Carolyn Conn Curriculum Vitae - Stephen F. Austin State University
Carolyn Conn Curriculum Vitae - Stephen F. Austin State University
Carolyn Conn Curriculum Vitae - Stephen F. Austin State University
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<strong>Carolyn</strong> “CC” <strong>Conn</strong><br />
4319 Post Oak Road Nacogdoches, Texas 75965<br />
Phone: 936.371.3475 E-Mail: conncs@sfasu.edu<br />
Web Site: www.stagewavedesign.com<br />
Education<br />
MFA<br />
BA<br />
Indiana <strong>University</strong>, Bloomington, IN. Lighting Design with Secondary in Sound Design<br />
Ball <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Muncie, IN. Technical Theatre and in Interior Design (Double Major)<br />
Current Position<br />
Assistant Professor (Tenured) <strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> 2005-present<br />
Courses include: Intro to Lighting, Lighting Design, Sound Design, Principles of Design,<br />
Theatre Appreciation, Stage Management, Theatre Projects, and Independent Studies<br />
Other Teaching Experience<br />
• Program Director Junior Jacks Theatre Camp 2009-2013<br />
• Technical Theatre Workshops Angelina Arts Alliance Camp Centerstage 2009-2011<br />
• Technical Theatre Workshops Texas Educational Theatre Association 2009<br />
• Lighting Workshops Texas Educational Theatre Association 2008, 2011-2013<br />
• Sound and Lighting Workshops SFA sponsored UIL workshop 2005-2011<br />
• Intro to Lighting Design Indiana <strong>University</strong> 2002-2005<br />
• Lighting Design Workshop Midsummer Theatre Program, Indiana <strong>University</strong> 2004<br />
• Lighting Workshop Bloomington South High School 2004<br />
• Theatre Intern Program Ford Theatre, Honeywell Foundation 2000-2002<br />
Theatre Design:<br />
<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, School of Theatre, Nacogdoches, TX<br />
Lighting AND Sound Design<br />
• Romeo and Juliet • Dead Man’s Cell Phone • Bobrauschenbergamerica<br />
• Stage Door • How I Became a Pirate • Steel Magnolias<br />
• Festival of New American Plays • A Midsummer Night’s Dream • The Uninvited<br />
• She Stoops to Conquer • How to Succeed in Business… • A Raisin in the Sun<br />
• Twelfth Night • School House Rock Live, Too! • Master Harold and the Boys<br />
• Picnic • The Heidi Chronicles • The Elephant Man<br />
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie • Lend Me a Tenor • Grease<br />
• The Beauty Queen of Leenane • A Cheever Evening • The Night of the Iguana<br />
• Anton in Showbusiness • Brighton Beach Memoirs • Driving Miss Daisy<br />
• Six Degrees of Separation<br />
• Blithe Spirit
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<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, School of Theatre, Nacogdoches, TX<br />
Lighting Design ONLY<br />
• Rabbit Hole • Almost, Maine • The Tempest<br />
• School House Rock Live! • Androcles and the Lion • The Servant of Two Masters<br />
• The Madwoman of Chaillot<br />
<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, School of Theatre, Nacogdoches, TX<br />
Sound Design ONLY<br />
• Little Shop of Horrors • Three Sisters • As You Like It<br />
• The Breasts of Tiresius • Woyzeck • Big River (Also Sound<br />
Engineer)<br />
• Crimes of the Heart<br />
<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, School of Theatre, Nacogdoches, TX<br />
Projections Designs<br />
• The Uninvited<br />
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie<br />
• Twelfth Night (DL3<br />
instruments)<br />
• The Elephant Man<br />
<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, School of Theatre, Nacogdoches, TX<br />
Production Design: Lighting Design/Sound Design/Set Design/Projections<br />
• Festival of New American Plays<br />
