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Education

Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Design, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Greensboro, NC, May 2011

  • GPA: 3.85; Graduate Assistant
  • Core Courses: Multi-Set Design, Advanced Costume Design, Period Styles I & II, Scenography
  • Supplementary Courses: AutoCAD 2009, Advanced Theatre Graphics, Applied Directing: Adaptations, Scene Painting I, Advanced Lighting Design, Lighting Seminar, Feminist Theatre, Advanced Scene Design, Scene Design Seminar

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with Honors, Grinnell College; Grinnell, IA, May 2006

  • GPA: 3.74; Dean's List: Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006
  • Core Design Courses: Intro to Stagecraft, Design I & II, Advanced Design Techniques
  • Supplementary Courses: Intro to Painting Processes, Intro to Printing Processes, Fundamentals of Acting, Dramatic Lit I & II, Playwriting, Directing, Feminist Theatre, Senior Seminar: Community-based Performance

Study Abroad, Grinnell-in-London; London, England, Fall 2004

  • Courses: British Theatre in Performance, Introduction to Shakespeare, and Contemporary Britain.
  • Interned at Greenwich Playhouse as Production Assistant (see below).

Work Experience

Graduate Assistant, UNCG Theatre Department, Greensboro, NC, August 2008 - Present

  • Work in both scene and costume shops as major support for every show in the season.
  • Assist in organizing and overseeing undergraduate workers and students in shops.

Patron Services Assoc., The Dallas Opera, Dallas, TX, October 2007 – August 2008

  • Assisted with ticketing, subscriptions, and other patron services for all Opera productions at the Music Hall at Fair Park.

Overhire Electrician, Dallas Theater Co., Dallas, TX, October 2007 – December 2007

  • Called in when needed to strike, hang, and focus lighting instruments for productions.

Scenic Painting Internship, Dallas Theater Co., Dallas, TX, July 2007 – October 2007

  • Assisted scenic charge, carpenters, and properties crew on first two productions of season Pride and Prejudice and Glengarry Glenn Ross.
  • Worked electrics during Glengarry Glenn Ross.

Directing/Dramaturgy Internship, Portland Stage Co., Portland, ME, August 2006 – May 2007

  • Researched and wrote all dramaturgical/educational materials for the season, especially for A Christmas Carol and Noises Off.
  • Worked all strikes and electrics changeovers and worked in both the scenic and costume shops throughout the season.

Costume & Scene Shop Staff, Grinnell Theatre Dept, Grinnell, IA, January 2003 – May 2006

  • Worked under TD and Costume Designer’s supervision as general staff for construction, stitching, and electrical work
  • Provided assistance in supervision of non-staff members working in shops to complete required lab hours .

Summer Program Coordinator & PSM, ArtsWest Playhouse, Seattle, WA, Summers 2004 & 2005

  • Organized publicity efforts, including local parade participation with parents and children.
  • Wrote, designed and arranged summer program playbills for print.
  • Worked as a liaison between Playhouse staff and production staff and parents and directors.
  • Summer 2005: Helped create and run the first annual Musical Adventures Camp for children under the age of 13.
  • Summer 2005: Taught workshop classes on costume design to Musical Adventures Camp students.

Production Asst Internship, Greenwich Playhouse, London, England, October 2004 – December 2004

  • Provided basic technical support to box office and administrative staff.
  • Assisted the scenic designer with constructing nad painting the set.

Selected Production Experience

Scenic Designer The Seagull UNCG, Greensboro, NC Feb 2010
  Director: John Gulley Lighting Designer: Erika Grayson
Costume Designer: Angela Howell
 
 
Costume Designer Evil Dead: The Musical UNCG, Greensboro, NC Oct 2009
  Director: Jim Wren Scenic Designer: Randall J McMullen
Lighting Designer: John Wolf
 
 
Scenic Designer Angels in America, Part I UNCG, Greensboro, NC Oct 2009
  Director: A. James Fisher Lighting Designer: John Wolf
Costume Designer: Erika Grayson
 
 
Make Up The Revenger's Tragedy UNCG, Greensboro, NC Nov 2008
& Special FX Designer Director: Jim Wren Scenic Designer: Matthew Emerson
Costume Designer: Claire Garrard
 
 
Props Designer Intimate Apparel The WaterTower Theatre, Addison, TX June 2008
  Director: Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe Scenic Designer: Randel Wright  
 
Props Designer As You Like It The WaterTower Theatre, Addison, TX Jan 2008
  Director: Terry Martin Scenic Designer: Bryan Wofford  
 
Painter/Electrician Glengarry Glen Ross Dallas Theater Center, Dallas, TX Oct 2007
  Director: David Kennedy Scenic Designer: Tak Kata
Lighting Designer: Sarah Sidman
 
 
Painter Pride & Prejudice Dallas Theater Center, Dallas, TX Sept 2007
  Director: Stan Wojewoski Scenic Designer: John Coyne  
 
Lighting Designer This is a Test
& Capricious Pearls
Rockwall Community Playhouse, Rockwall, TX Aug 2007
 
Asst. Director Noises Off Portland Stage Co, Portland, ME Feb 2007
  Director: Sam Buggeln Scenic Designer: Anita Stewart  
 
Asst. Director A Christmas Carol Portland Stage Co, Portland, ME Dec 2006
  Director: Anita Stewart Scenic Designer: Anita Stewart  
 

Awards & Honors

2nd Place Winner of Graduate Scenic Design Competition, SETC, March 2010

  • For my design of Chekov's The Seagull, directed by John Gulley at UNCG February 2010.

KC/ACTF National Performance of The Revenger's Tragedy, Washington DC, April 2009

  • The Revenger's Tragedy was one of 4 shows picked from participating schools across the nation to perform at the 2009 National Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival in DC.

1st Place Winner of SETC/David Weiss Regional Scene Design Competition, KC/ACTF Region 4, February 2009

  • For a design of Puccini's La Boheme.

Related Skills

Theatre: Scenic & props carpentry and painting; Costume construction and fitting; Stage lighting strike, hang, focus, cable & Source 4 repair; Light & sound board proficient; Model Building; Hand & Computer Drafting (VectorWorks 9.0+ & AutoCAD 2009+)

Computer: Extensive knowledge of both Macintosh (Mac OS 8+) and IBM (Windows 95+) computers, printers, & scanners; Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Microsoft Internet Explorer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker, Macromedia Freehand & most HTML editors.



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