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Page 1 of 20 Centenary College of Louisiana And The Community Foundation and United Way Present Regional High School Theatre Festival Schedule Dec 1-3, 2017 Friday Dec 1 st : When What Where 3:00-5:00pm Registration MLP Lobby 5:00-5:20pm Opening Ceremonies Stage President Holoman and Professor Don Hooper 5:30 pm Bailey-Alan/First Show Load In Loyola Stage 6:10- 6:30pm Loyola Response Classroom Logan Sledge and Sharla Cowden MLP 106 6:30 pm Bailey-Alan/Second Show Load Green Oaks Stage 7:10-7:30pm Green Oaks Response Classroom Jodie Glorioso and Logan Sledge MLP 106 7:30 pm Load in Captain Shreve Stage 8:15 p.m. Parent pick up 8:10-8:30 Captain Shreve Response Classroom Paul Crook and Chad Anthony Miller MLP 106 Saturday Dec 2 nd : When What Where Workshops: 9:00-10:20am Voice for the Stage: Prepare to be heard I Whited With Jodie Glorioso-Centenary College Room This workshop is for students that did not attend last year‘s workshop. Robert Barton and Rocco Dal Vera have created a voice recipe for the actor in the text, ―Voice Onstage and Off.‖ This workshop will use the nine voice ingredients exploring the actor‘s instrument for creating voice for the stage. Participants are to have a short monologue prepared and to wear clothing to move and work.

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Centenary College of Louisiana

And

The Community Foundation and United Way

Present

Regional High School Theatre Festival

Schedule

Dec 1-3, 2017 Friday Dec 1

st:

When What Where

3:00-5:00pm Registration MLP Lobby

5:00-5:20pm Opening Ceremonies Stage

President Holoman and Professor Don Hooper

5:30 pm Bailey-Alan/First Show Load In Loyola Stage

6:10- 6:30pm Loyola Response Classroom

Logan Sledge and Sharla Cowden MLP 106

6:30 pm Bailey-Alan/Second Show Load Green Oaks Stage

7:10-7:30pm Green Oaks Response Classroom

Jodie Glorioso and Logan Sledge MLP 106

7:30 pm Load in Captain Shreve Stage

8:15 p.m. Parent pick up

8:10-8:30 Captain Shreve Response Classroom

Paul Crook and Chad Anthony Miller MLP 106

Saturday Dec 2nd

:

When What Where

Workshops:

9:00-10:20am

Voice for the Stage: Prepare to be heard I Whited

With Jodie Glorioso-Centenary College Room

This workshop is for students that did not attend last year‘s

workshop. Robert Barton and Rocco Dal Vera have created a

voice recipe for the actor in the text, ―Voice Onstage and Off.‖

This workshop will use the nine voice ingredients exploring the

actor‘s instrument for creating voice for the stage.

Participants are to have a short monologue prepared and to

wear clothing to move and work.

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When What Where

Workshops:

9:00- 10:20am

Theatre as a Profession Hall of Fame

With Wes Grantom-NYC Fame Room

Professional theatre director, Wes Grantom provides an in-depth

look into the business of being a working artist. During this talk,

Wes covers everything you would ever want to know about the

career of a working artist including: starting your career, how to get

work, ways to market yourself, survival jobs and more. The session will conclude

with a 20-minute Q&A.

9:00- 10:20am

Yoga For Actors Dance

With Logan Sledge-Centenary College Studio

The actor‘s body is his/her main instrument for

communication. This workshop uses the practice of yoga to

show how it can benefit actors by helping them develop

physical awareness, strength, balance, flexibility, and the

mind/body connection. Please wear clothing you can move in!

9:00- 10:20am

College Audition/Interview Secrets: What Do They Want? MLP 106

With Sharla Cowden-University of Evansville Classroom

The college audition process can be confusing and stressful.

This workshop will help to take the mystery out of the process and

provide no-nonsense advice on how to best present oneself in the

college interview process and avoid common pitfalls of social

interaction. Networking hints, clothing advice, and electronic and

social media skills will also be covered. Feel free to bring your resume for tips!

