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    BENTE ENGELSTOFT

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    WRITING

    WRITING EXPERIENCE

     

    The Ellen Degeneres Show

    Staff Writer ​

    • Season 16

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    One On One: One Woman Show

    Writer / Performer

    • Solo show where I performed 1 of 8 pieces to a single audience member at a time. 

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    The Awkward Phase (Book)

    Contributor 

    • “Mother Natural” (aka “Boobs”)

     

    CBS Diversity Showcase (2016)

    Writer

    • Over the course of four months, I wrote and pitched over 35 sketches for the annual showcase. Six of my sketches made it to the theatre and four into the final show - more than any other writer.  

     

    Second City - Chicago

    Outreach and Diversity - Writer / Ensemble

    • Affirmative Action Jackson - Sketch Show

    • Clark and Diversity - Sketch Show

     

    Directing Program - Writer / Ensemble

    • We Wish You Were Here - Sketch Show

     

    The Annoyance Theatre - Chicago

    Writer / Producer / Performer

    • ORAL: A Storytelling Hour - Storytelling Show

     

    The Pop Tarts – Chicago

    Writer / Performer

    • Music Sketch Comedy

     

    COMEDY EXPERIENCE

    From the fall of 2008, until the summer of 2015, I lived and breathed improv and sketch comedy in Chicago. I performed on three different improv teams at iO Chicago. I performed archive material at the Second City and spent two seasons with their Outreach and Diversity company. Not to mention the numerous smaller store front theatres like CIC, The Upstairs Gallery and The Pub Theatre that allowed me to put up far too many independent shows to count. 

     

    OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

    First Slice Pie Café (2015)

    • Barista and server at independent, non-profit café - everything from slicing pie to washing dishes to balancing the register. 

     

    Chicago Children’s Museum (2009 – 2015)

    Marketing Coordinator

    • Managed and supported the needs and tasks of an eight-person marketing team including budget, calendar and program management.

    • Coordinated the maintenance, planning, and content development of all social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

    • Developed content and managed the production of major photo and video projects.

     

    EDUCATION 

    BA in Theatre / University of Glasgow – 2008

     

    iO Chicago Training Center – 2010

     

    Second City Training Center and Conservatory – 2013       

     

    Other Fun Thing: I speak Spanish and Danish. I find the latter less useful.