Curriculum Vita Steven Pounders

Associate Professor

Baylor University

One Bear Place #97262

Waco, TX 76798

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EDUCATION:

**** ****** ** **** **** in Acting, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1986 Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Art, Abilene Christian University

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Baylor University

2002 - Associate Professor/ Directing and Acting

present Courses: Acting I: Beginning Realism Acting I: Scene Study

Acting II: Auditioning Acting II: Shakespeare

Acting III: Advanced Realism Fundamentals of Voice and Movement I and II

Acting III: Period Styles Acting IV: Post Graduate Preparation

Theatre in Cultural Context Theatre Appreciation

Abilene Christian University

1994 - Assistant Professor/Directing and Acting - (Department Interim Chair 2001-2002)

2002 Courses: History of Theatre I History of Theatre II Advanced Directing

Beginning Acting Intermediate Acting Movement and Diction

Voice and Diction Acting in Period Styles Theatre Workshop (performance)

Children s Theatre Censorship and Expression (Honors Colloquium)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1988 - Graduate Instructor

1990 Courses: Beginning Acting Voice and Diction

The nationally recognized Association for Theatre in Higher Education recommends a range of professional

creative activity to be considered equivalent to publication for purposes of peer evaluation including,

demonstrating professional competency through successful employment by reputable professional companies

and demonstrating professional recognition through such achievements as competitive union memberships.

ACTING EXPERIENCE

Professional

Production Role Director

Resonance Ensemble, NYC, NY

Shakespeare s Slave (Off Off Broadway) George Eric Parness

The Coffee Trees (Off Off Broadway) Manny Dr. Marion Castleberry

American Actors Company, Waco, TX

The Unseen Wallace Lisa Denman

The Unseen was produced both regionally and as an Off Broadway premiere at the Cherry Lane

Theatre in NYC in March, 2009

Heathen Valley Billy Dr. Marion Castleberry

God and Mammon Ed Dr. DeAnna Toten Beard

ACTING EXPERIENCE (continued)

Production Role Director

Circle Theatre, Fort Worth, TX

Bach at Liepzig Johann Fasch Robin Armstrong

Shamblin Theatre, Lipscomb U., Nashville, TX

Doubt Father Flynn Mike Fernandez

Though staged at a university, Doubt was was cast and directed by professionals. The Pulitzer

Prize winning playwright, John Patrick Shanley conducted a panel discussion with the cast.

Theatre Three, Dallas, TX

Defiance Littlefield T.J. Walsh

Frozen Ralph Robin Armstrong

Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, Dallas, TX

Sylvia Tom/Phyllis/Les Susan Sargeant

Horton by the Stream, Tannersville, NY

Courtship Mr. Vaughn Dr. Marion Castleberry

The Actor Horace, Sr. Dr. Marion Castleberry

WaterTower Theatre, Dallas, TX

Cabaret Ernst Ludwig Terry Martin

Dinner With Friends Tom Cynthia Hestan

Book of Days Bobby Groves Terry Martin/James Lemons

Nocturne The Son James Lemons

Theatre Britain, Dallas, TX

Macbeth Macbeth Robin Armstrong

Betrayal Jerry Robin Armstrong

The Day After the Fair Arthur Robin Armstrong

Casa Manana, Fort Worth, TX

1776 Bartlett Guy Stroman

Ohlook Theatre, Grapevine, TX

Little Shop of Horrors Mr. Mushnik Matthew Lord

Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival, Durant, OK

Driving Miss Daisy Boolie Darra Stringer

PlayMakers Repertory Company, Chapel Hill, NC

The Rivals Bob Acres David Hammond

Love s Labour s Lost Don Armado Charles Newell

The Nutcracker Dr. Stahlbaum David Hammond

The Taming of the Shrew Curtis David Hammond

Misalliance Bentley Maureen Heffernan

A Child s Christmas in Wales Jack Christian Angermann

The Marriage of Figaro Grippe-Soleil David Hammond

A Child s Christmas in Wales The Firechief Christian Angermann

The Beggar s Opera Filch David Hammond

Romeo and Juliet Peter David Hammond

ACTING EXPERIENCE (continued)

Professional Stage Readings (actor)

Resonance Ensemble, New York City, NY

Shakespeare s Slave, by Stephen Fechter, original play, 2011

Wingspan Theatre, Dallas, TX

Bloodletters, by Tom Sime, original play, 2007

HB Studio, New York, NY

Tomorrow, by Horton Foote, 2006

Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, NY

The Coffee Trees, by Arthur Giron, original play, 2006

The Rotting of Tycho de Brahe, by Rob Askins, original play, Octoberfest 2006

Dog Show, by Rob Askins, original play, Octoberfest 2005

God and Mammon, by Dr. DeAnna Toten Beard, original play, Octoberfest 2005

Kitchen Dog Theatre, Dallas, TX

Urgent Fury, by Allison Moore, original play, National New Works Festival

Horton Foote American Playwrights Festival, Baylor University, Waco, TX

Can Can, by Romulus Linney, 2005 Festival

DIRECTING EXPERIENCE

Production Venue

Professional

Art Penfold Theatre, Austin

The Dancers Horton by the Stream

Catskill Mountain Foundation, NY

Baylor University

Enchanted April Mabee Theatre

Iphigenia 2.0 Mabee Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest Mabee Theatre

