David A.

Reed
Contact Information: davidreed-director.com davidandreed@yahoo.com

Curriculum Vitae

Education and Certifications______________________________________

Baylor University (2012) Master of Fine Arts, Directing. Thesis: A Directors Approach to Rinne Groffs The Ruby Sunrise Certificate of Mastery, Scuola Internazionale DellAttore Comico: Summer 2011 Certified Instructor of Stage Combat with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD): Summer 2012 Louisiana Tech University (2005) Master of Arts, Speech/Theatre University of Saint Mary (2003) Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Arts

Teaching Experience____________________________________________
MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TEACHER OF RECORD The Art of Theatre DRAM 1310 2012 Lecture and demonstration style class. An introduction to all aspects of theatre, including history, design and production. Class enrollment of 30 students. Theatre Practicum III: Box Office DRAM 2120 2012

Procedural and practical course for marketing and front of house duties. Students train in ticketing for the production season, house management, basic promotion skills, and other business related procedures.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (UNCSA)

INSTRUCTOR Introduction to Smallsword 2012 Introductory course for students of the National Stage Combat Workshop covering the principles of safety, proper technique, and acting with a theatrical prop.

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
TEACHER OF RECORD Acting for Non-Majors THEA 1314 2012 Introductory acting course covering a wide range of acting techniques. Viewpoints, Uta Hagen, Commedia dellarte, pantomime, and comedy improv. Theatre Appreciation THEA 1206 2010 2011

Lecture-style class. An introduction to all aspects of theatre including history, design, and production. Class enrollment of 200 students. INSTRUCTOR Stage Combat THEA 4395 2009 2010 Led the entire semester of an introductory course in stage combat, focusing on unarmed, quarterstaff, and rapier/dagger. Emphasis on proper technique, safety, and acting. TEACHING ASSISTANT Acting Shakespeare THEA 2302 2011 Assist instructor in training students in operative word, scansion, and literary and poetical device usage. Administration of reading assessments. Theatre Appreciation (two sections) THEA 1206 2009 2010

Assistant in two sections per semester. Duties included: test administration, grading, and classroom management in a lecture course with an enrollment of two 200 student. GUEST LECTURER Advanced Opera Workshop Advanced Contemporary Drama Theatre History I Theatre Appreciation MUS 4120 THEA 4379 THEA 2374 THEA 1206 Physical Acting Techniques Lecture: Modern Plays Lecture/Demo: Commedia Acting Unit

UNIVERSITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

INSTRUCTOR Introduction to Circus Work 2011 2012 Introductory course utilizing the techniques of mime, clowning, and acrobatics. Students focus on body awareness, learning basic techniques including, juggling. Movement for the Stage 2011 2012

Basic skills course in stage combat, focusing on unarmed combat including falls, rolls, and throws. Emphasis on proper technique, safety and partnering.

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LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY

TEACHER OF RECORD Theatre Appreciation SPTH 290 Lecture-style class. An introduction to all aspects of theatre including history, development, and production. Class enrollment of 40-50 students. TEACHING ASSISTANT Movement for the Stage SPTH 427 2005 Stage combat course focused on the teaching of basic knife and rapier and dagger skills. Assisted with technique training and the choreography of a skills proficiency test. 2004

ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE SELECT CREDITS

SCDallas Independent instruction Instructor for SAFD Skills Proficiency Test (SPT) class in Broadsword (Spring 2013). Texas Thespian Convention (Houston, TX) Instructed four introductory classes each in: Knife, Unarmed, Single Sword, and Rolls and Falls (Fall 2012). McLennan Community College Workshop Instructor of Swashbuckling Single Sword (Fall 2012). Baylor University Workshops (Waco, TX) Instructor of Introductory Single Sword (Fall 2010). Instructor of Commedia DellArte Movement Master Class (Fall 2011). Instructor of Commedia DellArte Characterization Master Class (Spring 2012). Texas Educational Theatre Association (Houston, TX) Teaching Artist for Single Sword for any Occasion (Winter 2011). Louisiana Tech University Stage Combat Workshop (Ruston, LA) Instructor and Teaching Assistant for Various Classes including: Stunt Rolling, Basic and Advanced Small Sword, Broad Sword, and others (Spring 2009 2012). Austin College (Sherman, TX) Teaching Artist for Rapier and Dagger Master Class (Fall 2008). University of Houston Texas Intensive Stage Combat Workshop (Houston, TX) Instructor and Teaching Assistant for Stage Combat Classes including: Advanced Rolls and Falls, Scrappy Fighting, Knife and Tomahawk Throwing, Quarterstaff, Found Weaponry, and others (Fall 2007 2012).

