Scenic Design
CV
Professional Experience
A student-focused Theatre Professor with an emphasis on experiential learning, both in the traditional classroom environment as well as in hands on production settings. Consistently striving to create an engaging educational environment that is both challenging to students and encourages life long learning. Invested in the continuation of professional design to keep his craft keen and connections current.
Lecturer of Theatre
Oglethorpe University
August 2013 - present
Develop and teach all technical theatre courses offered. Coordinate with department head to build design and technical curriculum for theatre major. Serve as Scenic Designer and Sound Designer or Technical Director for all departments’ produced productions as well as supervise and assist students with scenic construction, scenic installation, lighting hang, sound install and strike. Mentor emerging designers through experiential learning and personalized guidance.
Conant Technical Director
Oglethorpe University
August 2011 - August 2013
Developed and taught both Stage Craft and Scenic Design courses. Managed the Conant Performing Arts Center calendar as well as coordinated with Theatre department and Georgia Shakespeare to facilitate rehearsal space, shop space, light plot and production time for both organizations. Served as Scenic Designer, Sound Designer and Technical Director for all departments’ produced productions as well as supervised and assisted student with scenic construction, scenic installation, lighting hang, sound install and subsequent strike.
Adjunct Instructor
Oglethorpe University
Developed and taught Stagecraft class for department of Theatre majors through intensely experiential curriculum.
August 2008 - May 2011
Production Manager
Actor's Express Theatre
July 2008 - August 2011
Managed all production efforts including hiring and supervising all staff and crew. Worked with Artistic Director to create a production budget for each show in the season and then managed the adherence to said budget. Served as Technical Director for all shows produced. Managed intern company in all technical aspects including strike and build.
Master Properties Artisan
Alliance Theatre
Managed and assisted a crew of artisans in the building of all properties for the 2007 season. Was responsible for the cleanliness and organization of the shop, upkeep and acquisition of all tools, and the safety of all artisans.
August 2007 - July 2008
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Southern Mississippi
Taught Theatrical Expressions: An introduction to theatre as an art form reflecting the aesthetic aspects and social conditions of a culture for non-majors. Managed undergraduate crews in scenic painting, properties building, and scenic building.
August 2005 - May 2008
Awards and Recognitions
May 2019
Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award
Established in 1991, the Vulcan Teaching Excellence Awards honor an outstanding professor on selected member campuses of the Georgia Independent College Association. The annual award is presented to a member of the faculty in recognition of excellence in teaching, commitment to student success, and leadership to enhance campus community.
November 2018
Suzi Bass Award
The mission of the Suzi Bass Awards is to celebrate and promote Atlanta professional theatre through the evaluation and recognition of excellence.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane produced by Synchronicity Theatre and designed by Jon Nooner received the Suzi Bass award for Outstanding Production in the category of Theatre for Young Audiences. Additionally the show was nominated for Outstanding Design Team.
January 2005
KCACTF Barbizon Design Excellence Scenic Design
Started in 1969 by Roger L. Stevens, the Kennedy Center's founding chairman, the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide which has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States. The KCACTF has grown into a network of more than 600 academic institutions throughout the country, where theater departments and student artists showcase their work and receive outside assessment by KCACTF respondents.
"I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."