Quilters Jones Theatre

Doctor Faustus, an Adaptation from Marlowe Mabee Theatre

Earth and Sky Mabee Theatre

Abilene Christian University

Oliver! Abilene Civic Center

Arsenic and Old Lace Sewell Theatre

All the Way Home Sewell Theatre

Crazy For You Abilene Civic Center

The Hollow Sewell Theatre

Wait Until Dark Sewell Theatre

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Abilene Civic Center

The Comedy of Errors Beauchamp Amphitheatre

Philadelphia Story Sewell Theatre

See How They Run Sewell Theatre

Professional Stage Readings (director)

Horton Foote American Playwrights Festival, Baylor University, Waco, TX

The Road to the Graveyard, by Horton Foote, 2004 Festival

Divine Fallacy by Tina Howe, 2007 Festival

Professional Stage Management

Resonance Ensemble, Beckett Theatre, New York, NY (Off Off Broadway)

The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, 2007

PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS

2010 Panel discussion: a talk-back with the cast of Doubt and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, John

Patrick Shanley, Christian Scholars Conference, Lipscomb University, June 5, 2010.

2008 A biographical entry on the nineteenth century writer of melodrama Edward Fitzball published in

the Dictionary of Literary Biography.

2008 A biographical entry on the nineteenth century actor, manager, and writer of melodrama John

Baldwin Buckstone published in the Dictionary of Literary Biography.

2007 A reference article on Patrick Marber s Closer published in the Columbia House Encyclopedia of

Modern Drama.

2006 An adaptation of Shakespeare s Macbeth, performed by the professional company Theatre Britain

at the Trinity River Arts Center in March, 2006. The text and notes were created in collaboration

with Professor Robin Armstrong.

2006 Wrote and presented as a staged reading an orginial play in progress titled Iconoclast at the

Ensemble Studio Theatre s summer conference in Lexington, NY.

2006 A biographical entry on playwright and director James Lapine published in the Greenwood Press

Encyclopedia of Ethnic American Literature.

2006 A biographical entry on playwright and director Barbara Lebow published in the Greenwood Press

Encyclopedia of Ethnic American Literature.

2005 A performance review of Jose Rivera s Marisol, produced by the Risk Initiative Theatre in Dallas,

TX, published in the Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance.

2004 An adaptation of Christopher Marlowe s Doctor Faustus, performed by the Baylor Theatre and

published with dramaturgical notes in the Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance. The text

and notes were created in collaboration with Dr. DeAnna Toten Beard.

2003 Collaborated with graduate students on a presentation for the Art and Soul conference,

Redemption, Reconciliation, and Resurrection: Shakespeare s The Winter s Tale

2000 Updated and presented a workshop, Acting Style: How to be Real in an Unreal Place, at the

national CITA conference, Ridgecrest, NC, in June.

2000 Authored a 20 minute sketch, Peter and his Wife, presented at the national CITA conference,

Ridgecrest, NC, in June. The sketch was performed with an ACU theatre student.

1998 Served as one of three panelists in a discussion workshop titled, The Theatrical Representation of

Evil and the Christian College/University Stage, held at Seattle Pacific University for the national

CITA conference in June.

1997 Presented for a Writing Across the Curriculum colloquium, Abilene Christian University.

1996 Staged selections from The World Goes Round for a televised perfomance benefiting the City of

Abilene and the Paramount Theatre, August 20.

AWARDS/HONORS

2010 Received, along with the cast of Bach at Leipzig, Circle Theatre, a Dallas-Fort Worth Critics

Forum Ensemble Award for the 2009-10 production season.

2007 Received an Arts and Humanities Faculty Development Grant to work with the Resonance

Ensemble in producing Arthur Giron s The Coffee Trees and Chekhov s The Cherry Orchard.

2006 Received an Arts and Humanities Faculty Development Grant to study playwrighting with

Ensemble Studio Theatre Lexington Conference Center

2005 Accepted to the 2005 Summer Faculty Institute, Baylor University

2002 Received the Column award, sponsored by Dallas Summer Musicals as Best Featured Actor in a

Play for a performance in Lanford Wilson's Book of Days at the WaterTower Theatre.

