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Joy Pace
CURRICULUM VITAE/RESUME Home Address:
117 Pithon St. Phone: 337-304-5218
Lake Charles, LA 70601 e-mail:
[email protected] EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts in Theatre (Directing), Virginia Commonwealth University
One year of post-baccalaureate study, University of New Orleans
Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication (minor in Theatre), Centenary College of Louisiana
HONORS & MEMBERSHIPS: Regional Chair Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival – Region VI ( 2012-2015)
Vice-Chair Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival – Region VI (2010-2012) SDC Directing Initiatives Coordinator: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival – Region VI (2009) Member Lake Charles Little Theatre BOARD
Member: Phi Kappa Phi
Member: Southeastern Theatre Conference
Member: Alpha Psi Omega
Award: Excellence in Costume Design, LA Festival KC-ACTF Region 6 2008, 2009
Award: Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2004, 2005, 2009)
Award: Excellence in Departmental Leadership Award – Virginia Commonwealth
University, School of the Arts, Department of Theatre (1999)
Award: Outstanding Service & Leadership to the Department of Theatre and
Speech – Centenary College of Louisiana (1993)
EMPLOYMENT: Artistic & Executive Director of Itinerant Theatre (Fall 2013- Present)
Adjunct Instructor – Angelo State University (Fall 2014-
Present)
Owner/Manager – Joy Pace Creative LLC (Spring 2017- Present)
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (Fall 2014 -)
Adjunct Instructor – Online
Intro to Dramatic Arts
History of Dramatic Arts I
BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Fall 2013-2014)
Adjunct Instructor – Online
LONESTAR COLLEGE – MONTGOMERY (Fall 2013)
Adjunct Instructor- Online
McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY
Coordinator of Theatre Arts/Instructor of Theatre (Fall 2006 – 2007)
Advanced Acting: Acting styles including Classic, Elizabethan, Restoration, Expressionism,
Brechtian, and Absurd.
Intermediate Acting: Theory and techniques of acting. Scene work, character development, and contemporary European, Asian, and American performance techniques and theories.
Beginning Voice & Diction: Elementary voice for the speaker and performer. Phonetic principles and practices with emphasis on demonstrated competence in Standard American pronunciation.
Stage Dialects: Introduction to various stage dialects with emphasis on vocal characterization
techniques. Development of vocal strength and endurance through appropriate exercises.
Script Analysis: Analysis of the structure within a script. Terminology and technique of analysis for theatre practitioners.
History of the Theatre from the Greeks through the 18th century. Study of societies, playwrights, Theatre to 1800: actors, theatrical means, and audiences which create theatre.
ContemporaryTheatre Romanticism, realism, and development of contemporary theatre theory and
History: practice
Interpretive Reading: Techniques and practice in oral presentation of literature by an individual
and a group. Includes interpretation and adaptation of literature and
experimentation in styles of presentation.
Theatre Appreciation: Introduction to the world of the stage, the terminology, live theatre, the
means of mounting productions, and the role of the audience. Attending
theatrical productions and/or some backstage production experience.
Theatre Career Management: Preparation of resumé, head shot, and audition package for performance. Design or stage management portfolios for gallery viewing. Issues of contracts, union affiliation, legal concerns, and artistic freedom.
McMURRY UNIVERSITY
Adjunct Instructor (Fall 2004)
Acting for Non-Majors: An introduction to the art of acting and performance for the inexperienced actor. A basic explanation of performance for live theatre.
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Associate Professor of Theatre (1999- 2004)
Introduction to Theatre: A survey of the major personalities, movements, and dramatic conventions
throughout world history. Read and discuss representative plays.
Acting: Various levels from Beginning to Advanced.
Directing: Upper level course focuses on the fundamentals of directing for the
Theatre. Study includes techniques, practitioners, and methods of Directing,
with practical application in scene study and production.
History of Theatre: Origin of the theatre and its development from the classical period in Ancient Greece to the present. Topics investigated include Theatre Architecture, Methods of Staging, Theories of Drama, Styles of Acting, and other conventions and personalities.
Special Topics in Theatre: An upper level course offering an exploration of the power and creation
“Possessing the Power of performance through several non-traditional genres and styles of
of Performance: Theatre. An examination of auditions and improvisation as well as the
process of creating theatre for children and young adults. The second part
of the semester focuses on creating performances in experimental theatre
and performance art. Some of the styles explored are Boal’s “Theatre of
the Oppressed”, “Feminist Theatre”, and “Experimental Theatre”.
