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PAUL TRUCKEY
PRESENT TITLE
Associate Professor of Theatre (Tenured)
Department of Communication and Performance Studies (CAPS)
Northern Michigan University
EDUCATION
MFA - University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, 1995
BS - Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, 1987
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Associate Professor of Theatre, CAPS, Northern Michigan University 2008 – to present
Assistant Professor of Theatre, CAPS, Northern Michigan University 2003 – Winter 2008
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Fall 2002
Instructor, CAPS, Northern Michigan University, Winter 2002
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Winter 1995
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1992-1995
SERVICE
Northern Michigan University (03 – to present)
DEPARTMENT
Member – Budget, Planning and Communication (2011 - present)
Chair - CAPS Executive Committee (2010 – 2011)
Member - CAPS Search Committee for Broadcasting position (2010)
Member - Budget, Planning and Communications (08-09)
Chair –CAPS Executive Committee (2007-2008)
Member - CAPS Search Committee for Director of Theatre (2008)
Member - CAPS Search Committee for (2) term positions in Speech (2007)
Member - Budget and Planning (2006 – 2007)
Member - Curriculum Committee (2005 – 2006)
Member -CAPS Search Committee for Sports Promotion Position (2003 – 2004)
Secretary - Department Executive Committee (2003 – 2004)
UNIVERSITY
Member – Faculty Review Committee (2011 – 2013)
Member – Provost Search Committee (Fall 2011-Winter 2012)
Member – Academic Admissions Policy Committee (2010 – 2013)
Member- Committee on Undergraduate Programs (2007 – 2010)
Member - Faculty Senate (2007 – 2008)
Member - College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Committee (2005 – 2007)
Faculty Board Member – First Nighter’s Club (2010)
AAUP Bargaining Council (2011 - 2012)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Actors Equity Association (AEA) – full vested member, Equity Deputy (numerous occasions)
COURSES TAUGHT
(Numerous sections of all classes below 1992 to Present)
TH 132 – Acting ITH 498 – Directed Study: Teaching Acting
TH 330 – Intermediate ActingTH 498 – Directed Study: Modern Drama
THTR 100 – Introduction to TheatreTH 498 – Directed Study: Dramaturgy
THTR 105 – Introduction to Acting I TH 498 – Directed Study: Staged Reading
THTR 230 – Voice and Movement for the ActorTH 498 – Directed Study: Stage Management
THTR 231 – Acting: Basic Technique TH 498 – Directed Study: Advance Design
THTR 176 – Musical Theatre WorkshopEN 591 – Internship: Modern Drama
TH 130 – Introduction to TheatreEN 591 – Internship: Stage Management
UN 100 – Freshman Seminar TH 495 – Shakespeare’s Text
TH 432 – Audition TH 247 – Performance Studio – Voice/Movement
TH404 – American Musical Theatre
TH 295 – Musical Theatre Performance
TH 295 – Theatre Careers
TH 295 – Performance Lessons
TH 295 – London and the Arts
TH 495 – Practicum in Theatre
TH 361 – Modern Drama
TH 352 – Directing Theory
HONOR/AWARDS
Faculty Service Award, for service to the state of Michigan – Region III, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (2012).
