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Professional Summary

Experienced Theatre Arts Educator and Technical Director with over a decade of experience in teaching, directing, and production. Proven track record in developing innovative programs, enhancing student engagement, and executing successful theatre productions. Adept at integrating new technologies and sustainable practices into theatre arts. Passionate about advancing the craft and fostering creative growth in students.

Education

University of Idaho
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre

Texas A&M University-Commerce
Master of Science in Theatre

Texas Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Tarrant County College
Associate of Arts

Professional Experience

Lawrence University
Professor of Theatre & Technical Director
Present

  • Developed and implemented pandemic response programs to continue live theatre productions.

  • Created and taught new courses including Stage and Production Management, Tropes and Stereotypes in Theatre and Media, and Scenic Painting Workshops.

  • Established a successful immersive theatre summer camp for elementary and middle school students, securing and utilizing grant funding.

  • Launched a traveling production program for outreach and recruitment.

  • Initiated sustainable set-building practices, significantly enhancing environmental responsibility.

  • Doubled student employment in the scenic shop and mentored students in set design, prop design, and stage management.

  • Renovated theatre department spaces, including creating a portable classroom and designing proscenium arches.

Tarrant County College
Instructor of Theatre Arts
2013 - 2019

  • Taught a broad range of theatre courses and guided students in both academic and practical aspects of theatre arts.

  • Collaborated with professionals to enrich the curriculum and improve departmental operations.

Mansfield Independent School District - Summit High School
Theatre Arts Teacher & Art Teacher
2011 - 2013

  • Directed and designed theatre productions with an emphasis on acting, design, and student development.

  • Successfully managed dual roles as a Theatre and Art Teacher while maintaining a 4.0 GPA in graduate school.

  • Recruited and developed a thriving theatre program; reorganized the department for efficiency and safety.

  • Renovated the scene shop and led a student to win a High School Playwriting Competition, earning a $10,000 scholarship and staged reading.

Weatherford Independent School District - Weatherford High School
Theatre Arts Teacher & Technical Director
2010 - 2011

  • Created and implemented a new Technical Theatre program from scratch.

  • Produced and directed record-breaking musicals; assisted in directing a UIL Advancing Play.

  • Coordinated restoration of the Ninth Grade Center Auditorium and increased activity fund by 100%.

  • Recognized as Teacher of the Year in 2013.

Arlington Independent School District
Teacher’s Assistant Special Education
2010 - 2011

Creative Arts Theatre and School (CATS)
Creative Drama Teacher
2010 - 2011

Production and Directing Experience

  • Produced, directed, or designed up to five productions annually, including large-scale musicals.

  • Successfully advanced plays past initial levels of one-act play competitions.

  • Directed productions with complex effects, including flying elements.

Technical Experience

  • Received acclaim for costume designs in the award-winning regional premier of Wittenberg with Amphibian Stage Productions.

  • Managed all technical aspects of production, including costumes, set, lighting, and sound.

  • Published work in the Wadsworth Anthology of Drama, 6th edition.

  • Commissioned for decorative art restoration and creation in a historic church.

  • Developed and expanded theatre programs, doubling enrollment within a year.

Research and Interests

  • Focus areas include directing, acting theory/practice, vocal technique, movement/style for actors, design implementation, dramaturgy, costuming, set design, painting, film study, theatre history, and theatre as business.

  • Research topics include:

    • Tropes or Traps: Exploring the Use of Stereotype in American Theatre

    • The Impact of Christian Censorship and Suppression on the Development of Theatre, from Rome to Cromwell

Production History

Direction

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

  • A Christmas Carol

  • A Company of Wayward Saints

  • The Game’s Afoot

  • Grease

  • The Great American Trailer Park Musical

  • Into the Woods

  • Jenny Kissed Me

  • Leading Ladies

  • The Little Mermaid

  • Little Shop of Horrors

  • The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

  • Night of the Living Dead (My adaption from the film script)

  • Noises Off  x 2

  • Once Upon a Mattress

  • The Pillowman

  • The Sound of Music

  • Southern Hospitality

  • The Wizard of Oz

  • The Woman in Black

 

 

 

Technical Design 

  • The 39 Steps

  • Agnes of God

  • Alcina

  • A Company of Wayward Saints

  • Curlew River

  • Elephant’s Graveyard

  • Disney’s The Little Mermaid

  • The Game’s Afoot

  • Grease

  • Into the Woods

  • It’s a Wonderful Life the Radio Play (Artisan Center Theatre)

  • Jenny Kissed Me

  • Little Shop of Horrors

  • The Living

  • The Menaechmus Twins x 2

  • The Musical of Musicals, the Musical!

  • Night of the Living Dead

  • Noises Off

  • Richard III

  • The Sound of Music

  • Suor Angelica

  • Southern Hospitality

  • The Wizard of Oz

  • Wittenberg (Regional Premier, Amphibian Stage Productions)

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