Dennis R. Berfield
Production Manager / Technical Director at Raleigh Little Theatre- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
Topline Score
Bio
Experience
-
Raleigh Little Theatre
-
United States
-
Performing Arts
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Production Manager / Technical Director
-
Jan 2018 - Present
Raleigh, North Carolina
-
-
-
University of Scranton
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Technical Director
-
Dec 2012 - Dec 2017
800 Linden Street Scranton, PA 18510 Generate all construction draftings for 5 show season. Oversee all load-ins and load-outs of all events with the Department of English and Theater. Oversaw workstudy students and production/lab students in the sceneshop for all productions. Maintained off-campus scenic storage and on campus properties storage. Painted scenery for mainstage and studio productions.
-
-
-
The Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County (The Gateway)
-
United States
-
Performing Arts
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Technical Liaison
-
May 2014 - Aug 2014
Various Travel to venues who have rented sets from Gateway Playhouse and supervise the load-in and strike. Work with venues to adapt/ adjust scenery to fit their production and space needs for rented scenery.
-
-
-
-
Technical Director
-
Mar 2011 - Oct 2012
Collaborated with production teams involved with summer/winter productions. Produced all technical drafting for scenic construction for productions at the Gateway playhouse theater and Patchogue theater in Patchogue NY. Coordinated with department heads on all load-in and load-outs. Worked with the Gateway student performances creating, and loading in scenery for acting camp, and educational theater performances. Assisted in the design and execution of Gatweay Playhouse's Fall Haunted playhouse… Show more Collaborated with production teams involved with summer/winter productions. Produced all technical drafting for scenic construction for productions at the Gateway playhouse theater and Patchogue theater in Patchogue NY. Coordinated with department heads on all load-in and load-outs. Worked with the Gateway student performances creating, and loading in scenery for acting camp, and educational theater performances. Assisted in the design and execution of Gatweay Playhouse's Fall Haunted playhouse event. A national recognized haunted attraction. Oversaw renovation projects for past sets used for set rentals with the theater.
-
-
Assistant Technical Director
-
Apr 2010 - Oct 2011
Bellport, NY Generated all technical draftings for summer productions a the Gateway Playhouse and Patchogue Theater. Tracked production budget and reported to Company business manager. Lead scenic crews on load-ins and load-outs. Cordinated with Technical Director and Production Manager on set rental responsibilities. (Restoration, Re-construction, quality check before sending scenery on rentals)
-
-
-
Millikin University
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
400 - 500 Employee
-
Adjunct Technical Director
-
Feb 2012 - May 2012
Millikin Univesity Decatur, IL Taught stagecraft class,and intro to MIG welding.Generated construction draftings for two mainstage productions. Acted as Scenic Artist for the second production of the semester. Assisted Shop Foreman with Load-in of the semester's first production.
-
-
-
University of Massachusetts Amherst
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Graduate Scenic Designer
-
Apr 2008 - Aug 2011
Amherst, MA
-
-
Graduate Teaching Assistant
-
Apr 2008 - Aug 2011
Amherst,MA Collaborate with other Graduate/Undergraduate students on academic productions. Design mainstage and studio productions as well as act as scenic artist and props master for peer Graduate designers. Taught hand-drafting section of Theater 121 course as well as work 20hr./wk. in scene shop leading undergraduate student crew on construction of scenery for Main stage theater and black box theater.
-
-
-
West Virginia Public Theatre
-
United States
-
Performing Arts
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Assistant Technical Director
-
May 2010 - Aug 2010
Morgantown, WV Worked with the Technical Director producing technical draftings for the construction of scenic elements. Assisted on scheduling for technical interns responsibilities between different departments. Assistant rigger to the Technical Director and Fly Chief during production performances. Lead the construction crew in the absence of Technical Director as well as maintained company tools.
-
-
-
-
Scenic Artist
-
Mar 2008 - Aug 2008
Bellport, NY Paint scene drops/ scenery for summer season, and worked with production staff on restoring stock sets for rental. Worked with scenic crew on production construction, load-ins and load-outs.
-
-
-
-
Scenic Overhire
-
Jun 2008 - Jul 2008
Poughkeepsie, New York Overtire carpenter and scenic artist.
-
-
-
-
Scenic Artist
-
May 2008 - Jun 2008
Long Beach, NJ Lead scenic painting crew in painting scenic elements for the summer stock season.
-
-
-
-
Carpenter
-
May 2005 - Aug 2005
Morgantown, WV Construct scenery for summer performances, ran fly and deck changes during performances. Assisted properties department on larger productions.
-
-
-
-
Carpenter
-
May 2004 - Aug 2004
Morgantown, WV
-
-
Education
-
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Scenic Design and Technology -
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Theatre/Theater -
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication Studies