Curriculum Vitae of
MyLinda Butterworth
Education:
- East Tennessee State University 1973-1975 Early Childhood Education
- Brigham Young University B.F.A. 1980 • Theatre Education/Interpersonal Communication
- Arizona State University 1992-93 • 12 hours towards MFA. in Costume Design
Additional Training
ACTING
Improvisation Workshop Patchwork Players Johnson City, TN
Oral Interpreter Workshop East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
Storytelling Workshop Brigham Young University Provo, UT
Cold Reading Workshop Eastman Agency, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT
Voice Over Workshop Goldberg Productions Winter Park, FL
DANCE
- Eastside Ballet (Jazz, Ballet) Mesa, AZ
- Laurie's School of Ballet (Ballet) Gilbert, AZ
- Intercity Ballet (Jazz, Tap, Ballet) Johnson City, TN
- Joffrey Ballet (Ballet) New York City, NY
- Steps on Broadway (Jazz) New York City, NY
Membership in Organizations [Current & Inactive]
- Day to Day Enterprises – Creative Director/Owner
- StoryMasters Foundation – Co-founder
- Member Pi Phi Delta (Oral Interpretation Honor Society)
- Professional Photographers Association of America
- National Storytelling Network
- Florida Storyteller Association
- Central Florida Storytelling Association
- Florida Publishers Association – Secretary and Conference and Book Show Coordinator (1998-present)
- Publishers Marketing Association
- Small Publishers Association of North America
- Society for Writers and Authors – Co-founder and Creative Director (2005)
Books Written/Co-Written
For Health’s Sake: A Cancer Survivor’s Cookbook
Just 24 Days Till Christmas
The Monster Run
Frogazoom! with Linda S. Day
Books Awards
For Health’s Sake – President’s Book Award – Best Non-Fiction
The Monster Run – iParenting Media Award
Teaching/Workshops
- Secondary Teachers Certification/ Speech and Drama - Arizona - lapsed
- 1986-88 Acting Instructor for ages 5-12 - Let's Pretend Drama Academy
- 1987 Taught the Drama Enrichment Classes - Johnson City School District
- 1980 Ammon Stake Road Show Workshop — "Costuming on a Shoestring"
- 5 years Judging Speech and Drama Tournaments for THSSDL
- 2003— Putting it in Ink Workshops for Jackson Heights Middle School
- 11/2005 "The E+ Experience" for Northeast Florida Library Instructional Network
- 2004-2005 Pen to Paper Workshops for Florida Writers Association
- 06/2005 Publishers Marketing Association University – "Working Effectively with Freelancers"
- 02/2006 Southern Georgia University – Conference on Young Children — "Vocal Pyrotechnics"
- 03/2006 StoryCamp – Florida Storytelling Association — "From Story to Book – The Publishing Process"
Awards & ...:
Young Artist Award - for Director of the Spring Arts Festivals production of Portrait of a Convert in 1977
Undergraduate Costume Designer Award - the first given in the history of the B.Y.U. Theatre Department, 1977
Costume Designer Award from Johnson City Community Theatre for Brigadoon, 1987
Resident Costumer – Johnson City Community Theatre for 3 years
Board of Directors for 3 years; Resident Costumer - Johnson City Community Theatre for 3 years
Special Recognition in Costumes from Theatre Bristol for Follies, 1986
Costume Designer Award from Tempe Little Theatre for Trixie True Teen Detective, 1988
Costume Designer Award from Tempe Little Theatre for Pippin, 1992
President/Artistic Director of S.R.O. Theatre Troupe 1988-1990
President of Tempe Little Theatre, 1992 - 1993; Board of Directors 2 years
Costumer Designer Award from Tempe Little Theatre for A Man For All Seasons, 1993
Most Contributing Member Award from Tempe Little Theatre, 1993
Film
- Harmful Intent Featured Extra CBS Movie of the Week
- 1st Security Bank Extra Terri Pappas-Producer
- Radio Shack Actress Sun Productions
Voice Talent
Radiology Department Industrial Utah Valley Hospital
Directing
Directed Readers Theatre, Chamber Theatre, Plays and Musicals for 19 years. [With adult and child performers]
- 1976 The White House (Brigham Young University)
- 1977 The Trial (Brigham Young University)
- 1977 Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales (Brigham Young University)
- 1978 Portrait of a Convert (Brigham Young University)
- 1978 Cinderella (Orem Junior High School) Co-director/choreographer)
- 1980 The Perils of Heavenly Hollow (Off Off Broadway)
- 1987 The Littlest Angel (Let's Pretend Drama Academy)
- 1988 The Christmas Caper (Let's Pretend Drama Academy)
- 1989 Christmas Is ... (S.R.O. Theatre Troupe)
- 1990 The Fantastics (S.R.O. Theatre Troupe) Co-Director
- 1992 Red Hot and Cole (Tempe Little Theatre)
- 1995 Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales I (Village Players of Oviedo, Inc.)
- 1998 Faith in Every Footsteps (Oviedo Roadshow – won 1st Place for Best of Show)
Acting
I have been acting since I was 3 years old. The following is an abbreviated listing. A full accounting is available upon request.
