Jack Young - University of Houston

Jack Young Associate Professor, Tenured University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance [email protected] ADMINISTRATION Artistic Director, Houston Shakespeare Festival, the professional arm of the University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance—August 2013 to present -‐-‐Working with Executive Director Jim Johnson to produce 2 plays in rep at Miller Outdoor Amphitheatre in Houston’s Hermann Park -‐-‐Choosing Season -‐-‐Casting plays -‐-‐Choosing Guest Directors and Design Teams -‐-‐Working with UH Development Office to build an Advisory Board -‐-‐Working with UH School of Theatre faculty and staff to reorganize the HSF Conservatory, a two-‐week residency camp for high school students -‐-‐Associate Artistic Director for 2011 & 2012 Seasons Head, Professional Actor Training Program, University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance—September 2006 to present -‐-‐Leading development of curriculum to make specific tracks for MFA Acting, Directing, and Design & Production -‐-‐Leading development of curriculum among voice/speech, movement, acting and directing faculty for MFA classes -‐-‐Developing and supervising teaching of non-‐major acting classes -‐-‐Preparing materials for advertising and recruitment -‐-‐Developing audition/screening processes for candidates -‐-‐Setting up audition/screening tour for MFA candidates -‐-‐Contacting and developing relationships with professional companies to place students in summer employment—100% employment each summer Companies include: American Shakespeare Center American Players Theatre Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre Creede Repertory Theatre Illinois Shakespeare Festival Tennessee Shakespeare Company TEXAS! Outdoor Musical Drama Virginia Shakespeare Festival -‐-‐Leading effort to earn UH MFA programs membership in University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA) -‐-‐Leading discussions with Alley Theatre, Stages Rep, Main Street Theatre about future partnerships Young—p. 2 ADMINISTRATION—University of Houston (continued) -‐-‐Director of Graduate Studies, tracking admissions, stipends and tuition waivers for all MFAs -‐-‐Head of Graduate Scholarship Committee -‐-‐Search Committee for new Director of School of Theatre & Dance -‐-‐Search Committee for Teacher of Voice/Speech & Shakespeare -‐-‐School Executive Committee -‐-‐Season Selection Committee -‐-‐Dean’s Task Force on Graduate Student Financial Support -‐-‐University Committee—Student Fee Advisory Council 2012 & 2013 -‐-‐Arranged transfer credits for the class of eight MFA students who followed me down from Ohio University to finish their training at University of Houston -‐-‐Outside Reviewer for Tenure Promotion for Professors at U of Michigan, LSU, U of Massachusetts-‐Amherst -‐-‐Wrote successful grant to Humphreys Foundation, delivering a $10,000 scholarship to support graduate students -‐-‐Wrote successful proposal to Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Coordinator, Texas Intensive--Society of American Fight Directors’ sanctioned Regional Workshop, University of Houston—September 2012 and 2013 -‐-‐Gathered faculty of 6 from across the Gulf Coast region to teach in 2.5 day workshop -‐-‐Drafted and scheduled curriculum/spaces -‐-‐Developed curriculum track for High School Teachers Head, Professional Actor Training Program, Ohio University—September 2003 to July 2006 -‐-‐Led MFA faculty in U/RTA program -‐-‐Led development of curriculum among voice/speech, movement and acting faculty -‐-‐Contacted and developed relationships with professional companies to place students in summer employment -‐-‐Prepared materials for recruitment -‐-‐Organized coverage for classes during recruitment tours -‐-‐Hired Guest Teachers -‐-‐Connected with School of Theatre alumni for professional contacts for students as well as development purposes -‐-‐Season Selection Committee -‐-‐Program Heads Committee -‐-‐Search Committee for new Playwrighting faculty member -‐-‐Performance Faculty -‐-‐Member of the Faculty Senate Young—p. 3 Artistic Director, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, in residence at DeSales University—Fall 2001 to Fall 2003 -‐-‐Chose four plays as well as children’s show for summer season -‐-‐Cast productions -‐-‐Selected guest directors, designers, and choreographers for productions -‐-‐Produced WillPOWER educational tour -‐-‐Oversaw development of Lincoln Center Aesthetics Education work with Allentown and Bethlehem Schools -‐-‐Conducted search for new managing director -‐-‐Developed new marketing brand with advertising firm -‐-‐Developed group sales effort to connect with area non-‐profits -‐-‐Sponsorship solicitation -‐-‐Part of Major Gifts Campaign Team, starting endowment that reached $1 million Artistic & Executive Director, The Warehouse Theatre, an Equity SPT/Special Appearance company—January 1992 to Fall 2001 -‐-‐Raised $1.8 million for Capital Campaign to build company new home -‐-‐Developed annual budget for approval of Board of Directors -‐-‐Chose shows for season -‐-‐Cast shows -‐-‐Hired directors, designers, choreographers and musical directors -‐-‐Wrote national, state, local and foundation grants -‐-‐Developed publicity internally and in collaboration with advertising firm -‐-‐Worked with Board of Directors on Long Range Planning -‐-‐Developed annual fundraising efforts with Board of Directors -‐-‐Led negotiations on land purchase for new theatre building -‐-‐Negotiated annual agreement with Actors Equity -‐-‐Scheduled classes for The Warehouse Theatre School -‐-‐Oversaw Apprentice Program with County Fine Arts High School -‐-‐Worked with County school system to provide Theatre for Young Audiences -‐-‐Negotiated rental of 400-‐seat proscenium space in local performing arts center -‐-‐Developed senior citizen outreach programs -‐-‐Negotiated rights with royalty houses -‐-‐Recruited performers for Professional Journeyman Program -‐-‐Represented The Warehouse Theatre at TCG, SC Arts Council, Metropolitan Arts Council, Greenville Chamber of Commerce, and Downtown Business Association -‐-‐Organized transfer of production of Dorothy Parker: One Foot In Scarsdale to Players Club, NYC -‐-‐Co-‐produced Hamlet with Clemson Shakespeare Festival -‐-‐Produced tour of Romeo & Juliet to Clemson Shakespeare Festival -‐-‐Produced tour of Twelfth Night to Clemson Shakespeare Festival -‐-‐Produced tour of Henry V to Clemson Shakespeare Festival, Newberry Opera House, and Ashville NC Civic Center Young—p. 4 ADMINISTRATION—The Warehouse Theatre (continued) -‐-‐Produced tour of As You Like It to Clemson Shakespeare Festival and Newberry Opera House -‐-‐Produced six seasons of free Shakespeare in the Park -‐-‐Company voted “Best Theatre” nine seasons in a row Duke Stage Company—an Actors’ Equity Association SPT Company Artistic Director--1990-‐91 -‐-‐Worked with NY producer/playwright George W. George directing developmental readings of his plays: Mid-Life Menu and Program for Murder -‐-‐Produced a season of three staged readings, Summer 1990 -‐-‐Secured rights for plays -‐-‐Cast company -‐-‐Directed projects Associate Artistic Director, 1989 -‐-‐Worked with Artistic Director David Ball to choose season -‐-‐Worked with AD to cast season -‐-‐Scheduled and assigned intern duties -‐-‐Developed subscriber list -‐-‐Worked with committee in Beaufort NC to explore possibility of starting shows in Durham then touring them to Beaufort Duke University Drama Program—1988-‐1992 Associate Director of Program under Director David Ball & Dale Randall Associate