Technical Director
Education
| University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program, Technical Production. |
| Master of Fine Arts, May 2007 |
| South Dakota State University, Department of Communication Studies and Theatre |
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Employment History
| Instructor; | South Dakota State University, Brookings SD | 2007-Present |
| Courses Taught: | ||
| THEA 100, Introduction to Theatre | ||
| THEA 241, Stagecraft / Lab |
Scenic Design
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Sioux Valley High School |
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South Pacific |
dir. Ericka Howell | Spring 2009 |
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A Christmas Carol |
dir. Ericka Howell | Fall 2008 |
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South Dakota State University |
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The Philadelphia Story |
dir. Callie Hisek | Fall 2008 |
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Group (World Premier) |
dir. Raymond Peterson | Spring 2008 |
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The Shadow Box |
dir. Nancy Wheeler | Fall 2003 |
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West Side Story (Ass’t Designer) |
dir. JD Ackman | Fall 2003 |
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Prairie Repertory Theatre |
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Grease |
dir. Dr. Mary Jo Nesmith | Summer 2004 |
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Oklahoma! (Ass’t Designer) |
dir. Raymond Peterson | Summer 2004 |
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The Foreigner |
dir. Nancy Wheeler | Summer 2003 |
Technical Direction
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South Dakota State University |
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Lysistrata |
des. Corey Shelsta | Spring 2009 |
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Blood Brothers |
des. Billy Wilburn | Spring 2009 |
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Scrooge |
des. Corey Shelsta | Fall 2008 |
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Aladdin Jr. |
des . Corey Shelsta | Spring 2008 |
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All My Sons |
des. Billy Wilburn | Fall 2007 |
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Cabaret |
des. Corey Shelsta | Fall 2007 |
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The Emperor’s New Clothes |
des. Corey Shelsta | Spring 2004 |
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West Side Story |
des. Cindy Freet | Fall 2003 |
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Tartuffe |
des. Corey Shelsta | Spring 2003 |
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The Laramie Project |
des. Raymond Peterson | Spring 2003 |
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Hello Dolly! |
des. Raymond Peterson | Fall 2002 |
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Romeo and Juliet |
des. Corey Shelsta | Spring 2002 |
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Equus |
des. Raymond Peterson | Spring 2002 |
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Sweeney Todd |
des. Raymond Peterson | Fall 2001 |
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1940’s Radio Hour |
des. Corey Shelsta | Fall 2001 |
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Beauty and the Beast |
des. Corey Shelsta | Spring 2001 |
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12 Angry Jurors |
des. Raymond Peterson | Spring 2001 |
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The Grapes of Wrath |
des. Corey Shelsta | Spring 2000 |
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Prairie Repertory Theatre |
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Escanaba in Love |
des. Robert Sylskar | Summer 2008 |
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Move Over, Mrs. Markham |
des. Raymond Peterson | Summer 2008 |
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Bingo! The Musical |
des. Billy Wilburn | Summer 2008 |
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7 Brides for 7 Brothers |
des. Corey Shelsta | Summer 2008 |
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Escanaba in Da Moonlight |
des. Robert Sylskar | Summer 2007 |
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Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean |
des. Raymond Peterson | Summer 2007 |
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Dames at Sea |
des. Corey Shelsta | Summer 2007 |
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The King and I |
des. Corey Shelsta | Summer 2007 |
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Oklahoma! |
des. Corey Shelsta | Summer 2004 |
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The Music Man |
des. Raymond Peterson | Summer 2001 |
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Lost in Yonkers |
des. Desiderio Roybal | Summer 2000 |
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Dorset Theatre Festival |
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The Glass Menagerie |
des. William Aupperlee | Summer 2006 |
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Peter Pan |
des. William Aupperlee | Summer 2006 |
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Murder is Announced |
des. William Aupperlee | Summer 2006 |
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Moonlight and Magnolias |
des. William Aupperlee | Summer 2006 |
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The Lusty and Comical History of Tom Jones |
des. William Aupperlee | Summer 2006 |
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University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program |
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Mary Stuart (Ass’t TD) |
des. Nick Embree | Fall 2006 |
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Misalliance (Ass’t TD) |
des. Stephanie Hansen | Fall 2006 |
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A Flea in Her Ear (Ass’t TD) |
des. Nick Embree | Fall 2006 |
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Heartbreak House |
des. Stephanie Hansen | Fall 2005 |
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The Play’s the Thing |
des. Fritz Szabo | Fall 2005 |
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Major Barbara |
des. Stephanie Hansen | Fall 2005 |
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Utah Musical Theatre |
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Kiss Me Kate (Ass’t TD) |
des. Jerry Hooker | Summer 2005 |
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Side By Side By Sondheim |
des. Jerry Hooker | Summer 2005 |
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Wicked City Blues |
des. Jo Winarski | Summer 2005 |
Master Carpenter/ Carpenter/Prop Carpenter
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University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program |
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Arms and the Man (MC) |
des. Stephanie Hansen | Spring 2006 |
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (MC) |
des. Fritz Szabo | Spring 2006 |
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The Rivals (MC) |
des. Fritz Szabo | Spring 2006 |
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Cyrano De Bergerac (PC) |
des. Lee Savage | Fall 2006 |
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Peter Pan (PC) |
des. Lee Savage | Fall 2006 |
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The Three Sisters (PC) |
des. Stephanie Hansen | Fall 2004 |
