Hidden Voices Working Portfolio Megan Faye Schutt Winter 2006 Masters Examination Committee: Jeanine Thompson, Chair Maureen Ryan Murphy Dr. William Conable "Hidden Voices: A creation through collaboration with fellow MFA actors and community partner Turning Point." Outreach & Engagement Working Portfolio Written Documentation Presented in Partial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University. By Megan Faye Schutt The Ohio State University 19 May 2006 , Master's Examination Committee: Approved by Ass?ciate Professor Jeanine Thompson, Chair ~~-~~~~\htL. ASSIstant Professor Mo Ryan L =.:1-- .\ Professor William Conable Megan Faye Schutt Home: • Office: 1825 Lafayette PI. #B2 2046 Drake Union Columbus, OH 43212 Department of Theatre 614-284-5906 The Ohio State University [email protected] Columbus, OH 43210 Education: MFA in Acting. Focus: Creation ofNew Work-The Ohio State University, 2006. Advisor: Jeanine Thompson. Acting, Shakespeare, Linklater-Maureen Ryan Acting, Meisner-Bruce Hermann Devising, Outreach and Engagement-Valene Kaneko Lucas Movement, Laban, Bartenieff, Viewpoints, Composition, Mime, Suzuki- Jeanine Thompson Voice, Linklater, Singing- Mandy Fox Alexander Technique, Body Mapping- Dr. William Conable BFA in Acting (Actor Training Program)-University of Utah, 2003. Acting- Jay E. Raphael, Barbara Smith, Sandra Shotwell, Matt Tomlanovich Movement, Butoh Dance, Viewpoints, Commedia- Jerry Gardner Voice/ Speech! Dialects- Sarah Shippobotham, Sandra Shotwell Singing- Debra Lynn Cook (Legit and Belt) Alexander Technique- Jacque Bell, Cathy Pollack University of Cambridge - Shakespeare Summer School 2002 Intensive English based coursework in Shakespeare's texts with Dr. Charles Moseley, Dr. Philippa Berry, and Professor David Hillman. The courses focused on the Romances and Comedies. Academic Teaching Experience: Ohio State University, Fall 2003 - Current Graduate Teaching Associate, Department ofTheatre, Columbus, OR Theatre 280- Acting Fundamentals, Instructor - 2003-2004. This class was taught as a 10-week course. The class focused on modem American realism as an acting technique. The students leamed vocal and physical warm-up techniques, how to analyze a scene and create a character, and how to apply these concepts to scenes and monologues. Theatre 280- Acting Fundamentals, Instructor - 2004. This class was taught as a 5-week course. The class focused on modem American Megan Faye Schutt I realism as an acting technique. The students learned vocal and physical warm-up techniques, how to analyze a scene and create a character, and how to apply these concepts to scenes and monologues. Theatre 100- Introduction to Theatre, Recitation Instructor. - 2004-2005. TA for this 400 student 10-week survey course. Responsibilities • included leading students in the discussion ofplays, facilitating creative group projects, assisting the lecturer, and doing the grading for recitation sections. Experience in WEB CT and Excel. Theatre 386- Movement Fundamentals, Instructor 2005-2006. This class is taught as a IO-week course. The class explores basic principles ofmovement for actors. The students learn how to find neutrality, explore a character using Laban effort-shape, and apply their physical choices to monologue and scene-work. Other Teaching Experience: University of Utah, Theater School for Youth, 2003. Lead Teacher, Salt Lake City, UT Taught classes in Acting, Shakespeare's England and Audition Technique for 8-12 year-olds. The session was 2 1/2 weeks long, and culminated in a performance before the student's families. Taught classes in Acting, Shakespeare, Audition Technique, and Voice Production to 12-18 year-olds. The session was 3 1/2 weeks long, and culminated in a performance for the student's families. Headed the Aftercare program, in which some ofthe younger students would stay until their parents could pick them up. Workshops Led: The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival: Region III, "Viewpoints: A Basic Introduction." January 12,2006. Bloomington, IL. A ninety-minute workshop which introduced the basic concepts of the Viewpoints Training through discussion and practical exploration. The workshop was open to college students and faculty. Port Clinton Performing Arts Festival, Movement Workshops. September 15,2005. Co-leader. Port Clinton, OH. Two one-hour introductory movement workshops for high-school drama students; the focus was on finding neutrality and a sense of ensemble awareness. Ohio State University, Audition Workshop January 29 and September 30,2004. Megan Faye Schutt 2 Co-leader. Columbus, OH. Two-hour workshops on how to audition for OSU department shows, as well as other venues. Apprenticeshipsl Internships: The ~ilders Association and dbox - Internship - July 25-August 4, 