Outstanding Young Alumni, Northern Michigan University (1998)
Outstanding MFA Graduating Senior in Musical Theatre Performance, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1995)
Outstanding Graduating Senior in Theatre, Northern Michigan University (1987)
Evening of Scenes, Region III KCACTF Festival, A Flea in Her Ear, Michigan State Univ. (2011)
Evening of Scenes, Region III KCACTF Festival, 1776, Saginaw Valley State Univ. (2013)
THEATRE PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
DIRECTING
Comedy of Errors, Panowski Black Box Theatre (Fall 2014) in *pre-production
1776, Forest Roberts Theatre (Oct. 2012)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Forest Roberts Theatre (Apr. 2012)
A Flea in Her Ear, Forest Roberts Theatre (Oct. 2010)
The Mousetrap, Forest Roberts Theatre (Apr. 2010)
Actletes, Forest Roberts Theatre (Oct. 2009)
The Foreigner, Forest Roberts Theatre (Oct. 2008)
The Full Monty, ForestRoberts Theatre (Feb. 2008)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,ForestRoberts Theatre (Apr. 2007)
Tell-Tale, original production, ForestRobertsTheatre(Nov. 2006)
Closer Than Ever,ForestRoberts Theatre (Feb. 2006)
Burning Mona Lisa in the Reptile House, original production, ForestRoberts Theatre (Nov. 2004)
Our Town,ForestRoberts Theatre (Apr. 2002)
A Christmas Carol, plus script adaptation, ForestRoberts Theatre (Dec. 2001)
Father Mosley, original production, Ass. Director, Forest Roberts Theatre (Nov. 1986)
The King Has Gone to Tenebrea,original production, Ass. Director, Forest Roberts Theatre (Apr. 1985)
Rock and a Soft Place, Dramaturge, American Place Theatre, NYC (Oct. 2004)
Tell-Tale, staged reading/workshop, Black Box Theatre, NMU (July 2006)
Burning Mona Lisa in the Reptile House, staged reading/workshop, Black Box Theatre
ACTING
(Representative)
Les Miserables’,Jean Valjean, Forest Roberts Theatre, Marquette, MI – Nov. 2013
Guys and Dolls, Nathan Detroit, Traverse City Orchestra, Traverse City, MI – March 2013
A Little Night Music,Frederic, Pine Mountain Music Festival, Rozsa Center, Houghton, MI – July 2012
Rockland,Pete the Barber, Pine Mountain Music Festival, Rozsa Center, Houghton, MI – July 2011
Les Miserables’, Grantaire/Javert, National Tour III – Feb- June 2003 (160 performances.)
Les Miserables’,Grantaire/Javert/TenadierBroadway Company– Jan98 - Nov 01 (1664 performances.)
Les Miserables’, Grantaire/Javert/TenardierNational Tour- Dec. 95 – Dec 97 (832 performances.)
UTAH! (original company), George Jr., Tuacahn Amphitheatre, St. George, UT
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Joseph, ETC, Seattle, WA
A Christmas Carol,Fred, Nebraska Theatre Caravan, Omaha, NE
The Lone Star, Rueben, Lone Star Historical Drama Association, Galveston, TX
Hello Dolly!,Chorus, Lone Star Historical Drama Association, Galveston, TX
Beacon on the Rock,Joe, Lake Superior Theatre, Marquette, MI
The Fantasticks,El Gallo, Black Box Theatre, NMU
Beauty and the Beast,Gaston,Forest Roberts Theatre, NMU
The Scarlet Pimpernel,Percy, Forest Roberts Theatre, NMU
Closer Than Ever,Man 1,Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday in the Park with George,George, Judy Bayley Theatre, UNLV
The Mikado,Nanki Poo, Judy Bayley Theatre, UNLV
Jesus Christ Superstar,Herod, Artemus Ham Hall, UNLV
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,Sherrif Dodd, Judy Bayley Theatre, UNLV
Oklahoma!,Jud, Judy Bayley Theatre, UNLV
Nine,Guido, Judy Bayley Theatre, UNLV
Into the Woods,Repunzel’s Prince, Forest Roberts Theatre, NMU
Baby,Nick, Forest Roberts Theatre, NMU
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,Singer, Ohio State University
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,Protean, Forest Roberts Theatre, NMU
The Problem,Husband, Cockroach Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
She Stoops to Conquer,Young Marlow, Judy Bayley Theatre, UNLV
Color of Bruise,Frank,Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
Trojan Women,Meneleus, Judy Bayley Theatre, UNLV
Romeo and Juliet,Paris, Judy Bayley Theatre, UNLV
The Three Sisters,Vershinin,Judy Bayley Theatre, UNLV
Cyrano de Bergerac,Valvert, Forest Roberts Theatre, NMU
Noises Off, Roger/Garry, Forest Roberts Theatre, NMU
Picnic,Hal, Forest Roberts Theatre, NMU
SPECIAL BENEFIT/CONCERT PERFORMANCES
(solo and small ensemble performances)
Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser Event(2011), Willow Farm, Marquette, MI – annual fundraising event, which has generated an average of $15,000 every year.
