Headshot & Resume
CLAY WILD MUNLEY
THEY/T[HE]M
INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST | THEATRE-MAKER | INTIMACY DIRECTOR
EDUCATION
PACE UNIVERSITY Fall 2021 - Spring 2025
Sands College of Performing Arts: Theatrical Directing and International Performance New York, NY
Dyson College of the Arts and Sciences: Women’s and Gender Studies
THE INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS - BARCELONA Fall 2023
Semester Abroad: Theatrical Directing and Production Design Sitges, Barcelona
EXPERIENCE
Theatrical & Intimacy Direction
Director/Intimacy Dir. THE FREAK FEAST! May 2025 BrooklynONE’s Total Theatrical Takeover
Director/Intimacy Dir. GHOST PLAY April 2025 Mabou Mines, NY
Director/Intimacy Dir. AN ENBY’S GUIDE TO CLOWNING AROUND! Feb 2025 Dixon Place’s HOT Festival 2025
Director/Co-Dramaturg THE GREAT AWAKE Feb 2025 Schaeberle Studio, NY
Director/Intimacy Dir. MOTHER EARTH, LET ME BLOOM! Dec 2024 The International Human Rights Art Festival 2024
Director/Intimacy Dir. PUSSY SLUDGE April 2023 Schaeberle Studio, NY
Director Plot Points in Our Sexual Development Nov 2023 Mas Alba, Spain
Assistant Direction & Dramaturgy
Dramaturg GNAW! Aug 2025 Dir. Liadin Stewart The Tank: Limefest Festival 2025
Assistant Dir. / Intimacy Dir. Walls: Chloe’s Story Sep 2024 Dir. Georgia Evans The Tank, NY
Assistant Director RENT Dec 2024 Dir. Bob Cline Tribeca Performing Arts, NY
Assistant Director Antigone (Antigonick) March 2023 Dir. Cristina Angeles Schaeberle Studio, NY
Assistant Director / Dramaturg Poof! April 2023 Dir. Jordyne Hebron Schaeberlie Studio, NY
Assistant Director Summertime April 2022 Dir.David Newman Alchemical Studios, NY
Assistant Director So Tell Me About This Guy May 2022 Dir. Alexandra VanZwieten Theaterlab, NY
Assistant Director Little Shakespeare: Twelfth Night Feb 2020 Dir. Emil Weinstein Two River Theater, NJ
Intimacy Coordination
Intimacy Coordinator THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! Oct 2025 Dir. Dixie O’Connell Father Knows Best, NY
Intimacy Coordinator Lesbian Bigfoot Oct 2025 Dir. Julie Monteleone T he Tank, NY
Intimacy Coordinator The Intimacy of Dance May 2025 Chor. Jarod Smith Alven Ailey Theater, NY
Intimacy Coordinator M4M (Measure for Measure) Feb 2025 Rogue Arts Purgatory, NY
Intimacy Coordinator Falsettos Nov 2024 Dir. Julia Erickson 140 Williams Street, NY
Intimacy Coordinator The Last Goodbye May 2025 Dir. Ellis Clay 140 Williams Street, NY
Stage Management
Stage Manager SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD! March 2026 Dir. Dixie O’Connell Wonderville, NY
Assistant Stage Manager [seapony] Aug 2025 Dir. Orion Johnstone Dixon Place, NY
Assistant Stage Manager The Prom! Dec 2022 Next Gen Theater Theater 555, NY
Assistant Stage Manager For Those Who Need It April 2022 Dir. Aris Federman The Tank, NY
INTERNSHIPS & ASSISTANTSHIPS
PHYS FEST NYC: Technical Rehearsal Intern January 2025
Supervisors: Mark Lonergan, Becky Baumwoll, K8 August Stella Adler Studio of Acting, NY
Supported festival productions with tech-lighting, costumes, props, and sound/QLAB
THE NEW YORK NEO FUTUREISTS: Intern / The Watch January - June 2024
Supervisor: Rob Neill Theater 154, Christopher St, NY
Focus: Production Assistant, Props, and Audience Services
TWO RIVER THEATER: TheHoward Aronson Metro Scholars - Red Bank, NJ September 2019 - June 2020
Supervisors: Kate Cordaro, Amanda Espinosa, Angela White Two River Theater, Red Bank, NJ
Focus: Theater Education and Audience Services
TRAINING
THEATRICAL DIRECTION: Michael Goldfried, Cristina Angeles, Dana Greenfield, Emil Weinstein, Max Key, Reuben Jackson
INTIMACY DIRECTION: Dr. Alicia Mackie-Stephenson, Rocio Mendez, Samantha Kaufman, Elizabeth Jebran, Colleen Hughes
DEVISING AND MOVEMENT: Adrienne Kapstein, Ianthe Demos, Nora Wooley
STAGE MANAGEMENT: Chris Zaccardi, Katie Silver
SCRIPT ANALYSIS: Thomas Keith, Carlyle Owens
STAGE COMBAT: Sean Michael Chin, Michael Chin
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
CREATIVE TOOLS: Canva, Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Sites, Slides, Calendar), Microsoft (Office, Word, Excel), iMovie, QLAB
CREATIVE PRODUCTION AND DESIGN: Film, Photography, Music Videos, Devising, Choreography, Intimacy Direction and Coordination, Dance Theater, Puppetry, Clowning, Stage Combat, Costume Design, Prop Design, Scenic Design, Sound Design
MARKETING: Social Media Strategy, Media Campaigns, Event Planning & Promotion, Grassroots Organizing, Community Outreach, and Resourcing
STAGE WORK CERTIFICATIONS: Intimacy Direction: Consent Artist Certificate (IDC Professionals Certification), Unarmed Stage Combat (Society of American Fight Directors Certification)
WRITING AND DRAMATURGY: Script Development, Literary Analysis, Editorial Work, Magazines and Zines, Blog and Website Posts
Awards
The Denis Diderot Grant
Spring 2026
Excellence in interdisciplinary Studies
Queerness & Performance Research Panel
SOCIETY OF FELLOWS, NYC
Spring 2025
THE CHATEAU D'ORQUEVAUX ARTIST & WRITERS RESIDENCY, FR
PACE UNIVERSITY, NYC
Presidential Scholarship
Fall 2021 - Spring 2025