Head of Acting under Master Teacher Bob Hobbs -‐-‐Member of Program’s Executive Council -‐-‐Chose and scheduled season -‐-‐Involved in setting Program policy and curriculum -‐-‐Recruited new faculty -‐-‐Worked with Program’s Board of Advisors -‐-‐Planned fundraising and construction of new facilities -‐-‐Oversaw Journeyman Teacher Program -‐-‐Supervised teaching of Introduction to Acting courses -‐-‐Scheduled special workshops offered by Journeyman Teachers -‐-‐Supervised Journeyman Teachers’ productions of “Sprint Scenes”: one-‐acts to increase performance opportunities for underclassmen and beginning performers -‐-‐Guided Journeyman Teachers in administrative matters -‐-‐Chaired search committee for new Journeyman Teachers -‐-‐Produced one evening of the second World Premieres Festival -‐-‐Served on review committee for directing faculty member -‐-‐Served as Pre-‐Major Advisor for undergraduate students -‐-‐Schedule courses in spaces -‐-‐Maintained spaces and procured equipment Young-‐p. 5 ADMINISTRATION—Duke University (continued) -‐-‐Assisted Master Teacher Bob Hobbs in setting up two-‐year certificate program for advanced professional students -‐-‐Screened applicants’ videotapes and material -‐-‐Set up curriculum through Duke Continuing Education -‐-‐Put together publicity for program DIRECTING Beijing Institute of World Theatre & Film --Persephone Underground—December 2007 Miscreant Theatre, New York City --Bridesburg (world premiere)-‐-‐January 2012 --Hostages-‐-‐-‐January 2010 Houston Shakespeare Festival --Taming of the Shrew—August 2011 Virginia Shakespeare Festival --Comedy of Errors—June 2011 Titan Theatre Company, New York City --Hamlet—January 2010 Texas Shakespeare Festival -‐-‐As You Like It—June 2010 -‐-‐Julius Caesar—June 2008 -‐-‐Amadeus—June 2007 University of Houston --Our Country’s Good—February 2014 --‐Twelfth Night (double cast)—January 2014 --Three Sisters (double cast)—January 2013 --A Midsummer Night’s Dream—April 2012 --Julius Caesar (double cast)—January 2012 --Arcadia (double cast)—January 2011 --Richard III—October 2010 --The Cherry Orchard (double cast)—January 2010 --Triumph of Love—January 2009 --Metamorphoses—November 2008 -‐-‐A Midsummer Night’s Dream—October 2007 --Antigone—October 2006 DIRECTING (continued) Fallingwater/Stages Rep, Houston -‐-‐Three Days of Rain—January 2007 Monomoy Theatre, Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts -‐-‐Servant of Two Masters—October 2006 -‐-‐A Flea in Her Ear—June 2005 Young—p. 6 Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival --Private Lives—November 2005 Ohio University School of Theatre Professional Actor Training Program -‐-‐Boston Marriage—September 2005 -‐-‐Arms and the Man—September 2004 Wayside Theatre, Northern Virginia --God’s Man in Texas—August 2005 --The Turn of the Screw-‐-‐October 2002 The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Lehigh Valley, PA --Love’s Labours Lost—July 2003 --The Comedy of Errors—June 2003 --Hamlet—June 2002 --Henry V--July 2002 --Julius Caesar (outreach tour)-‐-‐Fall 2002 Clemson Shakespeare Festival --As You Like It--March 2001 --Henry V--March 2000 --Twelfth Night--March 1999 --Romeo & Juliet--‐March 1997 --Hamlet--‐March 1996 Starving Artists, Atlanta --Antigone-‐-‐August 1998 The Players' Club, New York City --One Foot in Scarsdale--Dorothy Parker: The Unauthorized Autobiography--Oct. 1993 The Warehouse Theatre, Greenville, SC --The Cripple of Inishmaan--May 2001 --The Cherry Orchard--January 2001 --Betrayal--September 2000 --Master Class--May 2000 --Arcadia-‐-‐January 2000 Young—p. 7 DIRECTING The Warehouse Theatre (continued) -‐-‐The Santaland Diaries-‐-‐December 1999 --Richard III-‐-‐September 1999 --Twelfth Night--February 1999 --A View From The Bridge-‐-‐January 1999 --A Doll's House-‐-‐November 