Three Tenors of the UP (2011) – NMU First Nighters Benefit, Marquette, MI – one-time concert event that raised $10,000 for the First Nighter’s Club.
Rockland (2010), World Premier Promotional event, Rozsa Center, Houghton, MI – solo performance to launch the promotion of this new world premier opera.
ISU World Cup Speedskating (2009), Barry Events Center, Marquette, MI – National anthem and opening ceremony performance.
US Olympic Speedskating Trials (2009), Barry Events Center, Marquette, MI – National anthem and opening ceremony performance.
Marquette Symphony Concert (2009), Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette, MI – solo concert performance with symphony, sold out event.
American Song Standards: An Evening with Paul Truckey (2006), Up Front and Co. Marquette, MI – fundraising event for the Maquette Maritime Museum. Generated $20,000.
First Nighters Cabaret: An Evening with Lerner and Lowe(2002), Bottom University Center, NMU – featured performer in fundraising event.
First Nighters Cabaret: The Best of Broadway(2004), Up Front and Co., Marquette, MI – featured performer in fundraising event.
First Nighters Cabaret: The Ultimate Broadway(2005), Up Front and Co., Marquette, MI - featured performer in fundraising event.
First Nighters Cabaret: By George…Gershwin(2006), Up Front and Co., Marquette, MI - featured performer in fundraising event.
First Nighters Cabaret: The Ides of March(2008), Bottom University Center, NMU - featured performer in fundraising event.
Grand Scientific Music Theatre (1994), Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV – performer in concert featuring Peter Gabriel, Jon Anderson, Graham Nash, and Todd Rundgren. For Comdex convention in Las Vegas.
Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser Event(2010), Willow Farm, Marquette, MI – see info above.
Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser Event(2009), Willow Farm, Marquette, MI
Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser Event(2007), Willow Farm, Marquette, MI
Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser Event(2008), Willow Farm, Marquette, MI
The Rosie O’Donnell Show (2001), NBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC
The Today Show (1998), NBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC
NBA All-Star Game halftime Show (1998), Madison Square Garden, NYC
American league Championship Series Game 7 (1997), Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD
Oldies Musical Review (1989), Myrtle Beach Hilton, SC
Broadway on Boardman (2004), Grand Traverse Historical Society, Traverse City, MI
First Interstate Bank TV Commercial (1988), Seattle, WA
Lake Dental TV Commercial (2006), Duluth, MN
Cameron Macintosh Inc., numerous promotional appearances on tour stops in major American cities (1995-2003)
STUDY ABROAD/FIELD STUDIES
NYC Field Studies (2012), Leader – Theatre Study, New York City (16 Students)
Scotland on the Fringe (2011),Faculty Lead Study Abroad (Leader) – Edinburgh, Scotland (17 students)
London and the Arts (2010),Faculty Lead Study Abroad (Leader) - London, England (8 students)
NYC Field Studies (2010), Leader - Theatre Study, New York City (8 Students)
NYC Field Studies (2008), Leader - Theatre Study, New York City (12 Students)
CONSULTING/ADJUDICATION/GUEST LECTURES/WORKSHOPS
Expansion Advisor (Jan 2013) - Backstage Theatre, Town of Breckenridge, Arts District, Breckenridge, Co.
