Benefit Performances/
NONProfit/
Fundraising

Theatrical fundraising performance events in Wilton Manors, Florida that benefited nonprofit organizations serving the LGBTQ Community:

Director, Co-Producer, & Actor. Organized a staged reading of William M. Hoffman’s As Is, in the year of its 30th anniversary, that benefited the Stonewall National Museum & Archives, 2015. https://www.darrenpatrickblaney.com/productions#/as-is/

Improvisational Actor. Performed as an improvisational actor in the Pride Pups Improv Ensemble for an event that benefited SunServe, a nonprofit social services agency for at-risk LGBTQ community members in the greater South Florida Metropolitan Area, 2015.

Talkback panelist for Local nonprofit theater company:

Panelist. Thinking Cap Theatre, opening night “Viriginia Woolf & Gender Studies” talkback for Vita & Virginia, a new play by Eileen Atkins, directed by Nicole Stoddard.

Virginia Woolf & Gender Studies talkback for Vita & Virginia at Thinking Cap Theatre

Pride Pups benefit for SunServe, Wilton Manors, Florida

University
Community
Service

LGBTQ Mentorship Program, 2017. This program is run by University of Miami’s LGBTQ Resource Center.

Ibis Ally, 2015-2020. This program run by the University of Miami’s Student Affairs Department provides alliances to the University’s LGBTQ student population.

University of Miami Community Engagement & Cultural Diversity Directory, Participating Faculty, 2016-2020.

Participation in the above programs required attending training that covered topics related to meeting individual student needs, including making referrals to the University of Miami Counseling Center.

VOLUNTEER
CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT

Art & Culture Board, Board Member, City of Oakland Park, Florida, 2019-2020. This work involves making recommendations to the City Council about cultural events, public art projects, and other arts-related matters in my current city of residence.

Local Government Academy, participating member, City of Oakland Park, Florida, 2019. Received approximately 30 hours of instruction about Oakland Park’s local government structure.

“Adopt-a-Street” program, volunteer organizer & street cleaner, City of Oakland Park, Florida, ongoing. Organized the 2019 Local Government Academy class to participate in the “Adopt-a-Street” volunteer program, in which we volunteer to clean two miles of NE 6th Avenue on a monthly basis.

Board of Adjustments, Board Member, City of Oakland Park, Florida, 2017-2019. This work involves making recommendations to the City Council about construction projects in Oakland Park, my current city of residence.

Volunteer, Florida Democratic Party, Oakland Park, 2016. Volunteered for Secretary Hillary Clinton’s historic campaign for President of the United States. Registered voters and canvassed to help “turn out the vote” in numerous underprivileged and working-class neighborhoods in Broward County, Florida. Approximately 24 hours of volunteer service.

Volunteer, Florida Democratic Party, Oakland Park, 2012. Volunteered for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign through canvassing and phone banking in Broward County, Florida. Approximately 12 hours of volunteer service.

Volunteer, California Democratic Party, Los Angeles, 2008. Volunteered for Senator Barack Obama’s historic presidential election campaign through training events and volunteer phone banking to registered voters in Nevada. Approximately 16 hours of volunteer service.

Staged
Readings

Don’t Dress for Dinner, a comedy by Marc Camoletti, Main Street Playhouse, Miami Lakes, May 2017 (role: Bernard)

Muscle Bears: the Musical, a new musical by Michael Aman & Matt Doers, directed by Michael Bush, Island City Stage, Wilton Manors, October 2016 (role: Mason)

Live! with Homer, a new play by cfrancis blackchild, Meeting House, Miami, March 2016 (role: Homer)