of the only 5016 organization dedicated to advocating for independent
theater in New York City -Led recruitment effort, resulting in over 300 company and individual members in the first year of organization -Drafted the first Performing Arts Platform, an eight plank platform presented to elected officials -Organized public forums with political candidates and elected officials to engage with independent theater artists

! 2012- Present

The LIT Fund Board Chair

! -Led initial Board recruitment

-Led initial participant recruitment, resulting in over 80 Off-Off Broadway companies joining in the first year -Primary public spokesperson for organization

! 2006-2007 Creative Capital Professional Development Program Team Leader ! - Led three-day workshop for selected artists, focusing on innovative and integrated approach to marketing and publicity in order to increase press coverage and event attendance. ! - Created Blank Page exercise, an easily-grasped, effective way of generating three press angles for any arts event. Exercise now to be used in all Creative Capital Professional Development workshops. !

- Currently developing Touring Workshop for Creative Capital to be offered to their grantees. Initial workshop to be a one-day, comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities of international touring with strong emphasis placed on the immediate and achievable artistic goals of the touring artist or organization.

! ! 1997-2001 New York International Fringe Festival Founding Artistic Director ! - Original conceiver, advocate and public spokesperson of festival ! - Served as primary and final curator of festival, curating over 2,500 submissions ! - Worked with New York Citys Mayors Office, Parks, Fire and Sanitation Departments and elected officials to insure safe, orderly publicly accessible festivals ! - Created and oversaw supplemental Festival programming including Fringe Al Fresco (outdoor theatre) FringeU (panel, seminar and workshop series) and FringeJR (youth theatre series) ! 1992-2001 The Present Company, Inc. Founding Artistic Director ! - Produced over 40 productions, directed over 35, all world premieres ! - Led negotiations to lease 445 W. 45 Street Theatre Space and worked with Board and artistic ensemble to create and implement income-based business plan to run space ! -Led negotiations to lease The Theatorium, 198 Stanton Street, a 5000 square foot performance, rehearsal and office space on Manhattans Lower East Side ! -Created Magic Circle Series, a touring youth theater program ! -Created Public Works Project, a free outdoor theater program featured on televisions Good Morning New York ! EDUCATION
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BA, Theatre, Oberlin College, Oberlin Ohio 1 year of MFA program, Southern Methodist University

! AWARDS

Village Voice Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Direction, 2006 Six Scotsman Fringe First Awards, 2000-2009 Best of the Fringe Award, Adelaide Fringe Festival, 2004 Glasgow Herald Angel Award, 2002 New York Magazine Award for creativity, enterprise and vision 1997 San Francisco Playwrights Center Dramarama Award 1992

! PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS ! RELATED EXPERIENCE

Usual Suspect, New York Theatre Workshop Board of Directors, Armando Perez Community Center Advisory Council, New York Theatre Experience, Inc. Board Member, League of Independent Theater, Inc. Board Chair, The LIT Fund Featured Columnist at Clyde Fitch Report Featured commentator on Bravos Secret World of New York series Experiments in Theater Featured panelist for TimeOut New Yorks 40 Years of Off-Off Broadway issue Published in New York Times, Village Voice and Sunday Morning Herald Adjunct Professor of Theatre and Dance at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