Producing Experience

One Eye Gone, CalArts & Edinburgh Fringe, 2009                                                                            Director, Katie Shook

A puppet and video adaptation of Godzilla by playwright Eric Ehn. Integrated live, originally composed music. CalArts’ pilot production for incorporating ecologically sustainable theater materials and techniques.  Design and Production team presented our findings and methodologies at Earth Matters On Stage conference in Eugene, OR in May, 2009.

Strom Thurmond Is Not a Racist, Blank-the-Dog Productions, 2008                          Artistic Director, Nataki Garrett

Los Angeles premiere of play by Village Voice acclaimed playwright Thomas Bradshaw.  Performed in a non-theater, downtown loft space.

That Untravelled World, CalArts, 2008                                                                                             Director, Phil Soltanoff

Thesis play by playwright Jane Pickett, with original music composed by Josh Chambers, included interactive video design and animations.  $35,000 of lighting equipment donated by LA Opera to create a fully controllable light grid in the stage.  Directed by Molière Award recipient and multimedia auteur Phil Soltanoff.

Chocolate City: An Alternative Showcase, Bootleg Theater, 2008                                     Artistic Director, Dave Mack

Organized a group of aspiring actors from CalArts and USC and created a showcase with a director and choreographer.  Commissioned new short works by playwrights Boni Alvarez, Jeanine Salinas and Sibyl O’Malley.  Successfully solicited donations of food, wine and catering services for the event.

The Big Funk, Clock Productions (Chicago), 2001                                                                        Director, Robin Chaplik

Chicago premiere of John Patrick Shanley play.  Production nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best Actor and Best Scenic Design.

Additional Arts Management Experience

Assistant Producer, Big Heart Theatrical, 2009                                                                        Producer, Anne Hamburger

Primary assistant to the Producer in the creation of a new production company for live entertainment, with an emphasis on Broadway, Off-Broadway and site specific performance projects.  Researched projects and collaborated and corresponded with creative artists, producers, agents and business office staff.  Ongoing involvement in several projects currently in development.

Guest Services Staff, Kirk Douglas Theater, 2007-2009                                                         Theater Manager, Eric Sims

Interacted with audiences and worked special events for two seasons as Front-of-House staff at Center Theater Group’s 330-seat Culver City theater committed to producing new work. 

Intern, Sundance Theatre Lab, Summer 2008                                             Producing Artistic Director, Philip Himberg

Stage managed workshops of ORIGIN STORY by Dan LeFranc, directed by Hal Brooks, and FIVE QUESTIONS by

Lisa Kron, directed by Leigh Silverman.

Freelance Theater and Opera Stage Manager, 1999-2007                                    

Companies include: Apollo Theater (Chicago), Chautauqua Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Northlight Theater, Opera Carolina, Piven Theatre, Teatro Luna, Tulsa Opera, Utah Festival Opera.

Education

MFA in Producing

California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA.  Anticipated Graduation: May 2010.

BS in Theatre

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.  June 1999.

Related Skills

Events Coordination, Social Networking for Marketing and PR, Dramaturgy and Theater History,

Production Budgeting, Adobe InDesign, Reading Music, Languages: Spanish & French.

Member of Actors’ Equity Association

References

Carol Bixler

Head of Design and Production and Producing Director, California Institute of the Arts and Center for New Performance

Phone: (661) 291-3019

Email: cbixler@calarts.edu

Anne Hamburger

Producer, Big Heart Theatrical

Phone: (646) 755-3638 ext. 102

Email: anne.hamburger@bighearttheatrical.com

Jennifer Sultz

Executive Director, Piven Theatre Workshop

Phone: (847) 866-8049

Email: jsultz@piventheatre.org