Kris W. Jennings 310 N. 300 E., American Fork, UT 84003 Mobile: 801.318.0783 Email: kriswjennings@gmail.com Professional Profile Accomplished and award-winning experience as a theatre educator for secondary age students. Career demonstrates both breadth and depth of knowledge for theatre and education. Seasoned veteran in building and maintaining theatre programmes from the ground up. All theatre programmes were self-sustaining in addition to producing quality work from all artists involved. Extensive background in directing, acting, and technical theatre. Efficient collaborator and communicator with excellent planning, organization, and conciliatory strengths as well as the ability to foster an innovative, safe, prolific and academic environment. Education M.F.A., Theatre Practice: Staging Shakespeare, September 2012-September 2014 Dissertation: A Divided Duty: A critical reflection of the Education Department of the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Coursework: two course studies at Shakespeare s Globe Theatre in London, UK under the direction of Philip Bird, Glynn MacDonald, Yvonne Morley, Giles Block, Huw Pralls, Kate Sagovsky, Alex Bingley, and Philip Stafford B.A., Theatre and Media Arts Education Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA, 1997-2002 Included a valid secondary education teaching license for the state of Utah. Academic Awards and Honors Graduated with Merit, January 2015 Recipient, Edwin Rudd Scholarship, May 2014 Academic/Teaching Experience Adjunct Professor Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, Fall 2015-Present Assisted with TMA 476 for students completing their student teaching in secondary education in Fall 2016. Directed BYU s Young Company s production of Cyrano in Fall of 2016. Adjunct Professor Snow College, Ephraim, UT Fall 2015-Present Taught sections of Acting 1 and one section of Survey of Theatre for Snow College in Fall of 2015. Continue to teach Acting 1 as an adjunct faculty member. Directed Much Ado About Nothing in Fall 2016. Teacher Utah Children s Theatre, South Salt Lake City, UT January 2017-Present Substitute taught evening classes and will direct week-long workshops for children in August 2017 Master Class--NATS Conference Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Feb. 6, 2016
Instructed and coached voice students in Patsy Rodenburg s Second Circle technique for the National Association of Teachers of Singing Conference. Workshop--Utah Theatre Association University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Jan. 16, 2016 Co-instructed secondary students on what it takes to be a secondary school drama teacher for the Utah Theatre Association Conference. Acting 2 Para-Professional Teacher Pioneer High School, American Fork, UT Winter 2016 Created curriculum and executed said curriculum for Acting 2 class. Class is designed to be at or near-college level acting class. Guest Lecturer Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, April 30, 2015 Conducted one, three-hour lecture for TMA 236: Beginning Script Analysis and Directing. Acting Teacher Utah Conservatory of the Performing Arts, American Fork, UT March 2015-May2016 Teacher of a beginning acting class for secondary age students. Will serve as the coach and facilitator of the first Shakespeare Camp (June 2015) and Shakespeare Competition Team (October 2015). Text Coach Brigham Young University, Provo, UT January 2015-February 15, 2015 Was hired by Lindsay Livingston (Director) to coach actors on Shakespearean text analysis for Brigham Young University s mainstage production of A Winter s Tale. Conducted a small workshop using Glynn MacDonald s archetypes and worked individually with cast members on text analysis. Additionally, I was used to provide help to apply the text analysis to practical application for performance. Shakespeare Workshop March 2014, Payhembury, Devon, UK Created and executed a workshop for the community of Payhembury prior to our touring production of Romeo and Juliet. Work included movement work (as influenced by Glynn MacDonald) and text work (as influenced by Yvonne Morley). Shakespeare s Globetrotters August 2013-Present, Alpine School District Created and ran a week-long workshop for secondary age students that focused on early modern theatre staging techniques. Classes include work in acting, text, voice, and movement. Inaugural workshop featured sixteen students, ages 12-17. Students performed a 75 minute Shakespeare performance at the end of the week. Current plans are in the works for the 2014 workshops. Voice Workshop November, 2013, Exeter, Devon, UK Designed and taught a voice master class on Jacobean sonnets. Workshop included work from Patsy Rodenburg and the Alexander Technique Master Class August 2013, Salt Lake High School for the Performing Arts, American Fork High School Designed and taught master classes for two Utah high schools. Coursework included text analysis and movement of early modern theatre practices. Drama Teacher/CTL Willowcreek Middle School, Lehi, UT, August 2009 May 2012 Produced school musical, coached Shakespeare Team, attended meetings for the CTLs and communicated between the Fine Arts department and the rest of the school. In charge of: scheduling and maintaining the auditorium, running all sound and lighting equipment for outside rentals, designing curriculum for five different subjects, and participating on the school safety committee. KWJ CV page 2
