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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
BLAMED: An Established Fiction |
by Callie Prendiville-Johnson (co-directed with Aubrey Sanders) | Tumbleweed Theatre Company, Ivins, UT 2024 |
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
A Midsummer Night’s Dream | by William Shakespeare | Utah Tech University, St. George, UT 2024 |
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
BLAMED | dir. Brandon Bruce & Aubrey Sanders | Tumbleweed Theatre, Ivins, UT 2024 |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream | dir. Brandon Bruce | Utah Tech University, St. George, UT 2024 |
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
Certified Teacher of the Michael Chekhov Technique
TRAINING
Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium (modules 1, 2 & 3) – 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
EXCELLENCE IN ACTIVE TEACHING AWARD – Utah Tech University
– Awarded in 2024
RISING STAR – TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD – Utah Tech University
– 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