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Theatre Portfolios - Technical Theatre Emphasis

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Rachel Parker Bishop

Graduated 1998, Theatre Arts

After BYU, Rachel worked for some summer-stock theatres (SM & CM), The National Theatre of the Deaf in Connecticut (PSM), and Interborough Repertory Theater Ensemble in NYC (BOM). In 2000, she started working for the Utah Symphony (BO) where she met her husband Kyle. Currently, they live in Cedar City, Utah where he teaches at SUU (English) and I am in the MFA program (Arts Administration).

Posted: July 2005

John F. Holmgren

Graduated 1992, Theatre Arts

After graduating, John completed an MBA in Arts Administration from Binghamton University (New York). John completed an internship at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1994 and returned to Utah, working for Ballet West. From 1996 to the present, John has worked as a financial advisor for American Express Financial Advisors and directs and designs scenery during the summer for the Murray Arts Council.

Posted: July 2005

Patrick Holt

Graduated 1993, Theatre Arts

Patrick's costume design credits include The Kennedy Center, The John Houseman Theatre (NYC), The Public Theatre (NYC), The Old Globe (San Diego), The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Playmakers Repertory Theatre, The Arizona Repertory Theatre, The American Dance Festival, The Prauge Quadrenniel Design Expo (USITT), The Carolina Ballet, HBO, CBS, A&E, the world premiere of Romulus Linney's Gint and Tazewell Thompson's Constant Star. He was the 1999 recipient of a Promising Young Designer award (USITT).

Posted: July 2005

Ian Hunter

Graduated 1999, Theatre Arts

Following graduation with an emphasis in sound design in 1999, Ian attended Purdue University, where he earned an MFA in Sound Design. Immediately upon completion, Ian moved to San Francisco to accept a position at Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, an architectural consulting firm specializing in theatre design. After 3 years with Auerbach, Ian joined a handful of colleagues in the formation of a new theatre consulting firm, called The Shalleck Collaborative, where he is a project manager and AV systems designer. Visit www.shalleck.com for more information. Ian continues to be active in the local theatre community, doing sound design for 4-5 shows per year.

Posted: January 2006

Katherine Marie Pentz

Graduated April 2005, BA Theatre Arts Studies

After graduation in April of 2005, Katherine did some temping in Colorado, traveling in Europe and substitute teaching in Colorado. She then finally decided she'd had enough of all the lollygaggin' around, so she flew to DC to do costume overhire for a show at Imagination Stage (a non-profit, professional children's theatre in Bethesda, Maryland). She fell in love with both the area and the theatre, and knew she'd found her new home. She moved to Maryland, interned at Washington National Opera and worked as an illustrator, before finally being hired by  Imagination Stage as an assistant costume shop manager. She loves it.  Plans for the future include graduate school and adventure!

Posted November 2006

Joseph Psuik III

Gradutated 1968, Theatre Studies

Joseph has worked in several areas—stage, film, sports production, etc.  After BYU, Joseph went back to California and worked out of IA Local 16 in San Francisco.  After teaching theatre in Denver for a short period of time, he became a member of IA Local 816 in Los Angeles as a scenic designer.  He worked at United Scenic Artists Local 829 in New York as a lighting designer and scenic artist. He eventually moved into labor organization. Eventually he was co-opted by the City of Denver as a Project Manager in charge of major renovations and the construction of new public assembly facilities--theatres, arenas, stadiums, convention centers, etc. with almost a billion dollars worth of projects, all on time and mostly under budget.  He then went on to manage the convention center in Denver.  Eventually, he was offered a position as Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, which is where he is today.  He is active in the International Association of Assembly Managers and has been working closely with the Department of Homeland Security to develop safety and security best practices and risk assessments for public assembly facilities.

Posted: July 2005

Keith Rex

Graduated 1994, Theatre Arts

Keith Rex attended cosmetology school at Von Curtis Academy in Provo after attending BYU.  A year after getting licensed, he became a Regional Educator for American Crew, the industry leader in men's haircare.  He has travelled all over North America and the Caribbean since 2002 as one of eighteen American Crew National Team members, creating, interpreting and teaching trends in men's hair.  Keith, his wife Heather, and their son Gavin live in Portland, Oregon.

Posted: July 2005

Brittney Rodee

Brittney moved to Los Angeles is 2004 where she began an internship with Debra McGuire (who designed the costumes for Friends, Anchorman, Crossing Jordan, etc. Brittney costume designed the recent LDS film Baptists at our Barbecue.

Watch the trailer at www.baptistsatourbarbeque.com

Posted: July 2005

R. Kent Sheranian

Graduated 1984, Lighting Design

Kent has worked for seventeen years as a themed entertainment lighting designer for Walt Disney Imagineering,.  He is currently at Disneyland Resort as a lighting designer in residence. His work includes THEA award winning designs for Port Discovery and American Waterfront lands at Tokyo DisneySea, and the Haunted Mansion Holiday show at Disneyland.  He has been a designer for theatrical productions by Disney, Cabrillo Music Theater, McCoy Rigby Entertainment, Gold Coast Plays, and others. He graduated from Boston University with an M.F.A. He is currently a member of U.S.A. and the I.A.T.S.E.

Posted: July 2005

Linden Snyder

Graduated 1992, MFA in Theatre Design and Technology

Linden's experience in theatre design has led him into the film industry. He freelances as Set Designer, Art Director, and Production Designer for productions that come into the Salt Lake area. He has also been an Art Director on projects filmed in Mississippi, North Dakota, and North Carolina. Between film jobs he designs and builds theatre sets, trade show exhibits, wedding backdrops, etc. He lives in Pleasant Grove with his wife and five girls.

Posted: January 2006

Aaron Young

Graduated 1991, Theatre Studies

Since graduating and after a stint in retail marketing, Aaron returned to theatre and managed several professional theatre companies including the Sundance Theatre, Missouri Repertory Theatre and Kansas City's Historic Folly Theatre. He now lives in Lancaster, PA where he is the managing director of the Fulton Opera House, America's oldest continuously operating theatre. They produce a season of seven Equity shows, a family theatre series and the largest educational tour in the Commonwealth of PA. Please stop by for a visit!

Posted: July 2005

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