9:00- 10:20am

Better Living Through Improv With Chad Anthony Miller-NYC Kilpatrick

Improvisation is a skill, which can be used in all walks of life. Auditorium

This introductory workshop will not only immerse students in

both short-form and long-form improvisation, but also open the

door to creating characters for sketch comedy. Many of the

techniques studied will be those currently used by performers in

Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings. The workshop

will also draw upon acting skills, which include listening, physicality,

object work, and audience and ensemble engagement. Students will

have the opportunity to present individual work, as well as performing

as a team.

The goal of the intensive — in addition to having fun in a creative,

collaborative environment — is to present skills to students using

various games. exercises, and performances that will translate into

future improvisational opportunities both on or off the stage,

whether at an audition or a job interview.

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When What Where

Workshops:

9:00- 10:20am

Hack! Stab! Slash! MLP Stage

With Jay Stratton-UTEP

A quick and dirty stage combat tutorial in Single Sword

[weapons available].

9:00 – 10:20am

Dramatic Action: Beginning your play or screenplay. Green Rm

Jeremy Reynolds-LaTech MLP

Description - In this workshop students will discuss key concepts

and strategies for beginning to craft a play or screenplay. We'll focus

on the fundamental concept of dramatic action and engage in exercises

to kickstart the writing process.

9:00 – 10:20am

Online Personal Branding for the Performing Arts Professional:

Tips and Tools to Build Your Online Presence Smith 107

With Kim Condon - BPCC

Building your digital brand as an actor and performing artist is

essential. You as an actor are a product and products need to be branded

so target audiences know what to expect when they decide to ―purchase‖ it

(or cast you!). But what is brand as it pertains to you as an actor? You‘re

the only person to figure it out, but not without the help from digital media

expert Kim Condon to break it down for you. Learn how to analyze your

brand, the tools to build your digital presence (social media, website, blog,

podcasts, etc.) and quick and easy ways to create content to post, optimize

and feed your digital presence.

When What Where

Workshops:

10:30-11:30am

Voice for the Stage: Prepare to be heard III Whited Room

With Jodie Glorioso-Centenary College

This is a continuation of the workshops presented last year.

Robert Barton and Rocco Dal Vera have created a voice recipe

for the actor in the text, ―Voice Onstage and Off.‖ This work-

shop will use the nine voice ingredients exploring the actor‘s

instrument for creating voice for the stage. Participants are to

have a short monologue prepared and to wear clothing to move

and work.

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When What Where

Workshops:

10:30-11:30am

Generating Your Own Work Hall of Fame

With Wes Grantom-NYC Room

This is an important workshop for aspiring theatre artists and their

teachers, focusing on self-producing (something many professional

artists have to do). Drawing on over 15 years of experience in New

York City, Wes leads this session, which is full of helpful tips about

starting a company, finding space, maintaining not-for-profit status

and more. Helpful resources and organizations will be referenced

throughout, so if you are serious about creating your own work, be

ready to take notes.

10:30-11:30am

Viewpoints Dance Studio

With Logan Sledge-Centenary College

This workshop examines Viewpoints, a movement

philosophy that explores the issues of time and space.

Originally developed for dance by Mary Overlie, this

technique was adapted for stage acting by Anne Bogart and

Tina Landau. In theatre, it allows a group of actors to

function spontaneously and intuitively, and to generate bold

new work quickly by developing flexibility, articulation,

and strength in movement.

10:30-11:30am

Theatre Management: The Care and Feeding of Artists MLP 106

With Sharla Cowden-University of Evansville Classroom

Everyone in the theatre need not strive to be an artist, but should

possess a passion for the artistic process itself. Theatre managers

are the people who bring together the idea, artist, place, and audience.

This workshop will outline the specific career paths within the

10:30-11:30am

Acting for the Camera MLP Stage

With Chad Anthony Miller-NYC

This workshop will focus on preparing for on-camera auditions

and acting projects. Students will receive constructive feedback on

their monologues, which will serve as text for their on-camera work.