2004 Worked with Marianne Weems and her company as they did preliminary research on Supervision. This process involved improvisational scene work dealing with identity and technology and work with Motion Capture Technology as an actor. The Mo-Cap work involved capturing pedestrian movements for dbox to manipulate digitally. New Jersey Shakespeare Festival- Apprentice Company - Summer 2001 Voice- Beth Maguire Alexander Technique- Barbara McCrane Acting-Lewis Magruder This was an l l-week acting apprenticeship involving class work as well as creative work. Duties included working in the scene shop and serving as run crew for their production of Three Sisters. WorkshopslResidencies: David Diamond. Fall 2005. A lecture about career coaching for artists. Mabou Mines. November 18, 2005. A talkback with Lee Breuer, the director of Mabou Mines Dollhouse, about his experiences as an artist and director. Builder's Association. November 4,2005. A talkback with Marianne Weems and Matthew Bannister (dbox) about the creation and development of Supervision. Neo-Futurists. November 4,2005. A conversation with the cast and crew of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind about their process and the logistics of living as an artist in Chicago. Alexandru Berceanu. Fall 2005. A conversation with Alexandru about his work as a theatre director in Romania. Shared Experience. London. September 1,2005. A workshop with Kate Saxon about the methods Shared Experience uses to create their productions. Improbable Theatre. London. August 13,2005. A workshop with Phelim McDermott focusing on Improbable Theatre's improvisational methods for creating new work. Complicite. London. August 22-23,2005. A two-day workshop with Clive Mendes on the processes Complicite goes through in the creation and presentation of a new piece of theatre. Megan Faye Schutt 3 SITI Summer Intensive. Saratoga Springs, NY. June 2005. A month-long intensive residency with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company. Training included Composition, Viewpoints, Suzuki, Speaking Practice, Dramaturgy, Movement Lab, and Punch/Kick. Final project was the direction and presentation of a 10­ minute Composition piece. Lizbeth Goodman and SMARTLAB. Columbus, OH. Spring, 2004. A week-long creative residency on the development ofa theatre performance for the 2006 UN Conference for Technology, which was held in Tunisia in November, 2006. The creative workshops were used to generate material. There was an informal performance at the end ofthe residency. Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players. November 12, 2004. A talkback about their work and process. Lone Twin. October 2004. A talkback about their work and process. Royal Court Playwriting Residency October 2004. Simon Stephens and Emily McLoughlin taught a 5-day workshop on plot and character development in playwriting. Anne Bogart and the SITI Company. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OR. 2004. A six-day residency led by Barney O'Hanlon in Viewpoints, Suzuki and Composition. Goat Island Performance Group. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. January 2003. A 2 1/2 week residency in the devising of new work. Robert Post. November 2003. A one-day workshop in mime and the creation of new work. da da kamera. November 2003. A talkback on the company's performance work and • writing techniques. Bill Talen. October 2003. A one-day workshop about his theories ofperformance and "spat theater" as social activism. Jeffrey Solomon. October 2003. A workshop on the creation of solo performance work. Improbable Theater. October 2003. A talkback on their creative process. Teatr Provisorium and the Kompania Teatr, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2002. A weeklong workshop on Polish theatre and the work of Jerzy Grotowski. Megan Faye Schutt 4 Diego Pinon, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2001. A one-day workshop on Butoh Dance Technique. Artistic Experience: Performer - A Bright Room Called - Die Alte -Thurber-OSU/Mo Ryan Day «Hidden Voices " -Mary/Co-creator -Bowen-OSUNalerie (a devised work) Kaneko Lucas -Held Together With Glue -Ensemble/Puppeteer -New Works Lab and Port and Tape Clinton Performing Arts (puppet theater) Festival- OSU/Jennifer Stoessner -Vaudeville -Collaborator/Ensemble -Bowen and Port Clinton (a devised work) Performing Arts Festival­ OSU/Robert Post and Jeanine Thompson «Another Part ofthe House -Amelia -Bowen-OSU/Jeanine Thompson »Measure for Measure -Pompey -Thurber- OSUlBruce Hermann »Shakespeare on Love -Ensemble -Actors' Theatre/John Kuhn (world premiere) -tt« Fate ofA Cockroach -Samia -Bowen- OSUlNaila Al­ Atrash -Pentecost -Gabriella Pees -Thurber- OSU/Jonathan Putnam -The Rimers ofEldritch -Evelyn Jackson -Boweri- OSU/Bruce