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Employment / Re: resume format
« on: Nov 12, 2010, 12:59 am »
Hi all,

I have a question, as my graduate committee keeps flip-flopping how they want me to format my resume...EVERY SEMESTER....

Currently I list each credit in the following order: Show Title / Producing Company (and City) / Director. 

My question is this: How do you differentiate productions that are premieres (world premieres, US premieres, NYC premieres), and how do you list playwrights that you've worked with?

I have been fortunate to have been able to work on a number of premieres through the past few years, some of which were penned by notable playwrights.  And, even more fortunate, I happen to have remained in very good graces with the playwrights I've worked with.  I do want to include all of this information but it doesn't fit neatly in my columns, and if I try to footnote then the list of playwrights/premieres just looks clunky. 

For instance, at the end of my list of credits I have this bulky chunk of information to be deciphered:

# World Premiere; Playwright involved with production.
+ US Premiere; Playwright involved with production.
* Playwright involved with production.
% Prompt Book submitted to The New York Public Library, NYC.


I am glad that I finally have some of this information in my resume, I'm just not happy how it looks. 

Do you have any suggestions??
Ryan

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College and Graduate Studies / Re: Compilation of grad schools
« on: Dec 08, 2009, 11:01 pm »
Hi all,

I have come to clear up some misinformation I gave concerning the MFA program at Virginia Tech.  After I posted that it is an MFA in Stage Management I spoke with my advisor, who told me it is indeed actually an MFA in Theatre with a concentration in Stage Management.  Many apologies for the mistake and confusion!

This being said, that it is not specifically an MFA in Stage Management does not mean that the curriculum is not specifically focused to Stage Management.  In fact, the reason why I chose Virginia Tech is that each graduate student is able to shape and focus their own plan of study through studio work.  I was recently speaking with a Stage Manager who interviewed here, and she was very impressed with the structure of the program in that it is built based entirely around the needs of each student.  We spoke specifically about an MFA in Stage Management vs. Virginia Tech's MFA in Theatre with a concentration in Stage Management, and she found through her visit the same thing that I did--that a student who is striving to become a professional stage manager has more freedom to study what they need here than in many of the other programs.  Each Stage Manager is different, and Virginia Tech can embrace and compliment those differences.

At any rate I just wanted to clear up that I was absolutely wrong in my earlier post concerning the title of the degree, but I wanted to express that the school still offers a very competitive education.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the program!

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College and Graduate Studies / Re: Compilation of grad schools
« on: Oct 25, 2009, 01:34 am »
Hi folks!

I was just looking through this thread for the first time in a little while, and I noticed that the original post mentions that Virginia Tech's program is a "general graduate degree in theatre with a specialization in Stage Management". 

As a 1st year grad student at Virginia Tech, I wanted to clear this up.  The program is specifically an MFA in Stage Management, and not a general MFA in theatre.

Madkisso, might you be able to edit your original post?  I'd hate for people to get the wrong impression about the program.  Thank you!!

By the way, if anyone has specific questions about the MFA in Stage Management program at Virginia Tech, please let me know!



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Thanks for your input Matthew--I really appreciate it. 

When was it that you were in grad school and you spent a week at their school??  I'm just curious on how many years have gone by between then and now.

Truth be told I am really impressed by their program setup, and it seems quite different than the other schools I have looked at. 

I am also definitely applying to Iowa and Virginia Tech, and am still hoping to apply to UCSD--though I have yet to hear back from them concerning my initial email. 

As much as it may put me at a disadvantage, Irvine may be the only school that I can visit before I make a decision.  It sucks, but I am working and cannot take the time off. 

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Yes, from what I understand the SM undergrad classes are taught by the 3rd year MFA students, as well as some 2nd years--which means the possibility of at least three semesters of teaching.


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Students and Novice Stage Managers / MFA program at UC Irvine
« on: Feb 04, 2009, 03:34 pm »
I have done a search in the forum to learn as much as I can about this program, but was surprised not to find much specific information. 

Do we have any graduates or current students from UC Irvine on the forum??  I had an interview last night and really liked what I heard, but I would love some first-hand accounts from the students. 

For those in the know, how does UC Irvine stack up against some of the other SM MFA schools??

My interview (my first-ever grad school interview) went REALLY well, and I was told that I have an incredible resume, am going to grad school "for all the right reasons", and that I am an ideal candidate.  My interviewer asked me to come tour the campus, and I responded that as much as I would love to and as much as I know that NOT visiting would be a huge disadvantage to me I didn't think that I would be able to get the time off of work (my theater company just downsized from an 8-person staff to a 2-person staff, and I am about to begin rehearsals for our next main stage production). 

He then said that if I could find the time off of work to visit, the school would pay half the airfare for me to fly out, housing, food, and they would provide transportation to and from the airport.

What does this say to you?  Do you think that I should bank on being accepted into the school?  It does genuinely sound like they want me as one of their students, right?  Or am I reading too much into his offer, and is this more of a standard thing than I think??

Thanks for your help!  Any info would be greatly appreciated!

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