Each student will receive constructive feedback on their techniques

and have the opportunity to take adjustments to their work –

similar to an on-camera audition.

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When What Where

Workshops:

10:30-11:30am

Tackling the Bard Kilpatrick

With Jay Stratton-UTEP Auditorium

Whenever I see Shakespeare, I think, what would my dad say?

Probably something like ―Everybody talked funny and all the men

were wearing pantyhose!‖ Acting Shakespeare comes with a big language

challenge. This class focuses on practical tools to make Shakespeare accessible

and fun.

10:30-11:30

Shurtleff’s Guideposts for Actors: How to Make Clear & Strong Choices

With Ray Scott Crawford – BPCC Smith 107

Michael Shurtleff has been a casting director for Broadway shows

like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and Jesus

Christ Superstar. His legendary guideposts have launched hundreds

of successful careers and this workshop lets students in on the secret.

Participants will learn a clear and precise way to personalize scripts

and make strong character choices for acting on stage, tv and recordings.

11:30-12:50 BOX Lunch IN THE CAFETERIA Provided by Centenary

When What Where

Workshops:

1:00-2:20pm

Audition Bootcamp Whited Room

With Wes Grantom-NYC

This is an interactive workshop in which participants given sides

and invited to audition for a hypothetical production. Constructive

feedback is given at the end of each audition and tips on preparation,

focus and audition etiquette will be provided to help participants

understand what to expect from professional auditions.

1:00-2:20pm

Actioning the text Dance Studio

With Logan Sledge – Centenary College

Actioning provides the stimulation for the actor to directly play

each line of the text and develop alternative ways of bringing their

character to life. The technique encourages performances with

accurate and dramatic communication between characters. Actioning

heightens the actor‘s spontaneity, discouraging him or her from

monotonously and automatically replicating a tone. Actioning keeps

the text alive by ensuring the drama is active and subject to constant

redefinition.

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When What Where

Workshops:

1:00-2:20pm

College Audition/Interview Secrets: What Do They Want? MLP 106

With Sharla Cowden-University of Evansville Classroom

The college audition process can be confusing and stressful.

This workshop will help to take the mystery out of the process and

provide no-nonsense advice on how to best present oneself in the

college interview process and avoid common pitfalls of social

interaction. Networking hints, clothing advice, and electronic and

social media skills will also be covered. Feel free to bring your resume for tips!

1:00-2:20pm

Making the First Impression - Audition Monologues MLP Stage

With Jay Stratton-UTEP

Auditions are unique and challenging acting opportunities!

Your nerves tingle, your stomach churns, and you have one

minute to land your monologue. This class will discuss the

audition environment and will introduce crucial skills and techniques

to make sure your monologue is everything you want it to be.

1:00-2:20pm

Better Living Through Improv With Chad Anthony Miller-NYC Kilpatrick

Improvisation is a skill, which can be used in all walks of life. Auditorium

This introductory workshop will not only immerse students in

both short-form and long-form improvisation, but also open the

door to creating characters for sketch comedy. Many of the

techniques studied will be those currently used by performers in

Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings. The workshop

will also draw upon acting skills, which include listening, physicality,

object work, and audience and ensemble engagement. Students will

have the opportunity to present individual work, as well as performing

as a team.

The goal of the intensive — in addition to having fun in a creative,

collaborative environment — is to present skills to students using

various games. exercises, and performances that will translate into

future improvisational opportunities both on or off the stage,

whether at an audition or a job interview.

1:00-2:20pm

The Magic Garment: Understanding the Power Behind Costume Design

With Kim Condon – BPCC Smith 107

The costume designer‘s art lies in effective interpretation and

execution. Doing so successfully requires a solid foundation in general

artistic principles and the application of those principles. This workshop

takes a look at the power behind costume design and the important role

the costumer plays to transform actors into characters and to transport

the audience to a different time and place.

