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- 1. Brian P. Sage brianpsage@gmail.com 734-985-1954 EDUCATION Masterof Fine Arts, Acting, 2010 Hilberry Repertory Theatre at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Certificate of Training, Acting, 2009 Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, Russia Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Performance, 1998 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI Acting: Jane Brody (Audition Technique), James Daniels (Shakespeare, Period Styles), Lavinia Hart (Commedia, LeCoq, Michael Chekhov), Susan Hart (Shakespeare Folio Technique), James Luse (Michael Chekhov), Jesse Merz (Meisner), Sergei Zemtsov and Igor Zolotovitsky (Stanislavski) Directing: Charles Burr, Joan Herrington, David Karsten, Lyda Stillwell Movement: Nira Pullin (Pilates Mat/Machines, Period Deportment and Dance Styles, Musical Theatre Jazz), Larissa Dmitrieva (Ballet), Betty Mawhinney (Ballet), Vladimir Sajin (Plastiques) Voice: Michael Barnes (Fitzmaurice, Accents, Speech), Roberta Duchak (Musical Theatre), Jeremy Ryan Mossman (Musical Theatre/Singing Technique), Marina Smirnova (Singing Technique) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH Assistant Professor of Theatre, 2014-Present TATH 1051 Introduction to the Performing Arts - This course serves as an introduction to theatre through the study of its origin and development, and its contemporary theory and practice. The course will aim to increase critical understanding and appreciation for the art of theatre as well as broaden the students understanding of the impact of the performing arts on culture and society. Students will pursue course objectives through lecture, textbook reading and evaluation, classroom discussion, in-class presentation, live production attendance, and hands-on theatrical production experiences. TATH 2401 Voice and Speech – To develop in the undergraduate actor an understanding of the voice as an organ and as a physical instrument and to develop the vocal instrument though physical release, breath, support, placement, resonance, range, articulation, and connection to dramatic text. TATH 2601 Introduction to Acting - The fundamentals of stage acting through exercises, readings, discussion, and scene study. The beginning actor learns to play actions, utilize activity, identify objectives and obstacles, and incorporate them all into performance. Students learn to analyze the physical, cultural and emotional lives of characters in order to create honest portrayals for both peers and audience; these abilities are developed by introducing and applying the methodologies and practices of master acting teachers of the 20th century TATH 3651 Acting 3: Shakespeare - An exploration of the works of the world's most celebrated playwright, this course develops an understanding of Shakespeare's language, rhetoric and performance techniques through sonnets, monologues, scene study and demonstration.
- 2. TATH 4451 Businessof Theatre - Prepares students for a career in the professional theatre by teaching the skills and knowledge needed for gaining employment and for good career management. Topics include audition/portfolio materials, audition techniques and resources for various professional markets. Students are exposed to a wide variety of topics related to the business of theatre. Areas to be explored include: interviewing, auditions skills, headshots, professional resumes, web based marketing, theatrical unions and associations, agents, casting directors, graduate schools, actor training, unified auditions, internships, survival jobs, professional contracts, business accounting and taxes, and other topics of interest to the students. TATH 4601 Acting IV: Styles - A scene study course with a primary focus on absurdist, non- traditional performance texts, and contemporary non-realism. Students will learn to utilize non-traditional rehearsal techniques such as the Viewpoints (sourcework and composition included), Grotowski, and Michael Chekhov in the analysis, staging, and interpretation of performance texts. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Part-Time Lecturer, 2010-2014 CTAR 158 Fundamentals of Acting – This course provides the student with a practical introduction to the essential “tools” necessary for the beginning stage/film actor. Through instructor led exercises, improvisations, assigned readings, responses and coached scene work the student develops a skill set necessary for analyzing and creating a character in addition to gaining theoretical insight into the craft of acting. This course falls under the university’s General Education requirement. CTAR 150L Introduction to Theatre - This course strives to enrich the theatre experience by promoting an understanding of the way theatre is created. Students explore the text of a play from the point of view of both practitioner and audience member. Through reading, analysis, live viewings, and practical hands-on exercises the student immerses themselves in the theatrical event gaining an appreciation for the theatre as a rich, powerful and relevant art form. This course falls under the university’s General Education requirement. Jackson College, Jackson, MI Adjunct Faculty, 2014-Present THR 116 Introduction to Theatre- Survey of Western theatre and drama. Appreciation of theatre through understanding of historical development and societal function. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Part-Time Lecturer, Fall 2013 Acting V – Business of Acting/Audition Technique Students are exposed to a wide variety of topics related to the business of theatre. Areas explored include: auditions skills, headshots, resumes, web based marketing, unions, agents, casting directors, graduate school, training, unified auditions, day jobs, contracts, and other topics of interest to the students. The student developed a professional resume, explored headshot options, and created personal websites to assist in marketing themselves as theatre professionals. Additionally, students broaden their experience with auditioning. Through instructor devised audition drills students are exposed to a wide range of real world audition scenarios both on- camera and off, including monologues, cold and warm readings of dramatic text and commercial copy, callbacks, and interviews. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Guest Lecturer, 2012 Coached the MFA acting company through Meisner exercises and improvised scene work, and facilitated a discussion on professional life post graduate school.
