Objective
To further a career in the theatre with a reputable group producing challenging and critically acclaimed work.
Professional Experience
Resident Technical Director and Scenic Designer 2007 - Present
Century College - White Bear Lake, MN
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Management of student workers and up to 60 volunteers
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Scenic design and build for a 3 show season in a 330 seat venue
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Lighting design and facility management for up to 15 outside music, dance, and speaking events
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Management of all properties
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General Maintenance of all theatrical spaces including the scene shop and main stage
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Instructor: Technical Theatre Design and Production 1041.90, an introduction to technical theatre and design concepts in lighting, costumes, and scenery
Technical Director and Scenic Designer 2003 - 2005
Concordia College - Moorhead, MN
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Management of an 8 to 10 person student staff and up to 60 volunteers
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Build for a 4 show season, including design for up to 3 shows per season in a 434 seat venue
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Management of all properties
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Sound design and implementation
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Instruction of individualized courses in scenic painting, basic technical theatre and technical direction
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General maintenance of the shop and stage spaces
Instructor, Technical Director, and Design Coordinator 2003 - 2004
Trollwood Performing Arts School - Fargo, ND
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Instruction of courses in scene design basics, stage craft, and stage management
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Technical direction and design coordination of student collaborated design
Technical Director and Scenic Designer 2002
Wayside Theatre - Winchester, VA
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Management of a 7 person intern crew
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Build for a 5 show season, including design for 3 shows for a 180 seat SPT7 equity theatre house
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General maintenance of the theatre building, its surrounding grounds, and intern housing
Technical Director and Scenic Designer 2001 - 2002
Freed-Hardeman University - Henderson, TN
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Management of a 10 person student staff and up to 90 volunteers
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Build for a 5 show season, including design for 3 shows and lighting design for all productions
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Technical direction for all major events in a 3,000 seat venue, working on regional and national tours
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General maintenance of all theatre, shop, and storage spaces
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Work with casts varying in size from 10 to 600
Free-Lance Experience
Pillsbury House Theatre – Minneapolis, MN 2011, 2012
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Head Builder – In The Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size
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Produced at the Guthrie Theatre, designed by Tony award winner David Gallo
Anoka high School- Anoka, Mn
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Scenic Artist-Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast 2011, 2012
Festival Theatre – St. Croix Falls. WI 2010
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Scenic Design – Happy and the River
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A work-shopped touring show that was designed for 5 venues of varying size
Starting Gate Productions – Saint Paul, MN 2008 - 2009
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Scenic Design – The Nerd
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Master Builder – Anton in Show Business, The Sign in Sydney Brustein's Window
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Scenic Design/Master Builder – Little Foxes, The Hollow
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Shows built independently with little or no volunteer assistance
5th Season Entertainment – Saint Paul, MN 2007
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Technical Director, Scenic Designer – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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Shows sold out 3 of the 5 performances
Rosetown Players – Roseville, MN 2006
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Technical Director – Alice in Wonderland
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Worked with students ranging in age from 10 to 18
Hometown Theatre – Saint Paul, MN 2006
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Stage Manager, Lighting Designer – War of the Worlds
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Touring show designed to go up in less than an hour
Door Off-Broadway Dinner Theatre – Door County, WI 2006
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Technical Director, Scenic Designer – Golf: The Musical, Same Time Next Year
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Shows designed to tour cross-state for venues in Door county and St. Croix
Education
Freed-Hardeman University – Henderson, TN 2001
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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with an emphasis in Design and Technology
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Member of Alpha Psi Omega, 2000-2001
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Irene Ryan Scholarship Nomination for Lighting Design, 2000
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Scene shop Foreman, 2000-2001
Special Skills
Rigging and Ropes Work
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Rappelling and belay ropes work
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Basic rigging and counterweight systems
Computing
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Light board operation and programming (most ETC and Genie boards)
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General digital sound editing