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When What Where

2:45pm Bailey-Alan/Load in Bossier TAPS Stage

3:25-3:45pm TAPS Response Session Classroom

Sharla Cowden and Wes Grantom MLP 106

3:45pm Bailey-Alan Load in Magnet Stage

4:25-4:45pm Magnet Response Session Classroom

Jay Stratton and Chad Anthony Miller MLP 106

4:30 p.m. Parent pick up

Sunday Dec. 3rd

: When What Where Workshops:

8:30 am Scholarship Auditions MLP Stage

All actors will gather in the Classroom MLP 106

10:30am Callbacks MLP Lobby

1:00-2:00 Tech Auditions

(Currently we only have two students. Expect changes) Smith 203

1:00-2:20pm

Page to Stage Hall of Fame

With Wes Grantom-NYC Room

Go inside the process of a professional director to understand what

a director does from the moment a producer offer them a job. Wes

will chose a recent production and talk through each step of the process

including collaborating with designers, casting, rehearsal, tech, previews

and opening. Design and production images will be shared throughout the

presentation to help paint a full picture of the process.

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When What Where

Workshops:

1:00-2:20pm

Shurtleff’s Guideposts for Actors: How to Make Clear & Strong Choices

With Ray Scott Crawford – BPCC Smith 107

Michael Shurtleff has been a casting director for Broadway shows

like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and Jesus

Christ Superstar. His legendary guideposts have launched hundreds

of successful careers and this workshop lets students in on the secret.

Participants will learn a clear and precise way to personalize scripts

and make strong character choices for acting on stage, tv and recordings.

1:00-2:20pm

Better Living Through Improv With Chad Anthony Miller-NYC MLP Stage

Improvisation is a skill, which can be used in all walks of life.

This introductory workshop will not only immerse students in

both short-form and long-form improvisation, but also open the

door to creating characters for sketch comedy. Many of the

techniques studied will be those currently used by performers in

Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings. The workshop

will also draw upon acting skills, which include listening, physicality,

object work, and audience and ensemble engagement. Students will

have the opportunity to present individual work, as well as performing

as a team.

The goal of the intensive — in addition to having fun in a creative,

collaborative environment — is to present skills to students using

various games. exercises, and performances that will translate into

future improvisational opportunities both on or off the stage,

whether at an audition or a job interview.

1:00-2:20pm

Fabric Magic with Magic Markers Classroom

With Michele L. Dormaier-La Tech MLP 106

An alternative method to fabric decoration, embellishment,

dyeing and painting fabrics with the use of markers.

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When What Where Workshops:

2:00-3:00 Tech Callbacks (expect changes) MLP Lobby

2:30-3:45pm

Theatre as a Profession Hall of Fame

With Wes Grantom-NYC Fame Room

A talk focused on the business of being a working artist

covering how to get work, ways to market yourself, etc.

2:30-3:45pm

College Interviewing Secrets: I Want Them To Remember Me With Sharla Cowden-University of Evansville MLP 106

This workshop seeks to give no-nonsense advice on how to Classroom

best present oneself in the college interview process and avoid

common pitfalls of social interaction in professional settings.

Networking tips, proper clothing advice, and electronic and social

media skills will also be covered.

2:30-3:45pm

Acting for the Camera MLP Stage

With Chad Anthony Miller-NYC

This workshop will focus on preparing for on-camera auditions

and acting projects. Students will receive constructive feedback on

their monologues, which will serve as text for their on-camera work.

Each student will receive constructive feedback on their techniques

and have the opportunity to take adjustments to their work –

similar to an on-camera audition.

2:30-3:45pm

Hack! Stab! Slash! Whited Room

With Jay Stratton-UTEP

A quick and dirty stage combat tutorial in Single Sword

[weapons available].

When What Where Workshops:

4:00pm Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks Stage

Don and Logan

4:30 p.m. Parent pick up Fini

Page 10 of 20

Workshop Presenters

Wes Grantom

Wes Grantom is a professional director and producer working in New York City.

