Renee Dessommes. Curriculum Vitae Yosemite Dr., Plano, TX Cell: Reneemcaldwell.

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1 Renee Dessommes Curriculum Vitae 3625 Yosemite Dr., Plano, TX Cell: Reneemcaldwell.com Objective To enrich the education of students with my professional experience and knowledge. Qualifications Education One year as an Adjunct Instructor for Tarrant County College on the Northeast campus. Eight years of stage management experience both academic and professional. Experience working in different venues around the United States. Broad range of experience in the different genres of theatre and entertainment. Professional time spent as a scenic artist, crew chief and lighting designer. Knowledge of traveling a show from once city to another. History of using on-the-job and hands on training. Experience as a combat medic in the U.S. Army University of Missouri-Kansas City, M.F.A. in Stage Management, 2012 Advisor: Ron Schaeffer Texas A&M University-Commerce, M.S. in Theatre, 2010 Thesis: University Level Stage Management, Policies and Procedures Advisor: Dr. John Hanners, Gary Burton, Michael Knight JR. Texas A&M University-Commerce, B.S. in Journalism/Public Relations, 2008 Advisor: Dr. Lamar Bridges Professional Experience Adjunct Instructor, 2015-Present Tarrant County College, Northeast Campus, Euless, TX I am charged with instructing students in a number of subjects for the theatre department. I have covered Intro to Theatre, Stagecraft I & II, and Acting 1. I am also in charge of mentoring technical theatre students and encouraging internships in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. 1

2 Freelance Production Manager, 2016-Present Miscellaneous film production companies, United States This job requires making a shot schedule with a film crew, taking notes during filming for the editing team, keeping a continuity log, building an actor call schedule, attaining talent releases, attaining location releases, helping to hire and find personnel required for filming, making sure we are following all laws and safety regulations, making sure actors are safe and as comfortable as possible. Freelance Stage Manager, 2010-Present Non-profit theaters, Unitited States I am an active member of Actors Equity Association. The job requires planning a production during prep week, rehearsal and performance paperwork, scheduling and recording production meeting notes, building a production calendar as well as daily and weekly schedules. Other skills stage management requires are recording blocking and choreography for multiple people, crisis management, balancing different personalities when working as part of a production team, being a valued member of a team, multitasking and stress management. Deck Crew Chief, 2014-Present Non-Profit Theaters, Dallas, TX While performing this job I run a backstage from technical rehearsals to the closing of a production. This includes but is not limited to making backstage running paperwork, tracking lists for props and costumes, maintaining an open production and fixing issues with props, sets and costumes, running fly lines and a VORTEK machine, and finally organizing a backstage of scenery so that it can move on and off stage with ease and not impede traffic. Scenic Artist, 2012-Present Non-Profit Theaters, United States Beautifying a production through the use of paint and other scenic tools. This is job includes: buying paint and sticking to a given production budget, working with the scenic designer to decide on paint treatments and textures for the show, employing different techniques to create the perfect ambiance for a production Freelance Assistant Stage Manager, 2010-Present Non-Profit Theaters, Dallas, TX The job is to assist the stage manager with the smooth running of a production. This includes taking line notes and being on book for the rehearsal process, assisting with taking measurements and taping out a ground plan in a rehearsal space, running a backstage and creating paperwork for backstage. Venue Manager, 2012 & 2013 KC Fringe, Kansas City, MO This position was managing the Jerome Theatre inside the Unicorn Theatre for the KC Fringe Festival. This position includes making sure the venue stays on time during the 2

3 festival, put 6-8 shows through technical rehearsals in four days before the festival began, designing lights and sound for these productions and running a board or console. Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO I was in charge of teaching undergraduate and other graduate students the art of stage management through classes and on-the-job training, working in the production office, assisting the department head with projects. Assistant Production Manager/Production Office Manager, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO This position includes creating weekly schedules and hours for the production office, managing the script checkout library, ordering office supplies, managing the production office budget, assisting the department head with recruiting interviews, introducing potential students to the department, scheduling rooms in the theater department to make sure everyone has a workspace for their projects. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX Assisting professors with teaching classes in theater and RTV, assist professor Gary Burton with developing a B.F.A. in Theater for the University, help guide students and mentor them through the program, train undergraduate stage managers and crew members, work closely with guest directors and prepare city information, work in the scene shop and help build scenery, managing the equipment check out room for the RTV department, recruiting new students at University events Internship Experience Production Assistant, Area Theaters, Kansas City, MO This job is to assist the production staff on a production to ensure a production runs smoothly. This includes: creating tracking sheets for props, costumes and scenery, crewing a production, performing set changes, quick changes, board operations on sound, projections and lights. Assistant Stage Manager, 2011 Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Williamsburg, VA I assisted the stage manager with taping out the set in the rehearsal space. I also helped run rehearsals and backstage for Comedy of Errors and Hamlet. This included running a crew for Comedy of Errors, moving scenery and performing quick changes for Hamlet, making backstage paperwork, scheduling costume fittings and working with the props designer. 3