Voice and Diction: The course covers the International Phonetic Alphabet, vocal health,
breath control and various vocal exercises to extend the student’s range,
control and flexibility. Focus is placed on acquiring a Standard American
dialect with an introduction to the Standard British dialect.
Stagecraft and Design: A hands on course studying the techniques of design and fundamentals of
construction for sets, lighting and costumes in theatre.
Backstage on Broadway: Annual trip to New York City during Spring Break. The students attend 7 – 8 Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, tour theatres, visit with
theatre professionals, keep a journal, experience other aspects of theatre and
meet each morning for class discussions of the plays and experiences.
Oral Interpretation An examination of oral interpretation of literature through training in of Literature:
appreciation, analysis, and performance. Emphasis is upon literature as
human experience and upon the creative role of the reader as he/she engages
the literary text.
Interpersonal A course studying the theories and assigning the practical application of
Communication:
understanding and improving the student’s interpersonal communication
skills. Practice in conversations, discussion, and human interaction.
Basic Public Speaking: Public Speaking course teaching the techniques and mastery of speaking skills.
Students present informative, persuasive, commemorative, impromptu and
group speeches. There is emphasis on critical thinking and thought
organization. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Adjunct Instructor
(1996-1999)
Theatre History: A year-long undergraduate course in theatre history. The course is designed
to give the student a survey of the history of the theatre in Western
civilization from the beginning of theatre and drama in ancient Egypt and
Greece to the present. Intermediate Acting
Acting II for sophomores working with Authentic Movement, understanding
impulses, and exploring Michael Chekov’s Psychological Gesture as applied to
character analysis. Working with physical improvisation and exploration;
helping actors to understand their body and movement capabilities.
Stage Voice & Speech I: The course covers the International Phonetic Alphabet and various vocal
exercises to extend the actor’s range, control, and flexibility. Focus is placed
on acquiring a Standard American Dialect (regionalism free) with an
introduction to the Standard British dialect.
Stage Voice & Speech II: The second semester focuses on developing vocal strength and endurance
through various exercises and developing character voices through
changes in vocal placement, intensity and quality.
Introduction to Stage Introduction to stage performance course for non-majors with no
Performance: previous background in acting. The course covers improvisation,
monologues, scene work and other elements of performance.
Speech for Business & An advanced level course focuses on giving informative, persuasive, and
the Professions:
group presentations with sections on interviewing skills and group meeting
skills.
Effective Speech: Essentially the same course as Basic Public Speaking listed above.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
Taught workshops in Character Voices for Louisiana Theatre Festival (2007-2016)
Taught workshops including Character Voices, Vocal Health & Warm-Ups, and Creative Playwriting Ideas for Louisiana Thespians Conference (2007, 2010) Seeds of Success: Region 14 Educational Services – Developing and directing a tutorial program for homeless children using a theatre approach where the children write, rehearse and perform an original play. Boys & Girls Club of America and Hope Haven (October 2004-April 2005)
As head of the theatre program at Kentucky Wesleyan College, and advisor to the Wesleyan Players, I was solely responsible for the direction and production elements of all Wesleyan Players productions.
Stage Voice and Stage Speech training, teaching with Janet B. Rodgers, past President of VASTA
(Voice and Speech Trainers Association, Inc.)
Experienced in leading workshops in auditioning skills such as monologue selection, delivery, planting, focus, and form for Virginia Thespians Conference. (1998 & 1999)
SERVICE
Immediate Past
Chair:
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 6
Board Member:
Itinerant Theatre
Board Member:
Lake Charles Little Theatre
Board Member: Rape Crisis Outreach is an informational and emotional support system for sexual
assault/abuse victims and their families. (2008-present)
Committee Member: Campus Life Committee - McNeese State University: designed to positively enrich the faculty and students and create an effective and vital campus community.
Faculty Advisor: Alpha Psi Omega – National Theatre Honor Society, local cast Pi Gamma (2007- 2012)
Organizer/Director: Served as organizer and director for two productions of, “The Vagina Monologues”
for the worldwide movement of V-Day – Until The Violence Stops. V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler’s award winning play The Vagina Monologues. (2004 & 2007)
Board of Directors: The RiverPark Center, the arts and cultural center for the Owensboro-Daviess County Region, houses national touring productions, local theatre productions, and civic organizations and events. (August 2003-2004)
Workshop Leader: Lead workshops in Acting and Character development for Kentucky
Thespians
Society.
Guest Artist: As part of the RiverPark Center’s “Arts Camp” I led a one-day work shop in vocal and physical preparation for the actor for 3 different age groups of children ages 5 to 18.
