SUSAN E. EVANS
SDC, Assoc. Member
ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
LIVE ARTS THEATER
123 East Water Street, Charlottesville, CA 22902; 434-977-4177
June 1, 2021 -
TOWN HALL THEATRE (“THT”)
3535 School Street, Lafayette, CA 94549; 925-283-6673
December 2016 – July 31, 2020
Implementation of artistic vision; 4 show Main Stage season development, design and execution;
hiring and supervision of directors, designers and production teams; organizational planning; budgeting;
development of publicity materials; outreach to educational community and expansion of community
relations; representative in Bay Area theatre community
DOUGLAS MORRISSON THEATRE (“DMT”)
22311 N. Third Street, Hayward, CA 94546
April 2011 – June 2016*
Implementation of artistic vision; 4/5 show Main Stage season development, design and execution;
hiring and supervision of directors, designers and production teams; organizational planning; budgeting;
development of alternative ‘second stage’ programming; development of publicity materials, public
relations and marketing materials; outreach to educational community and expansion of community
relations; representative in Bay Area theatre community (*7/2016- 5/2017, Artistic Consultant)
EASTENDERS REPERTORY COMPANY (“ERC”)
272 3rd Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 [no longer producing]
December 1998 – June 2010
Formulation and implementation of artistic vision and mission statement; season designing; strategic
and organizational planning; budgeting; programming; grant-writing and fund-raising; public relations
and marketing; representative in Bay Area theatre community; member, Board of Directors
DIRECTING CREDITS
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA STAGE
THE BRECHT PROJECT - https://www.thebrechtproject.org/
The Private Life of the (Not So) Master Race
(new works by Clay, Ibrahim, Munson, U'Ren, inspired by Brecht), Oct 2020
TOWN HALL THEATRE 3535 School Street, Lafayette, CA 94549
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekhov, tr. Nelson, Pevear, Volokhonsky), Feb-March 2020
The Revolutionists (Lauren Gunderson), Sept-Oct 2018
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Theatre Bay Area Recommended Production
Sense & Sensibility (Kate Hamill),May-June 2018
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Theatre Bay Area Recommended Production; Shellie Award for Best Direction
CONTRA COSTA CIVIC THEATRE 951 Pomona El Cerrito, CA 94530
Well (Lisa Kron),Feb-March 2017
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Theatre Bay Area Recommended Production
DOUGLAS MORRISSON THEATRE 22311 N. Third Street, Hayward, CA 94546
Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Bernard Shaw),Feb-March 2016
The Skin of Our Teeth (Thornton Wilder), May-June 2015
Three Sisters Chekhov (Tracy Letts), Feb-March 2015
An Ideal Husband (Scott Munson, adapted from Oscar Wilde), Feb-March 2014
Eurydice (Sarah Ruhl), May-June 2013
All My Sons (Arthur Miller), Nov-Dec 2012
Dividing the Estate (Horton Foote), Feb-March 2012
Private Lives (Noël Coward), Feb-March 2011
SOLO PERFORMANCE - CAROLYN DOYLE
S.F. Fringe Festival/Exit Theatre, San Francisco
Good Grief! Confessions of a Peanuts Junkie (Carolyn Doyle), Sept. 2010
Also performed at Tell it on Tuesday; CounterPULSE-Words First
The Marsh, San Francisco
Confessions of a Refrigerator Mother (Carolyn Doyle), March 2009
EASTENDERS REPERTORY COMPANY - various venues
We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! (Dario Fo) @ Eureka Theatre Co., San Francisco, March 2010
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Featured in American Theatre Magazine
The Dove (Djuna Barnes), in 100 Years of Queer Theatre @ Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco, Nov 2008
Terminating… (Tony Kushner) in 100 Years of Queer Theatre, @ Theatre Rhinoceros, Nov 2008
Frozen (Bryony Lavery) @ Eureka Theatre, Sept 2008
Audience & Unveiling (2 Vañek Plays) (Václav Havel) @ Jewish Comm Ctr of the East Bay (JCCEB), May 2008
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Bertolt Brecht) @ A Traveling Jewish Theatre. S.F., & JCCEB, May 2007
The Lover (Harold Pinter) in Pinteresque @ Eureka Theatre, Sept-Oct 2006
Playing With Fire (August Strindberg) in 100 Years of Sex-Acts @ The Exit on Taylor, S.F., March 2006
