A day without birds
salvaged in the last hours
by the alpenglow of
birthday candles on
the kids’ faces and
the Eroica playing its tricks –
after all these years it still
catches me off guard
with every listen Then
I remember
this morning a chickadee
at the feeder reminding me
as always, of summer camp
back in northern Michigan
where the birds first began
to tell me their stories
and put a small flame
at the tip of my pen
like a birthday candle
like a flare of notes in E flat
major
Birthday Poem 2017
Posted in poetry, Writing
Tagged Beethoven, Birds, Birthday Poems, Black-capped Chickadee, Classical music, Eroica, Poetry, Symphony #3
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Design Portfolio
“The first thing that strikes you, as the curtains open, is the set — a set like none you’ve ever seen.” (No Exit)
“Beaudin’s musical score set is gorgeous and his direction outstanding.” (Amadeus)
“Director/Designer Marc Beaudin certainly knows how to create a permeating atmosphere.” (The Exonerated)
“Beaudin’s ramshackle set testifies of the broken lives of these two men.” (TopDog/UnderDog)
“Beaudin’s multilevel set is lovely and the technical design solid.” (Christmas My Way)
Below are photos from a few of the nearly three dozen shows for which I’ve designed sets and lighting at 9 different venues, from 300-seat theatres to unfinished warehouses, art galleries and traveling shows. (Click here for design resume.)
As a scenic designer, I love the challenge of telling more of the story through visual media. Sometimes this story is historic – a representation of the place and time of the play, but more interesting to me is when the story is metaphoric, symbolic or psychological. These are the sets that become another character in the play, interwoven with the lives and desires of the human characters inhabiting the same world.
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Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
Chekhov’s Squirtgun: Three Short Comedies by Anton Chekhov. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
The Bear by Anton Chekhov. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
Dracula by Steven Dietz. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
The Exonerated by Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
The Lion in Winter by James Goldman. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman. Design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman. Design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman. Design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
Picasso at the Lapine Agile by Steve Martin. Design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
The Woman In Black by Steven Mallatratt. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
The Woman In Black by Steven Mallatratt. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. 
SCENIC DESIGN PORTFOLIO 
SCENIC DESIGN RESUME 
Proof by David Auburn, direction, design & lighting by Marc Beaudin 
Proof by David Auburn, direction, design & lighting by Marc Beaudin 
No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin 
No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin 
No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin 
No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin. Sculpture design by John Henry Haseltine 
No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin 
WILL: “It’s impossible to insult you. You lap it all up like cream.”
Directing Resume
“Beautiful, brilliant revelatory … nothing short of mesmerizing. What else would you expect from a play written by Jean-Paul Sartre and directed by Marc Beaudin?” (No Exit)
“Beaudin’s beautifully understated direction makes this a must-see play.” (The Women of Lockerbie)
“Beaudin directs his cast to near perfection.” (Enchanted April)
“Marc Beaudin has directed another fine show here, again showing attention to detail and drawing strong performances out of his ensemble cast.” (Fear & Misery of the Third Reich)
“Beaudin’s musical score set is gorgeous and his direction outstanding.” (Amadeus)
Directing Credits:
Born with Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams, 2024
Bozeman Actors Theatre; Bozeman, Montana
*Northwest Premiere*
Alice Invents a Little Game and Alice Always Wins by Nick Flynn, 2023
Blue Slipper Theatre; Livingston, Montana
*Northwest Premiere*
Talk to Me Like the Rain: Short Plays by Tennessee Williams, 2022
Blue Slipper Theatre, Livingston, Montana
included the plays “Auto-Da-Fé,” “I Can’t Imagine Tomorrow,” “Moony’s Kid Don’t Cry” and “Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen …”
No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated & adapted by Marc Beaudin, 2019
Blue Slipper Theatre, Livingston, Montana
Proof by David Auburn, 2018
Blue Slipper Theatre, Livingston, Montana
Dying City by Christopher Shinn, 2016
Caldera Theatre Company; Buckhorn Theatre, Livingston, Montana
Long Ago and Far Away by David Ives, 2015
Caldera Theatre Company; Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, Livingston, Montana
Trout Fishing in Livingston adapted by Marc Beaudin from writings of Richard Brautigan, 2014
Caldera Theatre Company; Elk River Books, Livingston, Montana
Chekov’s Squirtgun (“The Proposal” and “The Bear”) by Anton Chekov, 2013
Blue Slipper Theatre; Livingston, Montana
The Lion in Winter by James Goldman, 2012
Blue Slipper Theatre; Livingston, Montana
Nighttown Suidae adapted from James Joyce’s Ulysses by Marc Beaudin, 2010 – 2012
Bloomsday Celebration; Livingston Bar & Grille and Elk River Books, Livingston, Montana
Frankenstein, Inc. by Marc Beaudin, 2011
Blue Slipper Theatre; Livingston, Montana
The Woman in Black by Stephen Mallatratt, 2011
Pit & Balcony Community Theatre; Saginaw, MI
Dracula by Steven Dietz, 2010
Blue Slipper Theatre; Livingston, Montana
The Women of Lockerbie by Deborah Breevort, 2009
Bay City Players; Bay City, Michigan
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer, 2008
Pit & Balcony Community Theatre; Saginaw, Michigan
Enchanted April by Matthew Barber, 2008
Pit & Balcony Community Theatre; Saginaw, Michigan
Macbeth by William Shakespeare, 2006
The 303 Collective; Saginaw, Michigan
The Exonerated by Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen, 2006
Pit & Balcony Community Theatre; Saginaw, Michigan
Frankenstein, Inc. by Marc Beaudin, 2005
The 303 Collective; Saginaw, Michigan
Fear & Misery of the Third Reich by Bertolt Brecht, 2005
The 303 Collective; Saginaw, Michigan
Little Shop of Whores by Marc Beaudin, 2004
The 303 Collective; Saginaw, Michigan
Betrayal by Harold Pinter, 2000
Collective Artists’ Gallery & Exchange; Saginaw, Michigan
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