HBO "ROME"

2010-07-03T11:13:00.007+01:00

Italy With Tom

2010-07-02T17:19:00.001+01:00

My Space

2010-07-02T07:26:00.016+01:00

2010-07-01T14:13:00.001+01:00

Click to listen

Passion / Mel Gibson

2009-09-03T15:37:00.006Z

Intoccabili.Untouchables DVD for Gov.of Italy

2008-09-03T12:45:00.004Z

CV.Resume.2011

2008-09-02T17:44:00.000Z

Tom Shaker

www.tomshaker.com tom@tomshaker.com

Member SAG, AEA, AFTRA, SIAE, UFT, USO

GOALS

Create and direct a resident professional theater company
Build an international multi-media communications network
Enhance literacy and self-esteem through "EDUTAINMENT" curricula
Teach drama, literature, technology, production and video/film/web
Create and supervise mentoring, internship and employment for students
Produce theatrical, film, television, radio and internet works
Write and publish books, articles, scripts, songs and scores
Perform and record selected works

Present

www.InternationalImaginationInstitute.com USA 501(c) 3 Non Profit

Imagination Institute in Italy www.iiitaly.com Image, Instruction, Itineraries

Web TV Italy www.WebTvItaly.com Everything Italian online Free for All

Founding Artistic Director / international non-profit corporation (Partita Iva #08033741003)
CEO of Studio Colosseo Pre to Post Production Facility, a division of iiitaly.com
Author and recording artist for audio and video guides
Author and performer, Rome, the 1^st 3000 years, one-man musical salute to the Eternal City
Lecture-guide and guide trainer
Producer and Lead Singer Tom and His “Cats” Jazz, Blues and Standards Band
Creator and Author Rome-Mania Series of articles and soon to be published book
Coordinator, International Jazz Workshop with Barry Harris
Keynote Speaker, E-Factor Leadership Seminar, Paris

2006 HBO Actor ROME

2000-Present www.TomShaker.com

Board Member, USO Rome
President, AICR, American International Club of Rome, 2003-4
Short stories and articles: clients include Continental Airlines, Al Italia, Shearman Law Firm
Featured Actor in Mel Gibson’s Film, “The Passion”
Author of original lyrics for songs, “Family”, “Falling Down” and “Italiano-Americano”
Member of SIAE (Union for Authors and Composers in Italy)
Voice Artist, dubbing, original productions. Disney, RAI, Mediaset, King World, HBO…
Writer, voice artist and producer for “Amazing History”, 65 episodes, RAI 3 International
Jazz and Blues Singer/Composer. Clients include Ambassadors Mel Sembler and Tony Hall, St. Regis Grand Hotel, Rose Garden Palace Hotel, Grand Palace Hotel, Palazzo Bourghese, Quirinale Palace, American Women’s Association, Rome, Commune di Frascati
Marketing Director of Vatican Tours and Beyond - Tour and Transfer Company
English conversation tutor to Senator Montecone of the Italian Parliament and Professor Luciano Caglioti, Roma Uno University

1978-2006, The Storybuilders

CEO and founder of this international production company that has Film, Television, Industrial, Theatre and Trade Show credits. Past clients include GM, Ford, Chrysler, AT & T, American Express, Michigan Bell, AAA, Dominos Pizza, Coca Cola…
Signatory and member of Screens Actors Guild (SAG), American Federation of Television and Radio Announcers (AFTRA) and Actors Equity Association (AEA)
Member, The Adcraft Club of Detroit

1979-1990, McDonalds Corporation

Developed Local Store Marketing campaigns for SEMMOA (South-Eastern Michigan McDonalds Owner-Operator Association).
Created POP (Point of Purchase) outreach programs to public schools. Directed the Ronald McDonald Field Program under the supervision of the RAM (Regional Ad Manager)
Collaborated with client advertising agencies (Ex. Ross Roy, J. Walter Thompson, Campbell Ewald, Satchi and Satchi).
Served as a consultant at Hamburger University in Oakbrook, Il.
Board member of the Ronald McDonald Houses in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Consultant to Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities (RMCC)
Performed as Ronald McDonald. Trained other actors internationally. Wrote original scripts for schools shows, ad spots and marketing campaigns

