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Jeff Storer (M.F.A., Dallas Theater Center) is co-founder and Artistic Director of Manbites Dog Theater, a professional company founded in 1986 dedicated to world and regional premieres of contemporary work. He is co-author of Indecent Materials, which opened the 1990 season at Joseph Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival, and recently co-authored Tune for Tommy and an adaptation of Allan Gurganus’ Plays Well With Others. His directing credits include: Reckless, Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet, Bucknaked: A Love Story, The Normal Heart, The Day Room, Wild Honey, The Mystery of Irma Vep, This is our Youth, Tomorrowland, Dark Ride, 7 Blowjobs, Cloud Tectonics, The Illusion, The Darker Face of the Earth, Carousel, Cloud 9, and co-authored and co-directed the stage and video versions of the world premiere, Walking Miracles. As a part of Duke’s Department of Theater Studies Jeff directed the workshop production of Jose Rivera’s References to Salvadore Dali Make Me Hot and the world premiere of Romulus Linney’s Oscar Over Here. In the spring of 2005 he directed Angels in America: Part One and Angels in America:Part Two (staged reading) He was Associate Director of Theater at Duke University from 1982-1987 and Associate Professor of Theater at Rollins College from 1987-1992. He returned to Duke in 1993. He is a full professor of the practice in the Department of Theater Studies.

Education:

Theater of the Oppressed Facilitators Training	Marc Weinblatt, techniques of Augusto Boal	2000
Directing	Tina Landau, Viewpoints Workshop	1997
Vocal Workshop	Stephen Chun-Tao Cheng, The T'ao of the Voice	1995
Directing	Joanne Akalaitis, ATHE Workshop	1995
Vocal Workshop	Patsy Rodenburg, Jeanette Nelson, and Kelly McEvenue, Royal National Theatre, VASTA Workshop	1995
Roy Hart Theater	Rafael Lopez-Barrantes, 1993 and Ivan Midreigh, VASTA 1994	1993
Voice Workshop	Cicely Berry, VASTA Workshop	1987
Directing	Marshall Mason, Circle Repertory Theater	1984
Master of Fine Arts	Trinity University, San Antonio	1981
Directing	Robert Wilson, Performance Workshop	1981
Alexander Technique	Marge Barstow, Omaha, Nebraska	1979
Lessac Voice and Diction Workshop	Randy Moore, Dallas Theatre Center	1979
Laban Movement Workshop	Robyn Flatt, Dallas Theatre Center	1979
Design, Masks, & Makeup Workshop	Irene Corey-Barr, Dallas Theatre Center	1979
Directing	Dallas Theatre Center	1979
Master in Theatre Arts	Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois	1976
Liberal Arts B.A.	Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida	1975

Specialties:

Acting
Directing

  Directing Credits:

