Dominic's Resume - Actors Theatre of Louisville
Dominic's Resume - Actors Theatre of Louisville
Dominic's Resume - Actors Theatre of Louisville
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Dominic Finocchiaro 415.846.4955<br />
dominic.m.fino@gmail.com<br />
EDUCATION<br />
Reed College (Portland, OR) BA, Literature/<strong>Theatre</strong> Spring 2011<br />
Undergraduate Thesis: “‘Shooting History in the Neck’: Fact and Fiction in the Modern American<br />
Theatrical Avant-Garde”<br />
The Playwrights Foundation (San Francisco, CA) Summer 2010<br />
Graduate level workshops with: Lee Blessing, Marcus Gardley<br />
British American Drama Academy (London, UK) Fall 2009<br />
The Kennedy Center Summer Playwriting Intensive (Washington, DC) Summer 2008<br />
Graduate level workshops with: Gary Garrison, Cark Hancock Rux, Heather McDonald, Carlos Murillo,<br />
Marsha Norman, Michael Weller<br />
American Conservatory <strong>Theatre</strong> Summer Training Congress (San Francisco, CA) Summer 2007<br />
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<br />
Dramaturgy/Literary Management Intern, <strong>Actors</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisville</strong> Aug. 2011-May 2012<br />
Assistant dramaturg on three Humana Festival productions and four Mainstage productions;<br />
dramaturg on three ten-minute plays and ten short solo performances; wrote for and edited audience<br />
enrichment publications and educational study guides; maintained new play database; provided<br />
administrative support; reader for the National Ten-Minute Play Contest and the New Voices Ten-<br />
Minute Play Contest; led post-show talkbacks<br />
SELECTED DRAMATURGY (* CONNOTES WORLD PREMIERE)<br />
<strong>Actors</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisville</strong> Apprentice/Intern Company, <strong>Louisville</strong>, KY<br />
Dramaturg, Opal* by Lloyd Suh (dir. Caitlin O’Connell)—January 2012<br />
Dramaturg, The Dungeons and the Dragons* by Kyle John Schmidt (dir. Lillian Meredith)—<br />
January 2012<br />
Dramaturg, The Ballad <strong>of</strong> 423 and 424* by Nicholas C. Pappas (dir. Lillian Meredith)—January 2012<br />
Dramaturg, Solo Mios (10 short solo pieces)* by members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Actors</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisville</strong> 2011/12<br />
Apprentice Company (dir. various)—October-December 2011<br />
<strong>Actors</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisville</strong> Humana Festival <strong>of</strong> New American Plays, <strong>Louisville</strong>, KY<br />
Assistant Dramaturg, Death Tax* by Lucas Hnath (dir. Ken Rus Schmoll)—Spring 2012<br />
Assistant Dramaturg, Eat Your Heart Out* by Courtney Baron (dir. Adam Greenfield)—Spring 2012<br />
Assistant Dramaturg, Michael von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards* by Greg Kotis (dir. Kip<br />
Fagan)—Spring 2012<br />
Assistant Dramaturg, Oh, Gastronomy!* by Michael Golamco, Carson Kreitzer, Steve Moulds, Tanya<br />
Saracho, and Matt Schatz (dir. Amy Attaway)—Spring 2012<br />
<strong>Actors</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisville</strong> Mainstage, <strong>Louisville</strong>, KY<br />
Assistant Dramaturg, The Elaborate Entrance <strong>of</strong> Chad Deity by Krist<strong>of</strong>fer Diaz (dir. KJ Sanchez)—<br />
January 2012<br />
Assistant Dramaturg, ReEntry by Emily Ackerman and KJ Sanchez (dir. KJ Sanchez)—Winter 2011<br />
Assistant Dramaturg, A Christmas Story adapted by Philip Grecian (dir. Drew Fracher)—Winter 2011<br />
Assistant Dramaturg, Dracula adapted by William McNulty (dir. William McNulty)—Fall 2011<br />
Reed College, Portland, OR<br />
Assistant Dramaturg, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (dir. Kate Bredeson)—April 2011
Hand2Mouth <strong>Theatre</strong>, Portland, OR<br />
Assistant Dramaturg, Uncanny Valley (dir. Jonathan Walters)—May 2010—May 2011<br />
SELECTED PRODUCTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS<br />
That Noise<br />
Production, The Tens, <strong>Actors</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisville</strong>, January 2012<br />
dir. Caitlin O’Connell<br />
iPorn, or what you crave<br />
Workshop production, <strong>Actors</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisville</strong> Apprentice/Intern Company,<br />
October 2011<br />
dir. Lillian Meredith<br />
Proustonomy<br />
College production, Reed College, December 2010<br />
Like Trying to Count All the Drops <strong>of</strong> the Falling Rain<br />
Production, White Box <strong>Theatre</strong> Festival, NYC, Summer 2009<br />
dir. Kyle Haggerty<br />
Published in The Ampersand Review, Fall 2009<br />
Freeze/In Bed<br />
College production, Reed College, March 2009<br />
dir. Mic Parker<br />
Official Selection, Last Frontier <strong>Theatre</strong> Conference Play Lab, Valdez, AK, Summer 2009<br />
The Better Angels <strong>of</strong> Our Nature<br />
Staged reading, PSU/Portland <strong>Theatre</strong> Works, May 2008<br />
dir. Karin Magaldi<br />
Winner, 2 nd Annual PSU/Portland <strong>Theatre</strong> Works Playwriting Contest, May 2008<br />
AWARDS<br />
Vaughn McBride Scholarship <strong>Actors</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisville</strong> 2012<br />
Scholarship awarded to dramaturg, literary manager, or literary intern<br />
A.V. Davis Initiative Grant Reed College 2012<br />
Grant awarded to pursue academic research<br />
Commendation for Academic Excellence Reed College 2008, 2010<br />
Awards given to acknowledge academic accomplishment<br />
Adler Fund Grant Reed College 2008<br />
Grant awarded to pursue theatrical research<br />
OTHER SKILLS<br />
Experience with Micros<strong>of</strong>t Office applications, Vectorworks, and Adobe InDesign; Pr<strong>of</strong>icient in both MAC and<br />
PC; Comprehensive Electric and Carpentry skills (4 years)—Genie certified; Light and Sound Board<br />
Operation; Light and Sound Design; Stage Combat; Voice (4 years).<br />
REFERENCES<br />
Kate Bredeson, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>, Reed College. (503) 459-4639. KBredeso@reed.edu.<br />
Sarah Lunnie, Literary Manager, <strong>Actors</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisville</strong>. (502) 584-1265 ex. 3033. SLunnie@actorstheatre.org.<br />
Jonathan Walters, Artistic Director, Hand2Mouth <strong>Theatre</strong>. (503) 235-5284. Jonathan@Hand2Mouth<strong>Theatre</strong>.org.<br />
Amy Wegener, Literary Director, <strong>Actors</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisville</strong>. (502) 584-1265 ex. 3031. AWegener@actorstheatre.org.<br />
Kathleen Worley, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>, Reed College. (503) 777-7356. WorleyK@reed.edu.