His recent directing credits include beep boop by Richard Saudek at Ars Nova,

Older Brother's Almanac in Edinburgh Fringe Festival, A Comedy of Tenors by

Ken Ludwig at Pioneer Theatre Company, Toxic Avenger by David Bryan and Joe

DiPietro at Pittsburgh CLO, Lone Star Spirits by Josh Tobiessen with Crowded

Outlet, Eager to Lose by Matthew-Lee Erlbach at Ars Nova, The Steadfast by Mat

Smart and Mine by Bekah Brunstetter. Wes has a number of Broadway credits as

resident and associate director, working alongside James Lapine, Emma Rice, John

Rando, Anthony Page and Rufus Norris. He is a recipient of multiple Drama

League Fellowships, a member of Lincoln Center Directors Lab, a graduate of the

University of Evansville and the Artistic Director of Crowded Outlet.

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Logan Sledge

Logan Sledge is a proud member of Actors‘ Equity Association and the Screen

Actors Guild. A Shreveport native, he received a BA in Theatre Arts from

Centenary College before moving to California and receiving an MFA in Acting

from California State University, Fullerton. Sledge remained in Los Angeles until

2008, doing film and commercial work. While working as an actor he also taught

acting and voice and movement courses at California State University, Fullerton,

Citrus College, and South Coast Repertory Youth Conservatory. Sledge has

appeared in numerous River City Repertory Theatre productions. He was most

recently seen in Venus in Fur and True West. Sledge is now in his fourth year as

Assistant Professor of Theatre at Centenary College of Louisiana. He will be

directing Of Mice and Men at Shreveport Little Theatre in April, 2018.

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Sharla Cowden

Sharla Cowden is the Managing Director at the University of Evansville

Department of Theatre. She implements the department‘s national recruiting

strategy and sees over 2000 auditions each year. In addition, she is the co-

coordinator for the prestigious National Unified Auditions in New York, Chicago,

and Los Angeles. At the University of Evansville, Ms. Cowden is responsible for

creating and implementing an annual season subscription campaign and

coordinating all promotional elements for a six-production season. She also serves

as the academic advisor to 40 college freshmen and is a mentor to the 12 students

on the theatre management degree track, a highly selective program designed to

educate and train future arts leaders. She formerly worked as the Managing

Director of Connecticut's Hartford Children's Theatre, Marketing Associate at

Hartford Stage, Marketing Director for the University of Oklahoma School of

Drama, and spent eight

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Chad Anthony Miller

Chad Anthony Miller is a West Texas native, and works bi-coastally in both LA

and NYC. His comedy projects have been featured on Huffington Post, College

Humor, and Funny Or Die. He has performed Off Broadway at both Signature

Theatre and Playwrights Horizons. His first indie feature, An Ordinary Family,

premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2011 and won Best Narrative

Feature at the New Orleans Film Festival. Selected TV: Criminal Minds, General

Hospital, 30 Rock. Web series: Ponies! Live On Broadway (also co-producer),

Counseling Crazy. Theatre: The Christians (Playwrights Horizons); The Butter &

Egg Man (Retro Productions); Trey Parker’s Cannibal! The Musical (Coeurage

Theatre Company), Blogologues with Allison Goldberg and Jen Jamula, Wild Blue

(Hyper Aware Theatre Company).

He has improv and sketch training from both Upright Citizens Brigade and The

Groundlings, and he teaches improv throughout the city and was a visiting artist at

Summer At Cornish at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle in both 2015 and

2016. This past summer he taught musical theatre in China.

He is currently developing a TV pilot PHYLLIS based on life with his West Texas

mom, and this spring he will return to his hometown to direct ―Ripcord‖ for

Lubbock Community Theatre.

Follow his chadventures at: www.thechadanthonymiller.com.

Page 14 of 20

Jodie Glorioso

Ms. Glorioso received her graduate degree from Southern Methodist University in

the Professional Acting Program. After brief work as a performer she served as a

program director in the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, Division

of the Arts in Louisiana. There she administered the federal dollars from the

National Endowment for the Arts. During her tenure with this position she

continued her theatre work with many regional theatre groups as well as the other

art forms including dance, music, and visual arts but in an administrative capacity.

She has continued her work with our community arts organizations as a volunteer

and recently, back on the stage at the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse, Centenary

College. She operates and manages a special events facility and planning service

that also allows her to work with the performing arts groups that use the building.

