Curriculum Vitae for Fulton Burns

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T. Fulton Burns (SDC)
603 Old Hunts Bridge Road
Greenville, SC 29617
fultonburns@gmail.com
(864) 979-2744
Academic Background/Professional Affiliations
Master of Fine Arts (Directing for Theatre) - Western Illinois University - May 2007
Bachelor of Arts – Theatre Winthrop University – May 1999 – Magna Cum Laude
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) – Director & Choreographer
Associate Member - 2013-Current
YogaFit Training Systems – Warriors Program (100 Hour RYT)
September 2015
YogaFit Training Systems & Yoga Alliance – Registered Yoga Teacher
(200 Hour - RYT) (Master Teacher Candidate)
March 2015
National Michael Chekhov Association (NMCA) – Certified Teacher
(Master Teacher Candidate) August 2014
The Expressive Actor Method – Certified Teacher
June 2013
Society of American Fight Directors Governing Body (SAFD) – Certified Fight Teacher
Representative (Elected for Two Terms)
January 2013-Current
Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) – Certified Teacher
July 2010
American Red Cross – Certified Instructor
January 2010
Dueling Arts International (DAI) – Certified Instructor (Associate)
August 2009

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Professional & Academic Teaching Experience
Spring 2016 (Scheduled) Florida State College – Jacksonville, FL
Duties: Guest Artist/Instructor for Yoga, Expressive Actor, and Michael Chekhov.
Spring 2016 (Scheduled) Lamar University – Beaumont, TX
Duties: Guest Artist/Instructor for Expressive Actor and Michael Chekhov.
Fine Arts Center – Greenville, SC
Duties: Guest Artists/Instructor for Expressive Actor Technique, Auditions, &
Stage Combat Certification Classes
 Spring 2016 (Scheduled)
 November 2015
 August 2015
 October 2014
 January 2013
December 2015 – January 2016 National Michael Chekhov Association @ The
University of Florida – Gainesville, FL
Duties: Instructor with the National Michael Chekhov Association’s Winter
Chekhov Intensive for Professional Actors, Undergrad and Graduate Students.
October – November 2015 Jacksonville State University – Jacksonville, AL
Duties: Guest Instructor Expressive Actor and Michael Chekhov Techniques
Fellowship Christian School – Atlanta, GA
Duties: Guest Teacher of Acting & Stage Combat
 September 2015
 May 2013
 May 2012
December 2011 – May 2015 USA Student Rec Center – Mobile, AL
Duties: Yoga Instructor
August 2008 – May 2015 University of South Alabama – Mobile, AL
Title: Director of Acting and Performance/Assistant Professor
Duties: The Teaching Responsibilities are as follows:
 Acting I (Stanislavski System with Games, Open Scenes, Scripted
Scenes, Monologues, and Freshmen Showcase Performance)
 Voice for the Actor (Expressive Actor Techniques, Breath Support,
Text/Language Deconstruction, and International Phonetic
Alphabet work leading to Dialects)
 Movement for the Actor (Laban Efforts, Gesture Work, Neutral
Mask, and Expressive Actor Techniques)

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 Acting III – Advanced Acting Styles Class
o Shakespeare (Scene Work, Language Deconstruction, Text
Analysis, and Unrehearsed Techniques)
o Michael Chekhov (Scene Work and Monologues)
 Acting IV (Auditions, Cold Readings, Call-Backs, & Job Finding
Techniques)
o Also, Guest Speakers of 20+ Equity Actors and Theatre
Professionals Including -
 Director of the American Shakespeare Center - Amy
Wratchford
 Broadway Producer - Timothy Laczynski
 Stage Combat
o Society of American Fight Directors Certification Skills Test
o Dueling Arts International Certification Skills Tests
 Single Sword/Rapier
 Quarter-Staff
 Broad Sword
 Rapier and Dagger
 Knife
 Small Sword
 Unarmed
 Directing I
 Freshmen Year Experience
 Introduction to Theatre
 Acting for Non-Majors (Stanislavski System with Games, Open
Scenes, Scripted Scenes, and Monologues)
 Theatre Symposium
 Guest Instructor
o Mask Design Class
o Scenic Design Class
o Costume Design Class
o Lighting Design Class
o Directing Class (Fight Direction)
 Organized Guest Lecture and Tour with Cirque du Soleil’s
o Dralion
o Saltimbanco
 Vocal & Acting Coach – Spoon River Anthology
 Internship Advisor
o Tecumseh - Acting Internship Casey North
o Tecumseh - Acting Internship Carlton Warnberg
o Virginia Shakespeare - Theatre Administration Internship Ben
Haas
 Directed Study
o Dramaturgy of HAIR with Cillia Abjuba
o Stage Combat Teaching Assistant with Sarah Beth Locklar

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o Stage Combat Teaching Assistant with Matthew Brewer
o Stage Combat Teaching Assistant with Chad Moss
o Senior Capstone with Penny Marie Endicott
o Senior Capstone with Harolyn Fleming
o Senior Capstone with Sean Alexander
o Fight Scene Compilation with Aaron Meadows
o Recruitment & Advertisement for Theatre with Bliss Leger
o Acting One Teaching Assistant with Angela Davis
Committee & Advisory Work at the University of South Alabama
 Search Committee Member for Department of Dramatic Arts Chair
 Search Committee Member for Introduction to Drama Instructor
 University Committee for Undergraduate Research
 Assistant Advisor for Alpha Psi Omega (Chi Omega Chapter)
 Faculty Awards Committee for the College of Arts and Sciences
 College of Arts & Sciences Academic Standards Committee
 Head of USA Department of Theatre Recruitment Committee
 Curriculum Committee
 College of Arts & Sciences Grade Grievance Committee
Society of American Fight Directors Workshops
Duties: Instructor for the Society of American Fight Directors workshop in Stage
Combat
 Louisiana Based Regional Workshop April 2015
 Atlanta Based Regional Workshop May 2013
 Atlanta Based Regional Workshop May 2012
 Louisiana Based Regional Workshop April 2012
 North Carolina Based National Workshop July 2011
 Atlanta Based Regional Workshop May 2011
 Ohio Based Regional Workshop March 2011
 North Carolina Based National Workshop July 2010
 Central Illinois Based Regional Workshop May 2010
 Chicago Based Regional Workshop January 2010
 Chicago Based Regional Workshop January 2006
 Las Vegas Based National Workshop July 2004
January 2015 Mississippi Theatre Association – Oxford, MS
Duties: Instructor of Expressive Actor Method