1. Directing Credits, , 2006/12/09
   Noteworthy Additions in 2006 (All following are in conjunction with Manbites Dog Theater): Speak Truth to Power by Ariel Dorfman. A partnership between Manbites Dog Theater and the Office of Institutional Equity in celebration of Martin Luther King observances on Campus. The Fall to Earth by Joel Drake Johnson. Second production of Chicago based playwright. Play was subsequently published, with special thanks to Manbites Dog and review of Manbites production on jacket. Tom Pain (based on nothing) by Will Eno.
2. Directing Credits, , 2006
   REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTING and PLAYWRIGHTING EXPERIENCE Manbites Dog Theater Company 2006-07: an oak tree, At the Vanishing Point, Blue Door (upcoming) 2005-06: Speak Truth To Power, The Fall To Earth, thom Pain (based on nothing) 2004-05: Sonnets for An Old Century 2003-04: Silver River (New York, Portland, Sewanee Writer’s Conference.) 2002-03: Tomorrowland, Bucknaked, Silver River, Sonnets for an Old Century 2001-02: This Is Our Youth, A Tune For Tommy, Plays Well With Others (adapted and directed) 2000-01: The Last Train to Nibroc, Fuddy Meers, A Tune For Tommy(co-author and directed) 1999-00: Stop Kiss, The Mystrey of Irma Vep, The Time Machine (adapted and directed) 1998-99: Cloud Tectonics 1997-98: Walking Miracles (Video) Walking Miracles (world premiere); Walking Miracle (Duke Revival) (co-author, new script) ; The Food Chain ; How I Learned to Drive . 1996-97: Cryptogram; A Poster of the Cosmos; The Moon Shot Tapes. 1995–96: Tone Clusters. 1994–95: Always Sometimes Never; The Swan; Lonely Planet; Oscar Over Here(world premiere by Romulus Linney). 1993–94: Dark Ride, The Mystery of Irma Vep; Execution of Justice. 1992–93: The Mystery of Irma Vep; A Betrothal; A Poster of the Cosmos;Night Songs, Street Songs; 7 Blowjobs; The Baltimore Waltz; Blue Window. 1991–92: Reckless. 1990–91: The Dead Monkey; Christmas on Mars; The Illusion; The Red Address. 1989–90: Some Things You Need to Know before the World Ends (A Final Evening with the Illuminati); The Day Room; Indecent Materials/Report from the holocaust (co–author, new script). 1988–89: Hunting Cockroaches; Suddenly Last Summer; Night Songs, Street Songs; Strange Snow. 1987–88: The Normal Heart ; The Woolgatherer; Seventy Scenes of Halloween. The Public Theatre, New York Shakespeare Festival; Joseph Papp, Producer. 1990: Indecent Materials (co–author, new script). Los Angeles 2001: Last Train to Nibroc ; Powerhouse Theater and Tamarind Theater Portland 2004: Profile Theater; Silver River. New York City 2004: Actor’s Studio; Silver River. 2004: Bucknaked; Theater Row 2002: Plays Well With Others; Raw Space. 1985: Darts (original script); Circle Repertory Theatre Directing Lab 1982: Mouth; Little Church Around the Corner Duke University 2005: Angels In America, Part One, Angels in America, Part Two ( staged reading) 2003: Library in Flames, Does Time Have a Sound 2002: Cloud Nine 2001: Playwrights/Actors Workshop, Darker Face of the Earth 1999: The Illusion. 1998: The Journey of Glow. 1997: Timbre and The Anniversary Story. 1996: Carousel. 1995, 96, 97, 99, 00: Freshman Arts Focus in Performance (exploring the theater techniques of Augusto Boal). 1993, 94, 03, 04, 05, 06: Co–ordinator for New Works for the Stage. 1994: The House of Blue Leaves. 1987: Mamet; Cole. 1986: The Hot L Baltimore; SITE–ings (original dance/theater collaboration); Heat Lightning (new script). 1985: The Good Woman of Setzuan; Old Times; To Kill a Mockingbird 1984: The Bear; The Actor’s Nightmare; Riders to the Sea; Sganarelle; The Marriage Proposal; Exposures (A.C.T.F. Regional Festival, new script); Fifth of July. 1983: The Comedy of Errors; Man of La Mancha 1982: Uncommon Women and Others. Rollins College 1992: Wild Honey; Cold Journey Into Dark; Amadeus (vocal coach). 1991: King Lear (acting and vocal coach; role of Gloucester); Working 1990: The Clouds; The Bells of Orleans. 1989: All My Sons. 1979: Equus; Look Homeward Angel; The Belle of Amherst. 1978: Follies; Shenandoah; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 1977: Romeo and Juliet. 1976: Ten Little Indians. 1975: Celebration. John Michael Kohler Arts Center 1987: Deadline at Dawn (co–author, new script); On the Verge;Strange Snow. 1986: The Occasional Waltz (co–author, new script); Talley’s Folly. Boston University 1984: Weave and Spin (original collaboration) 1983: Keys (original collaboration) Paul Mellon Arts Center 1981–82: Antigone; Working; The Hot L Baltimore Dallas Theatre Center 1981: A Moon for the Misbegotten; A Journey Through the Night Struttin' Street Stuff Parks Tour 1979: Rainbow of Rags (original ). 1978: Steppin'' Out (original). REPRESENTATIVE PLAYWRIGHTING EXPERIENCE 1986 Heat Lightning (co–author, original adaptation) 1986 The Occasional Waltz (co–author) 1987 Deadline at Dawn (co–author, original adaptation) 1990 Indecent Materials/Report from the holocaust (co–author, original adaptation) 1991 Hotline (co–author) 1997 Walking Miracles (co-authored) 1999 The Time Machine (co-authored, original adaptation) 2000 A Tune For Tommy (co-authored) 2001 Plays Well With Others (co-authored) 2003 Library in Flames (script consultation) 2003 Bucknaked (script consultation) 2003 Does Time Have a Sound (script consultation)

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