This facility became SciPort, their temporary home. She has worked in the

management of properties and business of Santa Maria Corporation. She has

served on various boards statewide, on grant review panels for the arts, and

appointed by the Governor as Commissioner on the State Tourist Commission as

the Arts representative. Her work in the public arena for the arts has taken her

around the world enabling her to have experienced the performing arts in the

People‘s Republic of China, Europe, Canada, South America, and Mexico. In the

works now is the cultural exchange with Cuba and the League of Historic Theatres.

Also, currently she teaches Voice for the Stage in the theatre department at

Centenary College of Louisiana

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Jay Stratton

Jay Stratton (Director)

A proud member of AEA, Jay got his MFA from the Alabama Shakespeare

Festival and spent 17 years as a professional actor in New York City. Now a

professor at UTEP in West Texas, Jay has worked at theatres and universities

across the country.

Before UTEP, Jay taught acting at Miami University in Ohio and Nassau college in

New York. Jay has directed numerous college productions as well as professional

productions at The Monomoy Theatre on Cape Cod and Chester Theatre Company

in Western Massachusetts.

As an actor Jay has worked in film, television, Off Broadway and regionally across

the country. Some of Jay‘s favorite acting projects include shows at 59E59, The

Pearl Theatre Company, and The Peccadillo theatre Off Broadway. Regionally Jay

has acted with the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Pittsburgh Public, The

Denver Center, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Playmakers Rep, Pioneer Theatre

Company, The Asolo, Two Rivers Theatre, and many others.

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Paul Crook

Paul B. Crook teaches both undergraduate and graduate acting and directing courses and

supervises all student directing projects, in addition to directing for the Department of Theatre.

Additionally, Paul serves as the department's Director of Recruiting. Paul has previously served

as the Director of Theatre Arts for Andrew College in Cuthbert, GA; on the faculty of Shelton

State Community College Theatre; as a Distance Educator for the University of Alabama

Department of Theatre and Dance; was one of the founding directors of the Kentuck Players in

Northport, AL and also served as the Artistic Coordinator for the SecondStage Theatre in

Tuscaloosa, AL.

In addition to his work at Louisiana Tech, Paul has directed and acted in theatres around the

nation. His book, The Art and Practice of Directing for the Theatre, is available from

Routledge press, and was called the "'go-to' text for our next generation of theatrical directors"

(Richard St. Peter in a book review for Southern Theatre magazine). He has previously served as

the Associate Artistic Director for the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival, a summer rep theatre

in Durant, OK and currently serves as the Artistic Director of The B & B Theatre, a company

that he formed with his wife, Mary Fran, a theatre professor at Grambling State University. Two

of the plays Paul has written: Brit Lit, OR All You Need to Know to Survive Senior English but

Were Afraid to Ask and AMLIT!were commissioned for production by Stage Centre, an

educational touring theatre company, and toured across the state of Alabama. Two of his ten-

minute plays: ―Front Porch Requiem‖ and ―LAVALOOOOO!!!‖ were selected for performance

at the nationally known Kentuck Festival of the Arts Ten Minute Play Festival.

Paul is a member of the Southeastern Theatre Conference, where he is a past-chair of the College

and University Division, the Leighton Ballew Scholarship Committee, the KEAP Award, the

Publications Committee, and the Acting/Directing Committee. As part of his work for SETC,

Paul writes occasionally for the ―SETC News‖ and Southern Theatre magazine. He also is a

past-chair for the state of Louisiana for the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival,

Region VI.

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Michele L. Dormaier

Michele L. Dormaier is the resident Costume Designer for the Department of

Theatre at Louisiana Tech University. Michele was awarded a Masters of Arts in

Theatre from Louisiana Tech University, and a Bachelor of General Studies from

the University of South Dakota with emphasis in Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social

Sciences, concentrating on Theatre and Dance. The essence of her studies was

costume design and history, dance performance and teaching, as well as acting;

culminating in her thesis: ―The Evolution of Costume in Ballet.‖ She has trained as

a dancer at American Ballet Theatre in New York, and was in the Professional

Programme of The Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Additionally, she has taught dance and

choreographed, and is an avid ballroom and swing dancer. She presented her

research ―The Influence of the East on Western Ballet Costume in the Early

Twentieth Century‖ at the Southeastern Theatre Conference's Research

Symposium in Atlanta in April of 2016. She has formerly served as the Company

Manager for The Huron Playhouse in Huron, Ohio, the Assistant Costume Shop

Manager for the Des Moines Metropolitan Opera, and has designed and built

costumes for theatres around the country.