2005 University of Malta

Artistic Director, PAVE Program Performing and Visual Arts Education
Wrote and produced original musical version of Dickens’ Christmas Carol
Designed summer musical theatre repertory season for international student candidates Premiere Season June, 2006
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art - Negotiated Examination Center Status with LAMDA www.lamda.org.uk
Foundation for International Education - Negotiated Host Campus Status with FIE www.fie.org.uk
Developed interdisciplinary department for film, theatre, dance, art, graphic and web design
Incorporated professional arts training into instruction techniques for professional educators
Founded www.linkacademy.it . European Academy of Dramatic Arts

Director, LINK TV

Designed, built and operated full-service digital HD production studios on campus
Wrote and implemented production curricula focused on language acquisition
Created promotional and educational pieces for broadcast and marketing venues
Supervised student-produced film and video works
Built daily live broadcast division on web, satellite and analogue antenna

Director, International Division

Developed campaign for international student recruitment
Coordinated Visiting Student Support Services Office
Proofed and edited all English language web pages, publications and documents

Professor of Advanced English

Designed, implemented and currently teaching an annual two-semester program where students write, produce and market original documentary works
March, 2004 - created and taught a one-week intensive course following the tenets and goals of the World Food Program (WFP). Guest lecturer, Tony Hall, US Ambassador to FAO.
October, 2003 – created and taught a two-week intensive immersion course where students scripted and presented a television news program complete with ad spots, field reports and in-depth reporting. Now an annual program.
September, 2003 and 2004– designed and implemented a two-week intensive immersion course for the Italian Military (Army-SME). Student groups researched, created and presented marketing campaigns for original military products.

Education

2000 Rome Italian Language, Berlitz

1994 University of Massachusetts, Amherst

· Doctoral Candidate (EdD) in Organizational Development. Fellowship funded by Bill and Camille Cosby

· Thesis, “Storybuilding as a Curriculum Alternative for Multi-Racial Student Populations”

1976-78 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

· Master of Arts, Directing

· President, Michigan Union

· Thesis, “Brecht and the Concept of Alienation During the Weimar Republic”

· Counsellor, Office of Admissions

1970-1974 Kent State University, Ohio

· Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theatre

· Minor in Secondary Education, Teaching Certification, K-12

· Editor, The Chestnut Burr (University Yearbook)

· Founder, All Campus Programming Board

· Founder, May 4 Candlelight Vigil

· Member, Omicron Delta Kappa and Blue Key, Men’s Honorary Associations

· Member, National Residence Hall Honoraries

· Recipient, Senior Service Award

Teaching Certifications

· New York State, Education, K-12, Literature, Arts and Technology

· New York City, K-12, Arts, English, Creative Writing

· Ohio, K-12, Liberal Arts

· Michigan, K-12, Literature Science and the Arts

APPOINTMENTS - USA

1999 High School for Global Studies, NYC District 15, Brooklyn Humanities and Video
1999 Roosevelt Island Youth Program, Drama and Video Director 1997 Queens College, Queens NY / Lecture-Director Duke Ellington course and production
1996 MS158Q, Marie Curie Middle School, NYC District 26, Bayside / Drama and Video
1997 Beacon Program, MS 158 and JHS 216 / Drama and Video After School Programs
1975 Portage County Bd. of Education, Ohio / Educational Consultant and Teacher Trainer
1976 Univ. Of Michigan, Ann Arbor / Admissions Counsellor / Selective and Competitive
1974 Kent State University, Ohio / Admissions Counsellor / Undergraduate Department
1999-Brooklyn School for Global Studies / Director of Technology, Video and the Arts.

