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SUSAN E. EVANS

SDC, Assoc. Member

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ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

LIVE ARTS THEATER

123 East Water Street, Charlottesville, CA 22902; 434-977-4177

June 1, 2021 -

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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

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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)  

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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  

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​DIRECTING CREDITS

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA STAGE

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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

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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

• Theatre Bay Area Recommended Production

Sense & Sensibility (Kate Hamill),May-June 2018

• Theatre Bay Area Recommended Production; Shellie Award for Best Direction

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CONTRA COSTA CIVIC THEATRE  951 Pomona El Cerrito, CA 94530  

Well (Lisa Kron),Feb-March 2017

• Theatre Bay Area Recommended Production

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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

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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

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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

• 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

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Rasputin Theater Company

Three Hands Clapping (Asst Dir) (Jennifer Stone) , The Lab, San Francisco

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Family Classic Children’s Theatre

Cinderella  (William Glennon)  Berkeley, CA

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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

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READINGS

Actors Reading Writers, Berkeley City Club, Berkeley, CA – 2007-present; ongoing directing              

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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

                                                                                                                                                                       

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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

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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

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REFERENCES

Michelle Hoselton, Production Manager, Town Hall Theatre, michelle.hoselton@townhalltheatre.com; 925.759.6354

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Terry Sullivan, Former Production Manager, Douglas Morrisson Theatre; tersul1105@gmail.com; 510.589.3546

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Dale Albright, Former Program Director, Theatre Bay Area, dalester17@att.net; 510.326.8197

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Kim Tolman, Production Designer, kim@kimtolmandesign.com; 323.978.3330

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