Kenn Wheeler 612 C Avenue LaGrande, OR 97850 Home: (541) 663-8330/Work: (541) 962-3318 E-mail: Kwheeler@eou.edu Eastern Oregon University Theatre Program Website : www.eou.edu/theatre/ |
EDUCATIONMaster of Fine Arts in Theatrical Directing, 1990 - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, 1987 - Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT Associate of Arts and Sciences in Drama, 1984 - BYU-Idaho, Rexburg, ID SUMMARY OF EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCEEASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY - Assistant Professor (La Grande, OR - Fall, 2002 to Present) |
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THEA 112: Introduction to Theatre: Production THEA 214: Introduction to Theatre: Dramatic Lit (F, W, S ONLINE) THEA 230: Theatre Management (W) THEA 250: Acting II (W) THEA 249: Musical Theatre Performance (S) THEA 256: Fundamentals of Stage Combat (W) THEA 263: Theatre History III (S) THEA 264: Technical Theatre: Set Construction THEA 265: Technical Theatre: Lighting THEA 266: Technical Theatre: Costuming THEA 267: Technical Theatre: Stage Make-up (F, W, S ONLINE) THEA 269: Survey of Musical Theatre (S) THEA 330: Stage Management (F) THEA 407: Senior Seminar (S) |
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The Phantom of the Opera - November 2010 Little Women - March 2009 Spring Into Broadway - March 2007 The Pirates of Penznace - November 2006 The Fantasticks - August 2006 Urinetown, the Musical - May 2006 Joseph, and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - July 2005 Big River - May 2005 Fiddler On the Roof - May 2004 Nunsense -July 2003 The Scarlet Pimpernel - May 2003 Parade - February 2003 |
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| DRAMA | ||
| Richard III - November - 2011 | ||
| Hole In the Sky - November 2003* | ||
| COMEDY | ||
Much Ado About Nothing - May 2010 Noises Off - May 2009 You Can't Take It With You - March 2008 The Comedy of Errors - August 2007 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged - July 2007 Deadwood Dick, or the Game of Gold - August 2005 |
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Spring Into Broadway II - April 2008 Cinderella - August 2007 The Comedy of Errors - August 2007 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged - July 2007 Spring Into Broadway - March 2007 Peril on the High Seas - September 2006 The Fantasticks - August 2006 Music Man, Jr. - August 2006 Joseph, and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - July 2005 Deadwood Dick, or the Game of Gold - August 2005 Annie - August 2005 Arms and the Man - November 2004 Fiddler On the Roof - June 2004 Nunsense - July 2003 A Flea in Her Ear - Fall 2002 |
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Cinderella - August 2007 The Comedy of Errors - August 2007 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged - July 2007 Peril on the High Seas - September 2006 The Fantasticks - August 2006 Music Man, Jr. - August 2006 Joseph, and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - July 2005 Deadwood Dick, or the Game of Gold - August 2005 Annie - August 2005 Big River - May 2004 Arms and the Man - November 2004 Wit - Winter 2003 Nunsense - July 2003 A Flea in Her Ear - Fall 2002 |
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All My Sons - February 2011 Spring Into Broadway II -March 2007 The Comedy of Errors - August 2007 Spring Into Broadway/Featured Soloist - March 2007 Broadway Christmas Returns/Featured Soloist - December 2005 Another Broadway Christmas/Featured Soloist - December 2004 Taming of the Shrew/Baptista - February 2004 Broadway Christmas/Featured Soloist - December 2003 A Christmas Carol/Ebenezer Scrooge - December 2002 |
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| *Presented at the 2004 KC/ACTF Region VII Festival | ||
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TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Theatre Program Director (Ontario, OR - Fall, 1996 to Spring, 2002) |
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January 1997 - June 1999: Performing Arts Department Chair , which included the Theatre, Instrumental, and Choral Music Programs. Responsibilities included preparing and presenting the budget for each program, acting as liaison with administration and serving on the faculty council which dealt with instructional issues. |
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Introduction to Theatre: (FWS) Fundamentals of Tech. Theatre - Scenery: (F) Fundamentals of Tech. Theatre - Costumes: (W) Fundamentals of Tech. Theatre - Lighting : (S) Acting I - Fundamentals: (F) Acting II - Styles: (W) Acting III - Audition Prep: (S) Surveys of Theatre History: (F) Stage Make-up: (W) Stage Management: (S) Fundamentals of Stage Directing: (S) Fundamentals of Stage Combat: (S) Fundamentals of Speech: (FWS) |
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The Music Man - June 2002 A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum - June 2001 Into The Woods - June 2000 The Pirates of Penzance - June 1999 A Christmas Carol - December 1998 Nunsense - November 1998 Hello Dolly! - June 1998 A Christmas Carol - December 1997 Fiddler On the Roof - June 1997 Winnie-the-Pooh - March 1997 |
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The Merry Wives of Windsor - March 2002 A Midsummer Night's Dream - March 2001 Macbeth - March 2000 The Comedy of Errors - March 1999 |
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| DRAMA | |||
The Lion In Winter - November 2001 All My Sons - November 1998 Our Town - November 1996 |
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| COMEDY | |||
You Can't Take It With You - November 2000 Tartuffe - November 1999 Lost In Yonkers - September 1998 Noises Off - November 1997 |
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You Can't Take It With You - Nov. 2000 Into the Woods - June 2000 Fiddler On the Roof - June 1997 Winnie-the-Pooh - March 1997 Our Town - November 1996 |
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Fiddler On the Roof - June 1997 Winnie-the-Pooh - March 1997 Our Town - November 1996 |
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A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum/Pseudolus - June 2001 Salute to Broadway/ Featured Performer - June 2001 Broadway Laughter and Tears/ Featured Performer - June 2000 A Christmas Carol/ Ebenezer Scrooge - December 1998 A Christmas Carol/ Ebenezer Scrooge - December 1997 Fiddler On the Roof/ Tevye - June 1997 Our Town/ Stage Manager - November 1996 |
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