Dan Buck
Chattanooga,TN
Summary
High energy, charismatic storyteller with a love of audience interactive theater and history. Clear and loud voice, crowd management, and keen situational awareness. Seeking a part time opportunity to tell stories and further hone performance skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
Rhea County Heritage Foundation
05.2022 - Current
- Consulted with past directors and cast members to determine goals, strategies, and potential pitfalls
- Auditioned and cast 15-20 roles each year
- Created rehearsal schedule to avoid cast conflicts and minimize down-time for actors
- Conducted all rehearsals
- Hired stage manager and costumer
- Adapted existing script to include audience interaction
Podcaster
Self-employeed
02.2019 - Current
- Conceived, wrote, and co-hosted podcast entitled Project SSA - Docu-series of true-life treasure hunt centered on history and lore of Chattanooga, TN (17,000 downloads)
- Conceived, co-hosted podcast called The Punnery - A comedy podcast of dad jokes, puns, and general word nerdery (77,000 downloads)
- Conceived, researched, wrote and hosted podcast called CURIO w/ Dan Buck - A history podcast that starts with an artifact or found object and then tells its story. (eg. Sea Monkeys, The Thousand Islands, Real Life Treasure Hunts) (11,000 downloads)
Theater Manager
Barking Legs Theater
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Coordinated with renters and contracted performers to ensure their technical, staffing, and facility needs were met for approximately 20 events each month
- Maintained facility and technological needs including Lights, Sound, and Projection
- Contributed to social media presence and marketing with digital and print designs
- Increased overall audience satisfaction by implementing effective theater management strategies and maintaining a high-quality entertainment environment.
- Streamlined daily operations for increased efficiency, overseeing staff scheduling, operations systems, and facility maintenance.
Associate Professor of Theatre
Lee University
08.2010 - 12.2022
- Created curriculum and taught classes in Acting, Directing, Play Analysis, Theater Appreciation and others
- Directed nearly 20 university theater productions
- Recruited students through phone calls, campus tours, and lunch meetings
- Represented university at conferences
- Sponsored university improv team for 11 years
Education
Masters of Fine Arts - Directing - Theater Arts
Baylor University
Waco, TX05.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Christian Education, Theater
Taylor University
Upland, IN05.1998
Skills
- Verbal and written communication - marketing copy, creative writing, and correspondence
- Live Performance - trained to speak to large groups with force and articulation
- Improv - able to spontaneously adapt and even invent creative content based on audience and situational circumstances
- Digital Design - skilled in Adobe and Microsoft products Created countless posters and web graphics to promote performances
- Research - Historical research has become a beloved hobby in addition to a source for creative work
Original Works
"The Odd Fellow"
A storytelling play in which Dan Buck explores his love of creating treasure hunts for people. Early in the play, Dan reveals that two people will be arriving soon who are on their own treasure hunt and who believe they are coming to a meeting of a secret society. The audience must play along. (Cleveland, TN - 2022)
"I Less Than Three You"
A half-improvised, half-scripted musical about the joys and pitfalls of online dating. (Cleveland, TN - 2019)
"Welcome to Justice"
A full-length play about a small town with a big secret. (Orlando, FL - 2007)
Timeline
Theater Manager
Barking Legs Theater
09.2023 - 05.2024
Director
Rhea County Heritage Foundation
05.2022 - Current
Podcaster
Self-employeed
02.2019 - Current
Associate Professor of Theatre
Lee University
08.2010 - 12.2022
Masters of Fine Arts - Directing - Theater Arts
Baylor University
Bachelor of Arts - Christian Education, Theater
Taylor University
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