HANNAH CORDES - RESUME |
DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
*Denotes Intimacy Choreography
Director – Theatre
School for Husbands, Molière
Theater at Monmouth – Monmouth, ME | 2024 [Upcoming]
The Comedy of Errors*, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Theater at Monmouth – Monmouth, ME | 2022 [Best Play, BroadwayWorld]
Collective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties*, Jen Silverman
Mad Horse Theatre Company – Portland, ME | 2022
A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2022
The Comedy of Errors*, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Fenix Theatre Co. – Portland, ME | 2021
Rabbit Rabbit, Shannon Wade & Nolan Ellsworth
Maine Playwrights Festival – Portland, ME | 2020 [World Premiere]
The Song Bird, Stacey Koloski
Stages – Portland, ME | 2019 [World Premiere]
Willy’s Excellent Adventure, David Susman
Maine Playwrights Festival – Portland, ME | 2019 [World Premiere]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2020
As You Like It, William Shakespeare
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2019
Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2018
Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl
Fenix Theatre Co. – Portland, ME | 2017
Macbeth, William Shakespeare
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2017
Fiends, Connor Pate
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2016 [co-director: Leo Levine]
Director - Staged Readings
School of Rock, Mike White
Theatre Contra, Philadelphia Fringe Festival – Philadelphia, PA | 2023
Mercury, Steve Yockey
Dramatic Repertory Company – Portland, ME | 2020
Secrets of Minnie, Tess Van Horn
assoc. with Goddard College – Portland, ME | 2022 [New Play Development]
milk, blood [excerpt], Alexandra K
Portland Stage, From Away – Portland, ME | 2021
Perseverance [excerpt], Callie Kimball
Governor's Tea, Blaine House – Augusta, ME | 2019
Play Me a Story
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2015-2022 [recurring]
Director - Film & Media
Hausfrau the Web Series, Adapted for the screen by Bess Welden, Hannah Cordes, and Todd Brian Backus
Hausfrau the Web Series – Portland, ME | 2020
Macbeth*, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2021
Play Me a Story: Living Room Series
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2020-2021[recurring]
Assistant Director - Theatre
Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov, trans. Stepan Simek | Dir. Tess Van Horn
Fenix Theatre Co. – Portland, ME | 2016
INTIMACY EXPERIENCE
Intimacy Choreographer - Theatre
I and You, Lauren Gunderson | Dir. Cait Robinson
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2022
Intimacy Consultant - Theatre
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | Dir. Bess Welden & AB Brown
Colby College - Waterville, ME | 2023
Last Ship to Proxima Centauri, Greg Lam [World Premiere] | Dir. Kevin R. Free
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2022
Perseverance, Callie Kimball [World Premiere] | Dir. Jade King Carroll
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2021
Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare | Dir. Peter Brown
Fenix Theatre Co. – Portland, ME | 2021
CREATIVE CONSULTANT/NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT
Secrets of Minnie, Tess Van Horn
assoc. with Goddard College | 2022
Pop-Up Wonderland (“Don't Foil My Dreams!”)
Stick-tü-itive, Inc. | 2020
ARTISTIC/COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Director of Education & Community Outreach | Arden Theatre Company – Philadelphia, PA | 2022 – Present
Education Director | Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2016 – 2022
Associate Artistic Director | Fenix Theatre Co. – Portland, ME | 2016 - 2018
Board Member & State Thespian Officer Coordinator | Maine Educational Theatre Association | 2016 – 2022
Associate Artist | Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2019 – 2022
Affiliate Artist | Compassionate Creativity | 2023 – Present
Teaching Artist/Facilitator/Guest Artist working with teachers, students (ages 3-18), and artists.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bucknell University – Bachelor of Arts: Theater and English Literature
Stockton Rush BARTOL Foundation – Trauma-Informed Practice for Teaching Artists
Movement Theatre Studio, Emmanuelle Delpech – The Ensemble Director and Devising
TFL (prev. Headlines Theatre), David Diamond – Theatre for Living, Applied Theatre, and Forum Theatre
National Council for Mental Wellbeing – Mental Health First Aid Certification
Compassionate Creativity, Kali Quinn – Devising, Physical Theatre, Mask, and Movement Design
Shakespeare & Company, Kevin Coleman – Directing and Teaching Shakespeare
Sally Wood – Stage Combat (hand-to-hand and basic weapon experience)
Paula Vogel – Playwriting / Teaching Playwriting
John Cariani – Playwriting / Teaching Playwriting
*Denotes Intimacy Choreography
Director – Theatre
School for Husbands, Molière
Theater at Monmouth – Monmouth, ME | 2024 [Upcoming]
The Comedy of Errors*, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Theater at Monmouth – Monmouth, ME | 2022 [Best Play, BroadwayWorld]
