CURRICULUM VITAE Shannon R. Miller 646.881.4776 www.dzynes.com Education: MFA, 2003, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi BFA, 1997, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia HS Diploma, 1991, Huntington High School, Huntington, West Virginia Certificates of Completion, 1988-1991, Cabell County Career Technology Center, Huntington, WV - Introduction to Robotics and Electronics Engineering, Industrial/Residential Electricity, Building Construction, Computer Technology, Graphic Arts, Photography, and Print Making Teaching and Research: 2014 - 2017, Assistant Professor Theatre Design and Technology, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2011 - 2012, Instructor, Theatre Design and Technology, McNeese State University 2010 - 2011, Assistant Professor Theatre Design and Technology, University of New Orleans 2008 - 2010, Artists in Residence, Technical Director, University of New Orleans 2006 - 2007, Assistant Professor, Lighting Design, Western Kentucky University 2005 - 2006, Instructor, Technical Director, Western Kentucky University 2004 - 2005, Instructor, Technical Theatre, Theatre West Virginia Professional Training Academy 2003 - 2004, Adjunct Staff, Technical Director, William Cary College, Hattiesburg, MS 2002 - 2003, Instructor, Technical Supervisor, Theatre Department, University of Southern Mississippi 1998 - 2000, Auditorium Manager/Technical Director, College Fine Arts, Univ. Southern Mississippi 1997 - 1998, Shop Foreman/Asst. Technical Director, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois Committee Assignments: KCACTF R6 Louisiana, Hosting, Technical Liaison, McNeese State University, 2011 KCACTF R6 Louisiana, Hosting, Technical Liaison, Univ. New Orleans, 2010-2011 Chair, Academic Appeals, University of New Orleans 2010-2011 Curriculum Review, University of New Orleans, 2010-2011 Theatre Production Resource, University of New Orleans, 2008-2011 Faculty Senate Liaison, Western Kentucky University, 2006-2007 Production Management, Theatre, Western Kentucky University 2005-2007 Technology Committee, Theatre, Southern Miss. 2005-2006 Connoisseur Series Events, College of the Arts, Southern Miss. 1998-2000 Professional Employment: Trike Theatre, Bentonville Arkansas, Production Manager and Technical Director 2017 - Present Maltz-Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter Florida, Technical Director 2012-2014 Jefferson Performing Arts Society, Production Manager, Designer 2007-2009 Kentucky Repertory Theatre, Production Manager, 2006 Public Theatre of Kentucky, Designer, 2005-2007 Mill Mountain Theatre, Technical Director, 2004-2005 Theatre West Virginia, Production Manager, 2002-2004 Theatre West Virginia, Technical Director/Lighting Designer, 2001 Mystic Krewe of Zeus, Festival Designer/Production Manager, 2001-2002 Technical Director/Designer, Southern Opera, 1999-2001 Southern Arena Theatre, Scenic Production Crew, 1998 Millikin University Summer Theatre, Technical Director/Designer, 1998 Huntington Outdoor Theatre, Technical Director/Designer, 1996-1997 Utah Shakespeare Festival, Run Crew, 1995 I.A.T.S.E Local 369 “NONCARD” Huntington/Ashland/Ironton 1994-1997 Ogden Entertainment Group, Huntington Civic Center, WV 1994-1997 Marshall University Summer Theatre, 1992-1994 Membership in Professional and Scholarly Organizations: United States Institute for Theatre Technology, 1993-present South Eastern Theatre Conference, 1993-2007 I.A.T.S.E. Local 369, 1993-1997 Grants: McNeese State University $6000.00 Deans Incentive, ETC Ion lighting control SFAA Theatre 2011 The University of New Orleans $110,000.00 HD Screening Infrastructure, Co-Principal Investigator, Projection/Sound, 2010/2011 Western Kentucky University $20,000 Presidents Grant for acquisition of dedicated Theatre production truck, 2006 City of Bowling Green $13,000 Mayors Youth Outreach Initiative to upgrade lighting for Sunburst Youth Theatre, 2005 Home Depot $600, Materials Sponsorship, Theatre West Virginia, 2003 Lowes $800, Tools replacement incentive, Theatre West Virginia, 2003 Marshall University $4000, Technology In Arts Grant, Theatre Cad Lab, 1996 Classes Taught: Makeup Design Theatre Appreciation (on-line and face to face) Stagecraft & Production Lab supervision Public Speaking (Into to Speech/Presentation) Lighting Design (including projection) Sound Design/Engineering (SFX, Show Cue Systems, Q-Lab) Set Design (Sketch, Render, Modeling) Intro to Costume Design Script Analysis (Analysis and Research, the Design Process) Production Management Technical Direction Stage Management Graphic Arts for Theatre Drafting/AutoCad/Vectorworks Stage Rigging (Install, Maintenance, Operation, Safety) Welding (Mig/Tig/Arc, Steel and Aluminum) Theatre History Workshop (emphasis on design and technology) Creative Activities Appropriate to the Arts: Community Outreach: Founder/Faculty Mentor, The Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience, New Orleans, La 2009-present Adjudicated Presentations: Dog Sees God, Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival-Louisiana, McNeese State University Festival, 2011 Night of the Iguana, Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival- Louisiana, University of New Orleans, 2010, and Invited Region 6 Festival, Amarillo, TX Versus from Jordan, Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival- Louisiana, University of New Orleans, 2009 Awards: American College Theatre Festival- Louisiana, Excellence in Hosting Technical Director, 2011 American College Theatre Festival- Louisiana, Excellence in Festival Hosting, 2010 American College Theatre Festival- Louisiana, Excellence in Lighting Design, …Jordan, 2009 New Orleans Ambi Award, Best Set Design, Return to Forbidden Planet, JPAS 2009 Marshall University, Clayton Page Award, Outstanding Graduate, 1997 Marshall University, Bruce Greenwood Scholarship, 1996 United Institute for Theatre Technology, Stage Management Mentorship 1994 Produced Design/Technical/Management: 2014 Crucible, Design Mentor/Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts School House Rock, Designer/Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts How to Succeed, Designer/Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts Pajama Game, Designer/Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts The King & I, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Other Desert Cities, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre A Chorus Line, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre 2013 Annie, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Dial-M, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Hamlet, Design Mentor/Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts Aladdin Jr., Designer/Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts Little Shop, Designer/Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts Oklahoma, Designer/Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts Thoroughly Modern Millie, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre/Co-Pro Paper Mill Playhouse Doubt, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Singing In the Rain, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre/Co-Pro The Fulton Theatre 2012 The Music Man, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Amadeus, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Through The Looking Glass, Technical Director, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Aladdin, Production Design, Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience The Louisiana Purchase, Set Design/Technical Direction, McNeese State University Theatre All My Sons, Set Design/Technical Direction, McNeese State University Theatre A Lesson Before Dying, Set/Lighting Design/Technical Direction, Urban Soul Theatre 2011 A Christmas Cinderella, Production Design, The Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience Dog Sees God, Set/Lighting Design/Technical Direction, McNeese State University Theatre Pygmalion, Set/Lighting Design/Technical Direction, McNeese State University Theatre Peter Pan, Production Design, The Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience Hay Fever, Set Design/Technical Direction, University of New Orleans The Glass Menagerie, Lighting Design/Technical Direction, University of New Orleans, -New Orleans Tennessee Williams Literary Festival featured production Le Petit Theatre Outside Sitka, Technical Direction, New Orleans Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Love Letters Bryan Batt & Patricia Clarkson, Design, Le Petit Theatre, New Orleans Night of The Iguana, Lighting Design/Technical Direction, KCACTF R6, Amarillo Tx. A Night of Broadway Lights, Technical Direction/Videographer, University New Orleans 2010 Best Christmas Pageant, Production Design, Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience Outside Sitka, Technical Direction, University of New Orleans Experiment with an Air Pump, Technical Direction, University of New Orleans Aladdin Jr., Set/Lighting Design & ZFX flying asst., Jefferson Parish Public School Talent Theatre, Haynes Academy Theatre Department AFTERLIFE: a ghost story, Set Welding/Furniture const., Southern Rep, New Orleans Alice’s Wonderland Adventures, Production Design, Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience Our Town, Technical Director/Lighting