- 1973 House of Blue Leaves - Beatrice (East Tennessee State University)
- 1973-75 Nursery Rhymes and FairyTales - various roles (ETSU Childrens Touring Company)
- 1976 George Washington Slept Here - Susan (Brigham Young University)
- 1977 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Maggi (Brigham Young University)
- 1978 It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy - Helen (Brigham Young University)
- 1980 Alice Through the Looking Glass - Alice (Off Off Broadway)
- 1985 Oliver - Nancy (Johnson City Community Theatre)
- 1985 MacBett - 2nd Witch/Lading in Waiting (Johnson City Community Theatre)
- 1986 Once Upon a Mattress – Chorus (Johnson City Community Theatre)
- 1987 Quilters - Jane (Johnson City Community Theatre)
- 1987 Guys and Dolls - Adelaide (Johnson City Community Theatre)
- 1988 Brigadoon – Chorus (Johnson City Community Theatre)
- 1988 The Nutcracker - Grandmother (Intercity Ballet Co.)
- 1989 Trixie True Teen Detective - Laverne (Tempe Little Theatre)
- 1990 Hide and Seek - Martha (Tempe Little Theatre)Pippin Ensemble (Tempe Little Theatre)
- 1992 Clown's Play - Moxy (Adobe Theatre)
- 1993 Pump Boys and Dinnettes - Prudy (Chandler-Gilbert Community College)
Costume Designer/Costumer
- 1976 Medea (Brigham Young University)
- 1977 The Imaginary Invalid ; The Perfect Companion (Brigham Young University)
- 1978 It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (Brigham Young University)
- 1980 The Perils of Heavenly Hollow (Off Off Broadway)
- 1985 Oliver - Nancy (Johnson City Community Theatre)
- 1986 I Ought To Be in Pictures; MacBett; Once Upon a Mattress (Johnson City Community Theatre)
- 1986 Peter Pan
† (Theatre Bristol)
1986 Once Upon a Clothesline (Let’s Pretend Drama Academy)
1986 Romantic Comedy (Johnson City Community Theatre)
1986 The Diary of Anne Frank† (Theatre Bristol)
1987 Androcles and the Lion† (Theatre Bristol)
1987 Annie Get Your Gun (Johnson City Community Theatre)
The Littlest Angel (Let’s Pretend Drama Academy)Follies† ; Hansel and Gretel† (Theatre Bristol)
1987 Quilters; Wait Until Dark (Johnson City Community Theatre)
The Christmas Caper (Let’s Pretend Drama Academy)
1988 Brigadoon; Guys and Dolls; Our Town (Johnson City Community Theatre)
1988 The Middle Ages† (Actors Theatre of Phoenix)
1989 Jekyll and Hyde† (S.R.O. Theatre Troupe)
1989 Midsummer Nights Dream†(Mesa Youth Theatre)
1989 Trixie True Teen Detective (Tempe Little Theatre)
1990 Hide and Seek (Tempe Little Theatre)
1990 The Fantasticks†(Arizona Repetory Theatre)
1990 The World of Alchem Shalom†(Arizona Jewish Theatre Co.)
1991Bell, Book and Candle; Pippin (Tempe Little Theatre)
1991 Gorey Stories† (Mill Avenue Performs)
1992 Clowns Play† ; Dames at Sea† (Adobe Theatre)
1992 Red, Hot and Cole; No Sex Please We're British (Tempe Little Theatre)
1994 A Man For All Seasons; The Good Doctor (Tempe Little Theatre)
Plays Written/ Scripts Arranged
- The Big Mouth Frog
- The Exiles (based on a Ray Bradbury story)
- Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales –BYU edition
- The Christmas Caper (a compliation of numerous scripts, choral arrangements, songs and dances)
- Christmas Is ... (a compilation of various Christmas stories, poetry and songs)
- Choral Speaking arrangements to numerous to list
Guess Whats!
Won Baby Queen for a Day when I was seven months old which led to modeling of baby clothes.Intercity Ballet Co. - Assistant Costumer; Eastside Ballet - On Call Costumer
Have technical experience in lighting; set design and construction (was a paid staff member of BYU stagecraft team for 1 year); stage management; props and producing. Detailed information on these activities is available upon request.
Experience:
DAT TO DAY ENTERPRISES • OVIEDO, FLORIDAFebruary 1997 to present — Creative Director/Owner
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY • TEMPE, ARIZONAOctober 1989 to 1993 — Desktop Publishing
McDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER COMPANY • MESA, ARIZONAMarch 1988 to October 1989 — Secretary/Desktop Publishing
THE LEARNING ACADEMY • JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEEAugust 1985 to February 1988 — ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/Nutritionist
PIECE GOODS SHOP • JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEEAugust 1984 to February 1985 —CRAFT MANAGER
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY • OFFICE OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT
JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEESeptember 1979 to March 1980 — CAREER INFORMATION SPECIALIST
Family
- Married to Michael R Butterworth
- Children – 2 - Nicole & Sean
† Denotes Professional Theatrical Experience
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