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2021
August
•Spent a week in residency with  BREAD Arts Collective at Little Pond in Pennsylvania working on a new play ROAR by Lindsey Hope Pearlman.

July
•Directed, produced, and co-created The Art of No Time with The New Collectives. This digital, video physical theatre piece explores the challenges of motherhood, Zoom, and making art. 

February
• Joined the family business and started teaching Art at Transfiguration School in Tarrytown.

2020

March - onward:
•With remote learning and social distancing in full swing, I will be reading Harry Potter, out loud with voices a chapter a day. A new chapter will be read every day on Facebook Live, then posted here.
• The New Collectives produced Bug Play @ Home, video content for young audiences to enjoy from their homes. 

January - March:
• Bug Play is making it's NYC debut! The show runs every Sunday at 3pm through March 15 at The People's Improv Theater.

2019
October:
•Will be acting in Bug Play, a new play for young audiences by The New Collectives at The Scranton Fringe Festival.

June:
•Spent a week in residency at Barn Arts with The New Collectives developing Taylor Beidler's new play Groundswell. 

April/May:
•Will be playing the role of Escalus in The New Collectives reimagining of Measure for Measure, M4M at IRT Theatre.
•Started a new job as Audience Development & Marketing Associate at All For One Theater.

February/March:
•Acting (3/8) and directing in (2/27) Co-Op Theatre East's Radio COTE. 

2018
December:
•The Prezbos were back to host BREAD Arts Collectives' holiday themed variety show - CHRISTNIPS!  

November:
•Produced Zodiac Math by Elizabeth May with The New Collectives at MITU580.

August:
•Appearing in TOKOPHOBIA at the Furnace Festival.

June:
•Played Bev in a developmental reading of Groundswell, a new play by Taylor Beidler, produced by The New Collectives.

May:
•Hosted BREAD Arts Collectives' variety show, Pumpernips, as the duo The Prezbos

March:
•Played Andromache in Bryn Manion's new play Life Brief & Glorious at IRT Theatre. The show was produced as part of The New Collectives 3B Residency at IRT. 
•Facilitated The New Collectives' new play developmental workshop, Daily Development, at IRT

2017
November:
•Concluded a successful run of The Trojan Women, the last show in The New Collectives' 2017 Season, playing Andromache. 

October:
•Began rehearsals for The Trojan Women, the last show in The New Collectives' 2017 Season, playing Andromache. 
•Playing Fayette and Irv in BREAD Arts Collective production of Waiting For Lefty at Cloud City in Brooklyn. 

September:
•Appeared in Amios's Shotz: Homcoming

August:
•Ran two great sessions of The Young Collectives' Shakespeare Camp with the most campers to date. 

July:
•Spent a week at Barn Arts Collective in Bass Harbor, Maine with BREAD Arts Collective workshopping Lyndsey Anderson's Mountain Play.

May:
•Appeared in Amios's I Know What You Did Last Shotz!

June:
•Directed and co-created The Occasion of Existence. This dance/theatre piece based on the book Einstein's Dreams was the 2nd production in The New Collectives' 2017 Season.

April: 
• Was invited back to The International School of Brooklyn, to lead a Shakespeare workshop during their annual Culture Week.

February/March:
•Produced the first show in The New Collectives' 2017 Season, Buyer's Remorse, at the FRIGID Festival.

2016
September:
​• In development for The New Collectives 2016/2017 season.

July/August:
• We ran two great sessions of The Young Collectives' Shakespeare Camp.
• Serve as Lead Producer and Assistant Director on Steve Got Raped.  Show plays to full houses and receives great reviews. 

April: 
• We lead a successful Shakespeare workshop at the International School of Brooklyn.
• Development begins on Sam Gooley's  new play Steve Got Raped., which is accepted into the New York International Fringe Festival

March:
• The Young Collectives one day camp focuses on Macbeth.  Our campers mix up quite a creepy potion in their cauldron!

