Shawn Michael Brewer
[email protected]

Director    Designer    Actor

 


D E S I G N I N G    R E S U M E


Resident Light and Sound Designer for Biola University, La Mirada Fall 2003 - Present

¤ Designed new audio and lighting systems for the re-formed theater department
¤ Installed, wired, and refurbished new lighting dimmers, fixtures, and consoles.
¤ Responsible for technical direction, designing sound and lighting plots; installing sound, lighting, and special effect equipment for the following theater productions:

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Forrest Robinson
Spring 2007
Fools by Neil Simon
Directed by Kate Brandon
Spring 2007
The Fantasticks music by Harvey Schmidt, lyrics by Tom Jones
Directed by Forrest Robinson
Fall 2006
Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott
Directed by Kate Brandon
Spring 2006
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
Directed by Forrest Robinson
Fall 2005
Trip to Bountiful by Horton Foote
Directed by Forrest Robinson
Spring 2005
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Forrest Robinson
Fall 2004
The Foreigner by Larry Shue
Directed by Forrest Robinson
Fall 2003

 

Freelance Sound Designer Fall 1997 - Present

¤ Designing or re-designing audio systems for venues
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Recording custom sound effects and voice-overs
¤
Creating crash boxes or mechanical devices for live sound effects
¤ Engineering, mixing, and compiling digital audio - proficient in Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge 6.0 and ACID 2.0, MAGiX Audio Cleaning Lab 3.0, Stage Research SFX 5.6, and Sound Cue System 8.4.4
¤ Training personnel on operating equipment and/or computer programs
¤ Generating and updating detailed cue sheets
¤ Acting as consultant to directors not needing a fully committed designer and assisting them through the design process by performing only a few of the above functions
¤ Performing most of the above functions for the following theatres and shows:

Bronwyn Dodson Theatre
Fullerton College Theatre Arts Department, Fullerton

Baby by Conrad E. Davidson
Directed by Shawn Michael Brewer
June 2002
Baby With The Bathwater by Christopher Durang
Directed by Chuck Ketter
May 2001
The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman
Directed by Chuck Ketter
May 2002
Fool for Love by Sam Shepard
Directed by Chuck Ketter
May 2001
Kissing Infinity by Josh Schleh
Directed by Michael Rosenbaum
June 2002
The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman
Directed by Chuck Ketter
May 2002
The Last Five Minutes by Rod Surratt
Directed by Forrest Robinson
June 2002
The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage by David Ives
Directed by Shawn Michael Brewer
June 2004
The Next Contestant by Frank D. Gilroy
Directed by Cassandra Cade
June 2002
Picnic by William Inge
Directed by Chuck Ketter
May 2001
The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Chuck Ketter
May 2002
True West by Sam Shepard
Directed by Chuck Ketter
May 2001
The Universal Language by David Ives
Directed by Chuck Ketter
June 2001
Untitled by Shawn Michael Brewer & Liliana Quilici
Directed by Shawn Michael Brewer
June 2006
Women and Wallace by Jonathan Marc Sherman
Directed by Keola Simpson
June 2000
Words, Words, Words by David Ives
Directed by Shawn Michael Brewer
June 2001

The Center

The City of Whittier Community Center
Into the Woods book by James Lapine, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Michael Eiden
September 2000

Don Cribb Theatre

DePietro Performance Center, Santa Ana
The Star-Spangled Girl by Neil Simon
Directed by SuZanne Bradaric
"
Shawn Brewer's sound design incorporates '50s and '60s rock and pop tunes with a romantic theme, helping this young troupe find its footing despite so weak a textual foundation."
Read the rest and other reviews here.
July 2005

Players Theatre

California State Long Beach Theatre Arts Department
My Medea by Susan Hansell
Directed by Craig Fleming
March 2005

The Round
Pacific Art Theatre, Orange
Bright Ideas by Eric Coble
Directed by Shawn Michael Brewer
June 2006

Showcase Theatre

California State Long Beach Theatre Arts Department
Babel's In Arms by David Ives
Directed by Shawn Michael Brewer
May 2004
Fuddy Meers by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Shawn Michael Brewer and Matt Scovill
April 2005
God's Great Supper (from The Kentucky Cycle) by Robert Schenkkan
Directed by Shawn Michael Brewer
November 2004
The Good Doctor (Abridged) by Neil Simon
Directed by Shawn Michael Brewer
November 2003
Shattered
Written and directed by Tiffany Aguirre
March 2005
Quills by Doug Wright
Directed by Rachel Star-Albright
March 2004
Women and Wallace by Jonathan Marc Sherman
Directed by Shawn Michael Brewer
April 2004

Thomas Moore Theatre
Troy High School, Fullerton
Bugsy Malone by Alan Parker & Paul Williams
Directed by Joe Hufferd
1996-1999
The Crucible by Arthur Miler
Directed by Joe Hufferd
1996-1999
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand
Directed by Joe Hufferd
1996-1999
Deadwood Dick: The Masked Rider of the Black Hills
Directed by Joe Hufferd
1996-1999
Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman
Directed by Joe Hufferd
1996-1999
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Directed by Joe Hufferd
1996-1999
Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
Directed by Joe Hufferd
1996-1999
The Worst High School Play In The World by William Gleason
Directed by Joe Hufferd
1996-1999

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