Designer, University of New Orleans Night of The Iguana, Lighting Design/Technical Direction, University of New Orleans, -New Orleans Tennessee Williams Literary Festival featured production Le Petit Theatre Tio’s Blues, Technical Direction, New Orleans Tennessee Williams Literary Festival 2009 The Night before Christmas, Production Design, Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience Verses from Jordan, Technical Director/Lighting Design, University of New Orleans The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Technical Director, University of New Orleans Wizard of Oz, Production Design, Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience Kidsummer Night's Dream, Set/Light/Sound, JPAS, New Orleans Bye Bye Birdie, Set/Lighting Design/Sound Engineer, Jefferson Parish Public Schools -Talent Theatre, Haynes Academy Theatre Department Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical, Lighting Design, JPAS, New Orleans Much Ado… , Lighting Design/Technical Direction, University of New Orleans Indifferent Blue, Technical Direction, University New Orleans Scandalous! Life of D.H. Lawrence, Production Manager, JPAS, New Orleans Tio’s Blues, Technical Direction, University New Orleans Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Rigging installation, JPAS, New Orleans 2008 Miracle On 34th Street, Production Manager, JPAS, New Orleans Miss Margarita’s Way, Lighting Design/Technical Direction, University of New Orleans Best Christmas Pageant, Production Design, JPAS, New Orleans Return to Forbidden Planet, Set Design, Jefferson Perf. Arts Society, New Orleans Wonka Jr., ZFX flying assistant install/strike, Jefferson Parish Public Schools -Talent Theatre, Haynes Academy Theatre Department Dark end of Days, Technical Director, University of New Orleans The Chairs, Technical Director, University of New Orleans The History Boy, Set/Light/Projection Design, Southern Rep/FourFront Theatre Nunsense, Production Manager, JPAS, New Orleans *Tour Madama Butterfly, Production Manager/Technical Director, JPAS, New Orleans All Shook Up, Production Manager/Lighting Designer, JPAS, New Orleans Aida, Production Manager, Set/Lighting Design, JPAS, New Orleans Once Upon A Mattress, Production Manager, JPAS, New Orleans Ruthless! The Musical, Production Manager, JPAS, New Orleans Tosca, Production Manager/Technical Director, Set Design, JPAS, New Orleans *Tour Flanagan’s Wake, Production Manager/Sound Engineer, JPAS, New Orleans *Tour Great American Trailer Park, Production Manager/Sound Engineer, JPAS, New Orleans Fiddler On the Roof, Production Manager, Set/Lighting Designer, JPAS, New Orleans 2007 A Christmas Carol, Production Manager, JPAS, New Orleans La Traviata, Production Manager, Set/Lighting Designer, JPAS, New Orleans The Girl In The Frame, Production Manager, Sound Engineer, JPAS, New Orleans A Scandalous Affair, Production Manager, JPAS, New Orleans Fleeing Katrina… , Production Manager/Multi-media, JPAS, New Orleans Last Five Years, Lighting Design, Barnstormers Theatre, Tamworth New Hampshire Midsummer Night’s Dream, Set/Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky Cotton Patch Gospel, Set/Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky Tartuffe, Lighting Designer, Western Kentucky university Theatre Pride and Prejudice, Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky Shakespeare Abridged, Set/Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky 2006 Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Set Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky Lend Me A Tenor, Set/Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky Anne of Green Gables, Set Design, Western Kentucky University Theatre You Can’t Take it With You, Set/Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky Enchanted Sleeping Beauty, Set/Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky How I Learned to Drive, Lighting Designer, Western Kentucky University Theatre Merry Wives of Windsor, Production Manager, Set Design, Kentucky Rep Murderer, Production Manager, Set Design, Kentucky Rep Lying In State, Production Manager, Kentucky Rep The Gospel of Mark, Production Manager, Kentucky Rep Greater Tuna, Production Manager, Technical Director, Kentucky Rep Strangers On A Train, Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky Blood Brothers, Technical Director, Western Kentucky University Theatre Pump Boys and Dinettes, Set/Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky Shakespeare Abridged, Set/Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky To Kill a Mocking Bird, Set/Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky 2005 Inherit The Wind, Technical Director, Western