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October 2014 Auburn University – Auburn, AL
Duties: Guest Instructor Stage Combat
Wetumpka Depot Playhouse – Wetumpka, AL
Duties: Guest Instructor for Expressive Actor Method
 September 2014
 August 2014
September 2014 Booker T. Washington Magnet School – Montgomery, AL
Duties: Guest Instructor for Expressive Actor Method
Southeastern Theatre Conference
Duties: Workshop Instructor
 March 2014 – Mobile, AL
o “The Expressive Action with the Expressive Actor Technique”
o “Creating a Character with the Expressive Actor Technique”
 March 1999 – Greensboro, NC
o “Solving the Problem: An Active Approach to Acting.”
March 2014 University of West Texas A&M – Canyon, TX
Duties: Guest Instructor for
 Stage Management Class
 Michael Chekhov Audition Techniques
 Dueling Arts International Unarmed Certification Skills Test
March 2013 University of Nevada Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
Duties: Guest Instructor of Expressive Actor Techniques and Stage Combat for
Graduate & Undergraduate Classes
Dueling Arts International Certification Workshop @ Cal-State Fullerton – Fullerton, CA
Duties: Instructor for Dueling Arts International Stage Combat Certification
Workshop
 January 2013
 January 2012
 January 2011
Alabama Conference of Theatre Community Theatre Festival
Duties: Expressive Actor Technique Workshop Instructor
 October 2013 – Wetumpka, AL
 October 2011 – Jacksonville, AL

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Southern Illinois University @ Carbondale – Carbondale, IL
Duties: Guest Instructor of Physical Comedy/Clown Workshop
 November 2012
 March 2006
September 2012 University of South Carolina @ USC Lancaster, Lancaster, SC
Duties: Co-Teaching Expressive Actor with founder Michael Lugering
Summer Performance Intensive @ Troy University – Troy, AL
Duties: Instructor of Basic Acting & Stage Combat
 July 2012
 July 2011
July 2012 Summer Musical Theatre Experience @ Florida State College -
Jacksonville, FL
Duties: Instructor for Basic Acting & Stage Combat
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center – Gulf Port, MS
Duties: Guest Artist – Basic Acting & Stage Combat
 June 2012
 June 2010
 June – July 2009
Alabama Thespian Festival – Florence, AL
Duties: Guest Artist/Acting Instructor for High School Students
 Troy, AL February 2012
 Huntsville, AL February 2011
 Florence, AL February 2010
 Birmingham, AL February 2009
January 2012 Mississippi Theatre Association – Gulfport, MS
Duties: Basic Stage Combat Workshop for High Students
October 2010 Stage 2 Mini Masters at the Museum – Meridian, MS
Duties: Acting Classes
Alabama Conference of Theatre’s Trumbauer State Festival – Troy, AL
Duties: Guest Instructor/Performance Workshops for High School Students
 December 2009
 December 2008

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December 2008 Gautier High School – Gautier, MS
Duties: Basic Knife Stage Combat Workshop for High Students
September – December 2008 Paradise Community College – Phoenix, AZ
Duties: Joint Independent/Directed Study with Instructor Andrea Robertson &
student Sheryl Williams on techniques for collecting fight scenes for skills tests
August 2007 – May 2008 The University of Montana – Missoula, MT
Title: Head of Movement/Visiting Assistant Professor
Duties: Instructor of Directing, Acting, & Movement as follows:
 Movement I (Basic Movement with Ensemble/Avant Garde for
Graduate & Undergraduate)
 Movement II (Character Movement including Lecoq’s Gesture
Work, Neutral Mask, & Essence Work along with Laban Efforts
for Graduate & Undergraduate)
 Movement III (Beginning Stage Combat in Unarmed & Single
Sword for Graduate & Undergraduate)
 Movement IV (Physical Comedy & Theatrical Clowning)
 Acting IV (Shakespeare Techniques including Unrehearsed
Shakespeare, Period Style Movement, and Text Analysis for
Graduate & Undergraduate)
 Graduate Level Directing (Period Styles and Designer
Relationships)
 Advanced Stage Combat (Quarter-Staff & Choreography)
 Graduate Student Director Advisor for production of Stop Kiss
 Independent Study
o Katherine Nook on Living Theater Internship (Student
successfully garnered the internship)
o Garret Burreson “Stage Combat Teaching Assistant”
 Guest Speaker for Theatre History I “Commedia dell Arte”
 Advisor for Graduate and Undergraduate projects/independent
studies all year
South Carolina’s Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities – Greenville, SC
Duties: Guest Artist Instructor teaching stage combat and assisting productions
 July 2006
 December 2003 – June 2004
January 2006 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (Region III)
@ University of Illinois – Bloomington, IL
Duties: Stage Combat Workshop

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August 2006 – May 2007 Illinois College – Jacksonville, IL
Title: Adjunct Guest Lecturer
Duties: Teaching duties as follows:
 Advanced Acting II (Script Analysis, Shakespeare, and Stage
Combat – Single Sword,)
 Acting I Basic Acting (Stanislavski System with Games, Open
Scenes, & Scripted Scenes)
August 2004 – May 2007 Western Illinois University – Macomb, IL
Title: Graduate Assistant and Instructor
Duties: Graduate duties as follows:
 Stage Combat – Instructor of Record
 Stage Management Class – Instructor of Record
 Student Recruitment Spring 2007
 Stage Combat Class – Teaching Assistant
o Unarmed
o Small Sword
o Quarter-Staff
o Single Sword
o Sword and Shield
 Guest Speaker for Introduction to Theatre Class
January 1997 – June 2003
ST-ARTS Young Artists Program @ Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Theatre Instructor and Adjudicator for workshops and the summer
program for middle school age students. Teaching Acting, Stage Combat,
Improv, & Mask Building
 June 2003
 June 2002
 June 2001
 June 2000
 June 1999
 June 1998
 June 1997
Kaleidoscope Summer Arts Program @ Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Theatre Instructor for summer high school program teaching
Improvisation, Basic Acting, & Stage Combat
 July 2003
 July 2002

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August 2000 – May 2003 Northwestern High School – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Theatre Arts Instructor - Teaching -
 Advanced Acting (Avant Garde/Open Theatre Techniques, Stage
Combat, Physical Comedy, & Shakespeare)
 Beginning Acting (Basic Acting, Improvisation, & Basic
Directing)
 Stage Crafts (Mask Design, Set Construction, & Stage
Management)
Firespark Summer Arts Program @ Brenau College – Gainesville, GA
Duties: Theatre Instructor for Comedy Improvisation and Stage Combat for high
school students
 July 2001
 July 2000
 July 1999
August –December 1999 University of New Mexico – Albuquerque, NM
Duties: Teaching Assistant for Theatre Appreciation Class
August 1995 – May 1999 Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC
 Teaching Assistant
o Voice and Movement
o Comedy Improvisation
o Acting I
o ARTS Appreciation