Dir. Scott Shattuck and Kyle<br />
Kennedy<br />
2008<br />
<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, School of Music, Nacogdoches, TX<br />
Lighting and Sound Designs (Except where noted)<br />
• Susannah • The Bartered Bride • La Perichole (Lighting only)
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<strong>Stephen</strong> F. <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, School of Theatre/Music/Kinesiology, Nacogdoches, TX<br />
ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED OUTSIDE OF DESIGN/TEACHING LOAD<br />
• Street Scene Sound Design SFA School of Music<br />
• spam: in all lower case letters Sound editing and mixing SFA School of Theatre<br />
• The Gift of the Magi: A Radio<br />
Drama<br />
Sound recording, editing and<br />
mixing<br />
• Playing the Palace (Original Cast) Lighting Design<br />
• American College Dance Festival Technical Director<br />
Association Regional Conference<br />
(ACDFA) 2008<br />
SFA School of Theatre<br />
SFA School of Theatre<br />
Hosted by SFA<br />
• Dance Concerts Lighting Design SFA Department of Kinesiology<br />
• ACDFA Competitions Lighting Director/Consulting SFA Department of Kinesiology<br />
Indiana Festival Theatre, Bloomington, IN<br />
Lighting Design<br />
• Much Ado About Nothing Directed by Jonathan Michaelsen 2013<br />
• The Matchmaker Directed by Dale McFadden 2013<br />
Middle Tennessee <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Murfreesboro, TN<br />
Sound Design<br />
• The Beauty Queen of Leenane Directed by Kyle Kennedy 2013<br />
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, New York, NY<br />
Sound Design<br />
• Silent Partners Directed by Scott Shattuck 2011<br />
Brown County Playhouse, Nashville, IN<br />
Lighting Design<br />
• Lend Me a Tenor Directed by Dale McFadden 2006<br />
• Forever Plaid Directed by George Pinney 2005
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Indiana <strong>University</strong>, Department of Theatre and Drama, Bloomington, IN<br />
Lighting AND Sound Design (EXCEPT WHERE NOTED)<br />
• Pal Joey (Lighting ONLY) Directed by George Pinney 2005<br />
• Joining Forces Dance Concert Choreographer, Iris Rosa 2005<br />
• Dracula Directed by Dale McFadden 2004<br />
• The Last Days of the High Flier Directed by Dale McFadden 2004<br />
• Betty’s Summer Vacation Directed by Dale McFadden 2003<br />
• Sweeney Todd (Assistant LD) Rob Shakespeare, LD 2003<br />
• Playing the Bones Directed by Dale McFadden 2002<br />
Indiana <strong>University</strong>, Department of Theatre and Drama, Bloomington, IN<br />
Sound Design ONLY<br />
• Cherry Orchard Directed by Howard Jensen 2005<br />
• Romeo and Juliet Directed by Murray McGibbon 2004<br />
Buskirk Chumley Theatre, Bloomington, IN<br />
• An Evening of Contemporary Dance Lighting Design 2005<br />
Honeywell Foundation Ford Theatre, Wabash, IN (2000-2002)<br />
• Assistant Technical Director/Resident Lighting Designer<br />
Lighting Designs include:<br />
• Concerts such as: Phil Vassar, Roy Clark, Chubby Checker, etc…<br />
• Community Theatre productions of Guys and Dolls and Fiddler on the Roof<br />
• Dance recitals for local dance troupes<br />
Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA<br />
• Dancespace ‘96 Lighting Design 1996<br />
Cobb Civic Ballet Company, Atlanta, GA<br />
• Spring Dance Recital Lighting Design 1996
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14 th Street Playhouse, Atlanta, GA<br />
• The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me Lighting Design 1995<br />
• Feeling Free Lighting Design 1995<br />
• House Technician from 1994-1996<br />
Actor’s Express, Atlanta, GA<br />
• Alabama Rain Lighting Design 1995<br />