2000 Presidential Fund for Professional Development at Abilene Christian University to present a

workshop and sketch at the National CITA conference

1999 Received award for excellence in Acting Regional American College Theatre Festival

1998 Received a mini-grant from the Faculty Development Committee at Abilene Christian University

to tour a production of Alfred Uhry s Driving Miss Daisy with the American College Theatre

Festival

MEMBERSHIPS

Actors' Equity Association

Theatre Communications Group

SERVICE

University

2009-2011 Faculty in Residence at University House in Baylor s North Village

2009-2011 Chair of the Advisory Board for the Fine Arts Living Learning Center

2007-2011 Serve on the Calendar Committee, Baylor University

2002-2007 Serve on the Arts and Sciences Computer Technology Committee, Baylor University

2004-06 Participated in calling sessions for the Faculty Calling Campaign for Baylor recruitment

2004 Taught a section of students for the Baylor Chapel Friday program during the fall semester

1997 2002 Writing Across the Curriculum Committee, Abilene Christian University

1999 2002 University Undergraduate Academic Council, Abilene Christian University

1994-2002 With colleagues, coordinated and conducted a weekly Department of Theatre chapel at ACU.

2001 Codeveloped and cotaught an Honors Colloquium titled, Censorship and Expression, with Dr.

Charles Trevathan

1999 Sing Song Advisory Committee, Abilene Christian University

1999 Honors Program Task Force, Abilene Christian University

Department

Current Work with colleagues both at Baylor and previous institutions to prepare student portfolios,

auditions, and interview skills for school and professional competitions such as the

University/Resident Theatre Association, Southeast Theatre Conference, and Strawhat auditions.

Current Maintain departmental web site with information about the department and ongoing productions.

Current Participate in recruiting efforts such as Baylor Premiere and Meet the Majors, auditioning and

interviewing prospective students.

Current Participate in a similar audition/interview process for students of the BFA in Performance

2010 Developed a course proposal for the course Theatre in Cultural Context at Baylor University for

the Baylor Theatre Study Abroad program.

2009 Served as facilitator for paper presentations at the third Horton Foote American Playwrights

Festival.

2006 Developed a course proposal for the course Acting: Playwright Study at Baylor University.

2005 Served as facilitator for an actors panel and a presentation of Romulus Linney s Gint at the

second Horton Foote American Playwrights Festival.

2005 Researched and managed professional actor and stage manager contracts for the American Actors

Company production of Heathen Valley, coordinating with the university, Actors Equity

Association, and the University/Resident Theatre Association Contract Management Program.

2004 Served as facilitator for an actors panel and two play readings at the first Horton Foote American

Playwrights Festival.

2004 Researched and managed professional actor and stage manager contracts for the American Actors

Company production of The Traveling Lady, coordinating with the university, Actors Equity

Association, and the University/Resident Theatre Association Contract Management Program.

2003-04 Assisted colleagues in producing a departmental self study for accreditation with the National

Association for Schools of Theatre

2002 Developed course proposals for the following courses at Baylor University.

Acting I: Scene Study Acting II: Shakespeare

Acting III: Advanced Realism Acting III: Period Styles

Acting III: Playwright Study Acting IV: Senior Showcase

2002 Worked with colleagues in the Baylor Department of Theatre Arts to assess and reconstruct the

degree plan for the BFA in performance

2002-2004 Chair of a Faculty Search Committee, Department of Theatre Arts, Baylor University

2001 Served as interim Department of Theatre Chair, Abilene Christian University

SERVICE (continued)

1996-2002 Served as dialect and diction coach for the ACU Theatre department

1994-2002 Provided sound support (microphones, recording/editing, amplification, monitoring,etc) for ACU

theatre productions. Provided properties support for many productions as well.

1994-1996 Designed sets for eight ACU productions; provided technical direction for twelve productions.

1996-1999 Developed course proposals for the following courses recommended by visiting committees at

Abilene Christian University.

History of Theatre I Movement for the Stage

History of Theatre II Voice and Diction for the Stage

Acting in Period Styles Musical Theatre Performance Workshop

Improvisational Theatre Musical Theatre Directing Workshop

Advanced Costume Design

Community and Professional Service

2003-2010 Elected to serve as the Actors Equity Association Deputy by the casts of the following

productions: Bach at Leipzig, Circle Theatre, The Unseen, American Actors Company, The

Coffee Trees, Resonance Ensemble; Frozen, Theatre Three; Cabaret and Dinner with Friends,

WaterTower Theatre; Betrayal and A Day After the Fair, Theatre Britain.

2002-2005 Ajudicator for the Texas Educational Theatre Association s UIL One Act Play competitions.

1996 - 1999 Served as a guest lecturer for Introduction to Theatre course taught at Hardin Simmons

University.

1996-2001 Provided frequent technical support in sound for Abilene High Schools

1997 Directed Magical Musical Theatre for Young Audiences of America program in Abilene

1996 Performed in a benefit for the Paramount Theatre, A West Texas Christmas Carol

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