Scott Holdredge

 Assistant Professor Department of Performing Arts, Full Time

Annual Report 2018-2019

Professional Membership: 

UUP 2016

Scholarly Ability/ Creative Activities:

            Intro to Theatre:         

Restructured my coursework and teaching methods to streamline the information and have a more effective teaching strategy.

                        -loaned personal Books to the Library for student use.    

                        - Brought in personal music and sound equipment to reinforce lessons

                        - brought in Dept. Costumes to reinforce lessons and have students wear them                                                                   

       Scenic Design  -SUNY Cortland:       

                        Annie Get Your Gun- Dowd Mainstage Oct 2018

                        Dangerous Liaisons, Lab Theatre, Nov 2018

-worked with Syracuse University’s Stage Management program to bring one of their student’s in for

professional experience on our production.

                        Children’s Hour, Dowd Theatre, Mar 2018

Utilized a large turntable to rotate the set between two interiors

-used a 100’ cyclorama to encircle the set, creating an illusion of infinite space

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Lab Theatre, April 2108

            Lighting Design- SUNY Cortland

Spring Dance Demo 2019, designed unique looks for 20 student dance pieces.

University Service/ Departmental Service

            Scenic Painter for 4 Department Productions.          

            Props Artisan for Department Productions

            Lighting designer for the fall Freshman Cabaret review.

            Worked closely with students in the Scene shop, teaching effective and safe methods of construction and

painting.

Chair of the Technical Director search committee, organized phone, interviews, campus visits and interviews.

Member of the Curriculum Committee for the Performing Arts Dept.

THT 100 -used the campus Architecture, recorded campus sounds and created homework assignments designed to

make students more aware of their surroundings and environment.

THT 100- brought in my own music production equipment and music instruments to illustrate my lessons in sound

production and provide a hands on learning experience.

THT 240 -  brought in my own live music equipment and instruments to illustrate my lessons in sound production

and provide a hands on learning experience.

Taught a guitar class to students in the Performing Arts Dept to give them another edge when trying to get cast.

Mastery of Subject Matter

            MFA Design for Stage & Film, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, 2003

            BFA Scenic Design for Theatre, San Diego State University, 1998

            Effectiveness in Teaching

            Courses taught:  Intro to Theatre, Tech Theatre 

Professional Experience

Technical Director, Franklin Stage Company

            Reorganized Lighting, Sound and Control booth for FSC

            Worked with a grant to order/install new Lighting and Sound equipment

            Worked with interns to load-in, run and load-out a summer season of 6 productions

Lighting Design, Franklin Stage Company

            Doubt, Aug 2018