· Designed Theatre, Television and Video Programs

· Aided in construction of Student Web Site

· Implemented usage of 120 Mac Computers driven by server throughout the school

· Supervised student-produced Theatre, Video, Print and Web Portfolios

· Designed and implemented curriculum for creative writing, art infusion in humanities and technology usage to aid instruction

1996-1999 Marie Curie Middle School, MS 158, Bayside, Queens

· Appointed Instructor of Drama and Video

· New York City Certification 665B, Performing Arts, Drama. New York State High School Certification, Speech

· Built a complete theatre and video program from neglected, archaic and broken parts

· Staged student written works and supervised the presentation of student video projects

· Transformed closets into editing rooms, coatrooms into costume closets and storage rooms into television studios

· Served as consultant to NTTI (National Teacher Training Institute), MSI (Middle School Initiative) and UFT (United Federation of Teachers)

· The Beacon Program, MS 158 and JHS 216, Bayside, Queens Created an after school drama and video program with neighborhood students from two schools.

· Staged "Inherit the Wind", "A Christmas Carol" and various student written works

· Consulted with Beacon sights on how to implement performing arts programs.

Professor of English - Rome

Senators from the Italian Parliament
Public Schools of Rome

Virgilio Superiore
Visconti Media
Pantheon Elementare

Berlitz

· Intensive Business English

· Berlitz Kids, Program Development

· Private conversation

PRODUCTION - ROME

Voice dubbing artist, Italian to English Films (various features, cartoons and documentaries)
The Passion of the Christ            Mel Gibson             Speaking role of “Eyepatch”
Rome HBO                                    Court Lictor                Episode “Spoils”
RAI 1                                                Dominica In                        Big Band Vocalist
Guide text, scripts and itineraries for sites throughout Italy
THEATRE / Rome
Ford English Theatre
"The Bear" by Anton Chekhov - Male Lead
"Picture This" by Lamdon Coleman- Male Lead
”Ibsen meets Strindberg”-Strindberg

PRODUCTION – USA
1998 BIRDSVILLE / A High Flyin' Rock and Role Musical Wrote, produced and directed an adaptation of Aristophanes Birds Showcased at the Kaufman Theatre, 42nd Street.
THE HUMBLE THEATRE COMPANY Founding Artistic Director / Multi-cultural performing arts troupe emphasizing non-traditional casting and ethnic inclusion in theatrical Passions
1999 SOPHISTICATED STUDENTS Hired by the Queens College Department of Theatre, Dance and Drama to produce the first annual Queens Initiative project (Quip); a program where students throughout the Borough of Queens are invited to prepare a performance piece based on the works of a selected artist. The 1999 selection honors the centennial of Duke Ellington. Pre-Passion has begun in preparation for the millennium celebration for Jazz great and Corona, Queens resident, Louis Armstrong (born in 1900).
COMMISSIONS
AT HOME IN ROME
A novel about life in the Eternal City
ROME, THE FIRST 3000 YEARS
One man musical review of the Eternal City
JAZZ, THE FIRST 100 YEARS
A look at the evolution of this American Art Form
KISSA GRANDPA
An Italian-American-Italian Documentary
REX
Theme song lyrics for European TV series
YO, WALT! Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center, Camden, NJ.
An original musical presenting the life and works of Whitman through poetry and modern Rap
START WITH THE HEART Robert Crown Institute for Health, Hinsdale, IL
An original musical teaching the anatomy and functions of the heart

A TIGER TALE

A Film Short honoring the Detroit Tigers baseball team

concert promo flyer

2008-09-01T12:30:00.000Z

click to hear "Night and Day" live

2008-08-31T14:23:00.001+01:00

tom and the cats / have a listen

2008-08-30T20:23:00.000+01:00

The "Cats" Instrumental Live

2008-06-13T12:49:00.000+01:00

Britto Cat in Rome

2006-10-25T15:15:00.000Z

The Britto Cat Pays a Visit www.britto.com

In Paris Feb 23

2006-06-30T15:41:00.000Z

Songs on MySpace

2004-06-30T16:53:00.000Z

tracks from the new cd