1998 --The Death of Zukasky-‐-‐October 1998 --Ring Round The Moon--September 1998 - --Medea--March 1998 --The Nerd--‐January 1998 --The Meeting--‐January 1998 --Julius Caesar--‐November 1997 --A Streetcar Named Desire-‐-‐September 1997 --Biloxi Blues-‐-‐May 1997 --20th Century Romance--‐February 1997 --The Best Christmas Pageant Ever--‐December 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 --MacBeth--‐September 1996 --All in the Timing--‐April 1996 --The Diary of Anne Frank –November 1995 and 1996 --The Miser-‐-‐September 1995 --A Midsummer Night's Dream-‐-‐April 1995 --The Swan-‐-‐April 1995 --Our Country's Good-‐-‐January 1995 --Eaten Alive (premiere)-‐-‐November 1994 --Someone Who'll Watch Over Me-‐-‐November 1994 --The Odyssey-‐-‐October 1994 --The Taming of the Shrew-‐-‐September 1994 --Fool for Love-‐-‐June 1994 --Painting Churches-‐-‐May 1994 --Jungle Book-‐-‐March 1994 --Love Letters-‐-‐February 1994 --Six Degrees of Separation-‐-‐January 1994 --Talking With-‐-‐February 1994 --Marvin's Room-‐-‐October 1993 --A Midsummer Night's Dream-‐-‐September 1993 --Sea Marks-‐-‐May 1993 --Dorothy Parker: The Unauthorized Autobiography-‐-‐February 1993 --Closer Than Ever-‐-‐January 1993 --The Lover-‐-‐November 1992 --The Speed of Darkness-‐-‐November 1992 --Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music-‐-‐June 1992 --Lovers-‐-‐June 1992 --Crossing Delancey-‐-‐May 1992 Young—p. 8 DIRECTING—The Warehouse Theatre (continued) --Androcles & The Lion-‐-‐April 1992 --Other People's Money-‐-‐March 1992 --Groves of Academe-‐-‐January 1992 --The Author's Voice-‐-‐January 1992 --Metaphysics (premiere)-‐-‐January 1992 --Hedda Gabler-‐-‐November 1991 Duke Stage Company, Durham, NC --Mid-Life Menu-‐-‐July 1991 --Program for Murder-‐-‐July 1991 --Blue Window-‐-‐June 1991 --God's Country-‐-‐June 1991 Duke University Drama Program --The House of Bernarda Alba—April 1991 --The Servant of Two Masters—November 1990 --Sprint Scenes --5 one acts (3 sets) --The Fantasticks –January 1990 --Shadows on the Water –premiere—April 1990 --Three Stops –premiere—April 1989 --Sisters Under The Mink –premiere—May 1989 --Hamlet—November 1989 --The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (completely double cast)—October 1988 --Fool For Love—September 1988 --Widows --premiere--(playwright Ariel Dorfman won Kennedy Center's '88 Playwriting Award) Seattle Studio Theater --Savage/Love-‐-‐November 1987 FIGHT DIRECTION Titan Theatre Company, New York City --Hamlet Primary Stages, New York City --Hostages Houston Shakespeare Festival --Othello --Taming of the Shrew --Twelfth Night --Pericles FIGHT DIRECTION (continued) Texas Shakespeare Festival --As You Like It --Two Gentlemen of Verona --The Learned Ladies --Julius Caesar --Royal Hunt of the Sun --1776 --Twelfth Night --Othello --Man of La Mancha --Much Ado About Nothing --Amadeus Rice University --Three Penny Opera --Stop Kiss --True West University of Houston --As You Like It --Julius Caesar --Richard III --Buy One Get Five Free (premiere) --Antigone --The Woolgatherer Charlotte Repertory Theater --War of the Roses --part of American Four-Play Synchronicity Performance Group (Atlanta) --The Feigned Courtesans Starving Artists/Theatre Emory (Atlanta) --Antigone Ohio University School of Theatre --Romeo & Juliet --The Gods Are Not To Blame --Man of La Mancha --View From The Bridge --On The Line --Twelfth Night --Trojan Women Young—p. 9 Young—p. 10 FIGHT DIRECTION (continued) Monomoy Theatre, Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts --Servant of Two Masters --A Flea in Her Ear --Henry V The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival --The Comedy of Errors --Henry V --MacBeth --Julius Caesar Lehigh University --MacBeth The University of South Carolina MFA Program --Twelfth Night --Romeo & Juliet (directed by Dennis Krausnik) Clemson Shakespeare Festival --As You Like It --Henry V --Twelfth Night --Hamlet --Romeo & Juliet The Warehouse Theatre --Scapin --Richard III --Twelfth Night --A View From The Bridge --The Death of Zukasky --Ring Round The Moon --Julius Caesar --MacBeth --The Taming of the Shrew --Our Country's Good --The Swan --Jungle Book --The Speed of Darkness --Private Lives --Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music --The Author's Voice FIGHT DIRECTION (continued) Theatre on the Green, Greenville, SC --I Hate Hamlet Trustus Theatre, Columbia, SC --MacBeth Flat Rock Playhouse --Dr. Cook's Garden Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Atlanta --King Lear --As You Like It --Young Siward/MacBeth fight in MacBeth ShenanArts, Staunton, VA --Deterrence Triangle Opera, Durham, NC --Don Giovanni Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Boulder --Henry IV, I --King Lear Duke University Drama Program --Hamlet --The Servant of Two Masters --Jerks on the Phone --premiere --The House of Bernarda Alba --Trojan Women --Old Coots Reads Genesis --An Earful of Lickings --Three Stops --premiere --The Taming of the Shrew --Fool for Love --The Fantasticks Duke Stage Company --MacBeth --Arsenic and Old Lace Young—p. 11 Young—p. 12 DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY The Warehouse Theatre --A Christmas Carol --Closer Than Ever Duke University Drama Program --Trojan Women --The Fantasticks ACTING Roles performed across the country for professional companies, including Seattle Rep, ACT (Seattle), New City Theatre (Seattle), Actors Theatre of Louisville, Houston Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Mill Mountain Theatre, The Warehouse Theatre (SC), Stages Repertory Theatre (Houston). Main Street Theatre (Houston), Monomoy Theatre (Cape Cod), Idaho Rep, Duke Stage Company (NC). East Carolina Theatre, and ACTION! Theatre Company (Los Angeles) Classic Roles The Merchant of Venice Shylock* Richard III Richard III MacBeth MacBeth (twice) The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio Othello Iago The Miser Harpagon Hamlet Claudius Cymbeline Iachimo The Cherry Orchard Yepihodoff Heartbreak House Mazzini Dunn Henry V Chorus/Williams/Burgundy Tonight At 8:30 George Pepper Lysistrata Men's Chorus Mother Courage The Cook Love for Love Scandal Androcles & The Lion Capitano Henry IV, I Poins/Vernon King Lear Cornwall King Lear Oswald Julius Caesar Casca Nicholas Nickleby Gride/Coates Arms and the Man Nicola Three Musketeers Jester A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander *nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role, 2012 Los Angeles BroadwayWorld Awards Young—p. 13 ACTING (continued) Contemporary Drama Four Places (Regional premiere) Fool for Love Sea Marks God's Country Awake & Sing! Inherit the Wind Blue Window Bent Unto These Hills Tiny Alice The Tooth of Crime New Plays Hostages Ragged Dick Homesteaders Cat's Paw Program for Murder Burn Low Arabian Nights The Day Sartre Died Love & Peace, Mary Jo Contemporary Comedy Off the Map The Man Who Came To Dinner Love Letters Brighton Beach Memoirs Crossing Delancey Arsenic & Old Lace Baby With The Bathwater Talley's Folly The Dining Room Romantic Comedy Harvey Winnie The Pooh Rich and Famous 6 Rms, Riv Vu 1940's Radio Hour Warren Eddie Colm Primrose Alan Berg Uncle Morty Reverend Brown Griever Horst Dance Captain Butler Galactic Jack Meadows Norbert Jack Makmud Jeremy Bern Loeh Company Martin Paul Charley Sheridan Whiteside Andy Jack Sam Abby Daisy Matt Architect/Chris/G'father/Dick Leo Sanderson Owl Bing Ringling Paul Neal Tilden Young—p. 14 ACTING (continued) Commercial/Industrial The Great Bubble Caper The Shineology System Industrial Pharmacist Training Video The LRT Training