Program Director: Lead a one-week “drama camp” for Owensboro Parks and Recreation at the RiverPark Center for children ages 8-12. It was an intensive yet fun introduction to all aspects of theatre culminating in a performance for the parents at the end of the week. (Summer 2000 & 2001)
Founding Member: Women’s Project of Theatre VCU (1996 –) An organization formed and designed to meet the needs of the students of theatre VCU exploring women’s roles, cultures and performance. It is a community outreach organization working closely with other campus groups addressing women’s issues. As a founding member I was part of the planning committee, developing mission statement, setting goals, establishing purpose.
Program Coordinator The Most Massive Woman Wins production with the Women’s Project of
/Director: Theatre VCU in collaboration with the Women’s Studies department and the Nutrition and Body Awareness student organization on campus. I directed the production and helped organize the event, which included panel discussions with professionals in medicine, counseling, sociology and political science. It was a part of the campus Health and Fitness awareness week for the University.
Program Director: Neighborhood School of the Arts, Richmond Virginia (1998) Community outreach through teaching acting and theatre craft to students 8-12 years of age. Students
wrote and performed original work developed in the ten weeks program.
Script Evaluator: New Voices for the Theatre, Theatre Virginia: A program for young playwrights in which the selected script writers are invited to Richmond for workshops and performances of their work by professional actors and directors. (1997)
Adjudicator: Entry Auditions for VCU, Virginia Thespians Conference, Hampton, VA (1998)
ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE – DIRECTING
PROFESSIONAL:
Caroline or Change ACTS Theatre Lake Charles, LA
The Vagina Monologues Itinerant Theatre Lake Charles, LA
An Evening with Nellie Lutcher Itinerant Theatre Lake Charles, LA
The Diary of Anne Frank ACTS Theatre Lake Charles, LA
Louisiana Women: Art & Music Itinerant Theatre Lake Charles, LA
RACE Itinerant Theatre Lake Charles, LA
Louisiana Women: Bound Itinerant Theatre Lake Charles, LA
And the Rain Came to Mayfield Lake Charles Little Theatre Lake Charles, LA
Candida (Staged Reading) Itinerant Theatre Lake Charles, LA
Moon Over the Brewery Lake Charles Little Theatre Lake Charles, LA
Christmas at the Gap Buffalo Gap Historic Village Abilene, TX
Haunted Village Buffalo Gap Historic Village Abilene, TX
Lysistrata The Lysistrata Project Owensboro, KY
The Last Night of Ballyhoo Theatre Workshop of Owensboro Owensboro, KY
Loves! Labors! Lusts! Blue Ridge Theatre Festival Richmond, VA
Strange Conspiracy Neighborhood School of the Arts Richmond, VA All Their Songs Were Sad LaPetit Theatre/Tennessee Williams Festival New Orleans, LA
UNIVERSITY THEATRE:
McNeese State University: (2006-2012) Lake Charles, LA A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Stephen Adley Guirgis
All My Sons Arthur Miller
Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw
Othello William Shakespeare
Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett (KCACTF Region 6 Invite production)
WORKING (a musical) Stephen Schwartz/James Taylor…
The Long Christmas Ride Home Paula Vogel
Fuddy Meers David Lindsay-Abair
Wait Until Dark Frederick Knott
Southern Discomfort (Staged Readings) Original Student Works
Twelfth Night William Shakespeare
No Exit Jean Paul Sartre
The Vagina Monologues Eve Ensler
Kentucky Wesleyan College: (1999-2004) Owensboro, KY
The Creation of the World
and Other Business Arthur Miller
The Vagina Monologues Eve Ensler
Two Rooms Lee Blessing
The Laramie Project Moisés Kaufman & The Tectonic Theatre Project
Raising the Dead Dr. Grace Epstein
Picasso at the Lapin Agile Steve Martin
A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare
The Crucible Arthur Miller
Antigone Jean Anouilh
And Then They Came for Me James Still
Traces of Light (World Premiere) Dr. Grace Epstein Dancing At
Lughnasa Brian Friel The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) Long, Singer & Winfield
Private Eyes Steven Dietz
Centenary College of Louisiana (1989-1993) Shreveport, LA
Assistant Director
Hamlet William Shakespeare
University of New Orleans (1996)
Oleanna David Mamet
Virginia Commonwealth University (1996-1999)
Playing For Time Arthur Miller
The Most Massive Woman Wins Madeleine George