Kentucky University Harvey, Set/Lighting Design, Public Theatre of Kentucky Grease, Technical Director, Mill Mountain Theatre Velveteen Rabbit, Technical Director, Mill Mountain Theatre Hamlet, Technical Director, Mill Mountain Theatre One Page Play Challenge, Technical Director, Mill Mountain Theatre Mrs. Kimbles Tempest, Technical Director, Mill Mountain Theatre The Lake, Technical Director, Mill Mountain Theatre 2004 Greetings, Technical Director, Mill Mountain Theatre Seussical, Technical Director, Mill Mountain Theatre Stand By Your Man, Technical Director, Mill Mountain Theatre Gatherings in Graveyards, Technical Director, Mill Mountain Theatre Annie, Production Manager/Lighting Design, Theatre West Virginia Honey In The Rock, Production Manager/Lighting Design, Theatre West Virginia Hatfields and McCoys, Production Manager/Lighting Design, Theatre West Virginia The Odd Couple, Technical Director, Appalachian Regional Theatre, Oglebay Institute The Importance of Being Ernest, Technical Director, Angevin Players, Tamarack The Ubu Plays, Set/Lighting Design, Professional Training Academy, Theatre WV 2003 Alexander…Very Bad Day, Technical Director, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, MS A Different Moon, Technical Director, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, MS Oklahoma, Production Manager/Master Electrician, Theatre West Virginia Honey In The Rock, Production Manager/Master Electrician, Theatre West Virginia Hatfields and McCoys, Production Manager/Master Electrician, Theatre West Virginia Romeo and Juliet, Technical Director, University of Southern Mississippi Dinner with Friend, Technical Director, University of Southern Mississippi A Flea in her Ear, Technical Director, University of Southern Mississippi 2002 The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Technical Director, University of Southern Mississippi The World Goes Round, Technical Director, University of Southern Mississippi God’s Country, Technical Director, University of Southern Mississippi Joseph … Dreamcoat, Technical Director, Sound Engineer, Theatre West Virginia Honey In The Rock, Technical Director, Sound Engineer, Theatre West Virginia Hatfields and McCoys, Technical Director, Sound Engineer, Theatre West Virginia The Winters Tale, Technical Director, University of Southern Mississippi Anton in Show Business, Technical Director, University of Southern Mississippi The Festival of Zeus, Chivalry Festival Design, Mystic Krewe of Zeus 2001 Nutcracker, Lighting Designer, Mississippi Youth Ballet, Hattiesburg, MS GodSpell, Technical Director, University of Southern Mississippi All My Sons, Master Carpenter, University of Southern Mississippi Bloody Poetry, Master Welder, University of Southern Mississippi Sound of Music, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Theatre West Virginia Honey In The Rock, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Theatre West Virginia Hatfields and McCoys, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Theatre West Virginia The Barber of Seville, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Southern Opera, MS The Festival of Zeus, 2001 a Zeus Odyssey Festival Design, Mystic Krewe of Zeus 2000 Joseph … Dreamcoat, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Southern Opera, MS The Fantasticks, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Southern Opera, MS National Dance Institute, Lighting Designer, College of the Arts, Hattiesburg, MS New Years Eve Y2K, Moving Light Tech/Spot Op. PLS Inc at Chicago House of Blues Miller Genuine Draft Presents Club Aragon, Lighting Tech, Chicago Club Aragon 1999 The Nutcracker, Technical Director, Ballet Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Set Design, New Stage Theatre, Jackson, MS Charlie Brown, Lighting Design, Southern Opera, Hattiesburg, MS National Dance Institute, Lighting Design, College of the Arts, Hattiesburg, MS Ballet Florida, Master Electrician, College of the Arts, Hattiesburg, MS Closer Than Ever, Lighting Design, University of Southern Mississippi The Tender Land, Lighting Design, Southern Opera, Hattiesburg, MS 1998 Aladdin, Rigging Install, William Carry College, Hattiesburg, MS Laura Denise, Lighting Design, University of Southern Mississippi Jane Comfort Dance Company, Master Electrician, University of Southern Mississippi Buried Child, Electrician/Carpenter, University of Southern Mississippi Lysistrata, Electrician/Carpenter, University of Southern Mississippi Hay Fever, Electrician/Carpenter, Southern Arena Theatre Mouse Trap, Electrician/Carpenter, Southern Arena Theatre The Imaginary Invalid, Electrician/Carpenter, Southern Arena Theatre On the