PPS 8.10 Form 1B
Shannon Richey TEXAS STATE VITA (with Fine Arts components)
University Experience Lecturer – Stage Management August 2010 to Present Texas State University – San Marcos
Relevant Professional Experience Austin Shakespeare January 2009 to September 2015 Stage Manager, AEA Properties Master Production Coordinator
ZACH Theatre December 1998 to May 2003 & May 2004 to Present Currently seasonally hired as a Takeover Stage Manager (sub for resident staff) Production and Company Manager Stage Manager, AEA Dresser/Wardrobe Supervisor Properties Master
Greater Tuna Corporation November 2003 to May 2004 Company Manager/Tour Manager
Summer Stock Austin – The Long Center for the Performing Arts January 2013 to Present Stage Management Mentor and Supervisor
Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards -The Long Center for the Performing Arts January 2015 to Present Production and Company Coordinator
Zilker Theater Productions/ZTP October 2010 to October 2018 Director of Production Co-Producer Properties & Design Assistant Volunteer
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Production Management/Coordination & Company Management Summer Stock Austin: How To Succeed in Business…-2019 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Haunted (New Work/Premiere)-2019 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Sister Act - 2019 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards-2019 The Long Center/Dell Hall Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards-2018 The Long Center/Dell Hall All Shook Up - Zilker Theatre Productions -2018 Zilker Hillside Theater/ZTP The Wizard of Oz - Zilker Theatre Productions -2017 Zilker Hillside Theater/ZTP Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards-2017 The Long Center/Dell Hall Texas Black and Latino Playwrights Conference – 2017 Texas State University Summer Stock Austin: Spamalot - 2017 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Annie Get Your Gun - 2017 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: A Shoe Story - 2017 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Carnival - 2016 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: The Addams Family - 2016 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Steadfast Tin Soldier - 2016 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Texas Black and Latino Playwrights Conference – 2016 Texas State University Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards-2016 The Long Center/Dell Hall Summer Stock Austin: Into the Woods - 2015 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: The Tortoise and The Hare - 2015 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Guys and Dolls - 2015 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Texas Black and Latino Playwrights Conference – 2015 Texas State University Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards-2015 The Long Center/Dell Hall Performing Arts Center Grand Opening Events - 2014 Texas State University Henry V - 2014 Austin Shakespeare/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Footloose - 2014 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Chicago - 2014 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Stone Soup - 2014 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Texas Black and Latino Playwrights Conference - 2014 Texas State Theatre/Mainstage Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards-2014 The Long Center/Dell Hall Summer Stock Austin: Pippin - 2013 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Bremen Town Musicians - 2013 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Summer Stock Austin: Swing - 2013 The Long Center/Rollins Theatre Heaven – Earth – One/Blue Lapis Light - 2013 The Long Center/Terrace Texas Black and Latino Playwrights Conference - 2013 Texas State Theatre/Mainstage Heaven – Earth – One/Blue Lapis Light - 2012 The Long Center/Terrace An Ideal Husband - 2009 Austin Shakespeare/Rollins Theatre Disney’s High School Musical - 2008 Texas School for the Deaf Speeding Motorcycle - 2008 ZACH Theatre Doubt - 2008 ZACH Theatre The Santaland Diaries - 2007 ZACH Theatre Rockin’ Christmas Party - 2007 ZACH Theatre Disney’s High School Musical - 2007 Texas School for the Deaf An Almost Holy Picture - 2007 ZACH Theatre Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesucristo Superestrella - 2007 ZACH Theatre Take Me Out - 2007 ZACH Theatre Present Laughter - 2007 ZACH Theatre 365 Plays/365 Days: HUB - 2006 ZACH Theatre
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Production Management/Coordination & Company Management continued: Plaid Tidings - 2006 ZACH Theatre Urinetown, The Musical - 2006 ZACH Theatre Bad Dates - 2006 ZACH Theatre Crowns - 2006 ZACH Theatre Keepin’ It Weird (Encore Run) - 2006 ZACH Theatre Untitled: A New Work in Progress ZACH Theatre With Anna Deavere Smith - 2006 ZACH Theatre I Am My Own Wife - 2005 ZACH Theatre An Evening With Anna Deavere Smith - 2005 ZACH Theatre Blown Sideways Through Life - 2005 ZACH Theatre Keepin’ It Weird (Premiere) - 2005 ZACH Theatre Omnium Gatherum - 2004 ZACH Theatre Crowns (Premiere) - 2004 ZACH Theatre The Vagina Monologues - 2004 ZACH Theatre Hank Williams, Lost Highway - 2004 ZACH Theatre House Arrest - 2003 ZACH Theatre Jennifer Holliday in Concert - 2003 Paramount Theatre Dirty Blonde - 2002 ZACH Theatre Stephen King’s Misery - 2001 ZACH Theatre Slut for Art with Muna Tseng - 2001 ZACH Theatre The World Goes Round - 2001 ZACH Theatre .com w/ Tapestry Dance Company - 2001 ZACH Theatre Circumference of a Squirrel - 2000 ZACH Theatre Evita - 2000 ZACH Theatre Art - 2000 ZACH Theatre Rockin’ Christmas Party - 2000 Paramount Theatre The America Play - 2000 ZACH Theatre Abundance - 2000 ZACH Theatre Shakespeare’s R&J - 1999 ZACH Theatre Schoolhouse Rock - 1999 ZACH Theatre Full Gallop - 1999 ZACH Theatre
