Abigail Crabtree Director AEA-SSDC [email protected] |
| Artistic Director-Cumberland County Playhouse (1995-2000) The Cumberland County Playhouse is a year round professional theatre located in Tennessee with an annual budget of 2 million dollars. The plant encompasses three preforming spaces. The Main Stage is a proscenium space seating 485, the Adventure Stage is a vesatile black-box seating 250 and the Theatre In The Woods is an intimate outdoor thrust seating 225. As Artistic Director my responsibilities include; the casting and hiring of all acting company members, designers, musical directors, guest directors, choreographers and technicians. Additionaly I worked to produce all outreach and educational programs along with selecting and budgeting the season, directing 3 to 6 productions while maintaining and oveseeing the artistic integerity of all Playhouse productions. I remain active with the Playhouse, still directing when time permits. |
| Associate Producer-Cumberland County Playhouse (1990-1995) |
| Director Drama Noises Off The Women of Troy Romeo and Juliet The Tempest The Immigrant The Miracle Woker Children of a Lesser God On Golden Pond The Odd Couple The Foreigner The Nerd Anastasia |
Musical Theatre West Side Story Children of Eden Crazy For You Pump Boys and Dinettes Grease Cinderella Big River Shenandoah My Fair Lady Oklahoma Singing In The Rain Tennessee USA Anne of Green Gables The Secret Garden 1940's Radio Hour The Music Man Hello Dolly Brand New Beat Funny You Don't Look Like My Grandmother |
| Director/Choreographer Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Peter Pan Brigadoon Captain's Courageous The Secret Garden Oklahoma Oliver The Music Man Hello Dolly Quilters Tomorrow Songs (author) Anne of Green Gables Shenandoah The Music Man Cinderella |
| Regional Theatre |
| Clarence Brown Theatre (LORT) Cinderella The Moving of Lilla Barton |
| Circa 21 Playhouse (AEA) West Side Story |
| University Guest Artist |
| Top Girls University of Tennessee Crimes of the Heart Austin Peay State University Largo Desolato Louisiana State University |
| Founding Artistic Director-Governor's School for the Arts(1987-1992) In 1987 the State of Tennessee commissioned the Governor's School for the Arts. The School is based at Middle Tennessee State University located near Nashville. The Theatre Program is made up of 18-25 gifted high-school Juniors and Seniors who have been selected from across the state to partcipate in an intense series of workshops culminating in a public performance at the end of the summer term. As Artistic Director I was charged with creating a curriculum, teaching, and selecting theatre artists who would participate in acting, movement, voice, and technical class work. |
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