- 3. Eastern Michigan University,Ypsilanti, MI Guest Lecturer, 2010 CTAO 210 Interpretive Reading. Facilitated a group based discussion on the key responsibilities of the performer, audience and respondent. Individual Audition Coaching, Kalamazoo, MI/Chicago, IL/Detroit, MI Acting Coach, 2000-2014 Coach undergraduate students, pre-professionals and professionals on monologue focused auditioning and material selection for URTA’s, UPTA’s and various regional professional auditions. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Workshop Leader, 2009-10 Lead an audition workshop for the Bonstelle Theatre’s production of “The Comedy of Errors.” Coached individuals on Shakespeare monologue selections. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Pilates Assistant, 2009-10 Assist instructor with calling mat exercises and coaching reformer exercises privately with members of the graduate acting company. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI Guest Speaker, 2007 Spoke with undergraduate acting students about the Chicago theatre/film market, choosing when and where to go to graduate school, and answered related questions about my professional and academic experiences. Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI Guest Instructor, 2003 Coached Intermediate/Advanced Acting students on instructor selected monologue material. Guest Instructor, 2003 Coached and assisted in staging scene work selected by the instructor for Beginning Acting students. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI Guest Director, 2002 Cast, coached and staged undergraduate theatre students in David Ives’ All in the Timing in the Zach L. York Arena Theatre as part of the University Theatre season. Twin City Players, St. Joseph, MI Guest Instructor, 2001 Lead introductory exercises in Viewpoints technique for community theatre artists. DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE Ohio Northern University Departmental Committees: Theatre Area Curriculum Committee. Fall 2014-Present Marketing Subcommittee. Fall 2014-Present Recruiting: Florida Theatre Conference, Gainesville, FL 2014 Michigan Thespian Festival, Saginaw, MI 2014 Director, Company, Fall 2014 Dialect Coach, The Importance of Being Earnest, Fall 2014 Workshop, On Camera Acting, High School Outreach, Fall 2014
- 4. HONORS/AWARDS • Wilde AwardNominee, Best Actor in a Musical, The Producers, 2014 • Wilde Award Nominee, Best Comedy, The Kings of Unionville, 2014 • Member’s Choice Award: Favorite Show, The Kings of Unionville, Tipping Point Theatre, 2014 • Member’s Choice Award: Favorite Lighting and Sound Design, I Hate Hamlet, Tipping Point Theatre, 2013 • Austin Kanter Annual Award in Theatre, Wayne State University, 2009 • Harriet Kanter Award for Excellence in Theatre, Wayne State University, 2009 • Heck-Rabi Playwriting Award, Honorable Mention for Untitled, 2009 • Wilde Award Nominee, Teamwork, The Mystery of Irma Vep, 2012 • Wilde Award Nominee, Best Drama, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 2009 • Wilde Award Winner, Best Ensemble Cast, The Compleat Female Stage Beauty, 2008 • Wilde Award Nominee, Best Production With LGBT Themes, The Compleat Female Stage Beauty, 2008 • Wilde Award Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, The Lusty and Comical History of Tom Jones, 2007 • Wilde Award Nominee, Best Comedy, The Lusty and Comical History of Tom Jones, 2007 • Wayne State University Assistantship, 2007-2010 • Excellence in Performance, Sweeney Todd, Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, 2003 CONTINUING EDUCATION • Alexander Technique, Kelly McEvenue, Stratford Shakespeare Festival • Audition Technique for Film and Television, Sam Samuelson, Wayne State University • Audition Technique, Jack O’Brien, Western Michigan University • Auditioning/Michael Shurtleff’s 12 Guideposts, Jane Brody, Western Michigan University • Ballet Technique, Betty Mawhinney, Wayne