• House Technician/Master Electrician 1994-1996<br />
Dunwoody Stage Door Players, Atlanta, GA<br />
• You, the Jury Lighting Design 1995<br />
OutProud Theatre, Atlanta, GA<br />
• The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me Lighting Design 1994<br />
Ball <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Department of Theatre and Dance, Muncie, IN<br />
• A Chorus Line Lighting Design 1991<br />
• Dance! Dance! Dance! Lighting Design 1990<br />
• Fences Lighting Design 1990<br />
Other Research/Creative Activities<br />
• Presented paper at Mentoring Conference<br />
• Developed Peer Mentoring Program for School of<br />
Theatre<br />
• Bright Ideas Conference at SFA<br />
“The Birth of an Undergraduate<br />
Mentoring Program for<br />
Theatre”<br />
Presented Sound Design for The<br />
Gift of the Magi: A Radio Drama<br />
October 2013<br />
2013<br />
2012
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<strong>University</strong> Service<br />
• Director of One Act Play Festival<br />
2012 - current<br />
• TEDx SFA Committee 2014<br />
• TEDx SFA – Technical Assistance 2013<br />
• Faculty Senate 2007-2011<br />
• Faculty Senate Secretary 2009-2011<br />
• Educational Excellence Committee<br />
2005 - current<br />
• Vice President of Fine Arts Council 2009-2010<br />
• Fine Arts Council 2008-2010<br />
Local/Regional and National Service<br />
• Co-Chair for Lighting Commission Session at USITT Conference 2014<br />
• Junior Jacks Program – Community Outreach 2009 - 2013<br />
• Portfolio Reviews at USITT 2012-2013<br />
• Portfolio Reviews at TETA 2010-2012<br />
Professional Development<br />
• Mentoring Conference at <strong>University</strong> of New Mexico 2012, 2013<br />
• Broadway Master Class with Ken Billington and Natasha Katz 2010<br />
• USITT Conference – Attended sessions and workshops 2003, 2007-2008,2010-2013<br />
• Displayed design work in Cover the Walls Exhibit at USITT 2007, 2012<br />
• Syn AudCon Sound Engineering Seminar 2008<br />
• Costume Design Workshop with Tan Huaixiang 2004<br />
• Lighting Design International Conference Attended 2001 & 2002<br />
Affiliations / Memberships<br />
• United <strong>State</strong>s Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT) Member since 2003<br />
• Texas Educational Theatre Association (TETA) Member since 2005<br />
• IATSE Local #927 1994-2005
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Grants<br />
• SFA Service Learning Grant for School of Theatre Peer Mentoring<br />
Program<br />
2013<br />
• SFA Service Learning Grant for Junior Jacks Drama Camp 2009-2013<br />
Awards and Scholarships<br />
• Meritorious Achievement Award for<br />
Sound Design for Dead Man’s Cell<br />
Phone<br />
KCACTF 2013<br />
• Gary Gaiser Award Indiana <strong>University</strong> 2005<br />
• Awarded the Best Lighting Design of Creative Loafing magazine in<br />
1994 in a Non-Equity Theatre from Atlanta, Georgia<br />
for my work on The Night Larry<br />
Kramer Kissed Me at the OutProud<br />
Theatre<br />
1994<br />
• Ball <strong>State</strong> Honors Scholarship Ball <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> 1987-1992<br />
Study Abroad<br />
• Costume and Character course London, England Summer 2004<br />
• Ealing College London, England Fall 1991<br />
Applicable Skills<br />
Master Electrician: Extensive Lighting console programming, Lightwright, scheduling, and staff<br />
management.<br />
Digital Sound Mixing and Playback: SFX, Acid, Sound Forge, and Cool Edit.<br />
Computer Drafting: AutoCad and Vectorworks<br />
Rendering: Adobe Photoshop, Radiance Lighting Simulation, Renderworks<br />
Web Design: Microsoft Front Page and Adobe Dreamweaver
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