Spencer Curtis Young Email & Phone Number

Topeka, Kansas, United States

DIRECTOR 2015 MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET THE MUSICAL (Quincy Music Theatre)2014 VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE (Theatre Tallahassee)2013 WINNIE-THE-POOH (Florida State University Fallon Theatre)2012 ELECTRA (Andrew College Liddie Murphy Theatre)2012 DEATH MAKES A BID (George T. Bagby State Park)2012 THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL (Andrew College Liddie Murhpy Theatre)2012 ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (Andrew College Liddie Murphy Theatre)2011 THE FOREIGNER (Andrew College Liddie Murphy Theatre) 2011 THE MISER (Florida State University Studio Theatre) 2011 THE SCARLET LETTER (Florida State University Fine Arts Annex)2010 CIRCUS SHIP (Florida State University Lab Theatre)2010 NANCIES (Florida State University Annex Theatre)2009 MAYFLY (Florida State University Lab Theatre)2009 BURNING ON CHARCOAL (Florida State University Studio Theatre)2009 TOO LONG AT THE FAIR (Florida State University/Ringling International Arts Festival)2009 PREVIOUSLY ON... (Florida State University/Ringling International Arts Festival)2008 TERMS OF SERVICE (Florida State University Lab Theatre) 2008 PREVIOUSLY ON... (Florida State University Studio Theatre) 2007 IN THE BEGINNING... (co-director, East Tennessee State University touring)1997 WEETZIE BAT (Lanka Lounge Theatre, Edinburgh International Fringe Festival) 1996 WEETZIE BAT (University of Memphis Lab Theatre)1995 MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS (Middlesex University, London UK)ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 2010 RENT (Florida State University Fallon Theatre—Fred Chappell, Director)2010 CAROUSEL, A CONCERT (Florida State University Fallon Theatre—Fred Chappell, Director) 2009 HAIR (Florida State University Fallon Theatre—Tom Ossowski, Director) 2009 KISS ME KATE IN CONCERT (Florida State University Fallon Theatre—Fred Chappell, Director)

Tallahassee, Florida

— Leads the Division's strategic planning and execution, action planning, and defining of metrics.— Develops and manages budget including $1.2 million operating budget and all legislatively funded arts and culture grants, currently more than $15 million. — Manages the Division's relationship as State Arts Agency with the National Endowment for the Arts, administering the yearly $800,000+ State Partnership Award.— Tracks, interprets, and reports all pertinent legislative actions and information, including preparation of the Legislative Budget Request, budget amendments, legislative bill analysis, and reports to Department of State leadership and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.— Supervises communications and administrative staff, overseeing all marketing, communications, publications, workshops, website information, social media, contract tracking and contract execution activities.— Programs the Professional Development for Artists program, providing workshops free of charge to 24 — 48 professional Florida artists per year.

Tallahassee, Florida

— Converted grant panel meetings from teleconference to captionable webinar, providing live scoring visually and saving an average of $28,000 in yearly telephone charges.— Programmed, produced, and presented a 15-part monthly webinar series focusing on professional development for arts organizations. — Conducted research, prepared data analysis and maintained close coordination with the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Americans for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Florida Cultural Alliance, Local Arts Agencies and similar national and state organizations to utilize data and resources to promote the Division’s mission and advocacy.— Scripted talking points and speeches for Florida Secretary of State and Division Director.— As one of the public faces of the Division, presented workshops, executed presentations, and served on conference panels.— Managed Facebook and Twitter feeds, wrote and designed informational flyers, signs, email campaigns, one-sheets, website banners and copy, press releases, op-eds, and blog. — Scripted, stage managed, and created presentations and videos for meetings of the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the annual Florida Artists Hall of Fame induction ceremony.— Collaborated with coworkers to plan and execute the yearly statewide Convening Culture Conference.— Conceived and proposed upgrades to the Division’s online grants system to Department of State leadership, leading to a multi-million-dollar project creating a common online grant-making system for all granting agencies within the Department of State.— Prepared and conducted 24 teleconference grant panels per year.— Administered more than three hundred grants at any one time from the application through closing stages.— Recruited panel members nationally for 5-8 grant panels yearly.— Provided backup for the payment process.— Recipient of Florida Department of State Visionary Award, 2018.

Cuthbert, Ga

— As the sole Theatre faculty member at a small, private, 2-year residential liberal arts college, directed, designed, and technical directed a minimum of 2 stage productions per year.— Taught a wide variety of classes: Beginning Acting, Technical Theatre, Theatre History, Theatre Appreciation, Directing, and Theatre Practicum, as well as Speech and Remedial College Reading.— Advised and registered students across multiple majors.— Recruited students for Theatre major and scholarships.— Tripled the number of students in the Theatre program from 4 to 13 in the span of 1 year.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Courses taught:INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE FOR NON-MAJORS, PERFORMANCE II, CULMINATIONS, DIRECTING I, ADVANCED CHEKHOV STUDIES

Reviewed residential property appraisals and review appraisals for accuracy and consistency. Worked primarily from home, telecommuting via internet and telephone.

Master Of Fine Arts, Directing

Graduate Level Classes, Storytelling

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Theatre Performance

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