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C.V.  (Curriculum Vitae)

Clay Man Soo

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.claymansoo.com 

Education: 

B. A. in Theater 
Gustavus Adolphus College, 2018

Encompass Collective at The Celebration Barn, 2024


Encompass Collective NYC, 2020-2024 

Mu Training Institute, 2019- 2024

Guthrie Education: 2019-2020


Great River Shakespeare Festival Actor Apprenticeship 2019

Children’s Theatre Company: Neighborhood Bridges Program Internship, 2018-2019

Penumbra Theatre Internship, 2017

Piano: Private Lessons, 2002-2018

Theater Arts Classes (Selected) 2019-2024:
Voice & Speech: Maya Smoot, Mira Kehoe, Lucinda Holshue, Linklater
Movement: Budi Miller, Brian Bose
​Scene Study: Jenelle Chu, Eric Sharp
​Monologue: Maija Garcia

Shakespeare: Lavina Jadhwani, Melissa Maxwell, GRSF Apprenticeship
Meisner: Rich Remedios 
Chekhov: Sebastian Arboleda 
Fitzmaurice: Maya Smoot, Budi Miller 
Roy Hart: Lucinda Holshue 

Clowning: Madeleine Rowe
Alexander Technique: Joe Krienke
Improv: Jill Bernard 
Singing: Benjamin Dutcher, Katie Bradley
Stage Combat: Mason Tyer (Pass with recommendation in unarmed by the SAFD, 2023). 

Training offered by Pillsbury United Communities:
Mandated Reporter Training: Completed on 04/01/2024
​Amazeworks Training: Completed on 03/06/2024
De-Escalation Training: Completed on 09/23/2023

​Naloxone/Narcan Training: Completed on 03/19/2023

Awards:
TCTB - Favorite Comedic Ensemble, 2018


Professional Appointments 

Artistic and Teaching

Intern/Assistant - Awake
Penumbra Summer Institute - Penumbra Theatre 
2017
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Teaching Assistant 
Neighborhood Bridges Program - Children’s Theatre Company
2018 - 2019 

Actor - Bookworms: Soil & Literature
Nobel Conference 54 - Gustavus Adolphus College
2018

Teaching Assistant, Across the Misty Mountains 
Theater Arts Training Spring Camp - Children’s Theatre Company
2019  

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Actor, Reading of “Korean Drama Addict’s Guide…”
Korean American Adoptee Network Conference 
2019

Assistant Teaching Artist, Mu Stories Program
​South High School (Zoom) - Theater Mu

2021

Lead Teaching Artist, Mu Stories Program (Ages 6-7)
Hmong College Prep Academy - Theater Mu
2021 

Actor - TRIO Performance & Panel
St. Catherine University - Theater Mu 
2021

​Actor - "Seeing Ourselves" Workshop
UW- LaCrosse Theater Festival - Theater Mu
2022

Lead Teaching Artist - Mu Stories Program
South High School - Theater Mu
2022

Teaching Artist & Actor - Romeo and Juliet Workshop
Eastview High School - Park Square Theatre
2022

Director - Senior Thesis Project 

U of MN/Guthrie Theater BFA Program 
2022

Lead Teaching Artist - Mu Explorations
Mu Middle School Summer Camp - Theater Mu
2022

Teaching Artist - Theater Workshops
Camp Choson - St. Croix Valley Korean American Cultural Society
2022

Teaching Artist - Mu Stories Program
Vietnamese Language School - Theater Mu
2022
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​Lead Teaching Artist - Mu Stories Program
Flipside Hmong Language & Culture School - Theater Mu
2023

Artist Assistant - MIA Family Day
Minneapolis Institute of Art - Theater Mu
2023

Actor - "Seeing Ourselves" Workshop
Cretin-Derham Hall - Theater Mu
2023

Teaching Artist & Director - Theater Devising Day 
Youth Ambassadors Program - Park Square Theatre
2021, 2023

Teaching Artist - Ten Thousand Voices: Youth Workshop
SPCPA & South Education Center - Ten Thousand Things Theater
2023

Teaching Artist - Twelfth Night Workshop
North High School - Ten Thousand Things Theater
2023

Actor - Yankee Dawg You Die
AAPI Generations Conference - Theater Mu
2023

Lead Teaching Artist - Asian American Folktales 
Mu Elementary Summer Camp - Theater Mu
2023, 2024, 2025

Lead Teaching Artist - Theater Games for Actors
Mu Middle School Summer Camp - Theater Mu
2023, 2024, 2025

Teaching Artist - 45+ Workshops for College Courses
(University of Minnesota, St. Catherine’s University, Normandale College, North Hennepin College, Metro State University, Hamline University, Inver Hills College, Augsburg College, St. Paul College, Hennepin Technical College, Century College, University of St. Thomas, Macalester College, and Summit Academy). 
Onstage Minnesota: Non-Profit Theater Outreach
2022 - 2023 

Teaching Artist - Mu Stories Theater Workshop
MPS Arts Teacher Professional Development - Theater Mu
2024


Teaching Artist
Seats to Stages Program - History Theatre
2022, 2024

Assistant Director
Devoured by liqing xu - Southern Theater
​2024

Lead Teaching Artist
PST Summer Camp - Park Square Theatre
​2024 


Teaching Artist - Mu Stories Theater
LEAP High School - Theater Mu
2025


Actor - Training Nursing and Medical Students
Standardized Patient Program - University of MN
2022 - 2025 


Teaching Artist - Creative Arts Residency to Empower Disability Community
Upstream Arts Inc.
2022 - 2025 

Resident Teaching Artist - Pillsbury House + Theatre
EPIC Class - Theater Arts for Individuals with Disabilities
PEEC Class - Yoga, Reading, & Arts for Ages 2-5
Summer Stilting Class at Freedom School 
2022 - 2025

Resident Teaching Artist - Day & After School Classes 

Chicago Avenue Project at Bancroft & Folwell - Pillsbury House + Theatre
2022 - 2025 

Newsletter Writer - Pillsbury House + Theatre
​2024-2025

​Classes & Workshops: 
Exploring Shakespeare for High School Students
Scene Study for Middle School/High School

Theater Games for Elementary/Middle School/High School  
Fairytales & Folktales for Elementary School 
Acting the Story for Elementary Students
Monologue Coaching for Actors & Students
Building Ensemble Workshop for Professionals, Students, or Groups. 

​Interested in a Workshop or Class?
Contact: [email protected]

Organizational Memberships:
Actors Equity Association: Jan. 2023-present
Pillsbury House + Theatre, Resident Teaching Artist: 2022-2025
Link to Article on Mu Stories
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