Drama Teacher/Department Chairperson American Fork Jr. High School, American Fork, UT, August 2002 May 2007 Produced four, full-scale productions per year, coached Shakespeare Team, attended meetings for the department chairs and communicating between the Fine Arts department and the rest of the school. In charge of: scheduling and maintaining the auditorium, running all sound and lighting equipment for outside rentals, designing curriculum for five different subjects. Courses Taught Secondary Speech 7th Grade English Study Skills Beginning Drama Intermediate Drama Advanced Drama Technical Theatre Musical Theatre College/Other/Master Classes Text Analysis Archetypes Voice Survey of Theatre Shakespeare Movement Brian Astbury Acting Training Voice Alex Bingley, Yvonne Morley, Noelle Fair, Laura Baggs, Korianne Johnson, Dot Todman, Emily Castleton Movement/Dance Kate Sagovsky, Glynn MacDonald, Huw Prall, Kim DelGrosso Acting/Directing Martin Harvey, Philip Bird, Adrian Curtin, Rodger Sorenson, Corey Ewan, Barta Heiner Stage Combat Philip Stafford, Kim Carrell, Amy Morrey, Adam Argyle Other Theatrical Experience Stage Management SCERA Shell, Orem, UT July 2009 Duties included creating a rehearsal schedule, tracking blocking and director s notes, communicating between design and creative departments, and calling cues during the performances. Co-Founder The Dark Lady Shakespeare Company, UT Co-founded with Julianna Boulter dedicated to celebrating the versatility of Shakespeare's works, while also highlighting the vastly talented female artists in the Utah community. Committed to providing quality theatrical experiences for performers and patrons, while also giving back to the community. Raised $500 for Bikers Against Child Abuse during our production of Mad Othello. Plans to continue charitable and artistic work in 2017. KWJ CV page 3
Co-Founder Happy Accidents Theatre Company, Orem, UT Co-founded with Patrick Livingston to bring site-specific performances to Utah County. Produced and acted in its inaugural production, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg to glowing reviews. Selected Acting Experience Hamlet Gertrude Brigham Young Univ. Dir. Chris Hults Kill Room Ripley Off Our Meds Prod Dir. Carolyn McCray All American Cannibal Cookout Chef Monica Off Our Meds Prod. Dir. Carolyn McCray King Lear An Oak Tree Othello Lear Father Othello Grassroots Shakespeare Co. Sackerson Co/Salt Lake Fringe Festival Dark Lady Prod./Salt Lake Fringe Festival Dir. N/A Dir. Alex Ungerman Dir. Chase Grant Dancing at Lughnasa Maggie Highland Community Theatre Dir. Chase and Brooke Grant A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Sheila Happy Accidents Theatre Company, Provo, UT Dir. Jarom Brown Elegy for a Lady Proprietress Dir. George Roman Romeo and Juliet Romeo Dir. Martin Harvey King John King John/Dauphin Shakespeare s Globe Theatre, London, UK Dir. Philip Bird Merry Wives of Windsor Mistress Page Dir. Chase Grant Shakespeare in Hell Various Bristol Shakespeare Festival/Northcott Theatre/University of Dir. Kolbrun Sigfusdottir Twelfth Night Sir Toby Belch Exeter,UK Dir. Tony Lidington A Winter s Tale Leontes/Time Shakespeare s Globe Theatre, London, UK Dir. Philip Bird KWJ CV page 4
Footloose Principal American Fork HS, American Fork, UT Dir. Neal Johnson The Mousetrap Mrs. Boyle Covey Center for the Arts, Provo, UT Dir. Barta Heiner The Imaginary Invalid Beline Actors Repertory Theatre Ensemble Dir. Neal Johnson King Lear Regan BYU, Provo, UT Dir. Rodger Sorenson Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Ruth Hale Center Theatre Dir. Syd Riggs Selected Directing Experience Much Ado About Nothing Snow College October 2016 Ephraim, UT Cyrano BYU Young Company September 2016 Provo, UT Shakespeare Competition Utah Shakespeare Festival/SUU October 2015 Cedar City, UT Macbeth The Echo Theatre October 2014 Provo, UT Hamlet University of Exeter June 2014 King John Act 4 Scene 2 Shakespeare s Globe Theatre February 2014 London, UK A Winter s Tale Shakespeare s Globe Theatre February 2013 London, UK When Thou Art King University of Exeter June 2013 Twelfth Night Shakespeare s Globetrotters August 2013 Lehi, UT Sound of Music Saratoga Springs Arts Council August 2012 Saratoga Springs, UT Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Lehi Arts Council June 2012 Lehi, UT Once on This Island Willowcreek Middle School May 2012 Lehi, UT Much Ado About Nothing Willowcreek Middle School November 2011 Lehi, UT Shakespeare Competition Utah Shakespeare Festival/SUU October 2011 Cedar City, UT Beauty and the Beast Willowcreek Middle School May 2011 Lehi, UT The Foreigner Willowcreek Middle School November 2010 Lehi, UT Shakespeare Competition Utah Shakespeare Festival/SUU October 2010 Cedar City, UT KWJ CV page 5
References Neal Johnson Teacher, American Fork High School 510 N 600 E American Fork, UT 84003 801-380-8632 theatreprof@hotmail.com Relationship: Colleague at Alpine School District from 2002-2012 Jarom Becar Principal, Willowcreek Middle School 2275 W 300 N Lehi, UT 84043 801-380-1841 jbecar@alpinedistrict.org Relationship: Employee at Willowcreek Middle School from 2009-2012 Martin Harvey Lecturer, University of Exeter Queen s Drive Exeter, Devon, UK, EX4 4QJ 01392 724582 M.Harvey@exeter.ac.uk Relationship: Lecturer/Director at the University of Exeter from 2012-2014 Shawnda Moss Adjunct Faculty, Brigham Young University Franklin Harris Fine Arts Center Provo, UT 84602 801-953-3113 shawnda_moss@byu.edu Relationship: Colleague and Supervisor at BYU and Pioneer High School of Performing Arts Adrian Curtin Lecturer, University of Exeter Queen s Drive, Exeter, Devon, UK EX4 4QJ 01392 724582 Ext. 4582 A.Curtin@exeter.ac.uk Relationship: Professor/Supervisor at the University of Exeter from 2012-2014 Lindsay A. Livingston Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University Harris Fine Arts Center Provo, UT 84062 801-422-9262 lalivingston@byu.edu Relationship: Colleague at Brigham Young University KWJ CV page 6