Vince Davey - Technical Director
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Please have a look around at select portfolio works for Vince Davey, Technical Director for the Garry Marshall Theatre in Burbank, California. The works currently on display are focused on past projects that show examples of technical direction, construction, and rigging skills.
Additional materials can be provided upon request.
Vince Davey is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated in Fall 2015 from the University of Southern Indiana with a BS Theatre Arts. He is a Spring 2015 graduate of the MFA Theatre Technology program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Professional Experience (Selected):
Technical Director- The Garry Marshall Theatre; Burbank, California, 2019- Present
Technical Director- Laguna Playhouse; Laguna Beach, California, 2016-2019
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Coordinated rentals and touring/ special events
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Interviewed, hired, managed technical crew for builds, load-ins, and strikes
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Planned, budgeted, and produced drawings for build of main stage and youth theatre shows
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Refurbished and maintained scene shop and company facilities for organization and safety standards
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Researched safety and accessibility standards to address necessary compliance updates
Production Manager/ Technical Director- Monomoy Theatre; Chatham, Massachusetts, 2010-2019
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Attended hiring conferences to seek company candidates including designers and technical crew
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Managed interviews and onboarding process of new hires
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Managed production schedules and lead production meetings
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Planned, budgeted, and produced drawings (6 plays and 2 musicals in a 12 week season)
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Organized and maintained scene shop
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Managed onstage crews of actors and technicians during builds, load-ins, and strikes
Assistant Technical Director/ Carpenter- New Harmony Theatre; New Harmony, Indiana 2009-2010
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Organized and maintained the scene shop
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Supervised student crews in the scene shop and loading of truck for load-ins and strikes
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Responsible for the construction of the more detailed and complex set pieces
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Welding of structural set pieces
Educational Experience (Selected):
Technical Director/ Assistant Technical Director- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fall 2012- Spring 2015
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Collaborated in weekly production meetings
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Planned, budgeted, and produced drawings for build of main stage shows
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Maintained scene shop, performance space, and storage spaces
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Supervised undergraduate and graduate student crews in the scene shop
Flight Captain Richard III- University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014
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Supervised flight crew
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Operated performer lift line
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Preformed daily safety inspections on the fly rig
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Secured performers into harnesses
Related Skills:
MIG Welding Leatherworking Inventor 2015 Finish Carpentry Sewing Upholstery Hand Drafting AutoCAD
Photoshop Ladder Logic Programming Rigging Adhesives
Wood Lathe Scenic Structural Analysis Excel FDM 3D Printing Cura Fusion 360 Textile Dyeing Machine Embroidery
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Madison Fall 2012- Spring 2015 MFA Theatre Technology University of Southern Indiana Fall 2006-Fall 2010 BS Theatre Arts
For References & Sample Drawings:
Please contact vincebdavey@gmail.com
