Short Circuit Innovation November 19, 5-7 p.m. Innovate at Iowa State Short Circuit: How to Innovate A Big Splash with Creative Teams How to Innovate Creative Teams What is an innovation short circuit? Sponsored by: The Department of Music and Theater and Innovation SHORT CIRCUITS, delivered The Student Innovation Center by industry experts and influencers, are 2- hour, topic-based conversation sessions that help students gain expertise in innovation mindset, skills, and practices. Jeff Whiting 18 Tony Director and choreographer Nominations theater, opera, For Broadway TELL ME MORE . concerts, television Productions around the world Who is Jeff Whiting? Director, Choreographer, Event Direction Recently acclaimed as a 'director with a joyous touch' by the New York Times, Jeff Whiting is a director and choreographer for theater, opera, Big Fish television, special events and concerts around the world. Member of On Broadway, Jeff was the Associate Director for the Broadway Bullets Over productions of Bullets Over Broadway (6 Tony Nominations - Susan Broadway Disney’s Stroman), Big Fish (Norbert Leo Butz), The Scottsboro Boys (12 Tony Wicked Creative Team nominations), Hair (Tony Best Revival), Young Frankenstein (Sutton Hairspray Foster, Megan Mullally), and Wicked's 5th Anniversary (Stephanie J. directing Block,REGISTER Ashanti). National Tour credits include Hairspray, Young The Sound 50 shows and events Frankensteinhttps//www, Bullets.sictr.iasta Over Broadwayte.edu/co, Rockin’medy- shortRoad to-circuit Dublin/ , of Music Christmas in Killarney, and The Producers. Jeff's theatrical direction and choreography includes development and World premieres of Loch Lomond, Chasing Rainbows (starring Ben Crawford, Ruby Rakos), Fly REGISTER More Than You Fall (Best Musical), The Scottsboro Boys (Phoenix Theatre Co.), Big Fish (Milwaukee), Single Wide (NYMF), Hairspray https://www.sictr.iastate.edu/broadway-short-circuit/ (Brazilian Production), Big (Milwaukee), In The Light (NYFA), Catch Me If You Can (New London Barn), The Sound of Music (Phoenix Theatre TOPICS Co.), and Gypsy (Michele Ragusa). • How do we enter into and direct stories that are meaningful for us, our listeners, and our Special Event direction and choreography includes James Taylor Live (Carnegie Hall, co-starring Bette Midler, Steve Martin, Sting, Tony community? Bennett, Barbara Cook, Dianne Reeves), Stro! Gala Honoring Susan • How do we corral brilliant people into unified Stroman (Hudson Theater, starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, teams promoting a bigger vision? Rebecca Luker, Boyd Gaines, Veanne Cox), New Victory Arts Awards • How do we manage and plan for the traffic of 2015 (starring David Hyde Pierce, Martha Plimpton, Marin Mazzie, Sherie Rene Scott, Joshua Henry, John Lithgow, Kelli O'Hara), New human stories and experiences by mirroring 42nd Street: 25th Anniversary (starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Karen universal human challenges and victories? Ziemba, Tony Yazbeck, Kecia Lewis, Mark Linn-Baker). T-Mobile's • How do you “land” your audience by recruiting Annual Event (Kodak Theater, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones), MAIR! the right people, places, ideas, and stories to (Inner Circle, Starring Mayor Mike Bloomberg and the Broadway tell? company of HAIR!), Film Premiere of Chronicles of Narnia (Southeastern Premiere).As a member of Disney's Creative Team, Jeff has directed and choreographed over 50 shows and events, including Jeff Whiting launched the Broadway Relief Project, Disney's Mickey Mouse Club (India), Power Rangers (Brazil), Disney's a coalition of Broadway designers and stitchers that normally build Very Merry Christmas, Disney's Enchanted Princess, Disney's 100 costumes for Broadway hit musicals. Headquartered in Times Square at Open Jar Studios, this team was enlisted and approved by the City of Years of Magic, Disney's Magic Mirror (Mexico City). New York and the NYC/EDC to be part of their team creating over 2 million medical gowns for NYC public hospitals. We manufacture both reusable/washable gowns (Level 1 & 2) and disposable gowns (Level 1, 2 & 4) in New York City. Check the Student Innovation Center Page for Updates New Short Circuits, Competitions, and Flagship Innovator Speakers NEXT? https://www.sictr.iastate.edu/ Every Friday 12-1:30 Flagship Find out how industry influencers change the world! https://www.sictr.iastate.edu/flagship-fridays/ Fridays .