State University • The Business: Chicago, Sam Samuelson, Wayne State University • The Business: Los Angeles, Bruce Economou, Wayne State University • Commedia Dell’Arte, Rick Carver, Wayne State University • Commedia Intensive, Todd Espeland and Allison Williams, Western Michigan University • Directing Intensive, JoAnne Akalaitis, Western Michigan University • Film/Theatre/TV, S. Epatha Merkerson, Wayne State University • Los Angeles Film and TV-Skype Chat, Clark Gregg, Wayne State University (L.A.) • Los Angeles Film and TV-Skype Chat, Todd Robert Anderson, Wayne State University (L.A.) • Oregon Shakespeare Festival-Skype Chat, Bill Rauch, Wayne State University (Ashland, OR) • Producing For-Profit Theatre, David Stone, Wayne State University • Screen Actors Guild-Introduction to the Union, Wayne State University • Shakespeare Folio Technique – Scene and Monologue, Susan Hart, Chicago Shakespeare • Shakespeare Text and Performance, Sean Arbuckle/Laura Condlin, Stratford Shakespeare • Viewpoints Intensive, Tina Landau, Western Michigan University MEMBERSHIPS Association for Theater in Higher Education (ATHE), Member, 2014-Present Theatre Communications Group, Member, 2000-Present PROFESSIONAL ACTING
- 5. Richard III BuckinghamThe Performance Network Julia Glander Blithe Spirit Dr. Bradman Tipping Point Theatre Suzi Regan The Producers Max Bialystock Tibbits Summer Theatre Kevin Halpin Lend Me a Tenor Tito Morelli Encore Musical Theatre Tobin Hissong Photograph 51 Maurice Wilkins Jewish Ensemble Theatre David Magidson Deathtrap Porter Milgrim Tipping Point Theatre John Neville-Andrews Through the Door (Staged Reading) Salazar/Tenor Jewish Ensemble Theatre Ari Zirulnik The Importance of Being Earnest Lane/Merriman Tipping Point Theatre Julia Glander The Mystery of Irma Vep Jane/Edgar Tipping Point Theatre James Kuhl The Cocktail Hour John Tipping Point Theatre James Kuhl Guys on Ice Lloyd Tipping Point Theatre Joey Albright The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee William Barfee Tibbits Summer Theatre Raymond Gabica Run For Your Wife Stanley Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr Crazy For You Bela Zangler Tibbits Summer Theatre Kevin Halpin On Broadway: A Modern Songbook Performer Tibbits Summer Theatre Trinity Bird The Beaux Stratagem Boniface Hilberry Repertory Theatre Tony Schmidt Good Doctor/Dispatch Rider Hilberry Repertory Theatre David Magidson The Servant of Two Masters Zany Hilberry Repertory Theatre Lavinia Hart Mama Grisnati (u/s) The Seagull Dr. Dorn Hilberry Repertory Theatre James Thomas A Midsummer Night’s Dream Theseus Hilberry Repertory Theatre Joe Calarco Oberon (u/s) The Fantasticks Hucklebee Hilberry Repertory Theatre Jesse Merz I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Man #1 Tibbits Summer Theatre Trinity Bird Hair Margaret Meade Tibbits Summer Theatre Raymond Gabica One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Doctor Hilberry Repertory Theatre Lavinia Hart All My Sons Joe Keller Hilberry Repertory Theatre David Magidson Born Yesterday Harry Brock Hilberry repertory Theatre James Thomas Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Claudius Hilberry Repertory Theatre Joe Calarco Hamlet Claudius Hilberry Repertory Theatre Blair Anderson Eurydice Big Stone Hilberry Repertory Theatre Lavinia Hart Room Service Gordon Miller Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr Little Women Professor Bhaer Tibbits Summer Theatre Raymond Gabica The Compleat Female Stage Beauty Ruffian Hilberry Repertory Theatre James Luse Betterton (u/s) The Master Builder Dr. Herdal (u/s) Hilberry Repertory Theatre James Thomas As You Like It Touchstone Hilberry Repertory Theatre Dean Gabourie Biloxi Blues Sgt. Toomey (u/s) Hilberry Repertory Theatre Joe Calarco The Lusty and Comical History of Tom Jones Squire Western Hilberry Repertory Theatre Lavinia Hart Sweet Charity Herman Tibbits Summer Theatre Kevin Halpin Picnic