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JESS PILLMORE

276-***-**** ****@************.*** www.creativelyindependent.net

DIRECTING, CHOREOGRAPHY & PRODUCING

The Water Boy (Off-B dway) Ensemble Studio Th. & Naked Angels Choreographer

City Girl! Neo -Futurist Theatre (Chicago) Director/Choreographer

Training A Trickster Creatively Independent Director/Creator/Producer

It s All Right Now Creatively Independent (regional workshop) Director/Creator/Producer

Waiting Creatively Independent (regional workshop) Director/Choreographer/Producer

The Greatest Story Never Told Dell Arte International Mad River Festival Producer

The Greatest Story Never Told CSSSA (CalArts) Producer

Sopa de Botas (Yum) Kaluza & Coventry (Int l Tour) Co-Director/Choreographer

Schoolhouse Rock Live! Raleigh Little Theatre Co-Director/Choreographer

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead Raleigh Little Theatre Co-Director/Fight Choreographer

The Phantom Tollbooth Raleigh Little Theatre Co-Director/Choreographer

The Adding Machine Florida State College of Jacksonville Director

Playwright Series: American Cafe Florida State College of Jacksonville Director/Choreographer/Adaptor

Playwright Series: A Time of War Florida State College of Jacksonville Director/Choreographer/Adaptor

Return to the Forbidden Planet Florida State College of Jacksonville Choreographer

A Christmas Carol Florida State University - Mainstage Chor./Asst. Dir., George Judy

Antigone Florida State University - Mainstage Chor./Asst. Dir., George Judy

The Rover Florida State University - Mainstage Choreographer

All s Well That Ends Well Florida State University - The Lab Choreographer

Lovetalker Florida State University - Studio Choreographer

Army of One Florida State University - Annex Director/Choreographer/Writer

Boxed In NoMaD Productions Choreograph er

Pippin Theatre Jacksonville Choreographer

Still Life with Iris Episcopal High School Guest Mask Choreography

Vaudeville Bill Episcopal High School Guest Director/Choreographer/Writer

Guys & Dolls Episcopal High School Guest Choreographer

Godspell Episcopal High School Guest Choreographer

The Hating Pot Florida Theatre w/ Episcopal High School Guest Choreographer/Performer

Dancing at Lughnasa Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Guest Choreographer

Annie Get Your Gun Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Guest Choreographer

Oklahoma! Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Guest Choreographer

The Imaginary Invalid Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Guest Choreographer

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY

The Miracle Worker Episcopal High School Unarmed, Found Objects

As You Like It Episcopal High School Unarmed

The Diviners Episcopal High School Unarmed

Romeo and Juliet Episcopal High School Rapier & Dagger, Unarmed

Henry V Raleigh Little Theatre Broadsword, Unarmed

Robin Hood Raleigh Little Theatre Quarterstaff, Unarmed, Broadsword

Jack and The Beanstalk Raleigh Little Theatre Unarmed, Found Objects

Hamlet Theatre Jacksonville Unarmed, Single Sword

Romeo and Juliet Theatre Jacksonville Rapier & Dagger, Unarmed

The Grapes of Wrath Players-By-The-Sea Unarmed, Found Objects

Burn This Players-By-The-Sea Unarmed

Anything Goes Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Unarmed

MUSIC COMPOSING

It s All Right Now Creatively Independent Composer & Lyricist

The Last of the Pretty Girls La Femmes (Montreal) Composer & Lyricist

Greylock Theatre Project Williamstown Theatre Festival Composer

JESS PILLMORE

276-***-**** ****@************.*** www.creativelyindependent.net

RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS

2000-current Creatively Indepedent, llc Co-Founder, Managing Dir. & Teacher

2008-current ISTA (International Schools Theatre Assoc.) Teaching Staff

2009 ISTA Lisbon MS Festival Contact Improvisation

2009 ISTA London HS Festival Script Analysis

2009 MassMOCA - Main St. Stage Clown, Stage Combat

2008 Meredith College Actor Intention & Commedia

2008-current Nease HS & Ponte Vedra HS Ensemble, Commedia & Phys. Th.

2001, 2006 FL Assoc. of Theatre Educators Conference Shakespeare & Stage Combat

2007-current FL State Thespians Conference Contact Improv. & Stage Combat

2006-07 NC State Thespians Conference Body Percussion, Ensemble Th.

2006-07 Hidden Valley Camp Performance Arts Dir./Teacher

2006-09 St. Simons Montessori Artist in Res. - Shakespeare

2006-current Discovery Montessori Artist in Res. - Shakespeare

2005 Ferndale Repertory Theatre Playwriting & Stage Combat

2004,10 Florida State College of Jacksonville Guest Artist - Stage Combat

2004, 06-current LaVilla School of the Arts Artist in Res. - Combat & Clown

2002, 04, 11 Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Artist in Residence - Movement

2002-2004 Raleigh Little Theatre Education Outreach Co-Dir.

