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Dear Jeff Revels, Artistic Director Orlando Repertory Theatre 1001 E. Princeton St. As Marketing Director for the Orlando Repertory Theatre, I will work to the best of my ability to advertise the theater’s shows, camps and events. I will accomplish this with my ideas of working to reach the whole city using a variety of methods such as brochures, billboards, social media, posters etc. I would also add my skill and knowledge of photography to create photo illustrations in different areas of print to promote the theater’s shows. I believe I am qualified for this position as I’ve worked as a staffer at Boone High School’s awardwinning Legend yearbook. I’ve improved as a designer, writer and photographer through my work in the publication. I am a Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop. My knowledge base also expands into other Adobe programs including InDesign and Bridge. I served as Boone High School Theatre Department’s Social Media Manager. I promoted the department’s productions “I Saw You Scream Last Friday the 13th on Elm Street, In and Out of Love: A Musical Theatre Cabaret, and The Addams Family through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and various Internet advertisements. My publicity worked successful as Addams Family missed selling out opening night and Saturday night by ten and fifteen seats respectively and sold out Friday night. They had to turn away approximately 100 people. Regardless of the facts on my resume, I think an interview would better allow myself to portray my personality and passion to my art. I would really appreciate to have the chance to meet you at your earliest convenience. Thank you for reviewing my enclosed resume. I look forward to meeting with you soon to discuss my interest in the theatre. Respectively yours,
Kevin Figueroa
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Objective To advertise the Orlando Repertory Theatre through the community with social media and print media.
Education Completed three years at William R. Boone High School Graduation Date: May 2017 GPA: 3.3 Unweighted; 4.2 Weighted
Experience and Skills House Manager (2013-2014) For William R. Boone High School’s productions of Chicago and Almost, Maine. Help ushers complete their jobs, assigned ushers to their job for the shows, made sure everyone is seated, announced that house is open Legend Yearbook Staffer (2014-present) Perform interviews, write body copy and captions, photography, design layouts in InDesign, edit photographs in Photoshop, and organize photo galleries in Bridge, create and publish web stories, sell ads and work with others in a group to understand a real publication setting Social Media Manager (2015-present): Boone Theatre Department’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and website Orlando Repertory Theatre Student Auxiliary Board Member (2015-Present): Create awareness of The REP in the community, and raise money for The REP’s scholarship fund for the Youth Academy Master Electrician (2016-present): leader of the auditorium light crew, hang lights for events and in charge of running the light board for all events in the auditorium and responsible for cleaning up the light booth
Relevant Studies English I, II, & III Honors; Journalism I-VI Honors; AP Psychology
Honors, Awards, and Memberships Member of Boone High School’s Theatre Department (2013-present) Member of the International Thespian Troupe 1139 Honor Society (2014-present) Florida State Thespians District 5 Straight Superior Small Group Musical (2014) Florida State Thespians District 5 Straight Superior Pantomime (2014) Theatrical Rising Star Award (2015) Applause Award for Best Ensemble for Boone High School’s Production of “Evita” (2015) Historian of the International Thespian Troupe 1139 Honor Society (2015-2016) Quill and Scroll winning entry for “And We’ll Never Be Royals” in the Clubs section (2015) All Florida Scholastic Press Association Winner for Best Body Copy “I’ve Got That Summertime Madness” (2015) Florida State Thespians District Straight Superior Large Group Musical (2015) Florida State Thespians Critic’s Choice Large Group Musical (2016) Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Winner (2016) National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker (2016) National Scholastic Press Association, Best in Show First Place (336+ pages), (2016) Secretary for Young Democrats Club (2016-present) Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Communication Using Adobe Photoshop (2016)
References Nadine Love: Boone Theatre Department teacher and Thespian Troupe sponsor; 407-575-7763; boonetheatre@gmail.com Renee Burke: Legend Yearbook Adviser; 407-443-8451; rdnburke@gmail.com Steve Mackinnon: Artistic Associate at the Orlando Repertory Theatre; 407-876-4991; smackinnon@st.lukes.org Joyce Lemos: Dance Teacher at Joyce Lemos Productions; 407-730-3017; Joycelemosproductions@gmail.com
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I was not the most valuable asset to Legend for the 20142015 school year. I only made one of six deadlines last year. It took me a long time to figure out what I was doing and I didn’t know how to push myself to work harder. I lacked design skills and I fell short in my photography, failing in the most basic of tasks. The only skill I performed moderately at was writing. However, this year, I challenged and pushed myself to become a better journalist and hard worker in my publication. I started with going to Camp Orlando for journalism. I took the Photo 2 class on my adviser’s suggestion. I had an amazing teacher who taught me his knowledge of photography. I forgot his name but he worked as a photographer for the Chicago Bulls and he inspired me to work harder as a journalist. Ever since that class, I never had a trouble while taking pictures. The quality of my pictures improved drastically. I ended up with a total of ten pictures in the book, an increase of last year where I only had two pictures. I had one dominant picture on the Presentations spread along with another one of my pictures. One of the pictures made it on a theme page, showcasing my improvement. My weakest element is still designing. Although, this year I was tasked to come up with three modular elements to use in the book. Although none of them ended up in the book, it was nice to create three items to gain some experience. I designed three of my six spreads and I believe they represent me well because I actually enjoyed designing the pages and they represent how far I’ve come as a designer. My strongest suit is writing. I’ve improved significantly as a writer since last year. My copy editor only re-subbed me twice the whole year. I was one of the only people she re-subbed minimally. My significant piece of writing was my triple feature story on my “I’ve Got That Summertime Madness” spread. I received an All Florida Scholastic Press Association award for Best Body Copy. I felt like I wrote about something that people never read about and showed how much growth I’ve endured since my first deadline on my publication staff. This piece represents me as a journalist. I’ve also become more social with the people of my publication. I broke down my introvert barrier and had random conversations with them. I feel really honored that I met some of my closest friends through my publication this year.