Page 18 of 20

Dr. Jeremy Reynolds

Dr. Jeremy Reynolds is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Design and Technical Director at

Louisiana Tech University. In addition to teaching theatre design and technology courses,

Jeremy also regularly attends and presents his research at Association of Theatre in Higher

Education (ATHE), American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR), the Mid-American Theatre

Conference (MATC) and other national theatre conferences. Jeremy recently attended the ATHE

Leadership Institute where he collaborated with Deans, Associate Deans and Department Chairs

from around the country on leadership issues facing theatre education. In August of 2017, he was

one of three scholars selected to present his research at the ATHE Conference Plenary session

‗Spectacular Technology‘. His paper, ―Spectacular Electricity: Technology and Visual Culture in

the Late Victorian Theatre‖, examines the use of electricity in special effects during the late 19th

century and the context of that technology within the visual culture of Victorian London.

Jeremy has worked professionally all over the country as a Director, Actor and Designer. Some

regional credits include directing the world premiere of Person or Persons Unknown in Chicago

at the Wing & Groove Theatre Company, resident Sound Designer for the Texas Shakespeare

Festival, and as Technical Director for the Washington Ensemble Theatre‘s west coast premiere

of God’s Ear in Seattle. Jeremy is active in Children‘s‘ theatre and spent two summers in

Anchorage, Alaska working with the renowned Alaska Theatre for Young People. He also

recently collaborated on creating a national drama curriculum for 3-6 year olds combining

theatre games and activities geared toward aiding developmental benchmarks. Jeremy previously

held positions at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, The Evergreen State College and with

the Zachary Community Schools. Jeremy holds a Ph.D. in Theatre History and Criticism from

Louisiana State University.

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Kim Condon

Kim Condon is the Events and Programs Coordinator for Bossier Parish

Community College‘s Division of Communication and Performing Arts. She‘s a

public relations specialist with six years of experience working in Shreveport-

Bossier City, Louisiana. Kim is an outgoing, comedic performance artist and

director that discovered the art of communicating through digital media design.

Plain and simple, managing a creative production for both a live audience and a

target audience is her specialty. She has worked as Canterbury Summer Theatre‘s

company manager, director and costumer for 5 seasons and the digital media

manager for SB Magazine before beginning her new position at the BPCC

Performing Arts Theatre. She received her Associate of Arts in Theatre from

BPCC followed by her Bachelor of Science in Communication/Public Relations

from LSU Shreveport.

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Dr. Ray Scott Crawford

Ray Scott Crawford, a North Louisiana native, earned a Ph.D. in Theatre from

Texas Tech University. He also attended Louisiana Tech University, earning an

M.A. in Speech/Theatre and an M.A. in English. After grad school, Crawford spent

the next 12 years in Chicago, acting, designing sets, and directing. His last

production, The Pack is Back, a musical about the famed Rat Pack which he co-

wrote and directed, enjoyed a healthy eight month run at Piper‘s Alley.

Currently, Crawford is Dean of Communication and Performing Arts at Bossier

Parish Community College and teaches acting, directing, theatre management and

speech. He has directed over 50 musical and dramatic productions for the school

over the past 18 years. Last year he received the National Kennedy Center

American College Theatre Festival‘s Award as one of the top five college directors

with his production of The Turn of the Screw. His direction has been recognized

on the state and regional level in KCACTF, as well.

Crawford is Artistic Director at the Canterbury Summer Theatre in Michigan City,

Indiana. In this position for over 30 years, he has directed and produced over 150

musicals and comedies.