Directing Resume

Posted on March 29, 2017 by marcbeaudin

“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

Please click here for a photographic portfolio.

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Directing Portfolio

Posted on March 29, 2017 by marcbeaudin

“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)

Below are photos from a few of the nearly two dozen shows I’ve directed at 9 different venues, from 300-seat theatres to unfinished warehouses, art galleries and bars. (Click here for directing resume.)

My goal as a director is to collaboratively guide everyone involved with the production toward an authentic, unified and creative vision. As theatre artists, we dig deeply into the mysteries of human experience and emerge with more mysteries. Questions are more important than answers. And I believe we must develop ways of asking these questions with clarity, harmony, humor and great passion.

Please click any photo to view a slide show of larger images.

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.
The Lion in Winter by James Goldman. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
The Exonerated by Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
Dying City by Christopher Shinn. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
Dracula by Steven Dietz. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
Dracula by Steven Dietz. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
Dracula by Steven Dietz. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
The Bear by Anton Chekhov. Directiion, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
The Bear by Anton Chekhov. Directiion, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
The Bear by Anton Chekhov. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
Proof by David Auburn, direction, design & lighting by Marc Beaudin
Proof by David Auburn, direction, design & lighting by Marc Beaudin
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
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
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
Auto-da-Fé by Tennessee Williams. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. Scenic painting and sculpting by Aaron Schuerr.
I Can’t Imagine Tomorrow by Tennessee Williams. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. Scenic backdrop by Jim Barrett.
Moony’s Kid Don’t Cry by Tennessee Williams. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen … by Tennessee Williams. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin. Scenic backdrop by Angie Froke.
Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen … by Tennessee Williams. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.
Born with Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams. Directed and designed by Marc Beaudin. Lighting by K.C. Luchsinger.
Born with Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams. Directed and designed by Marc Beaudin. Lighting by K.C. Luchsinger.
Born with Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams. Directed and designed by Marc Beaudin. Lighting by KC Luchsinger.
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Hundred Highways Tour #53, 54: U.S. 89 & Highway 540 to Pine Creek

Posted on March 12, 2017 by marcbeaudin

The nice thing about having a blog that three people read, is that when I’m five months late on posting an installment, only three people notice. However, I just noticed that I never posted about the leg of the Hundred Highways Tour to the legendary Pine Creek Lodge.
Pine Creek is the first place I performed when first moving to Montana. I was asked to open for the band The Fossils, for which I wrote the poem “Fossils.” That began a great stretch of readings and performances, including the premiere of Remington Streamliner, the defunct poetry band that lasted about as long as poetry bands do.

More importantly, Pine Creek has a place in history as being home base, for a time, of the Montana Gang, a loose group of writers, musicians and actors that included Richard Brautigan, Thomas McGuane, Jim Harrison, Gatz Hjortsberg, Jeff Bridges, Jimmy Buffett and Guy de la Valdene.

I once spent the night in Cabin 2, where Brautigan lived while writing The Hawkline Monster. Sadly, those cabins are gone, destroyed by the person who owned this magical place between the great days of Ned and Dan and these new days of Chip and Jen. It’s fantastic that the new owners are doing much to make Pine Creek my favorite venue again.

The reading for Vagabond Song was great fun, great crowd and I had the best mac & cheese of my life. Really. Plus this happened:

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