Howard Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr Can Can Boris Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr Beach Wars Edward Theatre Building Chicago Alan Chambers Cinderella Sir Reginald Marriott Lincolnshire Michael Hendricks Will and Bill: The Musical Will Lakeshore Theatre Andy Flanagan Pinocchio Stromboli/Lost Boy Marriott Lincolnshire Michael Hendricks A Midsummer Night’s Dream Egeus/Bottom First Folio Shakespeare Alison Vesley Number the Stars Uncle Henrik Apple Tree Theatre Diana Basmajian A Midsummer Night’s Dream Bottom Metropolis Performing Arts Mathew Reeder Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Suzanne Parish Theatre Mychelle Hopkins Guys and Dolls Nicely-Nicely Kalamazoo Civic Theatre Mychelle Hopkins South Pacific Cmdr. Harbison Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre Brian P. Sage The Desperate Hours Robish Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr The Man Who Came to Dinner Banjo Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Charlie Brown Tibbits Summer Theatre Mark Lehrman Annie Get Your Gun Sitting Bull Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre Paul Kerr Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol Jacob Marley Whole Art Theatre Doug Spagnola Peace in the Valley Pood Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre Jim Hesselman Getting Mama Married Mr. Apollo Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre Gary Minyard Love, Valour, Compassion Buzz Hauser Whole Art Theatre Crystal Templeton
- 6. I Love You,You’re Perfect, Now Change Man #1 Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr I Ought To Be In Pictures Herb Tibbits Summer Theatre Brian P. Sage Anything Goes Captain Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr The Secret Garden Cpt. Lennox Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr A Connecticut Yankee Merlin Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr Camelot Merlin/Pelinore Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr Babes in Arms Lee Calhoun Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr Footlight Frenzy Benny Dibble Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr South Pacific Luther Billis Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr Harvey Wilson Tibbits Summer Theatre Peter Riopelle Big River Ensemble Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr Cinderella The Herald Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr Lucky Stiff Ensemble Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr A Funny Thing Happened…Forum Protean Tibbits Summer Theatre Charles Burr EDUACTIONAL ACTING Guys and Dolls Nicely-Nicely Western Michigan University James Daniels The Lesson Professor Western Michigan University Tom Meyer Dracula Inmate Western Michigan University David Karsten A Funny Thing…Forum Pseaudolus Western Michigan University D. Terry Williams Jeffrey Sterling Western Michigan University David Karsten The School for Scandal Sir Peter Teazle Western Michigan University James Daniels Ten Little Indians Judge Wargrave Western Michigan University David Karsten Cabaret Ernst Ludwig Western Michigan University Jim Martz Assassins Leon Czolgosz Western Michigan University David Karsten Richard III Brackenbury/Blunt Western Michigan University Joan Herrington DIRECTING Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH Director, Company, October 2014 The Berman Center for the Performing Arts, West Bloomfield, MI Director, Eric Gutman: From Broadway to Obscurity, January 2014 Tipping Point Theatre, Northville, MI Director, The Kings of Unionville, July 2014 Director, Ordinary Days, 2012 Director, The Last Scene, 2012 Hilberry Repertory Theatre, Detroit, MI Assistant Director, The Servant of Two Masters, 2009 Tibbits Opera House, Coldwater, MI Director, The Emperor’s New Clothes, 2010 Director, The Goodbye Girl, 2008 Director, Oliver, 2006 Director, Annie Get Your Gun, 2003 Director, A Grand Night For Singing, 2002 Director, I Ought To Be In Pictures, 2001 Director, Back When the Animals Talked, 2000 Director, The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, 2000/2008 Director, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, 1999 MOB Productions, Chicago, IL Director, Closer, 2006 Whole Art Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI Director, Falsettos, 2004 Director, Bat Boy: The Musical, 2003
