Austen Anderson

austenea@gmail.com

Professional Experience _______________________________________________________________

ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE- Sarasota, FL

Literary Apprentice/Associate Dramaturg 2013 2014 Serve as a source for dramaturgical and historical information to actors and directors during rehearsal process. Research and compile dramaturgy packets for main stage productions. Compose background, dramaturgical, and interest articles for season playbills. Read and evaluate all incoming script submission for production consideration. Plan, execute, and film local auditions. Edit and upload videos for viewing by production teams. Co-ordinate with other departments to plan and execute promotional and educational events. Assist Literary manager with daily management and season planning. Create and manage acting workshops and play readings for the apprentice company. Assistant to Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards Summer 2013 Maintain daily schedule and appointments for Producing Artistic Director. Co-ordinate travel and hotel arrangements. Assisting in the planning and executing of personal and public events. Company Management Apprentice 2012-2013 Co-ordinate travel plans for visiting artists. Maintain guest housing and accommodations. Take notes and craft official minutes for board meetings. Company liaison to Theatre Guild.
ANIMAL FIRE THEATRE -Olympia, WA

Founder/Artistic Director, 2009 to 2012 Formed Animal Fire Theatre, a company dedicated to producing Shakespeare in the Pacific North West. Created adaptations of Shakespeares works under a variety of constraints including runtime, indoor/outdoor settings, touring productions, found spaces, minimal casts, and young audience emphasis. Partnered with college theatre groups to create verse language based workshops, bring in touring productions, and guide students in creating their own productions. Worked with local high schools to integrate aspects of performance into their English Lit. classes studies of Shakespeare. Worked with other local theatres to help organize Olympia Audition League, an organization dedicated to creating and managing unified general auditions for the city of Olympia, Wa
BARBED WIRE WHIPPING PRODUCTIONS -Olympia, Wa

Worked with a team of artists and designers from Seattle, N.Y., and Washington D.C. to create a performance art experience based on The Grateful Deads sound recording The Barbed Wire Whipping Party. BWWP was performed inside a specially made art instillation based on the same piece, featuring 30 ft tall steel sculptures and platforms, during the 2012 Olympia Arts Walk Festival. Created a 3-week movement intensive for performers in order to prepare them for the challenges of the piece.

Austen Anderson
austenea@gmail.com

Directing ___________________________________________________________________________

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind Hamlet A Midsummer Nights Dream Macbeth Henry V Chaps

FSU/Asolo Conservatory Late Night Animal Fire Theatre Animal Fire Theatre Animal Fire Theatre Animal Fire Theatre Idaho Repertory Theatre

Assistant Director Director Director Director Director Assistant Director

Dramaturgy _________________________________________________________________________

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Other Desert Cities Show Boat Romeo and Juliet

dir. Peter Amster dir. Greg Lemming dir. Rob Ruggiero dir. Dmitry Troyanovski

Asolo Rep. Asolo Rep. Asolo Rep. Asolo Rep.

Special Projects_______________________________________________________________________

Barbed Wire Whipping Party Twelfth Night

BWWP productions Evergreen Shakespeare

Movement Director Adapater

Education __________________________________________________________________________
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Moscow, ID Bachelor of Fine Arts- Theatre, 2009 CENTRALIA COLLEGE- Centralia, WA Associates in Arts- 2006

References* _________________________________________________________________________ Lauryn Sasso (Lit. Manager, Asolo Rep.) 941-351-9010 ext. 3312 Corinne G. Deckard (Asst. Managing Director, Asolo Rep.) 941-351-9010 ext. 3300 David Lee Painter (Professor, U. Idaho) 208-301-3927

*Additional references available upon request.