Ariane van Buren
arianevanburen@gmail.com | 646-519-1500
* Upcoming Projects
DIRECTOR:
* THE RETURN OF BETH'S DEVIL (Play Thesis reading) Marina Chan Barnard College Theater, New York City
* ELIZABETH'S WONDERLAND (Play Thesis reading) Marina Chan Barnard College Theater, New York City

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:
* HENRY IV, PARTS I & II William Shakespeare Opera House Arts, ME Meg Taintor
PERICLES William Shakespeare Barnard College Theatre, NYC Sharise Greene

DRAMATURG:
* ANNA CHRISTIE, Eugene O'Neill Signature Theatre, NYC Graf Mouwen
* 2076, Elisabeth Frankel, Columbia Schapiro Theatre, Elisabeth Frankel

DESIGN / PRODUCTION
Production Assistant, UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL The Public Theatre, NYC Mark Russell
Lighting Designer: MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE Alan Rickman St. Francis of Assisi, NYC Theatre District
Set Designer: TEDx, BARNARD WOMEN Barnard College Theatre, NYC
Costume Production: MADAME BOVARY Gustave Flaubert Barnard College Theatre, NYC
Costume Production: MIKADO Gilbert & Sullivan Blue Hill Troupe @ The Breakers, Newport, RI
Set Construction: RUDIGORE Gilbert & Sullivan Blue Hill Troupe @ John Jay College of Law Theater
Props Construction: GONDOLIERS Gilbert & Sullivan Blue Hill Troupe @Teatro del Barrio, New York City

DIRECTOR: Scenes
ANNA CHRISTIE Eugene O'Neill Barnard College, NYC Sharon Fogarty
TWELFTH NIGHT William Shakespeare Barnard College, NYC Sharon Fogarty
ANTIGO NICK, Adaptation of ANTIGONE Anne Carson adapting Sophocles Barnard College, NYC Sharon Fogarty
CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE Berthold Brecht Barnard College, NYC Alice Reagan
INFORMATION FOR FOREIGNERS Griselda Gambaro Barnard College, NYC Alice Reagan
DRY LIPS OUGHTA MOVE TO KAPUSKASING Tomson Highway Barnard College, NYC Alice Reagan
CLYBOURNE PARK Bruce Norris Barnard College, NYC Alice Reagan
A RAISIN IN THE SUN Lorraine Hansbery Barnard College, NYC Alice Reagan
THE INSURGENTS Lucy Thurber Columbia University, NYC Jackson Gay
ELEVADA Sheila Callaghan Columbia University, NYC Jackson Gay
THE MOORS Jen Silverman Columbia University, NYC Jackson Gay
INTERIORS Maurice Materlinck Columbia University, NYC Jackson Gay
METAMORPHOSES (director, dramaturg, designer) Mary Zimmerman Columbia University, NYC Chris Burney

TRAINING/EDUCATION:
ADVANCED DIRECTING Barnard College, NYC Sharon Fogarty
PRODUCING HISTORY & PRACTICE Barnard College, NYC Steven Chaikelson
SOUND DESIGN Barnard College, NYC Fitz Patton
DRAMATURGY Barnard College, NYC Linda Bartholomai
LIGHTING DESIGN Barnard College, NYC Besty Adams
DIRECTING I and II Barnard College, NYC Alice Reagan
FUNDAMENTALS OF DIRECTING Columbia University, NYC Jackson Gay
WESTERN THEATRE TRADITIONS: MODERN Barnard College, NYC Hana Worthen
SCENIC DESIGN; COSTUME DESIGN Barnard College, NYC Sandra Goldmark
WESTERN THEATRE TRADITIONS: CLASSICAL Barnard College, NYC Bill Worthen
NEW YORK THEATRE (Dramaturgy and Production) Columbia University, NYC Chris Burney
ACTING SHAKESPEARE Columbia University, NYC Michael Sexton
FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING Columbia University, NYC Mark Olsen
PH.D. Development Economics, Sociology, and Politics University of Sussex, UK Andrew Barnett
HONS GRAD. DIP. (M.A.) Energy & Economic Development Architectural Association, UK Gerald Foley
Double B.A. Architecture + History of Art, Magna cum Laude with Distinction & Prize Yale University, New Haven, CT George Hersey

THEATRE AFFILIATIONS:
Opera House Arts Board Member Stonington, ME
Harvardwood Member Martha Steketee
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs Association Member Chris Burney, Allen Kennedy

LANGUAGES: fluent English, French, German, Spanish, Italian; working Dutch; proficient Latin; some Chinese, Swahili

OTHER EXPERIENCE:
WEAVING; PORCELAIN MOLDING Kirsty Macdougal, Paul Sakaridis, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME
SINGER, Soprano John Cantrell, Nicholas White, St. Michael's Church, NYC
SINGER, Tenor Slavic Chorus, Collegiate Chorale Yale University, New Haven, CT
ACCORDION Player The Contrapolitans New York Country Dance
Certified SAILING Captain in New York Harbor Manhattan Sailing New York City
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING Werner Duttman Berlin, Germany
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, New York City
ARCHITECTURAL MODEL MAKING & DRAFTING Vischer & Weber Basel, Switzerland
PHOTOGRAPHY, ETCHING, COPPER ENAMELING, SILVERSMITHING, WOODCUTTING

PREVIOUS:
Co-Founder, INVESTOR NETWORK ON CLIMATE RISK Ceres Boston, MA
Founder, U.S. SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM: ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, NYC
Director Transnational Institute Amsterdam, Netherlands
Energy Associate International Institute for Environment and Development, London, UK

Dramaturgy, Directing, Design

English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian

Yes