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
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Talk Radio NOVEMBER ’08 (Anticipated) The Adrienne Theater I will assist William Roudebush in the direction of this regional premier production. |
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New City Stage |
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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. |
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The University of the Arts |
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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 |
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Philadelphia Young Playwrights |
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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. |
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The University of the Arts |
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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. |
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The University of the Arts |
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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 |
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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