- 7. Top Hat Productions/Cornwell’sDinner Theatre, Marshall, MI Director, South Pacific, 2002 eXit Productions, Kalamazoo, MI Director, Betty’s Summer Vacation, 2001 Western Michigan University Department of Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI Director, All in the Timing, 2002 Director, Sideman, 2000 Director, Hot-N-Throbbing, 1999 Assistant Director, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, 1998 Director, Suburbia, 1997 Director, Falsettoland, 1996 Director, WMU Freshman Orientation Cabaret Show, 1997 and 1999 SOUND DESIGN Tipping Point Theatre, Northville, MI Sound Designer, I Hate Hamlet, 2013 PRODUCING Production Supervisor, Various Eric Gutman: From Broadway to Obscurity, 2014-Present Whole Art Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI Artistic Director, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, 2002 Artistic Director, Vita and Virginia, 2003 Producing Artistic Director, The Bald Soprano and The Lesson, 2003 Producing Artistic Director, Crawlspace Eviction: Improv Comedy, 2003-2004 Producing Artistic Director, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, 2003 Producing Artistic Director, So, I Killed a Few People, 2003 Producing Artistic Director, One Flea Spare, 2003 Producing Artistic Director, Lobby Hero, 2003 Producing Artistic Director, The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, 2003 Producing Artistic Director, On the Verge, 2004 Producing Artistic Director, Jeffrey, 2004 eXit Productions, Kalamazoo, MI Associate Producer, Waiting for Lefty/The Trial of God, 2000 Associate Producer, Baltimore Waltz/The Food Chain, 2000 Associate Producer, Blurring the Lines, 2000 Associate Producer, Betty's Summer Vacation, 2001 Associate Producer, Ti-Jean Blues, 2001 Associate Producer, Krapp's Last Tape, 2001 Associate Producer, The Santaland Diaries, 2001 Associate Producer, The Shadowbox, 2003 ARTS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, Chicago, IL Box Office Associate/Supervisor, August 2006-2007 Supervise and assist in the selling of tickets for the Chicago Company of Broadways “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and other bookings for the Drury Lane Water Tower Theatre.
- 8. Whole Art Theater,Kalamazoo, MI Artistic Director, September 2002-June 2004 Planned and implemented a 6 show main stage and 3 show late night theatre season. Handled all daily operations including, but not limited to, financial planning, grant writing, marketing, volunteer coordination, staffing, contract negotiations, production licensing and fundraising campaigns. *Key Accomplishments: - Raised the yearly operating budget from under $60,000 to over $100,000 in two years. - Developed a strong relationship with the nationally recognized Arcus Foundation whose funding helped to produce 4 LGBT themed productions in two seasons. - Produced and directed the Michigan premier of Bat Boy: The Musical; the first musical produced by Whole Art Theater in their 27 year history. - Doubled the theatres seating capacity, added flooring that could be altered for each production and renovated the lobby area. - Increased the annual attendance by nearly 50% over two years Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI Arts Administration Apprentice, 1996-1999 Assisted the Director of Arts Management with marketing, public relations, box office coordination, work study employee training, front of house coordination, advertising sales and fundraising campaigns.