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Movement Coaching, Dance Choreography, & Fight Direction
October – November 2015 Jacksonville State University Theatre – Jacksonville, AL
Duties: Choreographer and Movement Coach for The Bacchae
Makalani Theatre Ensemble – Mobile, AL
(Actors’ Equity Association Letter of Agreement - Cast)
 ART Fight Director May 2015
 Brilliant Traces Fight Director May 2014
September 2014 Second Stage Theatre – New York City, NY
(Off-Broadway)
Duties: Assistant Fight Director for Lips Together Teeth Apart
September 2014 – March 2015 Cookeville High School – Cookeville, TN
Duties: Fight Direction for West Side Story
July 2014 The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education –
Ocean Springs, MS
Duties: Fight Direction for Peter Pan
May 2014 Greenbriar Valley Theatre – Lewisburg West Virginia
(Actors’ Equity Association Letter of Agreement - Cast)
Duties: Fight Direction for Man of LaMancha
March 2014 West Texas A & M – Canyon, TX
Duties: Fight Direction for Macbeth
August 2008 – Spring 2014 University of South Alabama – Mobile, AL
 All My Sons Fight Director Spring 2014
 The Three Musketeers Fight Director Fall 2013
 Cyrano de Bergerac Fight Director Spring 2013
 Pirates of Penzanz Fight Director Spring 2013
 The Burial at Thebes Violence Advisor Spring 2013
 Children of Eden Fight Director Fall 2012
 Julius Caesar Violence Advisor Spring 2012
 HONK! The Musical Movement Coach Fall 2011
 I Hate Hamlet Fight Director Fall 2011
 Carmen Fight Director Fall 2011
 “Bayfest Children’s Show” Fight Director Fall 2011
 HAIR – The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Dance Choreographer Spring 2011
 The Beaux’ Stratagem Fight Director Fall 2010

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 The Women of Lockerbie Fight Director Spring 2010
 Seussical – The Musical Movement Coach Fall 2009
 Water Engine Fight Director Spring 2009
 Tartuffe Period Styles Movement Coach
Fall 2008
Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre @ Pensacola, FL
(Actors’ Equity Association Letter of Agreement - Cast)
 A Midsummer Nights’ DreamFight Director Summer 2013
 Taming of the Shrew Fight Director Summer 2012
 Twelfth Night Fight Director Summer 2011
 Much Ado About Nothing Fight Director Summer 2010
November 2012 Northwest Mississippi Community College @ Senatobia, MS
Duties: Fight Direction for Romeo & Juliet
Southern Illinois University @ Carbondale, IL
 The Three Musketeers Physical Comedy & Fight Director
Fall 2012
 “Box Office” Physical Comedy Coach
Spring 2009
 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Physical Comedy Coach
Spring 2009
July 2012 Summer Musical Theatre Experience @ Florida State College -
Jacksonville, FL
Duties: Fight Direction for Peter Pan
October 2011 Joe Jefferson Playhouse - Mobile, AL
(Actors’ Equity Association Letter of Agreement - Cast)
Duties: Fight Direction for Fences
October 2011 Green County High School Theatre - Green County, MS
Duties: Fight Direction for MacBeth
June 2011 Joe Jefferson Playhouse - Mobile, AL
Duties: Fight Direction for Reader’s Theatre Production of “The Blue & The
Grey”
January 2011 Lee Magnet School for the Arts - Huntsville, AL
Duties: Fight Direction for Romeo & Juliet
UMS Wright Preparatory School - Mobile, AL
 “Marvellous Playbill” Stunt Coordinator Fall 2010
 Romeo & Juliet Fight Director Spring 2010

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Theatre 98 – Fair Hope, AL
 Weapons Consultant for The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
June 2010
 Fight Director for Shadows on Oak Island March 2010 (***U.S.
Premiere***)
 Fight Director for The Beaux’ Stratagem August – October 2009
Hurrey-Up Stage and Film Work - Pensacola, FL
 Othello Fight Director Spring 2010
 “Dutchman” Fight Director Spring 2010
September 2009 Lynn Meadows Discovery Center – Gulf Port, MS
Duties: Fight Director for Disney’s Jungle Book
May – July 2009 Mobile Carnival Theatre Company – Mobile, AL
Duties: Fight Director for Romeo & Juliet
November 2007 Montana Repertory Missoula – Missoula, MT
(Actors’ Equity Association Letter of Agreement - Cast)
Duties: Fight Director and Fire Arms Safety for production of Sister Mary Ignatius
Explains It All For You
September 2007 The University of Montana – Missoula, MT
Duties: Fight Director for production Boy Gets Girl
Western Illinois University – Macomb, IL
 Here We Sit Physical Comedy/Fight Director Spring 2007
 Bach at Leipzig Asst. Fight Director Spring 2007
 Mud River Stone Weapons Safety Spring 2006
 1776 Movement Coach Spring 2006
 Independence Fight Director Spring 2006
 Oedipus Mask & Movement Spring 2006
 Life Loop Fight Director Fall 2005
 American Buffalo Fight Director Fall 2005
 Evita Fight Director Summer 2005
 Kiss Me Kate Fight Director Summer 2005
 A Lesson Before Dying Fight Director Spring 2005
 Zastrozzi Fight Director Spring 2005
 Henry IV Part 1 Asst. Fight Director Spring 2005
 Stud Ducks and Horny Toads Fight Director/Fire Arms
Fall 2004

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Illinois College - Jacksonville, IL
 “So Help Me God” Fight Director Fall 2006
 “The Siren Song of Stephen Jay Gould” Movement Coach
Fall 2006
 The Illusion Fight Director Spring 2006
Northwestern High School – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Fight Director & Physical Comedy for:
 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Fall 2002
 Three Musketeers – All Swash and No Buckle Spring 2002
 Doctor Jeckyll & No Place to HYDE Fall 2001
 COMPLEAT WORKS of WLLM SHKSPR (abridged)
Spring & Fall 2001
 The Legend of Robin Hood … Sort Of Fall 2000
March 2003 Fort Mill Community Playhouse – Fort Mill, SC
Duties: Fight Director for Man of La Mancha
Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC
 Extremities Fight Director Fall 2002
 Hamlet Fight Director Spring 2001
 Annie Dance Choreographer Spring 1996
May – November 1997 New Stage Ensemble – Rock Hill, SC & Charlotte, NC
Duties: Movement Coach/Head Invisible for On the Verge