Jack and Jane (Staged Reading) Kira Mickle ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE – ACTING (representative list of roles) PROFESSIONAL: Itinerant Theatre
The Beauty Queen of Leenane Mag This Wide Night Lorraine Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Martha The Writers Rosa Hart, Maggie Dixon The Firsts Rosa Hart, Maggie Dixon
Lake Charles Little Theatre A Moon for the Misbegotten Josie Hogan Something Unspoken Cornelia Scott Laundry & Bourbon Hannah “A Christmas Pudding” Multiple Roles Independent Theatre Company
The Vagina Monologues The Flood
Charles, LA
Charles, LA
Blue Ridge Theatre Festival The Stronger Mrs. X ShaferStreetPlayhouse/Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Romania – 1998 Footfalls Voice Shafer Street Playhouse/Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Romania – 1998 Loves! Labors! Lusts! Puck Agecroft Hall – 1996 UNIVERSITY: McNeese State University (2006-2008) An Adult Evening with Shel Silverstein Inspector/Woman
Doubt Sister Aloysius The Vagina Monologues “The Flood” & Ensemble
Kentucky Wesleyan College (1999-2004) The Vagina Monologues “The Flood” & Ensemble On The Verge Mary Traces of Light Mother Virginia Commonwealth University (1996-1999) Angels in America Hannah/Henry Three Viewings Mac
Madman and the Nun Sister Barbara
Million Pound Banknote Mrs. Harris/Anabel/others Centenary College of Louisiana (1989-1993)
Dancing at Lughnasa Maggie Mundy Camino Real Gypsy I Hate Hamlet Felicia The Boys Next Door Sheila A Doll’s House Anne Marie On The 20th Century Agnes/Chorus The Women Olga Runaways Sunny Baby With the Bathwater Nanny A My Name is Alice Poetess EVITA Chorus PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL: Producer, Set Design, Costume Design Jesus Christ Superstar
Itinerant Theatre, Lake Charles, LA
Producer, Set Designer Tuesdays with Morrie Itinerant Theatre, Lake Charles, LA Set Designer Cleoma Itinerant Theatre, Lake Charles, LA Fight Choreographer Mauritius Lake Charles Little Theatre, Lake Charles, LA Vocal Coach The Sisters Rosensweig Barksdale Theatre, Richmond, VA
Co-Producer Italian American Reconciliation Theatre Gym, Richmond, VA Stage Manager Italian American Reconciliation Theatre Gym, Richmond, VA Development Intern Theatre Virginia Richmond, VA Marketing Intern Theatre Virginia Richmond, VA Assistant to Director Wishing Aces Southern Repertory Theater, New Orleans,
LA UNIVERSITY: McNeese State University (2006- 2013)
Costume & Sound Design Othello McNeese Theatre Sound Design Waiting for Godot McNeese Theatre Costume Design Working: A Musical McNeese Theatre Costume Design A Doll’s House McNeese Theatre Costume Design The Long Christmas Ride Home McNeese Theatre Set & Costume Design Fuddy Meers McNeese Theatre Costume Designer Two Rooms McNeese Theatre Vocal/Dialect Coach Blithe Spirit McNeese Theatre Vocal/Dialect Coach Caroline or Change McNeese Theatre Vocal/Dialect Coach Das Barbecü McNeese Theatre Vocal/Dialect Coach The Skin of Our Teeth McNeese Theatre Vocal/Dialect Coach Anton in Show Business McNeese Theatre
Kentucky Wesleyan College (1999-2004)
Producer Wesleyan Players Playhouse On The Verge Student-Directed “One-Act Festivals” All other above mentioned productions from Kentucky Wesleyan College Virginia Commonwealth University (1996-1999) Co-Producer The Women’s Project Spring Shows Shafer Street Playhouse Stage Manager Julius Caesar Raymond Hodges Theatre University of New Orleans (1995/1996)
Costume Designer Keely & Du Assistant SM Measure for Measure
Centenary College of Louisiana (1989-1993) AD/Stage Manager Hamlet Sound Designer Prelude to a Kiss Properties Biloxi Blues, Ghosts, Under Hunter’s Moon
REFERENCES Charles McNeely
Associate Professor of Theatre
McNeese State University
MSU Box 92175
Lake Charles, LA 70609
(337) 475-5041
Gregg Henry
Co-Manager/Artistic Director KCACTF
John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
(202) 416-8864
Dr. Diane Earle
Professor of Music – Dept of Fine Arts (Chair)
Kentucky Wesleyan College
3000 Frederica St.
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 852-3617 [email protected]
Dr. Grace Epstein
Assistant Professor of English
College of Applied Sciences
University of Cincinnati
2220 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45206 [email protected]
Dr. Rob Kingsolver
Dean of Arts and Sciences
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40205
(502) 452-8059
