INTIMACY DIRECTOR

"Julia's compassion, relatability, and kindness make her so well suited for intimacy direction. For actors who aren't well versed in intimacy, it can be an intimidating or frightening process. She approached it with humor and tenderness and made it very comfortable." -Sam Cocco, actor
"This was my first time working with an ID on a project, and I firmly believe her work made a huge difference in the final product and how it was received by the audience." -Eric Mansfield, playwright
"Felger and Achkar have a strong chemistry in this intimate play." -Kerry Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal
"Starting the rehearsal process with group exercises aimed specifically at giving us a common language and ownership of our own comfort level was extremely useful. Every exercise felt like it had a purpose, and allowed me to have agency in the rehearsal space." -Matt Gittins, actor
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Certification Pending, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators
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Teaching Artist with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators
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Resident Intimacy Director at Rubber City Theatre
Intimacy Director
Sweeney Todd
Rubber City Theatre
Henrik Ibsen's Enemy of the People
Rubber City Theatre
Bedroom Culture
Cleveland Public Theatre, Test Flight
Athena
University of Akron
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
Ohio Shakespeare Festival
Love in Reserve
Rubber City Theatre
Concord Floral
University of Akron
Heartbreakers in Hell
Rubber City Theatre
Into the Woods
Rubber City Theatre
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ohio Shakespeare Festival
On the Line
Rubber City Theatre
Intimacy Assistant
She Kills Monsters
Ohio Shakespeare Festival
Intimacy Direction by Samantha Kaufman, IDC
Workshops: Facilitator
Intimacy for the Actor
➤ Heidelberg University, with the cast of Chicago
➤ University of Akron, with the cast of Macbeth
➤ Rubber City Theatre, with the cast of Heartbreakers in Hell
Intimacy for the Actor (Youth)
➤ Rubber City Theatre, with the cast of Lightning Thief
➤ Rubber City Theatre, with the cast of Willy Wonka
➤ Rubber City Theatre, with the cast of Into the Woods
➤ Twinsburg Public Library, with the cast of Fib & Fable's Book of Stories
Boundaries and Self-Care
➤ University of Akron, with the cast of Concord Floral
➤ Rubber City Theatre, with the cast of On the Line
Covid & Intimacy for the Actor
➤ Ohio Shakespeare Festival, with the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
➤ Ohio Shakespeare Festival, with the cast of the Summer 2021 Greenshow
Workshops: Assistant
Intimacy: Informed Advocacy for Performers
Cleveland Play House
Alexis Black and Samantha Kaufman
Intimacy Directors and Coordinators / Intimacy Directors International
Introduction to Intimacy
Ohio Shakespeare Festival
Samantha Kaufman
Intimacy Directors and Coordinators / Intimacy Directors International
TRAINING
Extensive Training through Intimacy Directors and Coordinators and Theatrical Intimacy Education. See CV for details.
Mental Health First Aid Certified
Extensive Training in the following areas:
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Active Bystander
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Advocacy/Diversity/Implicit Bias
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Meditation/Conflict Resolution
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Teaching Pedagogy/Group Facilitation
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Mental Health/Resiliency
See CV for details