Stage Management Dracula: Mina’s Quest - 2019 ZACH Theatre The Romance of the Rose: Workshop – 2019 Alexander Kasser Theater The Hunchback of Notre Dame - 2019 Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre A Christmas Carol - 2018 ZACH Theatre Once - 2018 ZACH Theatre Beauty and The Beast - 2018 ZACH Theatre Million Dollar Quartet - 2017 ZACH Theatre One Man, Two Guvnors - 2016 ZACH Theatre A Christmas Carol - 2016 ZACH Theatre Mothers and Sons – 2015 ZACH Theatre Sunday in the Park with George – 2015 Austin Shakespeare/Rollins Theatre As You Like It - 2014 Zilker Hillside Theater Tome/Tango: An Operetta - 2014 The Myrna Loy Center The Who’s Tommy - 2014 ZACH Theatre Sole to Soul Festival – 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010 Tapestry Dance Co./Rollins Theatre
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Stage Management continued Blood Wedding - 2013 Mary Moody Northen Theatre Of Mice and Music – 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 Carver/Stateside/Rollins Theatre Vancouver Tap Festival - 2012 Norman Rothstein Theatre Hair - 2012 Texas State Theatre/Mainstage Twelfth Night - 2012 Zilker Hillside Theater Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice - 2012 Austin Shakespeare/Rollins Theatre As You Like It - 2011 Texas State Theatre/Mainstage Ayn Rand’s Anthem - 2011 Austin Shakespeare/Rollins Theatre Love’s Labour’s Lost - 2011 Zilker Hillside Theater Hamlet - 2011 Austin Shakespeare/Rollins Theatre Mary Stuart - 2010 Austin Shakespeare/Rollins Theatre Voices in Rhythm - 2010 Tapestry Dance Co./Rollins Theatre City of Angels - 2010 Mary Moody Northen Theatre Dream: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - 2010 Zilker Hillside Theater The Tempest - 2010 Austin Shakespeare/Rollins Theatre A Texas Christmas Carol - 2009 The Long Center/Dell Hall Measure for Measure - 2009 Austin Shakespeare/Rollins Theatre Let Me Down Easy - 2009 ZACH Theatre The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later - 2009 ZACH Theatre Let Me Down Easy - 2008 American Repertory Theater Porgy and Bess - 2008 Austin Music Hall The Arizona Project - 2008 Herberger Theater Center The Rocky Horror Show – 2006, 2000, 1999 ZACH Theatre Carousel - 2007 TexArts/Paramount Theatre The Music Man - 2006 TexArts/Paramount Theatre Shear Madness - 2005 ZACH Theatre The Exonerated - 2005 ZACH Theatre Aida - 2005 ZACH Theatre Cabaret - 2004 ZACH Theatre Always…Patsy Cline - 2003 ZACH Theatre Limonade Tous Les Jours - 2003 ZACH Theatre Beehive (Revival) - 2003 ZACH Theatre Side Man - 2003 ZACH Theatre Rockin’ Christmas Party – 2003, 2002 Paramount Theatre Smokey Joe’s Café - 2002 ZACH Theatre Love Valour Compassion - 2002 ZACH Theatre Hedwig and the Angry Inch - 2002 ZACH Theatre The Laramie Project - 2002 ZACH Theatre Hair - 2002 ZACH Theatre Little Shop of Horrors - 2001 ZACH Theatre Jelly’s Last Jam - 2001 ZACH Theatre Pavilion - 2001 ZACH Theatre A Streetcar Named Desire - 2001 ZACH Theatre TRU - 2000 ZACH Theatre Master Class - 2000 ZACH Theatre Jouet (Premiere) - 2001 ZACH Theatre Pride’s Crossing - 2000 ZACH Theatre
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Stage Management continued Tapestry: The Music of Carole King - 2000 ZACH Theatre The Mystery of Irma Vep - 1999 ZACH Theatre The Santaland Diaries - 1999, 1998 ZACH Theatre
Special Events and Fundraisers - Management Terrence McNally’s 80th Birthday Celebration With Chita Rivera, Richard Thomas, John Glover, Michael Learned, Christy Altomare, and Lauren Lane – 2018 ZACH/Topfer Theatre
“Any Baby Can”: Awareness Week Celebration & Concert - 2017 ZACH/Kleberg Theatre
“Love Letters”: Texas State University ZACH/Topfer Theatre With Lauren Lane and Daniel Davis - 2015
Texas State University: Performing Arts Center Texas State University Grand Opening Events – 2014
The Long Center for the Performing Arts: Resident Company Showcase and Community Open House – 2014 The Long Center
365 Plays/365 Days Kick-off and Closing Events ZACH Theatre With Suzan Lori-Parks – 2006 thru 2007
An Evening with Ann Richards and Liz Smith ZACH Theatre Presentation, book launch, and Q&A - 2001
Untitled: A New Work in Progress By and Starring Anna Deavere Smith – 2006 ZACH Theatre
An Evening with Anna Deavere Smith - 2005 ZACH Theatre
Red, Hot, and Soul – 2001 thru 2008 ZACH Theatre
The Festival of Dance – 1996 thru 1999 The Paramount Theatre
Jennifer Holliday in Concert - 2003 The Paramount Theatre