The Love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in his Garden (Federico García Lorca) in 100 Years of Sex-Acts @ The Exit on Taylor, March 2006
Three More Sleepless Nights (Caryl Churchill) in 100 Years of Sex-Acts @ The Exit on Taylor, March 2006
WWJD? Some Good Old Medieval Morality Play Motor Oil by Scott Munson, a World Premiere @The Ashby Stage, Berkeley, May 2005
The Bedbug (Vladimir Mayakovsky) in 100 Years of Political Theatre @ Eureka Theatre, Sept 2004
Far Away (Caryl Churchill) in 100 Years of Political Theatre @ Eureka Theatre, Sept 2004
[sic] (Melissa James Gibson) in Post-Modern Comedy @ Eureka Theatre, Sept-Oct 2003
Moony’s Kid Don’t Cry (Tennessee Williams) in Eight x Tenn @ Eureka Theatre, Sept-Oct 2002
In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel (Tennessee Williams) in Eight x Tenn @ Eureka Theatre, Sept-Oct 2002
The Long Goodbye (Tennessee Williams) in Tenn in 2002! @ Eureka Theatre, March-April 2002
Mixed Doubles (George Feydeau & Desvallières) in 106 Years of Comedy @ Eureka Theatre, Sept-Oct 2001
Early Mourning (Noël Coward) in 106 Years of Comedy @ Eureka Theatre, Sept-Oct 2001
Frenzy For Two, Or More (Eugène Ionesco) in 106 Years of Comedy, @ Eureka Theatre, Sept-Oct 2001
Reverse Transcription (Tony Kushner) in 106 Years of Comedy, @ Eureka Theatre, Sept-Oct 2001
June Bug Music, Part III of The Twyla Trilogy, by Charles E. Polly @ The Magic Theatre, San Francisco, Nov 2000
In the Shadow of the Glen (John M. Synge) in 100 Years of Euro-One-Acts @ Traveling Jewish Theatre, Aug 2000
The Virtuous Burglar (Dario Fo) in 100 Years of Euro-One-Acts, @ Traveling Jewish Theatre, Aug 2000
Blue Kettle (Caryl Churchill) in 100 Years of Euro-One-Acts, @ Traveling Jewish Theatre, Aug 2000
Waiting for Lefty (Clifford Odets) in 100 Years of One-Acts, @ Traveling Jewish Theatre, 1999
Hughie (Eugene O’Neill) in 100 Years of One-Acts, @ Traveling Jewish Theatre, 1999
Twyla’s Story, Part II of The Twyla Trilogy, a World Premiere by Charles E. Polly @ The Magic Theatre, S.F., Aug-Sep 1998
Something Cloudy, Something Clear (Tennessee Williams) @ Yugen/Noh Space, San Franscisco, Feb-March 1997
Rasputin Theater Company
Three Hands Clapping (Asst Dir) (Jennifer Stone) , The Lab, San Francisco
Family Classic Children’s Theatre
Cinderella (William Glennon) Berkeley, CA
REGIONAL CREDITS
Cinderella (William Glennon) - Emory Children's Theatre, Atlanta, GA (touring and mainstage)
Hansel and Gretel (Phyllis McCallum) - Emory Children's Theatre (touring/mainstage)
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll, ad. Madge Miller) - Emory Children's Theatre (touring/mainstage)
Sanatorium (Somerset Maugham) - Emory Univ. One-Act Festival, Atlanta, GA
Macbeth (Asst Dir) (William Shakespeare) - Emory Theatre (mainstage), Atlanta, GA
READINGS
Actors Reading Writers, Berkeley City Club, Berkeley, CA – 2007-present; ongoing directing
INSTRUCTOR
Rossmoor Drama Association: Directing Workshop
Bentley School: Audition Class (Ryan Weible)
Hayward Area Recreation and Park District @DMT: Audition Workshop
Eastenders Repertory Company: Audition Workshops; Directing Workshops; Tennessee Williams Scene Study Workshop; Directing/Scene Study Workshop; Comedy Workshop; Scene Study
BOA/Three Wise Monkeys, San Francisco, CA: Directing New Plays
Theatre-in-Education Project: Instructor for San Francisco-based program serving local high schools coordinated by Judith Messier
PLAYWRIGHT & ADAPTATIONS
Farewell for 4 or Williams Meets Beckett on a Park Bench, produced by Eastenders Repertory Company,
in Tenn In 2002!
Sanatorium, adapted from a television screen play by Somerset Maugham, produced by Emory University,
as part of One-Act Play Festival
EDUCATION
Drama Studio London @ Berkeley Acting Program, Certificate with Distinction
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London Summer Drama Workshop
Emory University, Atlanta, GA: B.A. in English
REFERENCES
Michelle Hoselton, Production Manager, Town Hall Theatre, michelle.hoselton@townhalltheatre.com; 925.759.6354
Terry Sullivan, Former Production Manager, Douglas Morrisson Theatre; tersul1105@gmail.com; 510.589.3546
Dale Albright, Former Program Director, Theatre Bay Area, dalester17@att.net; 510.326.8197
Kim Tolman, Production Designer, kim@kimtolmandesign.com; 323.978.3330
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