Professional Experience
Round House Theatre
Technical Director July 2009 – Present
Supervised scenery production for six-show season of LORT company in a 400-seat thrust theatre and rentals in a 150-seat black box theatre; estimated production costs and labor, drafted scenery construction drawings, and managed load-in and installation of scenery.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, 26 Miles, Permanent Collection, My Name Is Asher Lev, Around the World in 80 Days
The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ameriville, A Wrinkle in Time, Charming Billy, A Trip to Bountiful, Amadeus
Creative Visions, Inc
Technical Director August 2007 – May 2009
Supervised production of corporate events including estimating initial production costs, drafting stage layouts, specifying in-house equipment, renting additional equipment, hiring labor, and overseeing load-ins and -outs; designed, drafted, and supervised construction of all custom scenery, and budgeted labor and materials costs.
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Master Carpenter May 2009 – August 2009
Built scenery with a variety of woods, metals, and plastics from construction drawings; supervised shop crew of 2 carpenters & 3 interns.
Così fan Tutte, Il Ritorno d’Ulisse
Properties Master May 2007 – August 2007
Worked with directors and designers to design, build, and procure all properties for shows.
Volpone, L’Etoile, The Magic Flute
PlayMakers Repertory Company
Properties Artisan August 2006 – May 2007
Drafted construction drawings and built wood furniture and other props given designer research, sketches, and drawings; reorganized and redesigned props shop and storage areas; supervised undergraduate assistants.
The Underpants, Tuesdays With Morrie, Stones in His Pockets,The Bluest Eye, The Illusion
Scenic Carpenter August 2005 – May 2006
Responsible for building wood and steel scenery from construction drawings, rigging when necessary; supervised undergraduate assistants.
The Front Page, String of Pearls, Frozen, God’s Man in Texas, Cyrano de Bergerac
Education
Bachelor of Science from Radford University, May 2005; Major in Theatre; Concentration in Technical Theatre and Design.
Publications, Awards, & Memberships
Author, “Curved Steel: How to Build a Machine to Bend Steel Beams.” Outside the Box. 2008.
Author, “How to Build a Machine to Bend Steel.” Southern Theatre. Volume XLVI, Number 3. Summer 2005. Pgs. 8-9.
Scholarship Recipient, Radford University Arts Society Scholarship, 2002-2004.
Member, United States Institute for Theatre Technology, 2002-2010.
Founding Member & Chair, USITT-RU Student Chapter, 2003-2005.
Member, Southeastern Theatre Conference, 2002-2005.
Member, Alpha Psi Omega (National Honorary Theatre Society).
References
Todd Campbell, Production Manager, Creative Visions, Inc.
Robert Grimes, Production Manager, Wolf Trap Opera Company.
Michael Rolleri, Technical Director, PlayMakers Repertory Company.
Carl Lefko, Chair / Designer, Dept. of Theatre and Cinema, Radford University.
W. David Wheeler, Associate Professor / Technical Director, Dept. of Theatre and Cinema, Radford University.
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