Verge, Technical Director, Millikin University Summer Theatre Laundry & Bourbon, Set Designer/Tech Director, Millikin University Summer Theatre Lone Star, Set Designer/Tech Director, Millikin University Summer Theatre One for the Road, Master Carpenter, Millikin University Theatre The Lover, Master Carpenter, Millikin University Theatre Slaughter City, Set Designer, Millikin University Theatre Phantom, Head Rigger/Carpenter, Krannert Center, Millikin University Antigone, Technical Director, Millikin University Theatre 1997 Nutcracker, Head Rigger, Krannert Center, Millikin University Brighton Beach Memoirs, Master Carpenter, Millikin University Theatre The Marriage of Figaro, Technical Director, Millikin University Theatre A View From The Bridge, Lighting Designer, Millikin University Theatre Anything Goes, Technical Director, Millikin University Theatre Sound of Music, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Huntington Outdoor Theatre Oklahoma, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Huntington Outdoor Theatre Laundry & Bourbon, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre Lone Star, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre The Madrigal Unicorn, Sound Design/Engineer, Marshall University Theatre Philadelphia Here I Come, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre 1996 The Nutcracker, Lighting Designer, Marshall University Theatre *Tour Macbeth, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre Play On, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Summer Theatre Hello Dolly, Carpenter/Electrician, Huntington Outdoor Theatre The Fantasticks, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Summer Theatre GodSpell, Lighting Designer, Marshall University Summer Theatre The Good Doctor, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre Dry Rot, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre Gianni Schicci, Asst. Stage Manager, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre Trouble In Tahiti, Stage Manager, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre 1995 The Nutcracker, Master Electrician, Marshall University Theatre *Tour The Miracle Worker, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre The Boyfriend, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre Othell, Run Crew, Utah Shakespeare Festival Much Ado, Run Crew, Utah Shakespeare Festival The Tempest, Run Crew, Utah Shakespeare Festival Henry VIII, Run Crew, Utah Shakespeare Festival You Can’t Take It with You, Run Crew, Utah Shakespeare Festival A Funny Thing … to the Forum, Run Crew, Utah Shakespeare Festival Of Mice and Men, Lighting Designer, Marshall University Theatre The Stages of Man, Electrician/Board Op., Marshall University Theatre Hobson’s Choice, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre 1994 The Nutcracker, Master Electrician, Marshall University Theatre *Tour A Shayna Maidel, Sound Engineer, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre Annie Get Your Gun, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre …In Harvard yard, Lighting Designer, Marshall University Summer Theatre Couple of White Chicks…, Lighting Designer, Marshall University Summer Theatre Lil’ Abner, Carpenter/Electrician, Huntington Outdoor Theatre On Golden Pond, Lighting Designer, Marshall University Summer Theatre How to Succeed…, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre A View from the Bridge, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre The 1940’s Radio Hour, Lighting Designer, Marshall University Theatre *Tour The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre 1993 The Nutcracker, Head Rigger, Marshall University Theatre *Tour A Funny Thing … to the Forum, Master Electrician/Protean, Marshall University Theatre Noises Off, Carpenter/Welder/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre Light Up The Sky, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Summer Theatre Hot House, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Summer Theatre Gillian’s 37th Birthday, Asst. Set Designer, Marshall University Summer Theatre The Most Happy Fellow, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre The Rivals, Carpenter/Welder/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre Biloxi Blues, Carpenter/Electrician/Board Op., Marshall University Theatre Autumn Garden, Carpenter/Electrician/Board Op., Marshall University Theatre 1992 The Nutcracker, Electrician/Rigger, Marshall University Theatre *Tour Brigadoon, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Carpenter/Electrician, Marshall University Theatre 1987-1992 Various Touring Music Acts/Rock Bands, Sound & Light Tech/Stage Hand, Huntington, WV |
