Elizabeth Addison

Passionate and empathetic with a unique blend of experience in personal development, creative expression, and addiction recovery who utilizes excellent communication, interpersonal, artistic and facilitation skills to support clients and rehearsal processes. Skilled in guiding individuals through transformative journeys using trauma-informed coaching, creative arts, and holistic practices. Proven ability to inspire and empower diverse clients to unlock their potential, overcome obstacles, and build fulfilling, purpose-driven lives.

Trainings

  • Recovery Coach Academy

  • COURRAGE Narrative Therapy 

  • Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches

  • Professionalism for Recovery Coaches

  • Infinite Pathway

  • GPS Trauma Informed Group Facilitation

  • Recovery Storytelling

  • Embodied Storytelling

  • Storytelling for the Workforce

  • History of the War on Drugs and Racism

  • DEI & Anti-racist approaches in the workplace

  • Acting for the Stage I/II

  • Scene Study

  • Improv

Experience

Creative Recovery Coach/Storytelling & Songwriting Facilitator 

The Meghann Perry Group, Bridgewater, MA 

September 2020 - Present 

  • Facilitate a process of learning and healing through the tools of first person narrative storytelling, songwriting and trauma informed group facilitation.

  • Individual story coaching sessions for advocacy and performance.

  • Analyzed results and identified areas of improvement for future sessions.

  • Created engaging activities that encouraged collaboration and peer to peer support. 


Community Engagement Coordinator/Director/Producer  for This is Treatment and Chasing Grace

Boston, MA & New York City

Sept 2020– Present

  • Cultivate relationships with community organizations 

  • Develop engaging post show events

  • Facilitate post show events

  • Create and  facilitate a trauma informed group within the rehearsal room

  • Work with researchers to create an audience survey to collect data on the efficacy of the work to create meaningful change after engaging with it. 


Artistic Director/Consultant

2ND ACT, Boston, MA

July 2021 - September 2023 

  • Co-design the New Works Department.

  • Oversee the writing and development of recovery centered plays.

  • Educate writers and actors around areas of Substance Use Disorder, Prevention and Harm Reduction.

  • Give dramaturgical support for new and existing plays.

  • Create a trauma informed writer’s room where writers feel safe to be brave.

Teaching Artist

IMPROBABLE PLAYERS, Watertown, MA

 July 2014 - July 2020 

  • Perform in plays on prevention and education around Substance Use Disorder.

  • Lead acting workshops that utilize the art of play to address issues around SUD.

Facilitate conversations with audience members and various communities around SUD.

Theatrical Works

In Between… 

Composer, Lyricist and Librettist, Music Director, Accompanist and Producer

CHASING GRACE

Composer, Lyricist, Librettist, Director and Producer

THIS IS TREATMENT

Composer, Lyricist, Librettist, Music Director, Director,  Accompanist and Producer

F**k! Now what?!

Composer, Lyricist, Librettist, Music Director, Performer, Accompanist and Producer


UPCOMING PRODUCTION

Off Broadway run of Chasing Grace with SheNYC in 2025/2026

PRODUCTION HISTORY

In Between…

Industry Reading May 2024         Open Jar Studios

Concert Presentation October 2023                 54 Below


CHASING GRACE

SheNYC Summer Festival July 2023                   SheNYC

Presentation Concert May 2022                        Jag Productions


THIS IS TREATMENT     

Full Production April 2022         Northeastern University  

Virtual run Jan. 2021                         Rider University                  

Concert March 13th 2018                                   Feinstein’s 54 Below, NYC

Concert September 2017                                   The Space, Jamaica Plain

NYC Presentations April 2017                             Pearl Studios, NYC

Concert December 2017                                      ACA, Arlington

Workshop May 2016                                            Dance Complex, Cambridge

Reading May 2015                                                Right Turn, Arlington

Workshop November 2014                                 Dance Complex, Cambridge

Presentation April 2014                                       Dimock, Roxbury

Presentation February 2014                               Dance Complex, Cambridge


F**k! Now What?!     

Reading November 2018                                    Dorchester Arts Project, Boston

PLAYS

My name is Hope Jones

Stages of Change                                            

Pathways

GRANT/AWARDS

The a Boston Foundation Lab grant 2024/25

Chasing Grace, Best New Musical, Best Director and Best Lead Actress  at SheNYC Summer Festival

The Boston Foundation LAB grant 2018

Boston Opportunity Fund 2017

Bob Jolly Grant 2017

FELLOWSHIP/MENTORSHIP/

OBSERVERSHIP

MAESTRA                                                              Spring 2023

DEAR EVAN HANSEN                                 DEC 2021

MUSE                                                                        JUNE 2021-DEC 2021

Playwright Fellow in Company One Playlab January 2015-June 2015

TRAINING

BMI Basics of Book Writing

FreeStyle Love Supreme                 Fundamentals of Freestyling                      Ars Nova

Gloria  Weinstock Acting I, II, Character Development/Scene Study & Improv  CCSF

Mark Lee Voice