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I chose this piece as my reflection one because I felt like it represented my establishment as a journalist. The content I covered varied greatly and I believe it accomplished my goal of creating a new way of seeing summer. To begin with, I was still pretty weak at designing and I didn’t have much experience with the theme. The headline fit weird, I had a random poll above it and the overall layout was too vertical. Eventually, I had to ask my section editor who was in charge of me to help me with the design. She helped me with some content, especially on what to keep on the page. My editor-in-chief reworked the whole design and turned it into a spectacular spread. I learned the secret to success on a deadline through this spread as it was the first deadline I made on my own. It helped me write and design better by challenging me to add something that people would not expect.
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CSPA COMPETITION SUBMISSIONS Y1 - FEATURE WRITING-STUDENT LIFE Pages 10-11 I would like to have this feature writing represent me because it showed how much I’ve improved as a writer. It tells three stories of three different people’s adventures during the summer for a beautician, Goodwill volunteer and a farmer. The headline wraps all the stories together to symbolize the “summertime madness.”
Y8 - HEADLINE WRITING
Pages 10-11, 106-107 and SS 6-7 These three headlines express my creativity with wordplay. The headlines captures what the spread is covering accurately in an exciting way and includes pulled color from a random picture on the page to make them stand out even more and compliment the spread.
Y16 - SPORTS ACTION PHOTO Pages 110-111 I believe this photo should represent me because it showcases an uncommon shot for wrestling. Wrestling usually has the athletes in a hold on the floor but this represents a different part of a match. The picture displays tension and anticipation evident through the Brave’s facial expression.
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STUDENT LIFE, 10-11, DEADLINE 2 I want this spread to represent me because it cemented how good of a journalist I was. It shows how much I’ve grown this year. It shows how dedicated I was to tell people’s stories of their summers.
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CLUBS, 6-7, DEADLINE 7 I want this spread to represent me because it is my best sports writing story that felt very informed and emotionally connected. I worked really hard editing and tweaking it that I feel it’s my second best piece of writing as a journalist.
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CLUBS, 70-71, DEADLINE 3 I want this spread to represent me because it was my first spread this year that I designed and I believe that the pictures show a wide coverage of things and fit really nicely together on the page.
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CLUBS, K 106-107, DEADLINE 4 F This spread accurately depicts my skill in design. I’m not a master at designing but I had the basic ground for creating one. I barely had to make any tweaks on this design and it’s the easiest spread I’ve designed.
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SPORTS, K 110-111, DEADLINE 5 F This spread was another one of my favorites. This spread represents me for photography because I made such an effort to take pictures of as most wresting matches this season. Although I didn’t end up getting a dominant picture taken by myself, four of the seven pictures on the spread are mine. This shows how much I’ve improved as a photographer.
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let’s get to work. On Nov. 7, juniors
Rachel Romaine and Lauren Cassidy pick up trash along the shore of Lake Ivanhoe for Interact Club. “It is fun to be with your friends to help out the environment and other people in need,” Romaine said. Interact Club collected seven bags full of trash.
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TREASURE HUNT. At an Interact Club cleanup service project at Lake Ivanhoe, junior David Emsley plucks a soda can from the lakeside. “It was a lot of fun; I felt good that we did something that benefited other people,” Emsley said.
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holiday cheer. At a Best Buddies holiday
party, junior Herminio Calderon-Morales ices a cookie with freshman Taylor Cooper.
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get off me. As her Apopka opponent
holds her in a lock, sophomore Mariana Buitrago works to break free from the grasp. “I improved myself by practicing all the moves the coaches gave us this year,� Buitrago said.
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hook, line and sinker. With his opponent in a hold, sophomore Jayden Bradshaw flips an Edgewater Eagle. Bradshaw won the match 2-0.
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it’s a trap. At the home match on Jan.
19, senior Aracely Tapia headlocks her Apopka opponent. “[My favorite moment this year was] when the girls beat everyone at East River,” Tapia said. “I loved watching them grow and seeing how they are now.”
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square up. In the St. Cloud Bulldog Brawl, senior Noah Williams looks for an opening before rushing his opponent. “It was a really good day for me because I only lost one match,” Williams said. Williams’ season record was 48-15.
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emotional gestures. Without a script
to refresh his memory, freshman Johan Quevedo performs a poem onstage. “[My favorite aspect of the Poetry Out Loud competition was] everyone’s creativity,” Quevedo said. “It is interesting how everyone picked different poems that expressed who they are inside.” Quevedo performed the poem, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou.
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smiles that win. Standing on the theater
stage, senior Jean-Marie Glazer competes at the school level of the Poetry Out Loud contest. “During the presentation, I was pretty sure of myself. When you are confident you don’t care what the results are because you know you are prepared,” Glazer said.
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boone pride on three. At the match
against Cypress Creek, Timber Creek and Apopka, Jan. 19, the girls wrestling team sends senior Melanie Marin into the ring. “I learned how to be a leader since I was undefeated all season until [ the state competition]. A lot of the girls looked up to me and I helped them,” Marin said. “I am more confident about everything. [Wrestling] was hard to get through sometimes, so I have really matured.”
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My writing has improved so much. I believe I told the story of the match very well. I took a video of the announcers saying the names of the players and I made the readers feel like they were really there.
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This was the best of the two wrap ups I did this year. I spent the whole time at the tournament tweeting, and had to stay the whole time. I made the readers relive the tournament through specific actions and names.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP In and Out of Love: A Musical Theatre Cabaret Show Poster
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