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ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Assistant Professor of Directing, Playwriting & Theatre History
St. George, UT – July 2021 to Present
Executive Artistic Director of Birmingham Children’s Theatre
Birmingham, AL – September 2016 to August 2020
Senior Manager of Performance Interpretation (Artistic Director)
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, VA – November 2013 to January 2016
Artistic Director of Strawdog Theatre Company
Chicago, IL – June 2011 to November 2012
Artistic Director of BackStage Theatre Company
Chicago, IL – May 2004 to April 2007
directing – Professional
| Macbeth No. 9 | adapted by Brandon Bruce & Company | Tumbleweed Theatre Company, St. George, UT 2023 |
| Catch Me If You Can | by Terrence McNally, Marc Shaiman, & Scott Wittman | St. George Musical Theater, St. George, UT 2023 |
| Bunnicula | by Jon Klein & Chris Jeffries | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2020 |
| Songs for a New World | by Jason Robert Brown | Birmingham Festival Theatre, Bham, AL 2019 |
| Alice in Wonderland | adapted by Brandon Bruce & Luke Schares | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2019 |
| Peter Pan | adapted by Douglas Irvine | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2018 |
| The Three Musketeers | by Ken Ludwig | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2018 |
| Cinderella | by John B. Davidson | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2017 |
| James & the Giant Peach | by Pasek/Paul/McDonald | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2017 |
| Harlequin’s Holiday | by Luke Schares & Brandon Bruce | Colonial Williamsburg, Wburg, VA 2015 |
| The Servant of Two Masters | by Carlo Goldoni/adapted by Brandon Bruce | Colonial Williamsburg, Wburg, VA 2015 |
| Thomas & Sally (opera) | by Thomas Arne | Colonial Williamsburg, Wburg, VA 2014 |
| The Beloved Women of Chiota | by Catherine Hagner | Colonial Williamsburg, Wburg, VA 2014 |
| Sword Play | by Andrés Enriquez & Luke Schares | Colonial Williamsburg, Wburg, VA 2014 |
| Scapin | by Molière/adapted by Terry Burgler | Colonial Williamsburg, Wburg, VA 2014 |
| The Revolutionary City | by various authors/devised work | Colonial Williamsburg, Wburg, VA 2014-15 |
| Forever Plaid | by Stuart Ross | Fox Valley Rep, St. Charles, IL 2013 |
| The Duchess of Malfi | by John Webster/adapted by Brandon Bruce & Christine Scarfuto | Strawdog Theatre, Chicago, IL 2012 |
| The 39 Steps | by Patrick Barlow | Shawnee Theatre, Bloomfield, IN 2011 |
| The Fantasticks | by Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt | Shawnee Theatre, Bloomfield, IN 2011 |
| It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play | by Joe Landry | Shawnee Theatre, Bloomfield, IN 2010 |
| Denali | by Austin Bunn | Working Group Theatre, Iowa City, IA 2010 |
| The Scene | by Theresa Rebeck | Iowa Summer Rep, Iowa City, IA 2010 |
| The Little Foxes | by Lillian Hellman | Shattered Globe Theatre, Chicago, IL 2009 |
| The Deal | by Lewis Black | Alley Cabaret, Iowa City, IA 2008 |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | by William Shakespeare | Pella Shakespeare Festival, Pella, IA 2008 |
| The Ruling Class | by Peter Barnes | BackStage Theatre Company, Chicago, IL 2007 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | by Oscar Wilde | Festival 56, Princeton, IL 2007 |
| The Skin of Our Teeth | by Thornton Wilder | BackStage Theatre Company, Chicago, IL 2006 |
| Tango | by Slawomir Mrozek | Chopin Theatre, Chicago, IL 2006 |
| Denise Druczweski’s Inferno | by Eric Schmiedl | BackStage Theatre Company, Chicago, IL 2005 |
| Terra Nova | by Ted Tally | BackStage Theatre Company, Chicago, IL 2004 |
| Catch-22 | by Joseph Heller | Signal Ensemble Theatre, Chicago, IL 2004 |
| Picasso at the Lapin Agile | by Steve Martin | New Leaf Theatre, Chicago, IL 2002 |
directing – EDUCATIONAL
| This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing | by Finegan Kruckemeyer (co-directed with Rook Reilley) | Utah Tech University, St. George, UT 2023 |
| Men On Boats | by Jaclyn Backhaus | Utah Tech University, St. George, UT 2022 |
| The Wolves | by Sarah DeLappe | Utah Tech University, St. George, UT 2021 |
| The Revision | by Jordan Harrison | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Bham, AL 2018 |
| Up | by Bridget Carpenter | Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL 2012 |
| Sunday in the Park with George | by Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine | Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA 2011 |
| Copenhagen | by Michael Frayn | Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA 2011 |
| The Boy in Black | by Tony Meneses & Dan Roeder | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2010 |
| Reefer Madness! The Musical | by Dan Studney & Larry Murphy | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2009 |
| Akarui | by Jen Silverman | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2009 |
| White Elephant | by Tony Meneses | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2009 |
| The Toymaker’s War | by Jennifer Fawcett | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2008 |
