Terrance Volden

1307 Valentine Rd #12, Kansas City, MO 64111 · 620-655-3849

terryvperu@gmail.com · terrancevolden.weebly.com

2022 – 2023
Stage Carpenter and Associate Automation, KC Repertory Theatre – Kansas
City, MO

Third year MFA residency. Helped with set builds; Maintained sets and props; Cared for venues.
Maintained motors; Operated motors; Assisted in automation system installations; Assisted in
software programming

2022 – 2023
Production Manager, Ad Astra Music Festival – Russell, KS

Oversaw technical elements for 7 events over a 3-week period; Scouted venues; Developed and
maintained schedules for artists including rehearsal and performance spaces; Designed sets;
Tracked budgets; Community engagement

2012 – 2019
Technical Director, Taylor University – Upland, IN

Supervised and advised production staff; Developed show budgets ranging from zero-dollar
found-item productions to $30,000 musicals; Maintained equipment; Served as safety officer
for the Music, Theatre, and Dance department; Designed an average of 1 production per season

Adjunct Professor: Stagecraft and Scenic Design; Advanced Design and Techniques; Makeup
Design and Application; Stage Management; Commedia, Mime, and Stage Combat

Scenic Design: Waiting for Godot; Freud’s Last Session; The Cherry Orchard; Wit; The
Arab-Israeli Cookbook; Oklahoma!; The Matchmaker; The Mousetrap

Director: The Servant of Two Masters; Cyrano de Bergerac

International Opportunities: Led groups to Peru and mediated a bilingual applied theatre
program between Peruvian high schoolers and Taylor students.

2008 – 2012
Work Camp Coordinator, Latin American Children’s Fund – Peru

Organized volunteer groups (between 10 and 25 per group) to come to LACF’s school outside of
Chiclayo, Peru; Raised funds for the child sponsorship program (Monthly support necessary to
run school averages $15,000-$20,000); Taught English classes; Constructed a new wing of the
school - raised $20,000 for this project; Helped supervise construction projects at the school;
In-country contact and translator for volunteer groups; Translated correspondence between
children and sponsors.
2008 – 2012
Scenic Designer and Technical Director, Freelance – Kansas/Oklahoma

Designed and built sets and show-specific props; Trained and supervised student and
community casts and volunteers in construction of sets; Trained and supervised painting of sets

2004-2008/2011-2012
Scene Shop Supervisor and Technical Director, Sterling College and
Sterling High School – Sterling, KS

Two semesters on construction crew; 3 years as scene shop supervisor; Planned and supervised
all cast work nights and strikes; 2 semesters as Technical Director upon returning to Sterling
College; Supervised material purchases; Supervised construction and paint crews; As a technical
advisor, developed technical and safety procedures for Sterling High School’s new theatre;
Trained students on fly system, new equipment, and construction skills.

Education

May 2023
MFA in Design and Technical Theatre, University of Missouri – Kansas City

Focus of Technical Direction; Served as TD or ATD for various UMKC productions; Adjunct
professor of undergrad Stagecraft for two semesters; Adjunct professor of undergrad Lighting
and Sound for one semester; Served as safety officer for the theatre program during third year;
Developed standard safety operating procedures for the department; ATD for coproduction with
the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival; 4.0 GPA

April 2012
Theatre Education and Music Education Licenses, Sterling College

Student teaching experience at Sterling Elementary School (Elementary Music) and Sterling
High School (Men’s Choir, Debate and Forensics, Drama, and Advanced Drama); Passed
Secondary Education and Theatre, Speech, and Debate Kansas Praxis Exams.

Designed sets at the high school, coached several forensics duos and individuals, and directed
The Servant of Two Masters at Sterling High School.

April 2008
BA in Communication and Theatre Arts, Sterling College

Focus in Theatre Arts; Vocal Performance Minor; Graduated Magna cum laude; 4 years heavily
involved in multiple choirs and bands; President of Musicians at Sterling College; Founder and
President of Thespians at Sterling College; Private voice from the studio of Raul Prezas

May 2004
Associates Degree, Seward County Community College

Graduated Magna cum laude; Involved in 2 choirs and 1 theatre production

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Additional Skills and Experience
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry
• Crowd Management Certification - National Association of State Fire Marshals
• Proficient in using a counterweight fly system; Proficient in aerial silks rigging
• Proficient in carpentry
• Proficient in MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Proficient in Vectorworks
• Experienced in SketchUp
• Experienced in AutoCAD
• Experienced in metal working – MIG welding
• Experienced in rigging
• Experienced in automation
• Basic knowledge of forging and smelting
• Stage Combat Training with the Society of American Fight Directors: Broadsword - 30
hours; Rapier and Dagger - 30 hours; Unarmed - 30 hours; Knife - 10 hours;
Quarterstaff - 10 hours
• Commedia dell’arte training with Diane DeFranco-Kling 2004-2008 at Sterling College
and additional training with Doug Berky in 2014
• Fluent in Spanish

Accolades

—2017 - Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction from the Kennedy Center

American College Theatre National Festival - Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire

—2020 - Excellence in Technical Direction from the KCACTF Region 3 Festival -

Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman

References available upon request

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