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On Stage:
Puppeteer
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Includes a link to photo.
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Production |
Character(s) |
Theatre |
Director |
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Bunnicula (2004)
□ |
Bunnicula |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
David
Bennett |
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The
Big Friendly Giant
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Mr.
Tibbs, Gizzard Gulper |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Steve
Pearson |
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Winnie-the-Pooh |
Tigger |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
R.
Hamilton Wright |
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The
Midwife's Apprentice |
Purr |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Valerie Curtis-Newton |
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Dante's Inferno |
Various characters and objects |
Dante
Films |
Film
Director: Sean Meredith / Puppet Director: Paul Zaloom |
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This
Land |
Ensemble |
Strawberry Theatre Workshop |
Greg
Carter |
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Playing With Klee
□ |
Ensemble |
Ming-Ri
Theatre (Hong Kong) |
Larry
Hunt |
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The
Fattest Kitty On Earth |
Kitty |
Atomic
Café |
Andrew
Kim |
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The
Witch of Blackbird Pond
□ |
Miss
Cat |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
John
Dillon |
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Kenny's Window |
Baby |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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Bunnicula (1996)
□ |
Bunnicula |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Rita
Giomi |
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This
World, The next, and then the Peach Orchard |
Ensemble |
International Adult Puppetry Festival in Bulgaria and Serbia |
Larry
Hunt |
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A Day
at the Beach |
Clam |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Todd
Jefferson Moore |
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The
Magic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
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Penelope |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda Hartzell |
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The
Velveteen Rabbit |
Toy
Soldier/Rabbits/Velveteen Rabbit (understudy) |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Pam
Sterling |
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A
Harlot's Progress |
Ensemble |
National Puppetry Conference |
Theodora Skiptares |
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Jello
A-Go-Go |
Blip |
Atomic
Café |
Bill
Jarcho |
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That
is No Country for Old Men
□ |
Ranch
Owner |
National Puppetry Conference |
Eric
Bass |
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Behind the Scenes:
Puppet
Director
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Production |
Character(s) |
Theatre |
Director |
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Infinite Noir |
8
characters; object manipulation shadow |
Self-Produced |
Douglas Paasch |
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Peter
and the Wolf |
Puppet
miniatures of lead characters |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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The
Devil And Daniel Webster |
Jury,
Dog, Ram (mask/mechanical) |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Rita
Giomi |
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Sleeping Beauty |
Spider
King (20 feet wide; 4 operators) |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Rita
Giomi |
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The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
12'
Giant and various evil creatures |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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The
Odyssey □ |
The
Cyclops |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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The
Tempest |
Various characters |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Rita
Giomi |
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The
King of Ireland's Son |
Urfeist |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom |
Various animal characters |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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Jack
and the Beanstalk |
The
Giant (25' tall; 5 operators) |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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The
Reluctant Dragon |
The
Dragon (radio controlled dragon suit) |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Rex
Allen |
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Designer
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Production |
Character(s) |
Theatre |
Director |
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Sleeping Beauty
□ |
Spider
King (20 feet wide; 4 operators) |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Rita
Giomi |
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The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
12'
Giant and various evil creatures |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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Bunnicula (2004)
□ |
Bunnicula (co-design) |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
David
Bennett |
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The
Big Friendly Giant |
Giant
puppets; miniatures; shadow sequences |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Steve
Pearson |
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2
Donuts |
24
puppet characters |
Childsplay (Arizona) |
Graham
Whitehead |
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Red
Ranger Came Calling
□ |
Amelia
the Dog |
Book-it Repertory Theatre |
Myra
Platt |
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The
Magic City
□ |
Hyppogryph, 24' Dragon |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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The