| Chicago | by Sam Shepard | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2007 |
| Thief Unseen | by Mary Hamilton | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2007 |
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY
| Macbeth No. 9 | dir. Brandon Bruce | Tumbleweed Theatre Company, St. George, UT 2023 |
| Man of La Mancha | dir. Brandon Burk | SimonFest, Cedar City, UT 2022 |
| The Sword in the Stone | dir. Ronan Marra | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2020 |
| And in this Corner…Cassius Clay | dir. Jamil Jude | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2019 |
| Peter Pan | dir. Brandon Bruce | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2018 |
| The Jungle Book | dir. Charlie McGrath | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2018 |
| The Servant of Two Masters | dir. Brandon Bruce | Colonial Williamsburg, Wburg, VA 2015 |
| Sword Play | dir. Brandon Bruce | Colonial Williamsburg, Wburg, VA 2014 |
| Perilous Night | dir. Liz Neerland | Nimbus Theatre, Minneapolis, MN 2013 |
| Petrified Forest | dir. Shade Murray | Strawdog Theatee, Chicago, IL 2012 |
| Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom | dir. Joanie Schultz | Strawdog Theatre, Chicago, IL 2012 |
| Mauritius | dir. Eric Forsythe | Iowa Summer Rep, Iowa City, IA 2010 |
| Dead Man’s Cell Phone | dir. Eric Forsythe | Iowa Summer Rep, Iowa City, IA 2009 |
| Closer | dir. Ronan Marra | Signal Ensemble Theatre, Chicago, IL 2006 |
| Romeo and Juliet | dir. Eric Wegener | Festival 56, Princeton, IL 2006 |
| Macbeth | dir. Phil Kasper | Expanded Arts, New York, NY 2000 |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | dir. Nancy Cates | Weathervane Playhouse, Akron, OH 2000 |
| The Vampire | dir. Lisa Channer | Yale Summer Cabaret, New Haven, CT 1998 |
SOUND DESIGN
| Macbeth No. 9 | dir. Brandon Bruce | Tumbleweed Theatre Company, St. George, UT 2023 |
| Count Dracula | dir. Kris Davies | Utah Tech University, St. George, UT 2022 |
| Mr. Popper’s Penguins | dir. Laura Byland | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2019 |
| The Watsons Go to Birmingham | dir. Chalethia Williams | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2019 |
| And in this Corner…Cassius Clay | dir. Jamil Jude | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2018 |
| Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott | dir. Chalethia Williams | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2018 |
| Perilous Night | dir. Liz Neerland | Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Bham, AL 2013 |
| The 39 Steps | dir. Brandon Bruce | Shawnee Theatre, Bloomfield, IN 2011 |
| Akarui | dir. Brandon Bruce | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2009 |
| The Skin of Our Teeth | dir. Brandon Bruce | BackStage Theatre Company, Chicago, IL 2006 |
| Denise Druczweski’s Inferno | dir. Brandon Bruce | BackStage Theatre Company, Chicago, IL 2005 |
| Terra Nova | dir. Brandon Bruce | BackStage Theatre Company, Chicago, IL 2004 |
EDUCATION
MFA in Directing from the University of Iowa
BFA in Acting from Kent State University
TRAINING
Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium (modules 1 & 2) – Instructors Lionel Walsh, Catherine Albers, James Haffner, Melissa Owens
Suzuki Movement Training (2 years experience) – Instructor Allan Byrne
Grotowski Acting Training – Eric Forsythe
Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE) – Instructors Chelsea Pace & Laura Rikard
Shakespeare – Bob Smith, Alan MacVey, Terry Burgler
Stage Combat/Fight Directors Canada (unarmed, rapier, dagger, small sword, scimitar, quarterstaff, broadsword, cloak)
– Chris Ockler, Paul Gelineau, Larissa Yanchak, Daniel Levinson
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
RISING STAR – TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
– Nominated for this Award, 2022
6 BROADWAY WORLD NOMINATIONS – The Three Musketeers
– Nominated for Best Production, Best Scenic Design, Best Director, & Best Actor, Best Actress, 2018
3 BROADWAY WORLD NOMINATIONS – James & the Giant Peach, Einstein is a Dummy
– Nominated for Best Production, Best Scenic Design, Best Director, & Best Musical, 2017
3 JEFF NOMINATIONS – The Little Foxes Chicago’s Jeff Awards, 2009
– Nominated for Best Production, Best Scenic Design, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role
TOP 20 SHOWS OF 2009 – The Little Foxes Chicago Tribune & Sun-Times, 2009
IRAM AWARD – Akarui
University of Iowa, 2009
– Awarded for Outstanding Direction
IOWA ARTS DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP
University of Iowa, 2007
One of “20 CHICAGOANS YOU SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT”
Time Out Chicago, 2007
ORGIE AWARD – Tango Chicago’s Orgie Awards, 2007
– Awarded for Best Director
CRITIC’S CHOICE – The Ruling Class Chicago Reader, 2007
JEFF AWARD – The Skin of Our Teeth Chicago’s Jeff Awards, 2006
– Awarded for Actress in a Principal Role
JEFF NOMINATION – The Skin of Our Teeth Chicago’s Jeff Awards, 2006
– Nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role
CRITIC’S CHOICE – Denise Druczweski’s Inferno Chicago Reader, 2005