2002-2004 Raleigh Little Theatre Staff Theatre & Dance Teacher

2002-2004 Raleigh Little Theatre Movement/Acting - Teens on Stage

2002-current Rawlings Elementary Artist in Residence - Shakespeare

2001 Camp Broadway Guest Artist - Stage Combat

2001-current Episcopal High School Artist in Res. - Clown & Combat

2000-08 Ocean Palms Elementary Artist in Residence - Shakespeare

2000-current Ponte Vedra Public Education Foundation Artist in Residence

2000-02 The Dance Company Fill-in Dance Teacher - multiple styles

1999 Episcopal High School Adjunct Teacher - Dance

1999 Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Adjunct Teacher - Stage Combat

1997 Orff Teacher Conference Guest Artist - Body Percussion

1995-96 Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Musical Theatre Summer Staff

DISCOGRAPHY

It s All Right Now, the musical Roadworm Music (2011) Co-Songwriter, Singer, Producer

Love & Loathing Lujo Records (2006) Singer/Songwriter, Guitarist

Various Artists Compilation Lujo Records (2005) Singer/Songwriter

Reveal - J ess Pillmore Roadworm Music & Lujo Records (2005) Singer/Songwriter

Speak True - Ron Morris Roadworm Music (2004) Producer, Arranger, Guitarist, Vocalist

Look In, Look Out - Bill Pillmore Roadworm Music (2004) Vocalist

Ghost of Eden - Mark Williams Roadworm Music (2003) Vocalist

Slightly Skewed - Jess Pillmore Roadworm Music (2002) Singer/Songwriter, Guitarist, Producer

PROMO - Jess Pillmore Roadworm Music (2000) Singer/Songwriter, Guitarist, Producer

Recorded with notable artists:

Matt Chamberlain (Tori Amos, David Bowie), Viktor Krauss (Lyle Lovett, Bill Frisell), Dan Phelps (Tori Amos, David Wilcox),

Craig Barnette (Donavon Frankenreiter, Mofro)

MUSIC TOURING

Solo & with band - 2000-08

Notable venues:

Cutting Room (NYC), C-Note (NYC), The Metro (Chicago), The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC), JackRabbits (Jacksonville, FL),

Cafe Eleven (St. Augustine, FL), Smithe's Old Bar (Atlanta), Cat's Cradle (Chapel Hill, NC)

JESS PILLMORE

276-***-**** ****@************.*** www.creativelyindependent.net

TRAINING & AWARDS

2008 Movement Intensive Pilobolus Rennee Jaworski, Matt & Emily Kent

2005 Critic s Choice Award Nashville Scene REVEAL cd release

2002 Best Musical Award Minneapolis Fringe Festival City Girl! Director & Choreographer

2002 Featured Artist Women on Air & Out Sirius SLIGHTLY SKEWED cd release

2002 Critic s Choice Time Out NY SLIGHTLY SKEWED release show

2001 Fight Director Intensive The Celebration Barn J.Allen Suddeth, k. Jenny Jones

Intermediate Actor/Combatant R & D, Unarmed, B dsword, Knife, David Boushey, Michael Chin

*7 Weapons - SAFD* Sword & Shield, Single Sword, Small Sword J. Allen Suddeth,, Drew Fracher

2000 Founder s Award Society of American Fight Directors NSCW

1999 Best Female Combatant Award Society of American Fight Directors NSCW

1997-99 Broadway Dance Bev Brown, Finis Jhung, Mia Michaels

(multiple dance styles) Jennifer Hamilton, Chuck Kelly

1997 B.A. Theatre Florida State University George Judy, Kate Gelabert

* Choreography emphasis*

1997 London Theatre Studies RADA & BADA (FSU) Bardy Thomas, Sheila Allen

1996 Dance Intensive Jacksonville University Jacques d Amboise

1995 Body Language Intensive Shapiro & Smith Danial Shapiro

92- 93 Broadway Theatre Project Ann Reinking, artistic director Luigi, John Parks, Chet Walker

Gregory Hines, Seth Riggs

1993 Degree - Dance/Theatre Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Dr. Phyllis Penney, Dr. Lee Beger

1990 Bravo Award - Dance Douglas Anderson School of the Arts awarded by Dr. Phyllis Penney

OBSERVERSHIPS

Sunset Boulevard (Nat l Tour) Susan H. Schulman/Kathleen Marshall SSD&C Observer

Cabaret Sam Mendes/Rob Marshall Roundabout Theatre Company

1776 Scott Ellis/Kathleen Marshall Roundabout Theatre Company

Daniel Ezralow Peacock Theatre

Mandala

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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