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Professional Training & Certification______________________________

ACADEMIC TRAINING
TeaCHE Teaching Certificate in Higher Education (Baylor University) Participation in Seminars for Excellence in Teaching through the Academy for Teaching and Learning (five per academic year). Continuing education seminars explore strategies for engaging university level students. Sample courses include: Active Learning in Large Lecture Courses, Teaching Millennial Generation, Teaching vs. Learning Paradigms, Teaching and Personalism, etc. Project Discovery Teacher Program (Dallas Theater Center) Grant program that provides economically disadvantaged secondary school students free access to the artistic process and experience. Instructors attend training sessions to explore strategies of integrating the production experience with coursework.

STAGE COMBAT
Studied with Mark Rat Guinn (Fight Master, Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD); Louisiana Tech University). National Stage Combat Workshop, Advanced Actor Society of American Fight Directors, University of Nevada; Las Vegas, NV, 2008. Winter Wonderland Stage Combat Workshop, Roosevelt University; Chicago, IL, 2005. Teacher Certification workshop, UNCSA; Winston-Salem, NC, 2012.

COMMEDIA DELLARTE
International Training in Commedia dellArte; Reggio Emilia, Italy, 2011. Intensive Commedia training course with over 180 hours of contact training with Commedia Master Antonio Fava. Coursework included training in Mask, Improv, the Lazzi, Characterization and Comic Acrobatics.

BIOMECHANICS
Biomechanics Workshop with Kathleen Baum, Texas A&M University; College Station, TX, 2011.

PLAYWRITING
Playwriting Master Class with John Patrick Shanley, Baylor University; Beall-Russell Lecture Series, Spring 2012. Creative Dramatics and Playwriting Workshop with Craig Wright, Baylor University; Horton Foote Festival, Fall 2009.

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Directing Experience____________________________________________
WACO CIVIC THEATRE
All Hallowed (Asst. Director) Bill C. Davis 2012

CENTRAL TEXAS OPERA

Der Schulmeister Georg Philipp Telemann 2012

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY FULL LENGTH

The Ruby Sunrise Anna in the Tropics (Asst. Director) Hearts Desire OTMA Carniopolis: The Girl Rinne Groff Nilo Cruz Caryl Churchill Kate Moira Ryan (Devised Work) 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY SCENE WORK (Baylor Theatre Studio)

Richard III School for Scandal Tick, Tick, BOOM! Two on an Island Mollys Delicious William Shakespeare Richard Brinsley Sheridan Jonathan Larson Elmer Rice Craig Wright 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009

LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL

The Outsiders The Frogs Much Ado About Nothing Christopher Sergel Aristophanes William Shakespeare 2008 2007 2006

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY

The Lonesome West (Asst. Director) Complete History of America, Abridged Little Red Riding Hood Reloaded Martin McDonagh Long, Martin, Tichenor Don Stevens 2005 2005 2004

Fight/ Movement Direction_______________________________________

Three Musketeers A Midsummer Nights Dream Hamlet The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) Enron McLennan Community College Baylor University McLennan Community College Baylor University Theatre Studio Baylor University Theatre Studio 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011

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Pericles Anna in the Tropics The Scarlet Pimpernel Dani Girl Macbeth Hamlet Tom Jones Goodnight Desdemona, (Good Morning Juliet) Much Ado About Nothing Food Fight: Combat for Charity The Lonesome West

Baylor University Theatre Studio Baylor University Midway High School The Greyman Theatre Company Baylor University Austin College Lakeview Centennial High School Lakeview Centennial High School Lakeview Centennial High School Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University

2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Publications___________________________________________________
Performance Review: How We Got On. Ecumenica. Performance Review: Death Tax. Texas Theatre Journal. Performance Review: Bob: A Life in Five Acts. Texas Theatre Journal. Spring 2013 Jan. 2013 Jan. 2012

Academic Presentations__________________________________________
Flirting, Farting, and Wacking People on the Head: Commedia dellArte and its Application in Acting and Directing. MidAmerica Theatre Conference Directing Symposium, Chicago. GI Joe The Girl American Hero: A Sculptural Analysis of Femininity Portrayed in The GI Joe Toy Line. Indiana University Graduate Symposium on Theatre and Performance Studies, Bloomington. Finding Carniopolis: Artauds Theatre of Cruelty as a Model of Theatrical Creation. Mid-America Theatre Conference Directing Symposium, Minneapolis. Known by the Company that They Keep: An Examination of Dallas Theater Centers Brierley Resident Acting Company. Mid-America Theatre Conference History Symposium, Minneapolis. You Can Fly, I Can Watch. Mid-America Theatre Conference Directing Symposium, Cleveland. The Apple Doesnt Fall Far From the Bea: Semiotics and the role of Bea Wistad in Craig Wrights Mollys Delicious. The Horton Foote American Playwrights Festival, Waco. March 2012

Dec. 2011

March 2011

March 2011

March 2010 Oct. 2009

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New Script Development / Dramaturgy______________________________

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
Art that Changed the World: The Siege of Leningrad Circle Mirror Transformation iGrad Carniopolis: Lost Dr. Deanna Toten Beard Annie Baker Wallace, Reed, Buck David Reed 2011 2011 2010 2010