February: 
• The Young Collectives Mid Winter break Shakespeare camp goes wonderfully! We focused on As You Like It  and our campers had a blast!
• Named Artistic Director of The New Collectives

January:
• The New Collectives education wing, The Young Collectives, have expanded our programing. As lead teaching artist, assisted by company members, I am running Shakespeare camps though out the school year and leading workshops in schools. 

2015
October:
• The run of The Witches was a true success! Check out the wonderful review we received in Theater in the Now

September: 
• Rehearsals start for The New Collectives remount of The Witches. We run October 7th through 17th. Don't miss it!

July:
• The New Collectives are running a Shakespeare summer camp! The Young Collectives: Shakespeare's World  will be held at Court Tree Collective, 9am to 3pm (after camp from 3pm to 5pm available), Monday, July 20th through Friday July 24th. The camp is open to rising 2nd graders to rising 6th graders. Spread the word! Sign up! It's going to be great!

April:
• The New Collectives is throwing a fundraiser party for our remount of The Witches! It is Thursday, April 23rd at 7p at Raven's Head Public House in Astoria. There will be bands, a raffle, happy hour priced drinks, and an all around good time. Get your tickets now!

March:
• Rise and Fall has opened! It runs every Sunday at 8p March 1st to April 19th at People Lounge in the Lower East Side. Please visit the BREAD's  website for more info.

February:
• Rehearsals are underway for a remount of Rise and Fall with BREAD. The show will run every Sunday March 1st to April 19th at People Lounge in the Lower East Side. Please visit the BREAD's  website for more info.

January:
• So pleased to announce that the brilliant cast of The Witches have formed a new theatre company, The New Collectives! We are excited to continue our work on The Witches as well as develop new work. Stay tuned for more information regarding both.

2014
August:
• The Witches first performance is Sunday, August 17th! The show dates are August 17th, 18th, 24th  and 25th. 
Would love to see you there and share this labor of love with you!

June:
• The Witches begins performances in July! Check out our Kickstarter page and consider helping us reach our Kickstarter stretch goals!

March:
• Woo Woo was selected to more film festivals! The Queens World Film Festival at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, Queens. Woo Woo will be screening Wednesday, March 5th at 10pm. The Brooklyn Girl Film Festival at Launchpad (721 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY). Woo Woo screens on Thursday, March 27 at 6pm.

February:
• Rehearsals are under way for Eric Powell Holm's The Witches. So excited to be bringing this piece to life. More details to come!

January:
• New year and new look for my website...finally!
• Woo Woo was selected to be part of yet another film festival, the WOW: World of Women Film Festival in Sidney Australia.

2013
October:
• Woo Woo was selected to the
New York No Limits Film Festival

September:
• Remounted Wolfgirls at Greenpoint Gallery and Rise and Fall at Cloud City.
• The short film Woo Woo, which I shot in August 2011, was excepted to the following film festivals: Downtown Tyler Film Festival, International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts (Shorts and Micro Cinema) Los Angeles, Brownfish Short Film Festival NYC

July/ August:
• Played washed up folk singer Jane Plymouth in Oracle Theatre Company's production of All's Fair (Six Western) by Sergei Burbank

April:
• Recorded a new short play Drowning in Cake by Judith Leora for Spark and Echo Arts

March:
• Uncle Vanya is all recorded and headed to the editing room. Looking forward to sharing the final product.

February:
• Started rehearsal for a radio play version of Uncle Vanya. Recording in the beginning of March.

January:
• Thrilled to remount Rise and Fall as part of the Brooklyn performance space, Dead Herring’s farewell show.


Giverny Petitmermet © 2021
  • Home
  • Reading Out Loud With Voices
    • The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
    • Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
    • Matilda by Roald Dahl
    • Dr. Seuss
    • A Christmas Carol
    • Harry Potter: Out Loud with Voices >
      • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
      • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
      • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
      • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
      • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
      • Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
      • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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  • About
  • Resume
  • Production Photos
  • Recordings & Film
  • Producing & Directing
  • The New Collectives
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