Theatre CV
Matthew Owen
Bottom Flat
56 Elmer Road
London
Email:puppetsc@peak.org
Eyes: Hazel/brown Height: 6'2"
Film and Video Experience(Selected):
Gross National Product, Puppetscience Short Digital Video
Matthew; Make-Up, Panavision New Film Makers Project
Man; Empty City, 16mm USC Short
Various Roles; Fixations, 2 1/2 hour Video Comedy Shows, OSU
Maniac & Hacker; Death, Video of Play production, OSU
Human; The Alien, 8mm Independent Short
Bum; Food Sketch, Video USC Short
Hal; Loot,Orton, Video record of play production
Various roles; Christmas Video of Lordlebrick puppet show
Theatrical Experience(Selected):
Vermandero; Changeling; Kensington Drama Company (2005)
Pentheus; Bacchae, Moonlight Drive (2004 London)
Hypolotus; Hypolotus, Puppetscience Productions (2002)
LeFue; All's Well That Ends Well, OSU Withycome Theatre(2002)
Tiresius; Antigone, OSU Withycome Theatre(2002)
Edward; Someone to Watch Over Me, Corvallis Community Theatre
C.S. Lewis; Shadow Lands, Laughing Horse Summer Rep.
Claudius; 15 minute Hamlet, Laughing Horse
Barnette; Crimes of the Heart, Laughing Horse
Inspector Hound; Real Inspector Hound, Laughing Horse
Hortensio; Taming of the Shrew, USC Mainstage
Dodge; Buried Child, USC Studio
General; The Balcony, USC Mainstage
Chaplain; The Lady's Not for Burning, USC MFA
Hal; Loot, USC Studio
Hostage; The Hostage, USC Mainstage
Rod Puppets; The Miser, Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre,
Mask, Bunraku; Petroushka. Vancouver, Wa. USA
Shadow Puppets; Jumping Mouse, T.O.J.(see above)
Bob; From Here To Absurdity, Stark Raving Theatre
Benedick; Much Ado About Nothing, Portland Actors Ensemble, Or.
Alan; Equus, OSU Mainstage, Or.USA
John Proctor; Crucible, OSU Mainstage, Or.
Dogberry; Much Ado About Nothing, OSU Mainstage, Or.
Geoffrey; Lion in Winter, OSU Mainstage, Or.
Scrub; Beaux Stratagem, OSU Mainstage, Or.
Launcelot; Merchant of Venice, OSU Mainstage, Or.
Mr Fish; Mr and Mrs Fish, Oregon Public Schools
Krapp; Krapp's Last Tape, OSU Studio
Philip; Key Exchange, OSU Studio
Bobby; American Buffalo, OSU Studio
Professor; The Lesson, OSU Studio
Mazon; Killer's Head, OSU Studio
Edward; Slight Ache, OSU Studio
Production(Selected):
OSU Theatre, Built Puppets, Directed Puppetry, Blue Willow
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Portland, Assistant Scenic Artist
USC Scene Dock, Assistant Carpenter, House Manager
Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre, Mask and Puppet Construction, Light and Sound
M and M Puppet Theatre Built and developed Three Puppet Shows[Greek(Mask and
body),Rain Forest Animal Show(Bunraku),Punch and Judy(Large Hand and Rod)]
Puppetscience Puppet Theatre, Built puppets various production acting artistic director & secretary
Oregon State Theatre Lighting, Sound, Usher, Stage Hand.
Education:
MFA Acting USC(Univ. Southern Ca.), Ca. USA. 1992, 3 BS degrees,
Biochem/Physics, Anthropology, Speech.OSU(Or. State Univ.), Oregon,
USA.(Training: Tad Danielewski, Stephen Book, Jack Rowe, Michael Keenan, Bill
White, Alan Hendrick, Charles Macaulay, Richad France.)Teaching assistant to Tad Danielewski & Richard France.
Graduate Student, OSU, Anthropology and
Biochem/Biophys(courses and thesis ideas available)
Hobbies: Juggling, Biking, Anthropology, Martial Arts, Writing(2 books, plays),
Puppetry(60+ masks,puppets)
Other work: Seed Lab, University and School Teaching(acting,science,puppetry),
Acting, Dinner Theatre, Research, Cataloguing, Catering, Construction.
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