Steve Crick
Educator, Designer
Fayetteville,AR
Summary
Highly experienced educator, designer, and manager. Extensive teaching experience at high school and college levels, professional design experience in theatre, dance, musical performance, including touring. Arts and facility management experience.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Faculty and Designer
St. Paul's Schools
Owings Mills, MD
08.2017 - 06.2020
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
- Modified instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Designed lighting and sound for theatre, dance, and music performances, school assemblies, school meetings, and other events.
Faculty, Production Director, Resident Designer
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg, PA
08.2011 - 05.2017
- Selected and developed instructional material and planned instruction to enhance student learning.
- Incorporated proven methods of engagement and assessment that facilitated student mastery of content.
- Designed lighting, sound, and/or scenery for all theatre, dance and musical performances, school meetings, special events
Assistant Professor, Lighting and Sound Design
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
08.2008 - 05.2011
- Taught courses in performing arts lighting design and production, sound design and production.
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate learner centered projects.
- Designed lighting and/or sound for university theatre and dance productions.
- Attended faculty meetings and participated in faculty committees.
Lecturer, Lighting Design
Kent State University
Kent, OH
08.2007 - 06.2008
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Used Vectorworks to create scale plots for lighting rigs designating fixtures, dimmers and channel numbers.
- Determined best lighting design and techniques according to location and situation.
Lecturer, Lighting and Sound Design
DeSales University
Allentown, PA
08.2006 - 06.2007
- Designed lighting and/or sound for theatre and dance performances.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
Lecturer, Lighting and Sound Design
University Of North Texas
Denton, TX
08.2002 - 06.2006
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Designed lighting and/or sound for theatre and dance performances.
- Created lighting lab for student project development and lesson activities
Education
Master of Fine Arts - Theatre Design And Technology
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO 08.1988 - 05.1991
Bachelor of Arts - Teaching - Secondary Education
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 08.1980 - 06.1983
Skills
Curriculum Development
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity mentor
Classroom management
Classroom presentations
Performing Arts Design
Arts Production Management
Timeline
Faculty and Designer
St. Paul's Schools
08.2017 - 06.2020
Faculty, Production Director, Resident Designer
Mercersburg Academy
08.2011 - 05.2017
Assistant Professor, Lighting and Sound Design
East Carolina University
08.2008 - 05.2011
Lecturer, Lighting Design
Kent State University
08.2007 - 06.2008
Lecturer, Lighting and Sound Design
DeSales University
08.2006 - 06.2007
Lecturer, Lighting and Sound Design
University Of North Texas
08.2002 - 06.2006
Master of Fine Arts - Theatre Design And Technology
University of Missouri - Kansas City
08.1988 - 05.1991
Bachelor of Arts - Teaching - Secondary Education
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
08.1980 - 06.1983