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Directing
August 2008 – February 2015 University of South Alabama – Mobile, AL
Duties: Director of the following:
 The Shape of Things Spring 2015
 The Three Musketeers Fall 2013
 Freshmen Showcase Fall 2013
 Cyrano de Bergerac Spring 2013
 Gianni Schicchi (Asst Stage Director for School of Music)
Spring 2012
 Freshmen Showcase Fall 2012
 I Hate Hamlet Fall 2011
 HAIR – The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Spring 2011
 Twelfth Night Spring 2010
 Mikado (Stage Director for School of Music) Spring 2010
 Anything Goes Spring 2009
June – October 2014 Wetumpka Depot Players & South City Theatre - Joint Production
Duties: Director of ‘Night Mother for Alabama Conference of Theatre
Community Theatre Festival – (Winner of Best in Show 2014)
July 2012 Troy University’s Summer Performance Intensive Troy, AL
Duties: Director of “15 Minute Hamlet”
August 2010 Pensacola Shakespeare Company – Pensacola, FL
(Actors’ Equity Association Letter of Agreement - Cast)
Duties: Director of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
McLeod Summer Playhouse – Carbondale, IL
(Actors’ Equity Association Letter of Agreement - Cast)
Duties: Director of
 Picasso at the Lapin Agile June 2009
 COMPLEAT HISTORY of AMERICA (abridged) June 2007
September – November 2007 The University of Montana – Missoula, MT
Duties: Director of The Good Person of Setzuan

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Western Illinois University – Macomb, IL
Duties: Director of the following shows:
 Here We Sit Spring 2007
 Amadeus *** MFA Project Fall 2006
 DOUBT: A Parable Fall 2005
 Skin of Our Teeth – Asst. Director Fall 2005
 Kiss Me Kate - Asst. Director Summer 2005
 Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline Spring 2005
 Henry IV Part 1 - Asst. Director Spring 2005
 Anton in Show Business Fall 2004
December 2006 Illinois College – Jacksonville, IL
Duties: Director of ‘Night Mother
March 2003 Fort Mill Community Playhouse – Fort Mill, SC
Duties: Director of Man of La Mancha
Northwestern High School – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Director of the following shows:
 30 Neo-Futurists Plays from Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go
Blind Spring 2003
 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are DEAD Fall 2002
 30 Neo-Futurists Plays from Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go
Blind Spring 2002
 Three Musketeers – All Swash and No Buckle Spring 2002
 Doctor Jeckyll & No Place to HYDE Fall 2001
 COMPLEAT WORKS of WLLM SHKSPR (abridged)
Spring & Fall 2001
 Oedipus Rex Spring 2001
 The Legend of Robin Hood … Sort Of Fall 2000
July 2002 Kaleidoscope @ Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Director of “Fifteen Minute Hamlet”
Firespark @ Brenau College – Gainesville, GA
Duties: Director
 Excerpts from Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind
July 2001
 Improv Showcase July 2001
 Three Musketeers – All Swash and No Buckle July 2000
 Improv Showcase July 2000
 Improv Showcase July 1999

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October 1999 Working Classroom – Albuquerque, NM
Duties: Assistant Director to Moises Kaufman for “Gabrielle’s Dream”
(An original piece created by Moises Kaufman)
Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Director of the following shows:
 The Serpent *** Senior Project Spring 1999
 Calm Down Mother Fall 1999
 Six Characters in Search of an Author (AD) Fall 1999
 Improv Showcase Spring 1998
 Ines de Castro (AD) Spring 1998
 Choreographer’s Showcase Spring 1997
 Improv Showcase Spring 1997
July 1998 Shakespeare Carolina – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Assistant Director of Much Ado About Nothing

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Performance (Acting & Dance)
May – June 2015 Makalani Theatre – Mobile, AL
(Actors’ Equity Association Letter of Agreement - Cast)
Duties: Performed Yvan in ART
Mobile Pops Concert – Mobile, AL
Duties: Master of Ceremonies - “The Voice of the Mobile Pops”
 Mobile Spring Concert May 2014
 Christmas Concert December 2013
 Mary G. Montgomery Auditorium Concert October 2013
 Mobile Spring Concert May 2013
 Arts Alive Concert April 2013
 Dauphin Island Concert October 2012
 Mary G. Montgomery Auditorium Concert October 2012
 Dauphin Island Concert October 2011
 Moulton Tower Concert October 2011
 Langan Park Concert June 2011
University of South Alabama Holiday Spectacular – Mobile, AL
Duties: Master of Ceremonies for Holiday Concert
 December 2012 “50th
Anniversary Celebration”
 December 2011
Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre – Pensacola, FL
(Actors’ Equity Association Letter of Agreement - Cast)
Duties: Performer
 Taming of the Shrew (Vincentio) August 2012
 Twelfth Night (Anthonio) August 2011
May 2012 Yellow Day (Feature Film) – Mobile, AL
Duties: Featured Extra (The Professor)
February 2011 McConnell Automotive Corporation – Mobile, AL
Duties: Spokesperson/Talent for TV Spot

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Western Illinois University – Macomb, IL
 Pipeline Collaborative Creator & Performer Spring 2006
 A Day in the Life of Macomb
Co - Creator & Actor with (Living Theater)Spring 2005
December 2003 & September 1987 – December 1996 Greenville Ballet – Greenville, SC
Duties: Guest Artist/Dancer for various roles & ballets including the following:
 Nutcracker (Including a Nutcracker collaboration with the Augusta
Ballet in 1987 & 1989.)
 Cinderella
 Beauty & the Beast
 Snow White
 Various Original Works
May – July 2003 Random Acts of Violence – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Performer/Creator of Stage Combat Comedy Renaissance Faire Show
Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC
 Improv Showcase Performer Spring 1998
 Ines de Castro Performer (Various Roles) Spring 1998
 Spring Dance Showcase Dancer Spring 1998
 “Killing Bob” Performer (Childress) Fall 1997
 Dream Play Performer (Various Roles) Fall 1997
 On The Edge Dancer Spring 1997
 “The Falling Man” Performer (Falling Man) Fall 1996
 Choreographer’s Showcase Dancer Spring 1996
Shakespeare Carolina – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Performer
 Much Ado About Nothing (Don Pedro) July 1998
 Taming of the Shrew (Petruchio) July 1997
May 1997 Gaston Dance Theatre – Gastonia, NC
Duties: Guest Artist/Dancer (Various roles) in Cinderella
December 1997 Granny Bobo’s Traveling Show – Charlotte, NC
Duties: Voice-over (The Television News Reporter) for an original work Nothing
to Say