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Twelfth Night (PC) |
des. Fritz Szabo | Fall 2004 |
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Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts |
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Chaps! |
des. Troy Hemmerling | Summer 2002 |
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The Last Night of Ballyhoo |
des. Judith A. Ryerson | Summer 2002 |
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Sweeney Todd |
des. Dave Nofsinger | Summer 2002 |
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A Servant of Two Masters |
des. R. Eric Stone | Summer 2002 |
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Hello Dolly! |
des. Dave Nofsinger | Summer 2002 |
Shop Foreman
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State University Theatre |
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How I Learned to Drive |
des. Kit Reyne | Spring 2004 |
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Oliver! |
des. Raymond Peterson | Fall 2000 |
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Prairie Repertory Theatre |
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Sleeping Beauty |
des. Corey Shelsta | Summer 2004 |
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Sylvia |
des. JD Ackman | Summer 2004 |
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You Can’t Take It With You |
des. Raymond Peterson | Summer 2004 |
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Damn Yankees (Ass’t) |
des. Corey Shelsta | Summer 2003 |
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And the World Goes Round (Ass’t) |
des. Cindy Freet | Summer 2003 |
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Caught in the Net (Ass’t) |
des. Raymond Peterson | Summer 2003 |
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Don’t Dress for Dinner |
des. Beth Poppen | Summer 2001 |
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Over the River and Through the Woods |
des. Raymond Peterson | Summer 2001 |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
des. Corey Shelsta | Summer 2001 |
Master Electrician
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University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program |
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The Taming of the Shrew |
dir. Drew Barr | Spring 2007 |
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Tartuffe |
dir. Paul Mason Barnes | Spring 2007 |
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A Streetcar Named Desire |
dir. Edward Stern | Spring 2007 |
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Topdog/Underdog |
dir. Walter Dallas | Spring 2007 |
Prop Master
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University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program |
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Tuesday |
Written and dir. Jewel Walker | Fall 2007 |
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The Life of Galileo |
dir. Heinz Uwa-Hause | Fall 2007 |
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Uncle Vanya |
dir. Jewel Walker | Spring 2005 |
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Much Ado About Nothing |
dir. Sanford Robbins | Spring 2005 |
Technical Assistant
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State University Theatre |
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Picnic |
dir. Dr. James L. Johnson | Fall 2002 |
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Much Ado About Nothing |
dir. JD Ackman | Fall 2000 |
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The Last Night of Ballyhoo |
dir. Dr. James L. Johnson | Fall 2000 |
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A Christmas Carol |
dir. Dr. Mary Jo Nesmith | Fall 2000 |
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Into the Woods |
dir. Nancy Wheeler | Fall 2000 |
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Prairie Repertory Theatre |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
dir. JD Ackman | Summer 2000 |
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You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown |
dir. Dr. Mary Jo Nesmith | Summer 2000 |
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The Sound of Music |
dir. Dr. James L. Johnson | Summer 2000 |
Scenic Charge
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University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program |
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Savages, Christians and Other Homo Sapiens |
Written and dir. Adrian Hall | Fall 2007 |
Additional Educational Development
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South Dakota State University |
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Theatre 241 (Stagecraft) |
Teaching Assistant | 2004 |
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Theatre 241 (Stagecraft) |
Guest Lecturer, Platform Construction | 2003 |
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Theatre 241 (Stagecraft) |
Guest Lecturer, Three Dimensional Scenery | 2001 |
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Theatre 241 (Stagecraft) |
Guest Lecturer, Technical Difficulties: Sweeney Todd | 2001 |
Awards
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South Dakota State University |
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Owen T. Mayo Theatre Scholarship |
2004 |
| Outstanding Theatre Contribution | 2003 |
| Bergum Talent Scholarship | 2003 |
| Outstanding Theatre Contribution | 2002 |
| Bergum Talent Scholarship | 2002 |
| Director’s Award | 2002 |
| Outstanding Theatre Contribution | 2001 |
| State University Theatre Talent Scholarship | 2001 |
| Director’s Award | 2000 |
| Outstanding Theatre Contribution | 1999 |
| State University Theatre Talent Scholarship | 1999 |
Grants
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SDSU Travel Mini-Grant |
Travel to USITT in Cincinnati, OH | 2008 |
| SDSU Travel Mini-Grant | Travel to USITT in Houston, TX | 2007 |
Seminars, Workshops and Professional Development
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United State Institute for Theatre Technology, Annual Conference |
Phoenix, AZ | 2007 |
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United State Institute for Theatre Technology, Annual Conference |
Louisville, KY | 2006 |
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Long Beach, CA | 2004 |
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Minneapolis, MN | 2003 |
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United State Institute for Theatre Technology, Annual Conference |
New Orleans, LA | 2002 |
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United State Institute for Theatre Technology, Annual Conference |
Long Beach, CA | 2001 |
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American College Theatre Festival, Annual Festival |
Kansas City, MO | 2001 |
Service
SUT and PRT productions serve as learning resources for students enrolled in theatre courses and the university population at large. Involvement with the productions of both organizations represents a substantial contribution to the university educationally and artistically and fosters a positive public image with the community and the region.
Meet with groups of high school students as requested. This includes conducting workshops and tours of the theatre spaces, as well as responding to questions about the department and the university.
References Available Upon Request
| Fun Links | |
| Matthew Jordan | |
| CAD | |
| TD Tidbits | |
| One from the road | |
| ISU Theatre | |
| SDSU Theatre | |
| PRT Theatre | |
| UD's PTTP | |
| Long Warf Theatre |