4 Production Experience Stage Mangement Production Theater/Company Director Balloonacy Dallas Children s Theater Dick Monday Peter Pan Casa Mañana Theatre Noah Putterman How I Became a Pirate Casa Mañana Theatre Noah Putterman Pinkalicious: The Musical Casa Mañana Theatre Noah Putterman Frosty the Snowman Casa Mañana Theatre Noah Putterman Dora the Explorer: A Pirate Adventure Casa Mañana Theatre Jeremy Dumont The Motherfucker with the Hat Unicorn Theatre Sidonie Garrett UMB National Sales Conference XS Lighting Dana Farmer The Last Days of Judas Iscariot UMKC Theatre Barry Kyle The Comedy of Asses UMKC Theatre Theodore Swetz and Stephanie Roberts UIL One Act Play Competition Texas A&M University-Commerce Michael Knight, JR Always Patsy Cline Texas A&M University-Commerce Jim Anderson American Mosaic: Chamber Theater Tales Texas A&M University-Commerce Dr. John Hanners UIL One Act Play Competition Texas A&M University-Commerce Dr. Carrie Klypchak Shakespeare s Ontological Magic Circus Texas A&M University-Commerce Dr. John Hanners A Still Life with Iris Texas A&M University-Commerce Dr. Carrie Klypchak Assistant Stage Management Production Theater/Company Director Good People Unicorn Theatre Mark Robbins Everyday Rapture Unicorn Theatre Jerry Jay Cranford Hamlet Virginia Shakespeare Festival Christopher Owens The Comedy of Errors Virginia Shakespeare Festival Jack Young Miss Julie UMKC Theatre Carla Noack Crew Chief and Crew Production (Position) Theater/Company Director SkippyJon Jones (Crew Chief) Dallas Children s Theater Nancy Schaeffer Miracle on 34 th Street (Crew Chief) Dallas Children s Theater Robyn Flatt & Doug Miller Rapunzel! Rapunzel! (Crew Chief) Dallas Children s Theater Nancy Schaeffer Wait Until Dark (Deck Chief) Contemporary Theatre of Dallas Sharon Benge DDC Dance Recital (Projections Op) Casa Mañana Theatre Jonathan Parke Mame d (Sound Board Op) Artists Against AIDS Jeff Church Student Directed Shorts (Light Board Op) Texas A&M University-Commerce Dr. Carrie Klypchak The Odd Couple (Props Asst./Shop Asst.) Texas A&M University-Commerce Angela Cushing Production Assistant Production Theater/Company Director The Whipping Man Kansas City Repertory Theatre Eric Rosen Ruined Unicorn Theater Ricardo Khan Circle Mirror Transformation Kansas City Repertory Theater Kyle Hatley Distracted Unicorn Theater Cynthia Levin 4

5 Scenic Art Production Theatre/Company Supervisor Outside Mullingar (Asst. Charge) New Harmony Theatre Eric Scot Voecks Full Monty (Asst. Charge) New Harmony Theatre Eric Scot Voecks On Golden Pond (Asst. Charge) New Harmony Theatre Eric Scot Voecks Skippy Jon Jones (Charge Artist) Dallas Children s Theatre Bart McGeehon Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale Dallas Children s Theatre Bart McGeehon Overhire Scenic Artist Kansas City Repertory Theatre Alice Bracken-Carroll Company Management Production Theatre/Company Director Old Time Music Hall 2016 Theatre Britain Sue Birch Production Management Production Production Company Director Tango Big D Productions Sean St. Stevens Web Series Big D Productions Sean St. Stevens The State of America s Feeders Southern Methodist University Taylor Henry Indicates upcoming projects Familiar Equipment and Technology Operating Systems: Windows and Macintosh Software: AutoCAD, Wiziwig, Microsoft Office, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Sketchup, Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe, Wunderlist, One Drive, StageWrite Backstage Systems and Tools: VORTEK, Power Tools, Scenic Painting, basic construction techniques, lighting tools and instruments Teaching Experience Stagecraft II Class size: 10 Level: A.A. Format: Lecture & Practical Duration: 16 weeks Educate students in the tools and techniques that are used in professional theatre to build and create a production. This includes scenic design, scenic painting, technical direction, lighting design, costume design, stage management, hair and make-up. There are shop hours involved as a lab portion of the class. Stagecraft I Class size: 10 Level: A.A. Format: Lecture & Practical Duration: 16 weeks Educate students in the basic techniques of building a production. This includes basic hand tools, power tools, build techniques, scenic painting, lighting instruments, costume construction and stage management tools and formats. There are shop hours involved as a lab for the class. 5

6 Acting 1 Class size: 20 Level: A.A. Format: Lecture & Practical Duration: 16 weeks Instructing students in the basic craft of acting. By the end of the class they will know how to properly breathe, project, annunciate, create a character and audition for productions. Students will be audition ready with two contrasting monologues and have worked on scenes within class. Intro to Theatre Class size: Level: A.A. Format: Lecture Duration: 16 weeks Educate students about the history and current art form of theatre. During the first 8 weeks of the class, students learn about the different positions in theatre. Students then learn a quick summary of theatre history in the last 8 weeks. By the end of the class, they will have participated in a 10-minute production that they write, direct, design and perform in small groups. Stage Management 2 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri-Kansas City Class size: 10 Level: B.F.A. & M.F.A. Format: Discussion Duration: 16 weeks Educate students in the art of stage management with focus on cover letters, resume s, interviewing, paperwork, sight reading music, first aid, firearm safety, crisis management and balancing personalities Unions and Affiliations Actors Equity Association, Alpha Psi Omega, Gamma Phi Beta REFERENCES Dr. Linda Quinn Professor of Dance Department Coordinator Linda.quinn@tccd.edu Stephen Thomas Associate Professor of Drama Department Head Stephen.thomas@tccd.edu Jacob Cabe Associate Professor of Drama Jacob.cabe@tccd.edu 6

7 Bart McGeehon Production Manager/Designer