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January – October 1997 East/West Elevators – Charlotte, NC
Duties: Co-Creator/Improv Performer/Rehearsal Leader
February 1997 Fort Mill Playhouse – Fort Mill, SC
Duties: Actor/Mime (The Fiddler) Fiddler on the Roof
October – November 1996 Something Completely Different – Charlotte, NC
Duties: Improv Performer with comedy troupe
February 1994, December 1993, & August 1988 – April 1989
Charleston Ballet Theatre - Charleston, SC
Duties: Guest Artist/Dancer for various roles and ballets including the following
ballets:
 Nutcracker (Including a Nutcracker collaboration with the Bristol
Ballet in 1988)
 Sleeping Beauty
 Romeo & Juliet
 Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante’ (Understudy)
 Various Original Works
December 1993 Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Guest Artist/Dancer (Cavalier) in a spoof entitled the Nutbacker
April 1992 Gainesville Ballet – Gainesville, GA
Duties: Guest Artist/Dancer as various characters in a production of Sleeping
Beauty including the Bluebird-Pas de Deux

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Adjudication/Respondent
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival – Region IV
Duties: Play Respondent and Adjudicator
April 2015 – Shorter University – Life is a Dream
April 2015 – University of Mississippi – The Spitfire Grill
April 2015 – University of Alabama at Birmingham – Avenue Q
April 2015 – Alabama State University – Flyin’ West
March 2015 – University of Mississippi – Oedipus Rex
December 2014 – William Carey University – Adventures from Aesops Fables
November 2014 – Mississippi State University – The Neverending Story
April 2014 – University of Alabama at Birmingham - Urinetown
October 2012 – Florida A & M University – The Story
October 2012 – University of Alabama – Side Man
April 2012 – Auburn University – Sylvia
March 2012 – Troy University – Band Geeks
February 2012 – Northwest Mississippi Community College – Scapin
November 2011 – University of Southern Mississippi – 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
November 2011 – Florida Gulf Coast University – Three Sisters
November 2011 – University of North Alabama – Charlie’s Aunt
October 2011 – University of Alabama @ Huntsville – The Consul
October 2011 – University of Alabama – Animal Crackers
February 2011 – Northwest Mississippi Community College – The Glass
Menagerie
February 2011 – Auburn University – The Light in the Piazza
October 2010 – Troy University – Drowsy Chaperone
October 2010 – University of Southern Mississippi – Marat/Sade
December 2009 – University of West Florida – A Christmas Carol
November 2009 – University of Alabama – Picasso at the Lapin Agile
October 2009 – Auburn University – A Beautiful End
October 2009 – Troy University – Catfish Moon
October 2009 – University of Southern Mississippi – Hitchcock Blonde
March 2009 – University of West Florida – Midsummer Night’s Dream
November 2008 – University of West Florida – The Goblin Market
October 2008 – Auburn University – Picasso at the Lapin Agile
January 2015 Mississippi Theatre Association Oxford, MS
Duties: Adjudicator for Community Theatre Play Festival
Bay Area Thespian Competition – Mobile, AL
Duties: Adjudicator for Classic Monologues & Scenes
 February 2014
 March 2013

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Alabama Conference of Theatre’s State Trumbauer Festival
Duties: Adjudicator One Act Plays and Acting Scenes for High School Festival
 Troy, AL December 2015
 Troy, AL December 2014
 Troy, AL December 2013
 Florence, AL December 2012
 Florence, AL December 2011
 Florence, AL December 2010
 Troy, AL December 2009
 Troy, AL December 2008
June – July 2012 – Alabama State Council on the Arts – Birmingham, AL
Duties: Adjudicator for Curriculum Based Project Grants
March 2012 – Southeastern Theatre Conference Community Theatre Festival –
Chattanooga, TN
Duties: Adjudicator for Community Theatre Play Festival
February 2012 – College Night @ The University of Montevallo – Montevallo, AL
Duties: Adjudicator One Act Play Festival for Original College Student Works
Alabama Conference of Theatre’s Trumbauer Regional Festival
Duties: Adjudicator for Acting High School Student Work
 November 2013
 November 2012
 November 2011
 November 2010
 November 2009
 November 2008
October 2011 Alabama Conference of Theatre Festival Jacksonville, AL
Duties: Adjudicator for Community Theatre Play Festival
August 2010 Mississippi High School 10 Minute Play Festival – Gulfport, MS
Duties: Adjudicator for 10 Minute Plays

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Professional Organization Committee Work
November 2012 – Current Society of American Fight Directors
Duties: Certified Teacher Representative (Two Terms of Service)
 Face to Face Conference – Philadelphia, PA June 2015
 Face to Face Conference – Chicago, IL June 2014
 Face to Face Conference – Las Vegas, NV May 2013
March 2014 – 2015 Southeastern Theatre Conference
Duties: Movement Committee Member
October 2011- 2015 Alabama Conference of Theatre
Duties: Chair for the College & University Division
 Jacksonville, AL June 2014
 Montevallo, AL January 2014
 Birmingham, AL January 2013
 Birmingham, AL January 2012
 Wetumpka, AL September 2012
 Montgomery, AL June 2012
 Birmingham, AL September 2011
 Montgomery, AL September 2008
Alabama Conference of Theatre (College and University Committee)
 Coordinator for State College Auditions Trumbauer State High
School Festival @ Troy University – Troy, AL
December 2013
 Coordinator for State Screening Auditions for the Southeastern
Theatre Conference @ The University of South Alabama –
Mobile, AL October 2013
 Co-coordinator for State College Auditions Trumbauer State High
School Festival @ The University of Northern Alabama –
Florence, AL December 2012
 Co-coordinator for State Screening Auditions for the Southeastern
Theatre Conference @ The University Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL
October 2012
August 2009 – June 2011 Mobile Theatre Guild – Mobile, AL
Duties: Board Member – Play Selection Committee, Risk Management, and
Awards Committee

