Mark Jesse Swanson

Princeton: 16 Hereford Drive Princeton Junction, NJ 08550

Philadelphia: 1322 Locust Street Apt. 2R Philadelphia PA 19147

(609) 240-4305 MarkJesseSwanson@Gmail.com

BFA Theater Management and Production, The University of the Arts ’09 (Anticipated)



DIRECTION

Talk Radio

NOVEMBER ’08 (Anticipated)

The Adrienne Theater

I will assist William Roudebush in the direction of this regional premier production.

AD

New City Stage


Savage in Limbo

SPRING ’09 (Anticipated)

The University of the Arts Skyline Theater

My senior thesis at The University of the Arts, slated to run in rep with No Exit.


Director


The University of the Arts


Words From Within

FEBRUARY ‘08

The University of the Arts Black Box Theater

A workshop of an original work written by a 7th grade student that calumniated in a staged reading. This project allowed me to work collaboratively with a playwright and a cast to create an effective and relevant play


Director


Philadelphia Young Playwrights


6221

FEBRUARY 15-24 ‘08

The Arts Bank at The University of the Arts

Assisted Johnnie Hobbs Jr. in the direction of this play. My responsibilities included dramaturgical research for the play as well as assistance with blocking and tackling general staging issues.


AD


The University of the Arts


Please Silence Your Cell Phones

NOVEMBER ‘07

The University of the Arts Black Box Theater

Directed an original play by Timothy Moore in the University of the Arts’ Equinox Play Festival. With this piece (set in a movie theater) I explored the relationship between the audience and the play by staging the show in the first two rows of the theater and filled the stage with mirrors to give the audience the feel of sitting in a movie theater with the performers and watching a movie.


Director


The University of the Arts


Summer Master Class in Acting

JUNE-AUGUST ’05 ’06 ‘08

The Kelsey Theater

For 3 years I have directed teenage performers in a series of scenes and monologues. The three-week rehearsal process culminates in a full length evening performance on the colleges main stage. I also performed the duties of acting coach and stage manager for a company between 12-30 performers


Director


Mercer County Community College


REFERENCES


Johnnie Hobbs Jr.- of. (215) 717-6456 – Jhobbs@uarts.edu - Head of Acting Dept, UArts Director, 6221


William Roudebush- c.(267) 971-3057 - dentay@juno.com - Freelance Director (Talk Radio, Extremities, Mary Girard)


Amy Hogdon- of. (215) 665-9226 - amy@phillyyoungplaywrights.org - Director of Education, Philadelphia Young Playwrights


Dan Spalluto- c. (609) 213-7327 - djspalluto3@erols.com - Coworker and Director, Like 40 Productions