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234 Reservation Road, Hyde Park, MA 02136– 6174596124 – gregory.lumumba.allen@gmail.com
Gregory L. Allen
Experience____________________________________________________________
Teacher of Theater and Chorus Boston Public Schools Boston, MA
The Irving Middle School 2009 2015
● Teacher of Theater Arts and Chorus
● Member of Instructional Leadership Team
● Elected Member of School Site Council
● Chair of Arts Department
Boston Community Leadership Academy 2003 – 2009
● Taught courses in Theater Arts (I and II), Chorus, and Public Speaking
● Served as Curriculum Team Facilitator for Arts, World Languages, and Electives
20052008
● Coordinated the development, writing, and implementation of the Whole School
Improvement Plan for ELA
● Worked as member of Steering Committee for NEASC Accreditation
● Infused critical thinking, reflective practice, and writing skills into the arts
● Produced and directed student musicals and theatrical performances
● Planned and directed school assemblies, productions of original and scripted
student work and family/community events
● Served as faculty representative to Governing Board 20052008
● Chaired adhoc Leadership Frameworks Subcommittee
● Served as faculty representative to Leadership Team 20052008
● Chaired Accreditation Committee for the Standard of Mission and Expectation
● Facilitated professional development workshops on “Class, Race, and Gender”
Boston High School 1998 2000
● Taught courses in Theater Arts and Chorus
● Developed and implemented classroom and school standards for discipline
● Chaired Committee to Improve School Culture
● Organized and directed schoolwide antiviolence campaign
Brighton High School 1996 – 1998
● Taught courses in Theater Arts (I and II) and Chorus
● Served as Member of Planning Committee for School to Career Pathways
2. Adjunct Professor, Massachusetts Bay Community College 2009 2010
Taught undergraduate classes in Music Theory and Application
Artist in Residence 2001 2003
Garde Arts Center – New London, CT
● Taught drama and vocal music to children ages 7 – 12
● Directed children’s theater productions of African folktales
● Composed music and worked as musical director of original children’s theater production of
“Rock Around The Sound,” a play that fostered environmental awareness of Long Island
Sound
Instructor in Theater Department 2000 2003
University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
Taught undergraduate classes in “Beginning Techniques in Performance” and “Contemporary
Playwrights of Color”
Related Experience
● Member of Quality Work Group, BPS/Edvestors Arts Expansion Initiative
● Served as member of Edvestors Education Review Pane
● Presented workshop on “Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices” at Pilot Schools Sharing
Conference
● Led faculty discussions regarding Pilot School Conversion at Edison Middle School and
English High School
● Directed professional productions at Ensemble Studio and Bleeker Street Theater in New
York City
● Directed numerous college and university productions
● Cowrote, directed, and produced original play selected for New York International Fringe
Festival
● Directed productions at the Boston Center for the Arts, New Theatre Inc., and the Francis
Anne Canon Workshop Theater.
● Developed and directed stage readings of several new plays by playwrights Kirsten
Greenidge, Cynthia Robinson, and Randee Smith
Education___________________________________________
Certificate of Completion June 2010
Principal Residency Network
Center for Collaborative Education
Advanced Graduate Work in School Administration and Leadership June 2009
Northeastern University
Completed 18 graduate credits
Master of Fine Arts in Theatrical Directing May 2004
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Master of Education May 1999
Cambridge College, Cambridge, MA