Irene Ryan Selector/Responder (Jan 2012) – Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region III Festival, University of Illinois, Champange Urbana, IL.
Production Adjudicator(February 2012) – Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region
III, Almost Maine(Associate Production) – Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI (pending)
Scholarship Competition Adjudicator (December. 2011) – Michigan Thespian Festival, Michigan Educational Theatre Association, Saginaw Valley State University.
Production Adjudicator(November 2011) – Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region
III, Antigone (Associate Production) – Albion College, Albion, MI
Production Adjudicator(November 2011) – Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region
III, Incorruptible! (Associate Production) – Saginaw Valley State, University Center, MI
NMU Visiting Scholars Lecutre (Oct. 2011) – Theatre at NMU, Gladstone High School, Gladstone, MI
Production Adjudicator(October 2011) – Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region III, Little Mary Sunshine(Associate Production) – Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Production Adjudicator(October 2011) – Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region III, Waiting for Godot (Associate Production) – Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
Scholarship CompetitionAdjudicator (Dec. 2010) – Michigan Thespian Festival, Michigan Educational Theatre Association, Michigan State University.
Production Adjudicator(October 2010) – Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region III, Little Women,(Associate Production) - Albion College, Albion, MI
Production Adjudicator(November 2010) – Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region III, Into theWoods, (Associate Production) - Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Performance Adjudicator (2007), Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Competition, NMU
Reviewer (2010),Little Women, The Musical, Lake Superior Theatre, Marquette, MI – published in the Marquette Mining Journal.
Reviewer (2006), A Christmas Schooner, Lake Superior Theatre, Marquette, MI – published in the Marquette Mining Journal.
Reviewer (2006), Haywire, Gwinn High School, Gwinn, MI – published in the Marquette Mining Journal.
Reviewer (2005), Buried Child, Players de Noc, Escanaba, MI – published in the Escanaba Gizett.
Dramaturg (2004),A Rock and a Soft Place, American Place Theatre, NYC – workshop production of new script staring Andre DeShields and directed by Ed Sherrin.
Theatre Workshop (Nov. 2011), NMU Visiting Scholar Workshops, Gladstone HS, Gladstone, MI – recruitment trip presentation for NMU Theatre program.
Musical Audition Workshop (Dec. 2010), Michigan Thespian Festival, Michigan State University – workshop for 25 students on musical audition skills and application.
Musical Theatre Workshop (2005), Marquette Senior High School – workshop, and coaching for their production of Les Miserables’ School Edition.
Working in the Theatre (2009), Northern Center for Lifelong Learning, Marquette, MI – workshop presentation to retired adults on the theatre profession and the NMU theatre program.
Theatre Careers (2009), Career Day Gwinn Middle School, Gwinn, MI – workshop and presentation on theatre as a career for three classes of middle school students.
Pathways to the Future – Career Choices (2006), Presenter for local area UP High Schools, NMU – workshop and presentation on theatre careers for over 100 high school students.
Theatre Careers (2007), Career Day Gwinn Middle School, Gwinn, MI - workshop and presentation on theatre as a career for three classes of middle school students.
American Musical Theatre (2006), Grand Traverse Historical Center, Traverse City, MI – presentation and workshop for community members in the greater Traverse City area.
Legal Contracts in Art (2002), Lecturer, Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas – served as consultant for theatre on panel discussion of legal contracts in art.
References
Paul KreiderMarybeth Abel
Dean, College of Creative ArtsProduction Stage Manager
West Virginia UniversityWicked, Broadway Company
Creative Arts CenterGershwin Theatre
Morgantown, WV 26506222 West 51st Street
(304) 293-4351New York, NY 10019
(212) 581-9503
James CantrillNick Wyman
Department Head/Professor President, Actors Equity Association
Communication and Performance StudiesOffice of the President
205 Thomas Fine Arts165 West 46th Street
Northern Michigan UniversityNew York, NY 10036
Marquette, MI 49855(212) 869-8530
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