EDUCATION
Masters of Fine Arts (August 2001)
Theatre Scene Design, Boston University.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (May 1997)
Fine Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Program Director (2012-present)
Gallaudet University, Theatre and Dance, an unit under the Department of Art, Communication, and Theatre (ACT)
Chair (2011-12)
Gallaudet University, Theatre Arts Department
Associate Professor (2010-present)
Gallaudet University, Theatre Arts Department
Courses Covered: Introduction to Theatre
Script Reading and Analysis
Contemporary Drama
Sign Language Translation for the Theatre
Theatre History
Fundamentals of Directing
Scenographic Techniques
Theatre Practicum
Special Topics: ASL Shakespeare Translation Processes
Independent Study: Waiting For Godot
Assistant Professor (2005-2010)
Gallaudet University, Theatre Arts Department
Courses Covered: Introduction to Theatre
Script Reading and Analysis
Contemporary Drama
Sign Language Translation for the Theatre
Theatre History
Fundamentals of Directing
Scenographic Techniques
Production Management
Theatre Practicum
Special Topics: Deaf Theatre
Special Topics: Modern Irish Drama
Independent Studies (several)
Directing Credits (2005-current)
2013 Lysistrata
2012 Hamlet
2011 L’Abbe de L’Epee: A Satire
2010 Lesbians and the Men Who Love Them
Corpus Christi
2009 Spoon River Anthology
Fences
2008 Agamemnon
2007 The Laramie Project
2006 A Streetcar Named Desire
Scene Design Credits (2005-current)
2013 Lysistrata*
Broken Spokes*
2012 Hamlet*
2011 L’Abbe de L’Epee: A Satire*
2010 World Deaf Cinema Festival
2009 Fences*
2008 Agamemnon*
2007 En La Quinta del Sordo (In the House of the Deaf Man)*
2006 A Streetcar Named Desire*
Much Ado About Nothing*
*Scenic Charge
Artist-in-Residence (2002-2005)
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
Performing Arts, an unit under the Department of Creative and Cultural Studies
Courses Covered: Scene Painting
Independent Study: Scene Design Processes
Independent Study: Props Design and Construction
Scene Design Credits (2002-2005)
2005 Lysistrata Aaron Kelstone
The Passion of Dracula Jim Orr
A Midsummer Night’s Dream* Bonnie Meath-Lang
2004 The Shape of Things* Aaron Kelstone
Oz (inspired by The Wiz) Thomas Warfield
The House of Frankenstein Jim Orr
2003 Beast on the Moon Aaron Kelstone
The Memorandum Roger Freeman
Tartuffe Jim Orr
The Foreigner Luane Davis-Haggerty and Patrick Graybill
2002 The Laramie Project Bonnie Meath-Lang
*co-director
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Acting
Richard of Gloucester, later King Richard III. Richard III, NextStop Theatre Company. Director: Dr. Lindsey Snyder. February 2014.
Scene Design
Titus Andronicus, Faction of Fools. Director: Matthew Wilson. May/June 2014.
Cinderella: The Remix, Imagination Stage. Director: Psalmayene 24. April/May 2014.
A Commedia Christmas Carol (remount), Faction of Fools. Director: Matthew Wilson. December 2013.
Gilgamesh, Constellation Theatre Company. Director: Allison Stockman. May 2013.
A Commedia Christmas Carol, Faction of Fools. Director: Matthew Wilson. December 2012.
2013 Helen Hayes Nomination, The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical; DC Metro Theatre Arts “Best of 2012” Selection, Set Design; “Best of 2012” Selection, Lighting Design; “Best of 2012” Selection, Costume Design; DC Metro Theatre Arts “Best of 2012” Selection, Play; DC Metro Theatre Arts “Best of 2012” Selection, Ensemble.
P.Nokio: A Hip-Hop Musical (remount), Imagination Stage. Director: Psalmayene 24. September/October 2012.
Hamlecchino, Faction of Fools. Director: Matthew Wilson. April/May 2012.
DC Metro Theatre Arts “Best of 2012” Selection, Set Design; DC Metro Theatre Arts “Best of 2012” Selection, Play; DC Metro Theatre Arts “Best of 2012” Selection, Ensemble.