Video Airborne Express Industrial Regional Commercial Voice-‐overs Dick Traynor Tony The Student Spokesman Phil PLAYWRITING --Jukebox--produced as part of Duke University's World Premieres Festival -‐-‐semi-‐finalist for Actors Theatre of Louisville's 10 Minute Play Contest TEACHING Head of Graduate Acting & Directing, University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance—September 2006 to present-‐-‐Associate Professor (Tenured) -‐-‐MFA program, leading graduate acting and directing students through two-‐year progression from realism through language plays (Shakespeare, Moliere, Stoppard) to highly theatrical work (Greeks, Melodrama, New Work— Viewpoints, Physical Comedy) -‐-‐Audition Preparation -‐-‐Ensemble Training: Suzuki and Viewpoints -‐-‐MFA Director Mentoring -‐-‐Undergraduate Directing -‐-‐University of Houston Alumni Association 2009 Outstanding Faculty Award Guest Teacher—Shakespeare Walla Walla—August 2013 -‐-‐Taught master classes to local company and intern company Teacher, Texas Intensive--Society of American Fight Directors’ sanctioned Regional Workshop, University of Houston—Sept. 2006-‐2013 -‐-‐Taught Single Sword with Non-‐Dominant Hand -‐-‐Taught “Fast Battles”—choreographing large groups in short time frames -‐-‐Taught Comedy vs. Tragedy -‐-‐Taught basic rapier & dagger -‐-‐Taught Basic Broadsword -‐-‐Taught elements of tempo/rhythm in fight choreography -‐-‐Taught broadsword using elements of Suzuki -‐-‐Taught SAFD skills test renewals Young—p. 15 TEACHING (continued) Academic & Pedagogic Specialist, Society of American Fight Directors 2010 Teacher Certification Workshop, University of North Carolina School for the Arts— -‐-‐Lead Teacher for the evaluation/screening of 18 candidates for SAFD Certified Teacher Designation -‐-‐Observed candidates’ teaching, provided feedback on class generalship, vocabulary, modeling of technique, arc of teaching -‐-‐Guided development of syllabi and lesson plans -‐-‐Led sessions on pedagogy, American actor training, college/university governance Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore TX—Summer 2007 & 2008 -‐-‐Taught workshops in verse/scansion -‐-‐Taught workshops in stage combat -‐-‐Taught workshops in Viewpoints Teacher, Society of American Fight Directors’ Teacher Training Workshop, North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem—Summer 2007 -‐-‐Assisted Fight Master Richard Raether on training and evaluation of candidates for status as Certified Teachers -‐-‐Taught workshops on physical tempo/rhythm to teacher candidates Head of the Professional Actor Training Program, Ohio University School of Theatre--
September 2003 to July 2006—Associate Professor -‐-‐MFA program, leading graduate acting and directing students through two-‐year progression from realism through language plays (Shakespeare, Moliere, Stoppard) to highly theatrical work (Greeks, Melodrama, New Work— Viewpoints, Physical Comedy), with third year spent in an internship at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Milwaukee Rep -‐-‐Audition Preparation -‐-‐Movement/Stage Combat—unarmed, single rapier, rapier and dagger, quarterstaff, smallsword, as well as work in mime, theatre dance, juggling, and neutral & character mask -‐-‐BFA Shakespeare—intensive course bringing together skills in acting, voice, speech, movement and scansion Teacher, PBR Workshop—Society of American Fight Directors’ sanctioned Regional Workshop, University of Cincinnati/CCM, Cincinnati, OH—November 2004 -‐-‐Taught Metronome work -‐-‐Taught Suzuki -‐-‐Assisted Fight Master Brian Byrnes and Certified Fight Director k. Jenny Jones in their workshops Young—p. 16 TEACHING—(continued) The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival—September 2001-‐September 2003 -‐-‐Worked with Education