Stephanie Svarz

1119 Wickham Court Naperville, IL 60540

Phone: 630-542-0911 E-mail: stephsvarz@gmail.com

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DIRECTING
Godspell
Marys Wedding
The N-Town Plays
The Off Stage Studio Project
Avenue Q
Under Milk Wood
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Machinal
Almost, Maine
Our Town

Illini Student Musicals

The Penny Dreadful Players
Festival of Early Drama
UIUC Theater
Illini Student Musicals
The Penny Dreadful Players
The Penny Dreadful Players
NHSI Cherubs Program
The Penny Dreadful Players
The Penny Dreadful Players

University of Illinois, 2015

University of Illinois, 2015
University of Toronto, 2015
Armory Free Theater, 2015
University of Illinois, 2015
Institute 4 Creativity, 2015
Institute 4 Creativity, 2014
Northwestern University, 2014
University of Illinois, 2014
University of Illinois, 2013

PRODUCTION | RELATED EXPERIENCE

Managing Director
Vice President
Choreography
Assistant Program Coordinator
Instructor
Assitant Dramaturge
Instructor
Set Design
Program Director
Scene Shop Practicum
Publicity Coordinator
Choreographer

The Penny Dreadful Players

Illini Student Musicals
The New Revels Players
Student Playwright Outreach Theater
Ballroom Dance Masterclass
Much Ado About Nothing
Be Direct (Theater Leadership Course)
Jack & The Beanstalk
The Actors Experience
Dept. of Theater & Dance
The Penny Dreadful Players
The Jungle Book

Unviersity of Illinois, 2014-15

University of Illinois, 2015
University of Illinois, 2015
University of Illinois, 2014-15
IHS Theater Festival, 2015
University of Illinois, 2014
Northwestern University, 2014
University High School, 2013
S2 Studios, 2013
University of Illinois, 2012-14
University of Illinois, 2013
Muncie Civic Theater, 2012

Mattie Fae
Nora
Ananais, Angel
Leader 2, Others
Elaine
Arlene
Alexi Darling, Others

The Penny Dreadful Players

The Penny Dreadful Players
Medieval Studies @ UIUC
Department of Defense
The Penny Dreadful Players
The Armory Free Theater
Illini Union Board Musicals

University of Illinois, 2015

University of Illinois, 2015
University of Illiois, 2014
US Government, 2014
University of Illinois, 2014
University of Illinois, 2013-14
Lincoln Hall, 2014

The Penny Dreadful Players

Impulse 24/7
Four Score and 10-Minutes Ago
Theater Studies Showcase
The Penny Dreadful Players

University of Illinois, 2014

Armory Free Theater, 2014
University of Illinois, 2014
Armory Free Theater, 2014
University of Illinois, 2013

ACTING
August Osage County
According to Plan
The Conversion of St. Paul
Training Voice Over
Hot Tea
Next Fall
RENT

ORIGINAL PLAYS
Tis the Season (Full Length)
Santa Clause Isnt Real (10-Minute)
Things Happen, We Change (10-Minute)
Move Me (Spoken Word, Dance)
Get Well Soon (10-Minute)

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
BFA, THEATER STUDIES
BA, ENGLISH
Undergraduate Research Certification
Leadership Certification
Studies include: Directing, Arts Management, Theater History, Play Analysis, Playwrighting, Acting, Musical Theater
Voice, Dance (jazz, tap, modern, ballroom), Shakespeare, American and British Literature, Critical Theory.
LOGAN ARTS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Leadership Course - January 2013-May 2013
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
Film Acting/Acting Courses, Aesthetic Principles of Theater, Directing, Senic Design Principles September 2011-May 2012

SPECIAL SKILLS
Lesson Plan & Study Guide Design Experience, Research, Adobe InDesign, MS Word, Photography (Flim & Digital),
Typeography Design, Office Management, Event Planning, Operate a typewriter, experience with power tools, pnumatic tools.