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Various Professional Theatre Experience
June 2013 – Current The Expressive Actor
Duties: Director of Social Media Marketing for The Expressive Actor Method
March – April 2015 Columbia University – New York City, NY
(***World Premiere***)
Duties: Mask Design Consultant for Wutopia
August 2010 – Spring 2014 Fight Master SAFD Publication
Duties: Associate Editor
 Fight Master Spring/Summer 2014 Volume XXXVI, Number 1
 Fight Master Fall/Winter 2013 Volume XXXV, Number 2
 Fight Master Spring/Summer 2013 Volume XXXV, Number 1
 Fight Master Fall/Winter 2012 Volume XXXIV, Number 2
 Fight Master Spring/Summer 2012 Volume XXXIV, Number 1
 Fight Master Fall/Winter 2011 Volume XXXIII, Number 2
 Fight Master Spring/Summer 2011 Volume XXXIII, Number 1
 Fight Master Fall/Winter 2010 Volume XXXII, Number 2
January – October 2011 Wind Creek Casino & Hotel – Atmore, AL
Duties: Consultant for Employee Performance (Teach acting and performance
techniques to improve employee/customer relationship)
February 2009 L’il Peach Theatre – New York City, NY
(Off-Broadway)
Duties: Mask Design Consultant for Wonderland in Alice: the Uncertainty
Principle
January 2008 Pacific Northwest Theatre Auditions – Missoula, MT
Duties: Organized the Professional’s Weekend Auditions for Pacific Northwest
Professional Summer Theatre Auditions for the Summer Stock Theatres in
Montana, Idaho, and Washington. The responsibilities include Lodging,
Transportation, Scheduling, Logistics and Various other duties. Along with
overseeing an auditions technique class provided by Seattle Repertory Theatre.

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August 2004 – May 2007 Western Illinois University – Macomb, IL
 Oedipus Mask Designer Spring 2006
 Evita Stage Manager Summer 2005
 Mame Props Master Summer 2005
 Stud Ducks and Horny Toads Stage Manager Fall 2004
December 2003 – June 2004 South Carolina’s Governor’s School for the Arts and
Humanities - Greenville, SC
Duties: New Student Recruitment for all Arts Departments
March - April 2002 Cirque du Soleil Quidam - Charlotte, NC
Duties: Hosting Team Supervisor & customer service
August 1995 – May 1999 Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC
 Palmetto Dramatic Assoc. Judges Assistant Spring 1998
 Kids Arts Day Workshop Acting Instructor Spring 1998
 Choreographer’s Showcase Stage Manager Spring 1997
 Keely and Du Props Master Spring 1997
 Palmetto Dramatic Assoc. Master of CeremoniesSpring 1997
 Johnsonian Theatre/Dance Critic Spring 1996
April 1997 Rhythm Quest – Rock Hill, SC
Duties: Stage Manager
June – July 1988 South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts – Greenville, SC
Duties: Dance Assistant for class and production

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Honors and Awards – Professional & Academic
Southeastern Theatre Conference – Community Theatre Festival
 3rd
Place/Alternate for Nationals for ’Night Mother March 2015
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
 Certificate of Merit (Director) for The Shape of Things at the
University of South Alabama Spring 2015
 Certificate of Merit (Director) for The Three Musketeers at the
University of South Alabama Fall 2013
 Certificate of Merit (Director) for Cyrano de Bergerac at the
University of South Alabama Spring 2013
 Certificate of Merit (Fight Director) for Romeo & Juliet at
Northwest Mississippi Community College Spring 2013
 Certificate of Merit (Fight Director) for Children of Eden at the
University of South Alabama Fall 2012
 Certificate of Merit (Director) for I Hate Hamlet at the University
of South Alabama Fall 2011
 Certificate of Merit (Director) for Anything Goes at the University
of South Alabama Spring 2009
 Certificate of Merit (Director) for Amadeus at Western Illinois
University Fall 2006
 Certificate of Merit (Ensemble) for Amadeus at Western Illinois
University Fall 2006
Alabama Conference of Theatre – Community Theatre Festival
 Best in Show for ’Night Mother October 2014
Society of American Fight Directors
 Pass with Recommendation on all 8 weapons August 2009
 Examiner’s Award for Excellence Rapier & Dagger May 2007
 Examiner’s Award for Excellence Broad Sword May 2006
 Examiner’s Award for Excellence Quarter Staff May 2006
 Examiner’s Award for Excellence Single Sword July 2004
 Winner of Best Scene for National Workshop July 2003

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The following awards are from Winthrop University:
 Most Outstanding Senior in Theatre Award Spring 1999
 President’s List Fall 1998
 President’s List Spring 1998
 Distinguished Service in Theatre Award Spring 1997
 President’s List Fall 1997
 President’s List Spring 1997
 President’s List Fall 1996
Professional Development
October 2015 – Currently National Michael Association
NMCA Master Teacher Trainee
September 2015 – Currently YogaFit Training Systems
Apprentice Program towards Master Trainer Status
YogaFit Registered Yoga Teacher Training
 Ayurveda I Augusta, GA November 2015
 Tai Energy Atlanta, GA September 2015
 Restorative Therapeutics Atlanta, GA September 2015
 Healing Trauma Atlanta, GA September 2015
 Anatomy & Alignment II Dallas, TX July 2015
 Balancing Mood Dallas, TX July 2015
 Working with Chakras Dallas, TX July 2015
 YogaFit for Warriors Montgomery, AL April 2015
 Level 1 Integration Mobile, AL March 2015
 Pranyama San Diego, CA January 2015
 Mother & Child San Diego, CA January 2015
 Level 5 Arlington, VA November 2014
 Seniors Arlington, VA November 2014
 Pre-Natal Arlington, VA November 2014
 Level 4 New Orleans, LA September 2014
 Anatomy & Alignment Columbus, GA August 2014
 Level 3 Mobile, AL September 2013
 Level 2 Mobile, AL February 2013
 Level 1 Hattiesburg, MS November 2011

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June – July 2015 IT University – Online
 Google Analytics
 Marketing Tools & Tips for Success
 Marketing with Google & YouTube
 LinkedIn
 Reddit
 Tumlbr
 Pinterests
 Twitter
 Facebook 102
 Facebook 101
 Basics of Marketing with Social Media
August 2008 – July 2014 University of South Alabama – Mobile, AL
 Team Based Learning July 2014
 Innovations in Learning Center (ILC) – “Sakai Level One” June 2012
 ILC – “Sakai Level Two” June 2012
 ILC – “Sakai Level Three” June 2012
 ILC – “Sakai Level Four” June 2012
 ILC – “Risking Creativity in the College Classroom” October 2011
 ILC – “Mixed Methods Research” October 2011
 Program for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning (PETAL) –
“Teaching with Visual Aids” September 2009
 College of Arts and Sciences – “Promotion & Tenure” April 2009
 PETAL – “Teaching Critical Thinking” March 2009
 PETAL – “Improving Attendance” February 2009
 PETAL – “Engaging Students” January 2009
 USA Writing Center – “Writing Across the Curriculum” December 2008
 College of Arts and Sciences – “Advising” November 2008
 PETAL – “Service Learning” November 2008
 PETAL – “Teaching in Second Life” November 2008
 PETAL – “Assessment & Evaluation Seminar” November 2008
 PETAL – “Inviting Guest Speakers to Class” October 2008
 PETAL – “The Clicker” October 2008
 PETAL – “International Education” October 2008
 PETAL – “Collaborative Learning” October 2008
 PETAL – “Teaching with Blogs” October 2008
 PETAL – “Teaching with Technology” October 2008
 PETAL – “Extending the Classroom with the Web” October 2008
 PETAL – “Motivating Students” September 2008
 PETAL – “Teaching with PowerPoint” September 2008