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY

Food Fight: Combat for Charity Little Red Riding Hood Reloaded Byron Various Scenes Don Stevens Paul Pharris 2005 2004 2003

Acting________________________________________________________
Grande Canovaccio iGrad The Voysey Inheritance Blue Jacket The King Stag The Wizard of Oz Flavio Jimmy Hugh Black Hoof Truffaldino Lion Arscomica Baylor University Graduate School Baylor University First Frontier, Inc. Berchmans Players Berchmans Players 2011 2010 2009 2004 2003 2002

Production Experience___________________________________________
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
OTMA Clue: the Musical Tom Jones Goodnight Desdemona, (Good Morning Juliet) The Murder Room Baylor University Lakeview Centennial Lakeview Centennial Lakeview Centennial Lakeview Centennial 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

DESIGNER
School for Scandal Hearts Desire OTMA Carniopolis: The Girl Clue: the Musical Goodnight Desdemona The Frogs The Murder Room Costume Scenic and Costume Scenic and Costume Costume and Props Scenic and Lighting Scenic, Lighting, Costume Scenic, Props, Costume Scenic and Lighting Baylor Theatre Studio Baylor Theatre Studio Baylor Theatre Mainstage Baylor Theatre Studio Lakeview Centennial Lakeview Centennial Lakeview Centennial Lakeview Centennial 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009 2007 2007 2006

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Academic Service_______________________________________________
New Student Orientation - iGrad (Performance piece used by Baylor University Graduate School during Orientation); Co-Author and Performer; Baylor University, 2010, 2011. The Voysey Inheritance; Staged reading with Baylor University Theatre in cooperation with the Baylor School of Business, Baylor University, 2010. Recruitment Coordinator (Led the recruitment of incoming undergraduate and graduate students. Responsible for initial interviews, auditions, and continued contact by both phone and email. Efforts led to the largest incoming freshman class since 1996.); Louisiana Tech University, 2004-2005. Research Assistant to Dr. Marion Castleberry, Dr. Deanna Toten Beard and Thomas Ward; Baylor University, 2009-2010.

Professional Organizations_______________________________________
Member, Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), 2003 Present Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), 2009 Present Texas Educational Theatre Association (TETA)

Grants and Awards______________________________________________

2011 2012 Academic Year Wright-Cook Scholarship Academic Presentation Award Academic Presentation Award Director Development/Research Award 2010 2011 Academic Year Director Development/Research Award Academic Presentation Award Director Development/Research Award 2009 2010 Academic Year Academic Presentation Award Director Development/Research Award 2007 2009 Project Discovery Grant Merit based award given to one graduate student. Travel to Indiana University. Travel to MATC, Chicago, IL. Travel to Humana New American Play Festival. $500 $300 $300 $500

Scoula Internazionale DellAttore Comico. Travel to MATC, Minneapolis, MN. Travel to Humana New American Play Festival.

$2,500 $300 $1,000

Travel to MATC, Cleveland, OH. Travel to Humana New American Play Festival.

$300 $1,000

Secured grant From Dallas Theater Center.

$8,000

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Other Skills____________________________________________________
Mime Technique Training; Theatre Management; Stage Management; Experience in Lighting, Sound and Technical Design; Firearms Training; Juggling; Bareback Horse Riding; Set Building and Shop Knowledge; Proficiency Microsoft Office, Turning Point, WinTix, Folio, and Paciolan ticketing software, and Blackboard.

References____________________________________________________
Dr. Stan Denman Chair, Department of Theatre Arts Baylor University One Bear Place, Box 97262 Waco, TX 76798 Stan_Denman@baylor.edu (254) 710-1861 Dr. DeAnna Toten Beard Graduate Program Director Baylor University One Bear Place, Box 97262 Waco, TX 76798 DeAnna_Toten_Beard@baylor.edu (254) 710-6486 Mark Rat Guinn Director, School of the Performing Arts Louisiana Tech University Theatre P.O. Box 8608 Ruston, Louisiana 71272 mguinn@latech.edu (318) 257-2930 Brian Byrnes Head of Movement Old Globe/University San Diego Graduate Theatre Program San Diego, CA 92112-2171 bbyrnes123@yahoo.com (619)-260-4524 Kelly Parker Assistant Professor McLennan Community College 1400 College Drive Waco, TX 76708 Kparker@mclennan.edu (254) 299-8177 Emily Rogge Assistant Professor of Theatre West Chester University of PA 700 South High Street West Chester, PA 19383-0001 ERogge@wcupa.edu (610) 436-2709 Dan Buck Acting/Directing Faculty Lee University 1120 North Ocoee Street Cleveland, TN 37320-3450 dbuck@leeuniversity.edu (423) 614-8226 Michael Chin Instructor of Stage Combat The Juilliard School of Drama 60 Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 10023-6588 mikechin@TheStageCombat.com (212) 799-5000

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