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Digital drafting using SketchUp
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Microsoft Office applications and Outlook
General skills
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Able to work under strict budgetary constraints
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Accustomed to working with and leading both skilled and unskilled staff
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Able to solve problems creatively and professionally
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Skilled in facility maintenance and management
Show List:
1997
Much Ado About Nothing, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Crew
Greater Tuna, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Crew
The Foreigner, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Crew
Speech Presentation: Elizabeth Dole, Freed-Hardeman University
Technical Assistant
1998
The Matchmaker, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Crew
Speech Presentation: Archie Manning, Freed-Hardeman University
Technical Assistant
Makin’ Music, Freed-Hardeman University
Shift Crew
1999
The Odd Couple, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Crew, Stage Manager
Speech Presentation: James Earl Jones, Freed-Hardeman University
Technical Assistant
Makin’ Music, Freed-Hardeman University
Scene Director
2000
Oklahoma!, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Crew, Deck Crew Chief
The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Crew, Lighting Designer
Steel Magnolias, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Speech Presentation: George Bush Sr., Freed-Hardeman University
Technical Assistant
Makin’ Music, Freed-Hardeman University
Stage Manager
Dames at Sea, Minnesota Repertory Theatre
Master Electrician
Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Minnesota Repertory Theatre
Master Electrician
2001
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Freed-Hardeman University
Technical Director, Scenic Designer, Stage Manager
The Seagull, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Designer, Lighting Designer, Technical Director
Bye Bye Birdie, Chester County High School at Freed-Hardeman University
Lighting Designer
My Three Angels, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Crew
Makin’ Music, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Crew
2002
The Runner Stumbles, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Crew
Scapin, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Wayside Theatre
Technical Director
Foxfire, Wayside Theatre
Technical Director
Wuthering Heights, Wayside Theatre
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
The Turn of the Screw, Wayside Theatre
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Miracle on 34th Street, Wayside Theatre
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
2003
Rashamon, Concordia College
Technical Director
Rossum's Universal Robots, Concordia College
Technical Director
Go-Go Beach, Concordia College
Technical Director
As It Is In Heaven, Concordia College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
All My Sons, Freed-Hardeman University
Scenic Designer
2004
Guys and Dolls, Concordia College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Stanton's Garage, Concordia College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
All in the Timing, Trollwood Performing Arts School
Design Advisor, Technical Director
Picnic, Concordia College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Medea, Concordia College
Technical Director
2005
The Grapes of Wrath, Concordia College
Technical Director, Effects Coordinator
Lend Me a Tenor, Concordia College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
2006
Golf! The Musical, Door Off-Broadway Dinner Theatre
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Same Time Next Year, Door Off-Broadway Dinner Theatre
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
War of the Worlds, Hometown Theatre
Stage Manager, Technical Assistant
Alice in Wonderland, Rosetown Playhouse
Technical Director
2007
The Wizard of Oz, 5th Season Entertainment
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Century College
Technical Director, Scenic Designer
Pippi Longstocking, Dance Moves
Lighting Designer, Technical Assistant
Tales of the Lost Formicans, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Little Foxes, Starting Gate Productions
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Anton in Show Business, Starting Gate Productions
Technical Director
2008
The Sign in Sydney Brustein's Window, Starting Gate Productions
Technical Director
Mother Courage and Her Children, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Tick, Tick... Boom!, STL Productions
Scenic Designer
The Hollow, Starting Gate Productions
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Cinderella, Dance Moves
Lighting Designer, Technical Assistant
Twelfth Night, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
2009
The Importance of Being Earnest, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Fortinbras, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
A Christmas Spectacular, Inspiration Dance Academy
Lighting Designer, Technical Assistant
2010
Cabaret, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Adventures in Candyland, Dance Moves
Lighting Designer, Technical Assistant
Happy and the River, Festival Theatre
Scenic Designer
Comedy of Errors, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
A Christmas Spectacular, Inspiration Dance Academy
Lighting Designer, Technical Assistant
2011
The Seagull, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
The Little Mermaid, Dance Moves
Lighting Designer, Technical Assistant
In the Red and Brown Water, Pillsbury Playhouse
Head Builder
The Diviners, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director, Projection Designer
Little Shop of Horrors, Anoka High School
Scenic Artist
A Christmas Spectacular, Inspiration Dance Academy
Lighting Designer, Technical Assistant
2012
The Pirates of Penzance, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Beauty and the Beast, Anoka High School
Scenic Artist
The Wild Swans, Dance Moves
Lighting Designer, Technical Assistant
The Brothers Size, Pillsbury Playhouse
Head Builder
Arcadia, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Marietta, Spirit in the House Productions
Scenic Designer, Technical Advisor
To Fool the Eye, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Scenic Designer
2013
Metamorphoses, Century College
Scenic Designer, Technical Director