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American Red Cross – Mobile, AL
 CPR/AED December 2013
 CPR/AED December 2011
 Certified Instructor January 2010
 CPR/AED October 2009
 Child & Infant CPR October 2009
 Fundamentals of Instructor Training October 2009
 Standard First Aid September 2009
Chekhov Teacher Training Program – National Michael Chekhov Association
 Teacher Training Intensive Gorham, Maine July 2014
 NMCA Capstone Project Mobile, AL Spring 2014
 Teacher Training Intensive Gorham, Maine July 2013
Expressive Actor Teacher Training
 Intensive/Teacher Training Las Vegas, NV June 2013
 Teacher in Residency Las Vegas, NV March 2013
 Internship Lancaster, SC September 2012
 Intensive & Teacher Training Las Vegas, NV June 2012
 Intensive & Teacher Training Las Vegas, NV June 2011
October 2012 Pilobolus Dance Theatre – Mobile, AL
Dance Lecture & Post Show Discussion
June 2012 Cirque du Soleil “O” – Las Vegas, NV
Lecture and Backstage Tour
June 2011 Cirque du Soleil KA’ – Las Vegas, NV
Lecture and Backstage Tour
September-October 2010 Aerobic and Fitness Association of America’s Group Fitness
Instructor Training Workshop – Mobile, AL
August 2010 West Mobile Library – “Grants Workshop” – Mobile, AL

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Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD):
 Teacher Certification Workshop at the NSCW July 2010
o July 2010 – Certified Teacher Status Achieved
 Celebration Barn Actor Ensemble Workshop June 2004 (Maine
SAFD National Fight Director Training Program including
physical comedy and Jacques Lecoq Mask Techniques)
 Crawfish Boil April 2004 (Louisiana SAFD Workshop)
 Virginia Beach Bash March 2004 (Virginia Beach SAFD
Workshop)
 Winter Wonderland Workshop January – February 2004 (Chicago
SAFD Workshop)
 Winter Workshop December 2003-January 2004 (Dueling
Arts/SAFD Workshop)
 Philly Cheese Steak September 2003 (Philadelphia SAFD
Workshop)
 Summer Sling August 2003 (New York SAFD Workshop)
 National Stage Combat Workshop
o July 2003 – Advanced Actor Combatant Status Achieved -
Intermediate Actor Combatant Workshop
o July 2000 – Actor Combatant Status Achieved – Actor
Combatant Workshop
January 2010 Basic Pistol Safety for the Stage Firearms – New Orleans, LA
August 2009 Dueling Arts International’s Teacher Symposium – Macomb, IL
Southeastern Theatre Conference
 Mobile, AL March 2014
 Chattanooga, TN March 2012
 Birmingham, AL March 2009
 Greensboro, NC March 1999
March 2007 Diavolo Dance Theatre – Chicago, IL
Dance Lecture & Post Show Discussion with Jacques Heim & Company
Members

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July 2007 Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference – New Orleans, LA
March 2006 Auditions Technique Workshop with Michael Boatman – Macomb, IL
October 2005 Masks of Transformation Conference (International Mask Conference)
Dell Arte’ Mask Master Class taught by Joan Shirle
March 1999 South Carolina Theatre Association Conference
Improvisation Master Class taught by Paul Sills
August 1987 – May 1995 Greenville Ballet School
August 1988 – April 1989 Charleston Ballet Theatre School
Master Class with Victoria Simon
July 1988 Rudolph Nureyev and Stars of the American Ballet Theatre – Spartanburg,
SC
Q & A Discussion with Rudolph Nureyev
August 1985 – June 1988 Fine Arts Center – Greenville, SC
Master Class with Dan Wagoner & Dancers
March 1988 Momix Dance Theatre –Charleston, SC
Dance Lecture & Post Show Discussion with Moses Pendelton & Company
Members
June – July 1987 South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts – Greenville, SC
Master Class with Jacques d’Amboise and Rebecca Wright

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Publications & Research/Scholarly Activities
Book Reviews
 Book Review of The Actor’s Path for Focus Publishing June 2014
 Book Review of Experiencing Theatre for Focus Publishing
November 2013
 Book Review of Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction Theatre
Topics - John’s Hopkins University Press Spring 2010
 Book Review of Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader Theatre
Topics - John’s Hopkins University Press Spring 2010
Publications/Articles
 Exercise Contributor to Experiencing Theatre Focus Publishing
(May 2015)
 “Throwing Down the Gauntlet (Finding the Best Partnership for
Fight Scene Work)” The Cutting Edge November/December 2010
Volume XXI, Issue 6
 “Random Acts of Violence (Bringing John Cage’s Chance
Techniques to Fight Choreography and Stage Combatant Acting)”
Fight Master Spring/Summer 2010 Volume XXXII, Number 1
 “When the Smoke from the Battle Has Cleared (Self-Assessing
Stage Combat Work)” The Cutting Edge March/April 2010
Volume XXI, Issue 2
 “Just Before Dawn (Pre-Test Rituals and Preparation for Test
Day)” The Cutting Edge January/February 2010 Volume XXI,
Issue 1
 “Dueling with SPT Questions (Members of the College of Fight
Masters share their ideas for Skills Proficiency Tests)” The Cutting
Edge November/December 2009 Volume XX, Issue 6
 “The Games People Play (Rehearsal Games & Approaches for
Fight Scenes)” The Cutting Edge September/October 2009
Volume XX, Issue 5
 “I Can’t – I Have Rehearsal (Rehearsal Guidelines and
Techniques with Fight Scene Work)” The Cutting Edge
July/August 2009 Volume XX, Issue 4
 “Beating the Punches (Scene and Fight Break Down Techniques)”
The Cutting Edge May/June 2009 Volume XX, Issue 3
 “A Violent Character (Stage Combat Character Analysis)” The
Cutting Edge March/April 2009 Volume XX, Issue 2
 “What a World – What a World (Scene/Script Analysis for Fight
Plays)” The Cutting Edge January/February 2009 Volume XX,
Issue 1

