Office Location:	109 Page, Box 90680, Durham, NC 27708
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Web Page:	http://Jmsheepdog.com

Research Interests: Directing

Current projects: Upcoming projects, 2010: Neighborhood 3:Requisition of Doom and God's Ear. Receptionist by Adam Bock (area premiere), , Original Script based on the lives and relationship between C.P. Ellis and Anne Atwater

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 has co-authored Tune for Tommy, Hotline, and an adaptation of Allan Gurganus’ Plays Well With Others. He has directed in New York City, Portland, Oregon, Boston, Winter Park, Florida and Dallas. His directing credits include: the world premiere of Romulus Linney's Silver River (at Manbites Dog, Profile Theater in Portland and as the keynote event at the Sewanee Writer's Conference,) God's Ear, Spring Awakening, The Receptionist, Sonnets for an Old Century, Neighborhod 3, 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-present. He chaired the Department of Theater Studies in 2008-2009. He is a full professor of the practice in the Department of Theater Studies.

• THEATRST 145S.01, ACTING Synopsis

  Branson 100, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

• THEATRST 255S.01, DIRECTING Synopsis

  Branson 100, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

• THEATRST 110S.01, FINDING YOUR VOICE Synopsis

  Bryan Center 127, MTuTh 12:30 PM-02:35 PM

• THEATRST 145S.03, ACTING Synopsis

  Branson 100, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

• THEATRST 350-1.01, MAINSTAGE ACTING (TOP) Synopsis

  Branson 100, Tu 06:30 PM-09:00 PM

Office Hours:

10:00-11:45 Tuesdays and Thursdays. Always helpful to call ahead.

Education:

M.F.A.	Trinity University	1981
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
M.A.	Illinois State University	1976
Liberal Arts B.A.	Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida	1975
B.A.	Rollins College Winter Park	1975

Specialties:

Acting
Directing

Curriculum Vitae

  New York Theater:

1. Jeff Storer: Directing Credits, 2000 - 2009, , 2000/01/01
   with Jeff M. Storer
2. Freshman Arts Focus in Performance, , 1995/01/01
   with Jeff M. Storer
3. New Works for the Stage, , 1993/01/01
   with Jeff M. Storer
4. Jeff Storer: Directing Credits, 1990 - 1999, , 1990/01/01
   with Jeff M. Storer
5. Jeff Storer: Directing Credits, 1980 - 1989, , 1980/01/01
   with Jeff M. Storer

Recent Publications

1. with Storer, AJ. UNLEASHED: Twenty Five Year of Manbites Dog. (2013).
2. J. Storer, 25th Anniversary Manbites Dog Theater Photo Anthology (2012) .

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