Directors to teach artist-‐teachers how to lead workshops for high school students on PSF’s Will Power tour -‐-‐Stage Combat -‐-‐“Cracking the Code”: Finding the Clues In Shakespeare’s Verse -‐-‐Vocal Variety -‐-‐Acting The Scene -‐-‐Taught workshops for interns and tri-‐district teachers during summer season -‐-‐Viewpoints -‐-‐Stage Combat Adjunct, Lehigh University, Spring 2002 -‐-‐Taught Stage Combat and choreographed violence for MACBETH Adjunct, DeSales University, Fall 2001 -‐-‐Taught Stage Combat and choreographed violence for ROMEO & JULIET Director and Master Teacher, The Warehouse Theatre Professional Journeyman Program--1993 to Fall 2001-‐-‐a post-‐graduate training program for theatre artists to make a serious start in the profession -‐-‐Teaching acting, script analysis, movement, and directing -‐-‐Coaching auditions work -‐-‐Supervising directing projects -‐-‐Advising/Guiding Journeyman teaching assignments for Apprentice Program -‐-‐Supervising assignments in shops -‐-‐Advising on career research -‐-‐Hiring guest teachers -‐-‐Auditioning/Interviewing applicants at regional auditions and in Greenville Director, Warehouse Theatre School-‐-‐from 1992 to Summer 2001 -‐-‐"Backstage Peeks"-‐-‐developed and led a series of workshops for patrons on the processes of theatre -‐-‐Conducted Master Classes for Professional Performers in Upstate -‐-‐Set up Classes for adults and teenagers, taught by members of the company Teacher, Celebration Barn Stage Combat Performers'/Choreographers' Workshop—
1995 & 1996 -‐-‐Taught acting and armed & unarmed stage combat to theatre professionals in 2-‐
week workshop Teacher, South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts--1994 -‐-‐Taught acting to students selected from across the state in summer Gifted & Talented Program Young—p. 17 TEACHING—(continued) Interim Head of Theatre, Fine Arts Center--Greenville, SC-‐-‐1994-‐95 -‐-‐improvisation, sense memory leading to scene work for SC’s first secondary school for the arts Teacher, South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts--1993 -‐-‐Taught stage combat to students selected from across SC in summer Gifted & Talented Program Teacher, Advanced Teacher Training Workshop—SAFD National Stage Combat Workshop—1992 -‐-‐Worked with Fight Masters Allen Suddeth and Drew Fracher in developing and evaluating participants' teaching and fight skills Associate Head of Acting Program under Master Teacher Bob Hobbs--Duke University Drama Program--1988-‐1992 -‐-‐Taught all levels of 4 semester Advanced Acting Sequence (admission by audition/permission only) -‐-‐Introduction to Acting-‐-‐course for majors and non-‐majors -‐-‐Movement for Actors, including stage combat (armed and unarmed) leading to SAFD Certification -‐-‐Coaching students' preparations towards outside -‐-‐Theater Forum -‐-‐Course for juniors to explore possible career/training options to follow after graduation -‐-‐Stage Management -‐-‐Speech (Lessac, Hobbs) -‐-‐Mentor to 11 Dannenberg Fellowships over 4 years Teacher, SAFD National Stage Combat Workshop, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1989 -‐-‐Worked with Fight Master J. R. Beardsley in demonstration of safe techniques GUEST TEACHING Alabama Shakespeare Festival MFA Program U of San Diego/Old Globe MFA Program DeSales University Lehigh University Muhlenberg College St. Louis University University of South Carolina MFA Program Case Western Reserve University Clemson University Lees-‐McRae College Marshall University Rutgers University University of the Incarnate Word Virginia Tech Young—p. 18 WORKSHOPS TAUGHT American College Theatre Festival 2005—Acting at all Speeds -‐-‐Finding the Clues in Shakespeare’s Verse Southeastern Theater Conference 2009—What Graduate Programs Are Looking For 2004—Acting at all Speeds -‐-‐Finding the Clues in Shakespeare’s Verse -‐-‐“What Are They Looking For”: Producers’ View of the Audition Process 2003—Acting at all Speeds -‐-‐Finding the Clues in Shakespeare’s Verse -‐-‐“What Are They Looking For”: Producers’ View of the Audition Process 1992-‐-‐Finding the Clues in Shakespeare's Verse 1991-‐-‐"What Do I Do With My Hands?"