Wizard of Oz
□ |
Toto,
Crows, Wizard |
Civic
Light Opera |
Stephen Terrell |
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Pinocchio |
Pinocchio/bird/puppet master |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Stephen Terrell |
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Holes |
spotted Lizards |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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Builder
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Production |
Character(s) |
Theatre |
Director |
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Peter
and the Wolf |
Puppet
miniatures of lead characters |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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Bunnicula
□ |
Bunnicula |
South
Coast Repertory |
Stefan
Novinski |
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2
Donuts |
24
puppet characters |
Childsplay (Arizona) |
Graham
Whitehead |
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The
Secret Garden |
Robin,
flock of birds |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Rita
Giomi |
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The
Odyssey
□ |
Cyclops, Gods |
Youth
Theatre Northwest |
Gillian Jorgenson |
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Doctor
Dolittle In The Moon
□ |
various moon creatures |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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Consultant/Coach
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Production |
Character(s) |
Theatre |
Director |
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Man Of
La Mancha |
Shadow
puppets |
Village Theatre |
David
Bennett |
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Fitting In |
Various characters (oversized rod puppets) |
Seattle Repertory Theatre |
Ted
Sod |
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The
Stops |
The
Devil, God, Various characters (hand puppets) |
DramaQueen |
Karen
Kinch |
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Prince
Brat and the Whipping Boy |
Cat
(rod puppet) |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Linda
Hartzell |
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The
Velveteen Rabbit |
The
Velveteen Rabbit; Various characters (hand /rod) |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
Chris
Sumption |
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In the Classroom:
Instructor &
Guest
Artist
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School |
Courses |
Dates |
Position |
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Art
Institute of Seattle |
Theatrical Effects, Sculpture, Mechanical Systems and
Lighting, 3-D Design |
1991 -
present |
Faculty |
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Seattle Children's Theatre Drama School |
Technical Theatre; Specialty Workshops |
1995 -
present |
Faculty |
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Various K-12 Schools |
Puppetry workshops |
1995 -
present |
Guest
Presenter |
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University of Puget Sound |
Intro
to Technical Theatre |
Spring
2006 |
Adjunct Faculty |
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Cornish College of the Arts |
Technical Theatre |
Winter
2005 |
Adjunct Faculty |
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CalArts |
Puppetry Movement & Theory |
Spring
2005 |
Guest
Instructor |
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University of Washington MFA Directing program |
Puppetry Movement & Theory |
Spring
2000 |
Guest
Instructor |
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Seattle University |
Theatre Design |
Spring
2000 |
Adjunct Faculty |
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Pacific Science Center |
Special Effects Demonstrations |
1998-2001 |
Guest
Presenter |
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Related Experience
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THEATRE TECHNICIAN |
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IATSE
Stagehand (2005 - present) |
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Running crew, load-in and strike, light hang and focus,
carpentry, props, and puppet building for a variety of
venues/organizations including Seattle Children’s Theatre,
The Paramount, Key Arena, One Reel, and Washington State
Convention Center. |
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Seattle Children's Theatre Stagehand (1988-1996) |
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Running crew, lighting (hang, focus, and maintenance),
carpentry, flyman, prop construction and maintenance, AV,
followspot, effects, and puppet construction. |
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EXHIBIT DESIGNER /
TECHNICIAN |
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The
Children's Musuem, Seattle (1996-2004) |
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Design, construction, maintenance and repair of exhibits,
setup and strike of touring exhibits. Carpentry, electrical,
electronics, prop fabrication, painting, molding, casting,
some welding, audio, video, musical instrument repair. |
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PYROTECHNICS |
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Entertainment Fireworks Incorporated (2004 - present) |
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Pyrotechnician for various fireworks displays, including 4th
of July (City of Kirkland) baseball games (Tacoma Rainiers),
boating events (Windemere Cup) and other special events.
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VOCALIST |
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Lead
and Contributing Vocalist |
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Lead
Vocalist for several bands, including Strange New Toys
(released 5 albums), Looking Glass (1 album), and Box of
Crayons (1 album). Contributing and backing vocals for a
variety of musical projects and voice work for audio
projects. |
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ASSOCIATIONS /
MEMBERSHIPS |
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Actors' Equity Association (AEA), International Association
of Technical State Employees (IATSE), Pupeteers of America, UNIMA, Theatre Puget Sound |
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