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 “Fighting the Elements (Determining the Best Scenes for Skills
Proficiency Tests)” The Cutting Edge November/December 2008
Volume XIX, Issue 6
 “…And Scene (A Guide to Locating Fight Scenes)” The Cutting
Edge September/October 2008 Volume XIX, Issue 5
Panel Discussions
Southeastern Theatre Conference
Panel Presenter
 March 2014 – Mobile, AL
o “Get it Together – Fight Director and Designer Relationships”
 March 2012 – Chattanooga, TN
o “Intercollegiate Directing Panel: Encouraging Student
Produced Theatre”
o “The Collaborative Act Begins: The Director and Designers
Start to Talk”
The University of South Alabama – After Words
 Post Show Discussion for Three Musketeers November 2013
 Post Show Discussion for Cyrano de Bergerac April 2013
 Post Show Discussion for I Hate Hamlet September 2011
 Post Show Discussion for HAIR May 2011
 Post Show Discussion for Twelfth Night April 2010
 Post Show Discussion for Tartuffe November 2008
 Post Show Discussion for Spoon River Anthology October 2008
February 1999 Palmetto Dramatic Association
Panel Presenter/Workshop Instructor for a workshop on acting entitled “Solving
the Problem: An Active Approach to Acting.”
November 1998 South Carolina Theatre Association
Panel Presenter/Workshop Instructor for a workshop on acting entitled “Solving
the Problem: An Active Approach to Acting.”

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Grants & Scholarships
University of South Alabama
 Support & Development Award ($1500) Spring 2013
 Junior Faculty Award Nomination Fall 2012
 Support & Development Award ($1500) Spring 2011
 Arts and Sciences Professional Summer Development Award
($5000) Summer 2010
 Support & Development Award ($1500) Spring 2010
Spring 2009 Ian McKay Scholarship with the Society of American Fight Directors
($500)
Fall 2004 – May 2007 Theatre Graduate Assistantship @ Western Illinois University
Fall 2005 Graduate Studies Grant for Independent Study @ Western Illinois
University ($400)
Spring 1999 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate School Scholarship
The following awards are from Winthrop University:
 Florence Mims Theatre Scholarship 1998-99
 First Nighter’s Theatre Scholarship 1998-99
 South Carolina Grant 1998-99
 Daisy Yates McDavid Scholarship 1998-99
 Federal Pell Grant 1998-99
 Federal SEOG Grant 1998-99
 New Start Scholarship 1998-99
 Federal Pell Grant 1997-98
 Federal SEOG Grant 1997-98
 New Start Scholarship 1997-98
 First Nighter’s Theatre Scholarship 1997-98

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Affiliations/Memberships
Yoga Alliance Member Since 2015
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Member Since 2013
National Michael Chekhov Association Affiliated Since 2013
The Expressive Actor Affiliated Since 2011
Southeastern Theatre Conference Member Since 2009
Dueling Arts International Member Since 2009
Alabama Conference of Theatre Member Since 2008
Blue Key Honor Society Member Since 2007
Society of American Fight Directors Member Since 2000
Theatre Communications Group Member Since 1999
Omicron Delta Kappa/Leadership Honor Society Member Since 1998
Alpha Psi Omega/Theatre Honor Society Member Since 1998
South Carolina Theatre Association Member 1998-1999
Phi Kappa Phi/Academic Honor Society Member Since 1997
Technical and Specialized Skills
Theatre Skills:
Directing (Theatre & Staging Opera), Acting (Including Stanislavski, Michael
Chekhov, & Shakespeare), Improvisation, Theatre History, Voice & Movement
(Linklater, International Phonetic Alphabet, Dialect, & Expressive Actor
Technique), Stage Craft, Stage Make-up, Stage Management, Period Style
Movement, Yoga (YogaFit), and Stage Combat (Society of American Fight
Directors and Dueling Arts International)
Dance Skills:
Period Style Dances, Extensive Ballet and Modern, Improvisation, Choreography,
Character Dancing, Dance History, Ballroom Dancing, and Dance Therapy
General Business Skills:
Computer knowledge including – Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and
Outlook, Typing 35-40 WPM, Basic Accounting Skills, and Office Language
Skills
Social Media Marketing Skills:
Basics of Marketing with Social Media, Google Analytics, Marketing Tools &
Tips for Success, Marketing with Google & YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit, Tumlbr,
Pinterests, Twitter, and Facebook

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References for T. Fulton Burns
Primary References
Lisa Dalton – Master Teacher and President of NMCA
National Michael Chekhov Association
6101 Iron Horse Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76148
Phone: (818) 761-5404
Email: chekhov@sbcglobal.net
J. David Brimmer – SAFD Master Teacher/President and Broadway Fight Director
Society of American Fight Directors
124 South Bell Avenue
Yardley, PA 19067
Phone: (347) 512-3932
Email: president@safd.org
Dr. Anne Fletcher – Full Professor and Published Theatre Historian
Department of Theater Southern Illinois University Carbondale Communications
Building, Mail Code 6608
Carbondale, IL 62901-6608
Phone: (618) 453-7594
Email: afletch@siu.edu
Michael Lugering – Full Professor and Founder of Expressive Actor Technique
Department of Theatre
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Phone (702) 812-4520
Email: michael.lugering@unlv.edu
Karen Baker – Professional Stage Manager, AEA and Theatre Lecturer
University of Alabama, Huntsville
113 Legacy Cove Drive
Madison, AL 35756
Phone: (321) 795-7572
Email: knc82099@mac.com

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Additional References
Dr. Nancy Taylor-Porter – Theatre Department Chair
Illinois College
1101 West College Avenue
Jacksonville, IL 62650
Phone: (217) 245-3433
Email: ntaylor1@ic.edu
J. Thomas Kidd – Chair & Head of Acting
Department of Theater Southern Illinois University Carbondale Communications
Building, Mail Code 6608
Carbondale, IL 62901-6608
Phone: (618) 453-7583
Email: tkidd@siu.edu
Christopher Peck – Assistant Professor
Department of Theatre
University of South Alabama
1050 Laidlaw Performing Arts Center
Mobile, AL 36688
Phone (615) 440-3767
Email: cfpeck@southalabama.edu
Stephen Crandall – Assistant Professor
West Texas A&M University
Department of Theatre
2501 4th Avenue
Canyon, TX 79016
Phone: (702) 408-2940
Email: scrandall@wtamu.edu
Catherine Ventura – Actress & Former Student
26123 Bouquet Canyon Road
Apt. 237
Saugus, CA 91350
Phone: (803) 493-1903
Email: c_ventura101@yahoo.com