TEACHING Courses Taught Beginning Stage Management Advanced Stage Management Production and Company Management for the Arts Stage Management Practicum for Majors Beginning Stage Management for Administrators and Non-Majors
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Honors Theses Advisor/Supervisor: Bryan Russell, Stage Management/Honors College Co-Produced/Advisor: Corey Kwoka, “8” A Staged Reading/Honors College
Courses Prepared and Curriculum Development Advanced Stage Management Production and Company Management for the Arts Stage Management Practicum for Majors Beginning Stage Management for Administrators and Non-Majors
III. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE: Invited Talks, Lectures, Presentations Guest Lecturer: Dance Productions Class(es) with Michelle Nance and Scott Vandenberg Guest Lecturer on Stage Management: Intro to Fine Arts with Deb Alley *Guest Lecturer and Resume/Interview workshop: Technical Production with Shane Smith *Panelist at the Mock College Auditions with C.A.P. (College Audition Program) at the Long Center for the Performing Arts and Education Program
*Ongoing – invited each season or semester
Workshops “Stage Management: Artistry and Application” – August, 2019 Universidade De Brasilia and Coletiva Teatro Description: a three part/twelve hour lecture and application series with students (all majors/degree plans) registered at the University of Brasilia/Universidade De Brasilia
“Blueberry Cobbler” – April, 2019 Description: the four hour workshop blended the BFA Acting and Stage Management students and focused on understanding craft/discipline. We discussed process, conducted acting and calling exercises, and facilitated discussions around scenarios/“what-ifs” such as “a cast member is late, how do you address it” and “how do I cope with tension in the room”.
“Resume Doctors” – January, 2019 Southwest USITT Regional Conference Want to look your best when you apply for that next gig? Bring your resume by for a check-up and get advice from people who hire people.
“Designer/Stage Manager Dynamics” with Scott Vandenberg, Production Coordinator & Lighting Designer – January, 2019 Southwest USITT Regional Conference Join us for this round table discussion about the intricacies of the Designer - Stage Manager relationship. From communication to cue calling, discuss best practices that will make your role in this relationship stronger.
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Workshops continued: “Producing Protocols and Guidelines: How To Say Yes More Often” with Scott Vandenberg, Production Coordinator & Lighting Designer – January, 2019 Southwest USITT Regional Conference Come to this in depth exploration of the tools and tactics you can use to improve your collaboration, your production values and your morale. This session is suited for management, designers, technicians and directors of all skill levels.
“Questions!” – Fall, 2018 Description: created and facilitated a workshop with three faculty/professional colleagues with a “first come/first serve, come and go” process. A question and answer session for all students in the theatre department.
Summer – 2018 Created and facilitated hands-on/interactive Stage Management Workshops with rotating groups of high school students attending the Texas State Summer Theatre Camp
“Resumes and Opinions!” – Spring 2016, 2017, & 2018 Impromptu round table workshops at ACTF with co-presenters from Oklahoma City University and University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
“Cherry Pie” – Fall, 2016 and 2017 Co-created and facilitated a 3 hour workshop with Laura Lane, Head of BFA Acting. The workshop blended the BFA Acting and Stage Management students and focused on understanding craft/discipline. We discussed process, conducted acting and calling exercises, and facilitated discussions around scenarios/“what-ifs” such as “a cast member is late, how do you address it” and “how do I cope with tension in the room”.
“W.A.I.L.A. – What am I looking at?” Co-created and facilitated a 4 hour workshop with Arnie Yanez – professional musician. The 2015 workshop focused on the basics of music, rhythm, theory and tempo. Designed and created to familiarize students with understanding and reading music.
“Resume Rescue and Cover Letter Clinic” Co-created a resume and cover letter workshop with graduate student, Nick Castanon. The 2015 workshop focused on cover letters and resumes for actors, directors, and stage managers. Participants were provided with samples and had the opportunity to review their own resumes/cover letters in a group setting.
Created and co-presented: “Interview Drills and Resume Workshop” 2014 workshop focused on resume skill building, interview skills, and a rapid interview process. Co-presented with Jeremy Torres.
Co-created and co-presented: “Cooks in the Kitchen” 2013 KCACTF Region 6 workshop focused on the collaboration between Directors and Stage Managers. Co-presented with Jeremy Torres.
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Workshops continued: Created and presented: “What’s in Your Toolbox?” 2011 KCACTF Region 6 workshop focused on stage management and stage management paperwork.
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