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SEAMUS M. BOURNE SCENIC DESIGNER (910) 547-0954 Nubourne@Mac.Com Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE CURRICULUM VITAE SEAMUS M. BOURNE SCENIC DESIGNER (910) 547-0954 www.smbourne.com [email protected] Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE CURRICULUM VITAE E DUCATION Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Master of Fine Arts - Scenic Design, 2006 - 2009 University of North Carolina - Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina Bachelor of Arts - Theatre, 2001 - 2005 Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Certificat de Resuissir - Digital Drafting, June 2017 E MPLOYMENT HISTORY Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia Clinical Assistant Professor of Theatre Design, August 2015 - May 2018 Visiting Lecturer - Theatre Design, August 2013 - May 2015 Adjunct Professor - Theatre Design, January - May 2013 Professional Staff - Technical Director, August 2012 - May 2013 • Created syllabi and taught courses at introductory and advanced levels • Introduced modern scenic construction practices • Introduced stage management course and mentored student stage managers • Designed or mentored students designing for Berry College Theatre Company productions • Mentored students attending conferences to participate in design competitions or find employment Bourne CV Page "1 of "12 • Facilitated the reinstatement of the Kappa Alpha cast of Alpha Psi Omega, National Theatre Honor Society; also served as Faculty Advisor Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta, Georgia Scene Shop Foreman, Summer 2016 LOOK Musical Theatre, Tulsa, Oklahoma Resident Scenic Designer & Co-Production Manager, Summers 2012 & 2013 Theatre in the Square, Marietta, Georgia Resident Scenic Designer & Technical Director, August 2009 - March 2012 Georgia Shakespeare, Atlanta, Georgia Properties Master, Summer 2009 A FFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE Member of United States Institute of Theatre Technology Associate Member of Stage Manager’s Association of America Member of Alpha Psi Omega, National Theatre Honor Society T EACHING EXPERIENCE Courses: Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia, August 2012 - Present • THE 201 Experiencing Theatre • THE 221 Stagecraft • THE 262 Stage Management • THE 263 Design Fundamentals • THE 365 Stage Design • THE 404 Advanced Production, Scene Painting • THE 404 Advanced Production, Computer Aided Drafting • THE 404 Advanced Production, Properties Design & Management Bourne CV Page "2 of "12 • THE 450 Senior Project Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, January - May 2009 • THTR-T125 Introduction to Theatrical Production Workshops: ‘Sketching, Rendering & Model Making’ (Marianne Custer, chair) • Southeastern Theatre Conference - Mobile, Alabama, 2018 ‘3D Drafting with VectorWorks 2018’ • Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region IV, 2018 ’It’s Not Really Cheating: Using SketchUp & Hand Rendering Techniques’ • KCACTF Region IV, 2016 & 2017 ’Becoming the Puppetmaster’ With Melanie Mortimore • USITT Conference & Show Expo - Salt Lake City, Utah, 2016 ‘Mentoring Students for Design Competitions’ With Alice Bristow • Georgia Theatre Conference - Gainesville, Georgia, 2015 ‘Safety is NOT a Four Letter Word’ With Scott McElheney • Georgia Theatre Conference - Columbus, Georgia, 2013 ‘New Dog, Old Tricks’ With Fred M. Duer • Southeastern Theatre Conference, 2009 & 2013 Service: Stage & Arts Management Coordinator KCACTF Region IV - 2015 - Present Region 4 Representative to National Office of Alpha Psi Omega, National Theatre Honor Society - 2017 - 2018 Faculty Search Committees • Directing/Theatre History Faculty Position, Berry College - 2016 • Acting/Directing Faculty Position, Berry College - 2015 Bourne CV Page "3 of "12 A WARDS Suzi Bass Awards • Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Nominations Spring Awakening, 2011 Singin’ in the Rain, 2010 Broadway World Atlanta • Best Professional Scene Design Award Nomination One Slight Hitch, 2015 Next Fall, 2011 Southeastern Theatre Conference • Sculptural Arts Coatings Undergraduate Scenic Design Award First Place, Boys’ Life, 2003 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region IV • Faculty Merit Design Award The Dining Room, 2018 Urinetown, 2018 Cabaret, 2016 Spoon River Anthologies, 2015 Little Shop of Horrors, 2014 • Faculty Merit Production Technology Award Peter and the Starcatcher, 2016 Cabaret, 2016 Genius, 2013 • Barbizon Scenic Design Award Nomination Shadow of a Gunman, 2004 Boys’ Life, 2003 Bourne CV Page "4 of "12 C REATIVE EXPERIENCE Scenic Design: Five Guys Named Moe Theatrical Outfit (May 2019) Sense & Sensibility University of Southern Alabama (November 2018) Reykjavik Actor’s Express (October 2018) Noises Off The Little Theatre on the Square (August 2018) Damn Yankees The Little Theatre on the Square July 2018 Madagascar: Crane River Theatre June 2018 A Musical Adventure Crowns Dominion Entertainment Group May 2018 The Dining Room Berry College April 2018 Urinetown Berry College February 2018 Make Merry (or How to Berry College November 2017 Survive Family on Holidays) Miss Bennet Theatrical Outfit November 2017 Christmas at Pemberly Alice Between The Alliance Theatre October 2017 Crimes of the Heart Berry College September 2017 Joseph and the Amazing The Little Theatre on the Square July 2017 Technicolor Dreamcoat The Tempest Berry College April 2017 Peter and the Starcatcher Berry College September 2016 Company Actor’s Express August 2016 Cabaret Berry College February 2016 Charley’s Aunt Georgia Ensemble Theatre January 2016 A Crumby Christmas, Carole Berry College December 2015 The Nerd Berry College September 2015 Bourne CV Page "5 of "12 Jar the Floor Dominion Entertainment Group September 2015 The Servant of Two Masters Berry College April 2015 One Slight Hitch Georgia Ensemble Theatre January 2015 Plays from Provincetown Berry College April 2014 Little Shop of Horrors Berry College February 2014 Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol Berry College December 2013 A Grand Night for Singing Berry College September 2013 The Drowsy Chaperone LOOK Musical Theatre June 2013 Side by Side by Sondheim LOOK Musical Theatre June 2013 Hello Dolly! LOOK Musical Theatre June 2013 A Midsummer’s Night Dream Berry College April 2013 Sherlock Holmes and the Georgia Ensemble Theatre February 2013 Adventure of the Suicide Club Wolves Actor’s Express November 2012 A Funny Thing Happened on LOOK Musical Theatre June 2012 the Way to the Forum Avenue Q LOOK Musical Theatre June 2012 Gypsy LOOK Musical Theatre June 2012 Grease Atlanta Lyric Theatre May 2012 The Liar Henley Street Theatre April 2012 Next Fall Actor’s Express January 2012 1940’s Radio Hour Theatre in the Square December 2011 Glimpses of the Moon Georgia Ensemble Theatre October 2011 On Golden Pond Theatre in the Square October 2011 Spring Awakening Actor’s Express August 2011 See What I Wanna See Actor’s Express March 2011 Inherit the Wind Georgia Ensemble Theatre February 2011 The 39 Steps Theatre in the Square January 2011 Bourne CV Page "6 of "12 Sirens Aurora Theatre January 2011 The 25th Annual Putnam County Georgia Ensemble Theatre October 2010 Spelling Bee How I Became a Pirate Theatre in the Square September 2010 Singin’ in the Rain Aurora Theatre August 2010 The Woman in Black Theatre in the Square September 2009 An Ideal Husband Indiana University February 2009 The Wild Party Indiana University October 2008 An American Ma(u)l Indiana University March 2008 Plaza Suite Brown County Playhouse September 2007 Sideman Indiana University February 2007 Jake’s Women Big Dawg Productions July 2006 Love’s Labour’s Lost Shakespeare on the Green June 2006 Footloose Thalian Association May 2006 Betrayal Big Dawg Productions January 2006 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Thalian Association December 2005 Dracula Big Dawg Productions October 2005 Absurdities UNC Wilmington September 2005 Shadow of a Gunman UNC Wilmington November 2004 Boys’ Life UNC Wilmington September 2003 Bedroom Farce Dogwood Dell Festival of Arts July 2003 You’re a Good Man Summertime Players June 2002 Charlie Brown Assistant Scenic Design: Knuffle Bunny The Alliance Theatre April 2015 (Kat Conley, Designer) Charlotte’s Web The Alliance Theatre January 2013 (Kat Conley, Designer) Bourne CV Page "7 of "12 The Glass Menagerie Cleveland Play House September 2008 (Robert Mark Morgan, Designer) The Crucible Indiana University November 2006 (I. Christopher Berg, Designer) Projection Design: Genius Berry College November 2013 Sherlock Holmes and the Georgia Ensemble Theatre February 2013 Adventure of the Suicide Club Production Management: The Dining Room Berry College April 2018 Urinetown Berry College February 2018 Make Merry (or How to Berry College November 2017 Survive Family on Holidays) Crimes of the Heart Berry College September 2017 The Tempest Berry College April 2017 A Charlie Brown Christmas Berry College December 2016 Peter and the Starcatcher Berry College September 2016 Durang/Durang Berry College April 2016 Cabaret Berry College February 2016 A Crumby Christmas, Carole Berry College December 2015 Women in Arms Berry College November 2015 The Nerd Berry College September 2015 The Drowsy Chaperone LOOK Musical Theatre June 2013 Side by Side by Sondheim LOOK Musical Theatre June 2013 Hello Dolly! LOOK Musical Theatre June 2013 Technical Direction: The Dining Room Berry College April 2018 Bourne CV Page "8 of "12 Urinetown Berry College February 2018 Make Merry (or How to Berry College November 2017 Survive Family on Holidays) Crimes of the Heart Berry College September 2017 The Tempest Berry College April 2017 A Charlie Brown Christmas Berry College December 2016 Peter and the Starcatcher Berry College September 2016
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