7.05 A Conversation with Chris Chapman
This week Jimmy talks with Michigan auditorium manager and director Chris Chapman. He talks about the dangers of the one man show, competitive theatre festivals, and safety within our theatre programs.
Chris's Recommended Resources:
Troy Dobosiewicz’s Teaching with Practical Aesthetics
Lee Michael Cohn’s Directing Actors: A Practical Aesthetics Approach
Chris Chapman is the Auditorium Manager for the Greenville Performing Arts Center in Greenville Michigan. Besides running the facility, he also is the advisor and creator of Yellow Jacket Theatre, the extra-curricular theatre program for Greenville Public Schools. SInce 1997 he has produced, directed, designed over 90 theatrical productions for Greenville Public schools and over 500 concerts.
Chris has a BFA in Technical Theatre from Central Michigan University. From 1992-1995 he worked professionally in the Chicago Theatre community at the Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, and Bailiwick Repatory Theatre.
