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Daina Valiulis

 

E-mail: dainavaliulis@me.com

Phone: 416-930-8649

Education
 

Honors BA; Theatre/Minor in English from the University of Toronto

High School Diploma

Self-taught digital artist (Artist of other media as well)

Various acting classes (specific list available upon request)

Work experience - Business/Organization
 

Co-founder and COO, at_play systems
(August 2012 - present P/T)

 

My job for at_play entails:

- Research

- Community outreach and customer aquisitions

- Being a voice in the room re: strategy, and organizing the execution of strategic goals

- Attending conferences and networking events 

- Contacting relevant media and getting press attention

- Contacting clients and organizing meetings

- Making sure the team is completing tasks in a timely fashion

- Making sure everyone is communicating effectively and frequently

- Organizing/chairing meetings, taking minutes at meetings

- Running the Twitter campaign

 

 

Co-founder, Shakespeare at Play

(August 2012 - present P/T)

 

My job for Shakespeare at Play entails:

- Research of all kinds

- Attending conferences and networking events 

- Contacting relevant media and getting press attention

- Contacting clients and organizing meetings

- Making sure the team is completing tasks in a timely fashion

- Making sure everyone is communicating effectively and frequently

- Organizing/chairing meetings, taking minutes at meetings

- Running the Twitter campaign

 

 

Costume and Props Designer, Miss Julie

Martha Rose Productions, May - June 2015


- Created plans for set, costumes and props

- Worked within a budget to buy materials 

- Held fittings with the actors

- Sourced costumes, made repairs where necessary

- Created and sourced props according to my designs

- Made props (including 7 birds whose heads got cut off in the show and bled)

 

 

Designer, Beauty and the Geek

Solar Stage, May - June 2015


- Created plans for set, costumes and props

- Worked within a budget to buy materials 

- Painted the theatre and flats according to my designs

- Sourced costumes, fitted actors and made repairs where necessary

- Created and sourced props according to my designs

 

 

Producer, Key Costume Designer/Props Designer 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Filmed Theatre)

Shakespeare At Play under Rick Chisholm Productions

(August 2014)

 

- Organized and ran auditions

- Responsible for creating and maintaining the budget
- Hiring cast and crew

- Organizing cast and crew contracts

- Choosing and booking the theatre

- Sending out press releases and following up with the media

- Doing research on marketing and funding

- Sourcing costumes and props on a very limited budget

- Was on set every day to dress the actors and troubleshoot

- Organized costumes and props for multiple scenes, washed costumes and made repairs when necessary 

 

 

Designer, The Princess and the Pea and Jillian Jigs

Solar Stage, September - November 2014


- Created plans for set, costumes and props

- Worked within a budget to buy materials 

- Painted the theatre and flats according to my designs

- Sourced costumes, fitted actors and made repairs where necessary

- Created and sourced props according to my designs

 

Designer, Rumplestiltskin and Little Red Riding Hood
Solar Stage, May - June 2014


- Created plans for set, costumes and props

- Worked within a budget to buy materials 

- Painted the theatre and flats according to my designs

- Sourced costumes, fitted actors and made repairs where necessary

- Created and sourced props according to my designs

 

 

Languages

English

Lithuanian

Skills

Photoshop (basic knowledge)

Sketchbook Pro

Adobe Illustrator (basica knowledge)

Painting (Acrylics, Watercolour)

Sketching

2010 - present

2010 - present

Producer, Hamlet (Filmed Theatre)

Shakespeare At Play under Rick Chisholm Productions

(July/August 2013)

 

- Organized and ran auditions

- Responsible for creating and maintaining the budget
- Hiring cast and crew

- Organizing cast and crew contracts

- Choosing and booking the theatre

- Sending out press releases and following up with the media

- Doing research on marketing and funding

 

 

Producer and Costume Designer, Macbeth (Filmed Theatre)

Shakespeare At Play under Rick Chisholm Productions

(February 2013)

 

- Organized and ran auditions

- Responsible for creating and maintaining the budget
- Hiring cast and crew

- Organizing cast and crew contracts

- Choosing and booking the theatre

- Sending out press releases and following up with the media

- Doing research on marketing and funding

 

 

Producer, Come Tumbling Down (Theatre)

(February 2009)

 

-Sourced and booked rehearsal space

-Sourced and booked a performance space

-Helped organize two fundraisers 

-Managed the budget

-Sourced props/set

-Helped load in/out

 

 

Assistant Floor Director; Dragon's Den, CBC

(April 2005-2010)

 

-Worked for 5 seasons as the assistant floor director

-Supervised the tour of the studio for the guests

-Supervised the guests getting miked and made up

-Reviewed with them their path into/out of the studio

-Cued guests on set

-Communicated with Director and Producers via head set

 

 

Senior Server; Oliver & Bonacini at the Toronto Regional Board of Trade

(December 2008- Occasionally)

 

-Responsible for setting up/tearing down rooms

-Responsible for providing the food in designated conference rooms

-Responsible for clearing food away in designated conference rooms

-Communicating with the kitchen and floor managers

-Training new staff

-Allocating responsibilities amongst staff, daily

-Guiding all staff re:tasks to be done for the day

-Communicating with clients and assisting them with their needs

 

Other Work:

Wardrobe Assistant, Burning Burning (Film), April 2014
Continuity, Shattered Worlds (Film), December 2013
Continuity and Wardrobe Assistant, Dueling Bureaus (Film), December 2013

Starbucks Barista (September 2006-December 2008)

La Senza Sales Associate (August 2004-September 2006)

 

Ongoing:

Illustration and design work (freelance)

Acting jobs (freelance)

 

Special Skills:

Grade 3 RCM violin, running (I've run both a full Marathon and a Half Marathon), drawing, painting, skating, skiing, rollerblading, driving, stage combat training (level 1), acting

 

 

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