-‐-‐Releasing the Movement Impulses Inherent in your Monologue -‐-‐Rhythm and Tempo as Keys to Characterization -‐-‐Integrating the Lessac System into an Acting Program 1990-‐-‐Building a Character: Neutral and Character Masks -‐-‐Improvisation workshops -‐-‐Performing Scenes of Violence for the Camera Mill Mountain Theatre Young Players Company, December 2004 —Unarmed Stage Combat -‐-‐Viewpoints South Carolina Theatre Association 1992-‐-‐Stage Combat-‐-‐Act/React/Act Greenville County School District, SC 1992-‐2001--Work in schools with residencies and workshops for students; teacher training Wake County Schools, NC 1991-‐-‐Stage Combat Safety for Secondary and Elementary Drama Teachers North Carolina Theater Conference 1991-‐-‐Presenting the Illusion of Violence Virginia Thespian Conference 1990-‐-‐Finding the Clues in Shakespeare's Verse ARTICLES PUBLISHED Young—p. 19 “Acting: There’s a Method to the Madness”—Southern Theatre, Fall 2008 “400 Words”—Southern Theatre, Spring 2008 “Rave” column on Gift Ideas for young theatre artists starting college for Southern Theatre, Winter 2006 “Rave” column on “Broadway’s Best” satellite radio channel for Southern Theatre, Fall 2005 Profile of Julie A. Richardson for Southern Theatre, March 2004 Education Center Piece-‐-‐Theatre Communications Group-‐-‐Winter, 2000 "What Happened to the Actor in 'Actor-‐Combatant'?"-‐-‐The Fight Master, 1994 "Actor Training in the Politically Correct Environment"-‐-‐The Fight Master, January 1991 Jack Young Associate Professor, Tenured University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance [email protected] Education SITI Summer Intensive, Saratoga Springs, NY, June 2000 Anne Bogart, Ellen Lauren, Will Bond, Leon Inglesrud, Akiko Aizawa, Tom Nelis, J. Ed Araiza, Stephen Webber, Barney O'Hanlon, Kelly Maurer Viewpoints Workshop under Jennifer Hubbard, Spring 1996, 1997, 1999 Ensemble work in Anne Bogart's Viewpoints techniques Workshop--Intensive Tutorial Work under Fight Master Drew Fracher; Jan. 1990 Smallsword, Broadsword, Single Rapier, Rapier and Dagger Advanced Teaching Certificate, Society of American Fight Directors; Memphis State University, Summer 1988 Smallsword-‐-‐David Leong Unarmed Combat-‐-‐David Boushey Quarterstaff-‐-‐Eric Fredricksen Broadsword-‐-‐Drew Fracher Rapier and Dagger-‐-‐Allen Suddeth Teaching/History-‐-‐Joseph Martinez Master of Fine Arts, Professional Actor Training Program; Univ. of Washington, 1983-86 Acting-‐-‐Dr. Robert L. Hobbs, Craig Turner Mime-‐-‐Jane Ridley Mask-‐-‐Jane Ridley, Craig Turner Voice-‐-‐Nancy Lane, Kate Burke, Will York Speech & Dialects-‐-‐Ursula Meyer Period Movement-‐-‐Ursula Meyer Stage Combat-‐-‐David Boushey, Erik Fredricksen, Jane Ridley Shakespeare-‐-‐Dr. Robert L. Hobbs, Nancy Lane, Will York Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Theatre Arts; Virginia Tech, 1978-81, 1982-83 Acting-‐-‐Jane Ridley, Dorian Dickey, Simm Landres Directing-‐-‐Dr. Maureen Shea, Dr. P. Antonie Distler Theatre History-‐-‐Dr. Maureen Shea, Donald W. Drapeau Lighting & Set Design-‐-‐Randolph W. Ward Stage Management-‐-‐George Thorn Costume Design-‐-‐Felice Proctor Improvisation-‐-‐Robert Leonard Ballet-‐-‐Sandy Owens Apprenticeship, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Kentucky, 1981-2 Auditions-‐-‐Jon Jory, Larry Deckel, Rob Spera Improvisation-‐-‐William McNulty Lighting-‐-‐Paul Owen, Jeff Hill, Karl Haas

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