Collective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties*, Jen Silverman
Mad Horse Theatre Company – Portland, ME | 2022
A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2022
The Comedy of Errors*, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Fenix Theatre Co. – Portland, ME | 2021
Rabbit Rabbit, Shannon Wade & Nolan Ellsworth
Maine Playwrights Festival – Portland, ME | 2020 [World Premiere]
The Song Bird, Stacey Koloski
Stages – Portland, ME | 2019 [World Premiere]
Willy’s Excellent Adventure, David Susman
Maine Playwrights Festival – Portland, ME | 2019 [World Premiere]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2020
As You Like It, William Shakespeare
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2019
Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2018
Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl
Fenix Theatre Co. – Portland, ME | 2017
Macbeth, William Shakespeare
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2017
Fiends, Connor Pate
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2016 [co-director: Leo Levine]
Director - Staged Readings
School of Rock, Mike White
Theatre Contra, Philadelphia Fringe Festival – Philadelphia, PA | 2023
Mercury, Steve Yockey
Dramatic Repertory Company – Portland, ME | 2020
Secrets of Minnie, Tess Van Horn
assoc. with Goddard College – Portland, ME | 2022 [New Play Development]
milk, blood [excerpt], Alexandra K
Portland Stage, From Away – Portland, ME | 2021
Perseverance [excerpt], Callie Kimball
Governor's Tea, Blaine House – Augusta, ME | 2019
Play Me a Story
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2015-2022 [recurring]
Director - Film & Media
Hausfrau the Web Series, Adapted for the screen by Bess Welden, Hannah Cordes, and Todd Brian Backus
Hausfrau the Web Series – Portland, ME | 2020
Macbeth*, William Shakespeare (adapted by Hannah Cordes)
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2021
Play Me a Story: Living Room Series
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2020-2021[recurring]
Assistant Director - Theatre
Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov, trans. Stepan Simek | Dir. Tess Van Horn
Fenix Theatre Co. – Portland, ME | 2016
INTIMACY EXPERIENCE
Intimacy Choreographer - Theatre
I and You, Lauren Gunderson | Dir. Cait Robinson
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2022
Intimacy Consultant - Theatre
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | Dir. Bess Welden & AB Brown
Colby College - Waterville, ME | 2023
Last Ship to Proxima Centauri, Greg Lam [World Premiere] | Dir. Kevin R. Free
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2022
Perseverance, Callie Kimball [World Premiere] | Dir. Jade King Carroll
Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2021
Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare | Dir. Peter Brown
Fenix Theatre Co. – Portland, ME | 2021
CREATIVE CONSULTANT/NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT
Secrets of Minnie, Tess Van Horn
assoc. with Goddard College | 2022
Pop-Up Wonderland (“Don't Foil My Dreams!”)
Stick-tü-itive, Inc. | 2020
ARTISTIC/COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Director of Education & Community Outreach | Arden Theatre Company – Philadelphia, PA | 2022 – Present
Education Director | Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2016 – 2022
Associate Artistic Director | Fenix Theatre Co. – Portland, ME | 2016 - 2018
Board Member & State Thespian Officer Coordinator | Maine Educational Theatre Association | 2016 – 2022
Associate Artist | Portland Stage – Portland, ME | 2019 – 2022
Affiliate Artist | Compassionate Creativity | 2023 – Present
Teaching Artist/Facilitator/Guest Artist working with teachers, students (ages 3-18), and artists.
- Organizations include: Schools throughout New England (pre-K – 12th), Kimmel Center, Portland Stage, The Gamm Theatre, The SPACE, Colby College, Maine Association for the Education of Young Children, MAMLE, Maine Educational Theatre Association, Reading Roundup, Girl Scouts of America, Jamestown Arts Center, Maine Association of School Libraries, Maine Council for English Language Arts, Maine State Museum, Community Learning for Maine
- Teaching Artist Resume available upon request
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bucknell University – Bachelor of Arts: Theater and English Literature
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude
Stockton Rush BARTOL Foundation – Trauma-Informed Practice for Teaching Artists
Movement Theatre Studio, Emmanuelle Delpech – The Ensemble Director and Devising
TFL (prev. Headlines Theatre), David Diamond – Theatre for Living, Applied Theatre, and Forum Theatre
National Council for Mental Wellbeing – Mental Health First Aid Certification
Compassionate Creativity, Kali Quinn – Devising, Physical Theatre, Mask, and Movement Design
Shakespeare & Company, Kevin Coleman – Directing and Teaching Shakespeare
Sally Wood – Stage Combat (hand-to-hand and basic weapon experience)
Paula Vogel – Playwriting / Teaching Playwriting
John Cariani – Playwriting / Teaching Playwriting