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APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY BOONE, NC MESA, AZ
MAINSTAGE DIRECTOR
Developed the script, coordinated and communicated scenic and design concepts, staged the play, created rehearsal schedules, guided a student stage manager, and coached actors individually on roles and character creation.
Batboy!The Musical, 2007
Closets are for Clothes, 2006

APPALACHIAN YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE BOONE, NC MESA, AZ

GUEST DIRECTOR
Coordinated and communicated scenic and design concepts, staged the play, created rehearsal schedules, guided a student stage manager, and coached actors individually on roles and character creation. Also managed touring schedules and financial arrangements.
Fool of the World, 2005


MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE MESA, AZ
MAINSTAGE DIRECTOR
Coordinated and communicated scenic and design concepts, staged the play, created rehearsal schedules, guided student stage managers, and coached actors individually on roles and character creation.
Three Tall Women, 2004


PLAYMAKERS, MESA, AZ
DIRECTOR
Direct, develop, script performances, instruct, and produce this pre-teen performance company.
Fairytale Resort, 2002
The Princess Who Could Not Cry, 2003
Liza Lou and the Yeller Bellied Swamp
, 2003


MESA ARTS CENTER, MESA, AZ
GUEST DIRECTOR
Coordinate and communicate scenic and design concepts, stage the play, create rehearsal schedules, and coach actors individually on roles and characters creation.
Littlejim, 2003
Devon's Hurt, 2001


CREATIVE ZONE, MESA, AZ
SEASON DIRECTOR
Responsibilities include planning, developing, and instructing this teen performance company, program development, and coordinating and assisting in the selection, training, and evaluation of performances, facilitating travel, meeting places/times, and meeting financial obligations.
The Pied Piper (touring), 2004
Swept Away, 2003
Romeo and Juliet, 2003
In The Beginning, 2002
This is A Test, 2002
Inbetween: Teen, 2001


MOORESVILLE CHILDREN'S THEATRE MOORESVILLE, NC
PRODUCER / DIRECTOR, May 1998 - July 1998
Organized technical crews, and auditioning and staging the Royal Shakespeare Company's version of The Wizard of Oz with a cast of thirty actors.


SOUTH IREDELL HIGH SCHOOL MOORESVILLE, NC
GUEST DIRECTOR
Served as a guest director, as I created a rehearsal schedule, staged the performance, and coached actors individually on roles and characters creation.
Spoon River Anthology, 1998


CONCORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH COVE, NC
DIRECTOR, 1995 - 1998
Scripted and directed seasonal and holiday puppetry performances, for The Concord Kids, a church-based performance company.


GREER THEATRE BOONE, NC
GUEST DIRECTOR
Coordinated and communicated scenic and design concepts, directed plays, created rehearsal schedules, and coached actors individually on roles and characters creation.
The Boy and the Keg, Greer Theatre, 1997
Postcards, Greer Theatre, 1996
Eye to Eye, Greer Theatre, 1996


FOOTHILLS THEATRE MARION, NC
GUEST DIRECTOR
Served as a guest director, as I created a rehearsal schedule, staged the performance, and coached actors individually on roles and characters creation.
The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe, 1994
A Murder Well Rehearsed, 1993

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