P.Nokio: A Hip-Hop Musical, Imagination Stage. Director: Psalmayene 24. February 2012. 2012 DC Theatre Scene Audience Choice Awards Finalist, Favorite Family Show.
The Wind in the Willows, Imagination Stage. Director: Janet Stanford. June 2011. 2011 DC Theatre Scene Audience Choice Awards Nomination, Favorite Family Show.
Junie B. Jones: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!, Imagination Stage. Director: Kathryn Chase-Bryer. December 2010.
Mulan, Imagination Stage. Director: Janet Stanford. December 2009.
Zomo the Rabbit: A Hip-Hop Creation Myth. Director: Psalmayene 24. February 2009.
2010 Helen Hayes Nomination, Outstanding Production for Young Audiences.
FILM: The Deaf Family, Mosdeux Films. Director: Wayne Betts. September 2008.
The Jungle Book, Imagination Stage. Director: Kathryn Chase-Bryer. September/October 2007.
Junebug and the Reverend, Imagination Stage. Director: Kathryn Chase-Bryer. February 2007.
Huck Finn’s Story, Imagination Stage. Director: Kathryn Chase-Bryer. March 2006.
Hip-Hop Anansi, Imagination Stage. Director: Patrick Crowley. February 2006.
Race of the Ark Tattoo, Geva Theatre. Director: Sean Daniels. March 2005.
Deathtrap, JCCenterstage (Rochester, NY). Director: Kerry Young. December 2004.
Six Degrees of Separation, JCCenterstage (Rochester, NY). Director: Ralph Meranto. March 2004.
Twelfth Night, Catholic University. Director: PJ Paparelli. November 2003.
The Sunshine Boys, JCCenterstage (Rochester, NY). Director: Herb Katz. October 2002.
The Diaries, Signature Theatre. Director: PJ Paparelli. June 2002.
Quinta del Sordo (In the House of the Deaf Man), Gallaudet University. Directors: Willy Conley and Iosif Schneidermann. February 2002.
Love’s Labor’s Lost, Washington Shakespeare Company. Director: PJ Paparelli. February 2001.
Two Shakespearean Actors, Boston University. Director: Eve Muson. December 2000.
Convention Panels/Presentations
2010 PCRID Workshop Presentation, with Gerard Williams. Topic: "We Can Do it in the Dark: Tech Theatre for Interpreters."
Interviews
Respondent: Interview contributing to the article by Peter Marks for the Washington Post, “Finding a Common Language, Onstage." January 2014.
Respondent: Interview contributing to the article by Peter Marks for the Washington Post, “A ‘Christmas Carol’ with an ASL twist at Gallaudet.” November 2012.
Respondent: Interview contributing to the article by Ryan Taylor for DC Theatre Scene, “Commedia at Gallaudet: the impact of Faction of Fools.” May 2012.
Respondent: Interview contributing to the book by Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. Dirksen Bauman, The New Normal: Deaf-Gain and the Future of Human Diversity. May 2012.
Respondent: Interview contributing to the piece by Rebecca Sheir for WAMU 88.5, “Local Theater Brings Deaf Actors Into the Fold.” April 2012.
Participant and Respondent: Interview with Olivier Schetrit of France as part of his master’s thesis on international Deaf theatre. April 2012.
Participant and Respondent: Interview about the Theatre Arts Department production of L’Abbe de L’Epee: A Satire as a case for Deaf Gain, with Dr. Dirksen Bauman and Melissa Malzkuhn for Issue 3 of the Deaf Studies Digital Journal. August 2011.
Participant: The Making of Agamamenon mini-documentary, filmed by Jose Saldana.
2009 DC Independent Film Festival (Winner, Washington Up and Coming Filmmaker Award); Deaf Rochester Film Festival 2009 (Winner, Audience Choice Award); Toronto International Deaf Film Festival (Winner, Best Short Documentary); 2009 Northern California Deaf Film Festival (Honorable Mention); 2009 DC ASL Film Festival (Honorable Mention).
Participant and Respondent: Interview with Julia Golden as part of the documentary, Bilingualism. April 2008.