R. MITCHELL FORE

4307 Dogwood Drive

Greensboro, North Carolina 27410

(336) 854-7034 [home] (336) 334-3263 [office]

rmfore@uncg.edu

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Wayne State University MFA - June, 1979 Theatre Design/Technology

University of Richmond BA - May, 1975 Speech Communication and Theatre Arts

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Inernational Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees; Greensboro, North Carolina

Stage hand for Local 574 on touring theatre and trade shows – occasional work from 1994-present

SummeRep Theatre; Greensboro

Scenic Designer/Technical Director - 1991, 1994; five-show season

Technical Director - 1993; five-show season

Scenic Designer/Lighting Designer/Technical Director - 1992; five-show season

Lighting Designer/Technical Director - 1989, 1990; five-show season

Parkway Playhouse; Burnsville, North Carolina

Lighting Designer/Technical Director - 1989; five-show season

Summer Music Theatre Workshop; Plattsburgh, New York

Technical Director/Scenic Designer - 1986; two-show season

Technical Director - 1985; two-show season

Technical Director/Lighting Designer - 1984; one production

City of Richmond, Virginia

Scenic Designer - summer, 1981; season finale musical

Summer Theatre Production Manager - 1977, 1978

Duties included serving as liaison among City Hall administration, seasonal staff of

municipal amphitheatre, and incoming events, which included a wide range of concerts,

dance, theatre, and opera presentations; designed lighting for several dance events

Summer Theatre Production Staff - 1972, 1973, 1976

Duties included general scenic construction and stagehand work, as well as operating

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Haymarket Theatre; Mechanicsville, Virginia

Lighting Designer - 1977-78; two productions

Virginia Ballet Theatre; Richmond

Lighting Designer - 1977; one season

Children's Theatre of Richmond, Inc.

Technical Director - 1976-77; four-show season

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)

Technical Director, Department of Dance - August, 1994 to present

Duties include overall facility management and scheduling of six rehearsal and

performance spaces; classroom and laboratory instruction; supervision of

graduate and undergraduate assistants; technical direction, production management,

lighting and sound design or coordination for twelve-eighteen dance productions per year

Technical Director, Department of Communication and Theatre - August, 1988 to July, 1994

Duties included facility management; classroom and laboratory instruction;

supervision of graduate and undergraduate assistants; technical direction,

production management, and sound design for roughly ten theatre productions per year

in four different spaces; occasional scenic and lighting design

State University College; Plattsburgh, New York (SUNY)

Assistant Professor, Center for Art, Music, and Theatre

September, 1983 to July, 1988 (tenured: August, 1987)

Duties included facility management of studio and performance spaces shared among

theatre, music and visual art; classroom and laboratory instruction; supervision of

undergraduate assistants; technical direction and/or design of lighting, scenery

and sound for roughly five theatre productions per year; service on Campus Arts Council

(vice-chair, 1986-87) which booked and produced performing and visual arts events

for the University and community

University of Central Arkansas; Conway, Arkansas (UCA)

Instructor, Department of Speech and Theatre Arts - August, 1979 to August, 1983

Duties included facility management; classroom and laboratory instruction;

supervision of undergraduate assistants; design of scenery, lighting and sound,

and technical direction for roughly four theatre productions per year; occasional directing

MAJOR AREAS OF EXPERTISE

performing arts production, management and design; facilities management;

microcomputer applications of performing arts technology; introductory speech communication

RELATED SKILLS

strong communication skills; carpentry (framing and finish); scene painting; MIG welding; rigging; sound recording/mixing/editing; basic wiring; basic plumbing; photography; drafting (hand and beginning CAD); computing (MS-DOS and Macintosh: general applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, communications, as well as basic CAD, networking, video and audio editing and HTML)

THEATRE PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE

Technical Production and Design

more than 400 dance and theatre productions as technical director, lighting designer and/or scenic designer for theatres in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, Arkansas, and New York

Direction

University of Central Arkansas: Light Up The Sky – 1982

PUBLICATION/PRESENTATION

UNCG Dance Production Handbook 1996; revised 1998, 2000, 2002

UNCG Stage Management Handbook 1989

SUNY-Plattsburgh Theatre Production Handbook 1987

Shakespeare: Notable International Revivals; Greenwood Press – contributor 1986

"Academic Credit for Production Work;" American Theatre Association 1983

FELLOWSHIPS/OTHER HONORS

"Computer-Aided Drafting and Design for the Theatre;" SUNY Student Computer Access Program grant 1987

American College Theatre Festival Award for Excellence in Scenic Design 1981

Hilberry Graduate Repertory Fellowship; Wayne State University 1977-79

REFERENCES

Dr. Susan W. Stinson

Department of Dance

University of North Carolina