Sarah J. Fabian, M.F.A.  |  Joonhee Park

Academic Appointments

 

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Northeastern Illinois University - Chicago, IL | Starting August 16, 2022-Present

CMTT 333: Contemporary Theatre (Fall 2022 Online, Summer 2024 Online)

CMTT 334: Special Topics in Puppetry (Spring 2024)

CMTT 339: Technical Theatre Production (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)

CMTT 346: American Musical Theatre (Summer 2023 Online)

CMTT 383: Professional Internship I (Fall 2023)

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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Northeastern Illinois University - Chicago, IL | August 16, 2016-August 15, 2022

CMTT 130: Introduction to Theatre (Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2022)

CMTT 130: Introduction to Theatre - Hybrid (Fall 2017)

CMTT 130: Introduction to Theatre - Online (Fall 2019)

CMTT 240: Stagecraft (Fall 2017)

CMTT 240: Foundations of Theatrical Design (Fall 2021)

STAM 300: The Performative Self - Exploring Identity and Character Through Theatre (Fall 2019, Spring 2021^)

CMTC 308: Independent Study - Advanced Technical Direction & AutoCAD (K. Garcia, Fall 2017)

CMTC 308: Independent Study - Advanced Carpentry (N. Baltudis, Spring 2020)

CMTT 309: Independent Study - Technical Direction & AutoCAD (K. Garcia & J. Merel, Spring 2017)

CMTT 309: Independent Study - Professional Development: Portfolio and Resumes (T. Stevens, Fall 2019)

CMTT 309: Independent Study - Advanced Carpentry (R. Denham, Fall 2019; N. Baltudis, Spring 2020*)

CMTT309: Independent Study - Advanced Stage Design (S. Acevedo, Spring 2020*)

CMTT309: Independent Study - Arts Management (P. Desai, Spring 2021^)

CMTT309: Independent Study - Advanced Puppetry  (R. Guerrero, Spring 2021^)

CMTT 333: Contemporary Theatre (Fall 2018, Spring 2020*)

CMTT 334: Special Topics in Theatre - The Art of Visual Storytelling (Spring 2017)

CMTT 334: Special Topics in Theatre - Musical Theatre, Europe (Summer I 2018)

CMTT 334: Special Topics in Theatre - Puppetry (Summer I 2019)

CMTT 339: Advanced Theatre Practicum (Fall 2016, Summer I & II 2017, Spring 2018 (2 sections), Summer I 2018, Spring 2021 Hybrid, Fall 2021)

CMTT 339: Technical Theatre Production (Spring 2021 Hybrid, Fall 2021 Hybrid)

CMTT 340: Set Design (Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Summer 2021 Online, Spring 2022 Online)

CMTT 346: American Musical Theatre (Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2021 Online, Summer 2022 Online)

CMTT 383: Professional Internship (S. Foster - Goodman Theatre Marketing Internship, Fall 2018)

ZHON 395: Honors Thesis (S. Foster - "The Future of Goodman Theatre: An Examination of Audience Development and Marketing Strategies

                     to Attract and Maintain Young Adult Audiences", Spring 2019)

CMTT423: Independent Study - New Play Development and Formation of A Theatre Company (C. Cheng, Fall 2019)

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* indicates converted to remote due to Covid-19   |    ^ indicates remote course due to Covid-19

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ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, Northwestern University - Evanston, IL | 2013-2015

Theatre 201:  Introduction to Design, Lecture and Lab Adjunct Instructor, 2013-2015

Theatre 241:  Scene Design I, Adjunct Faculty, 2013-2014

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SUBSTITUTE INSTRUCTOR, Columbia College Chicago - Chicago, IL | 2013

AutoCAD, 2013

Rendering for Theatre, 2013

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GRADUATE ASSISTANT, Northwestern University - Evanston, IL | 2008-2012

Theatre 241:  Scene Design I, Instructor, 2010

Theatre 241:  Scene Design I, Teaching Assistant, 2011, 2010

Theatre 119:  Production Laboratory - Electrics Instructor, 2010

Theatre 119:  Production Laboratory - Properties Instructor, 2009

Theatre 119:  Production Laboratory - Scenic Art Instructor, 2009

Theatre 119:  Production Laboratory - Scenic Carpentry Instructor, 2008

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DRAMA INSTRUCTOR, Trinity High School - River Forest, IL | April-June 2011

Acting I

Introduction to Musical Theatre

Introduction to Theatre

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TEACHING ASSISTANT, Hope College - Holland, MI | 2007-2008

Theatre Crafts I & II - Scenic Design segment

Advanced Scenic Design I

Advanced Scenic Design II

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MASTER CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

​Northwestern University, MFA Stage Design Program, May 2023

A one-day panel presentation to discuss representation and DEI for majority minority BIPOC and LGBTQI+ designers and directors to the first-year cohort in their American Realism Collaboration class. 

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Goodman Theatre, Presentation: Scenic Design, August 2017

A one-day presentation exploring the world of theatrical design to the Williams Medical Prep students. The Goodman Education area "is committed to using the art of theater for a better Chicago. We subscribe to the idea of arts as education—using the tools of our profession to develop generations of citizens who understand the cultures and stories of diverse voices. In partnership with schools, our focus on professional development with teachers hones their abilities to activate student learning. With both adults and youth, our exploration of authentic voice leads to conversations about identity and commonalities in shared experience. Using our art in service of a wider vision of social change is our guiding principle—and is an extension of Goodman Theatre’s vision and values as a cultural and community organization invested in quality, diversity and community." (https://www.goodmantheatre.org/Engage-Learn/)

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Steppenwolf Young Adult Council, Workshop: Scenic Design, February 2017

A one-day workshop exploring the world of scenic design. The Young Adult Council is "a unique program for passionate and motivated high school students who wish to learn the inner-workings of professional theatre from the most celebrated artists in the city. In addition to face time with these leading professionals, Council members attend the best plays in Chicago, learn how to analyze and speak about these plays and lead events for their peers around Steppenwolf productions. Council members meet once a week and receive a travel stipend for this rigorous and exciting work." (from www.steppenwolf.org/education)

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Master Class: The Art of Visual Storytelling, A Pop-Up! Grinnell College, Fall 2015

A two-day master class open to the students and faculty from the departments of theatre, dance, art and art history, and music. The class focused on storytelling through two-dimensional and three-dimensional mediums of found materials. Participants used personal life events as the basis of their story and used the found materials to create a piece of art that expressed their point of view. 

 

SUBJECT MATTER REVIEWER, ansrsource Content US, LLC

Gillette’s Theatrical Design and Production

Dallas, TX | 2015

Reviewed subject objectives and questions provided by ansrsource for a new online learning platform for Gilette's "Theatrical Design and Production" text in the areas of scenic design, scene construction and techiniques, and digital projection technology and design to ensure the authored objectives and questions are accurate. ansrsource is the preferred editorial services partner of the world’s leading academic publishers for the last decade.  They work with the top publishers creating content and learning solutions to fit their needs. They use creative, efficient, and inspiring teaching professionals and subject matter experts to assist them in a variety of disciplines—writing test banks and quizzes, preparing instructor materials, and filling a range of other roles.