Job Qualifications
Assistant Lighting Designer, Electrician, Follow Spot Operator, Light Board Operator, Moving Light Programmer, Assistant Technical Director, Carpenter, Stagehand, Assistant Stage Manager, Floor Manager, House Manager, Production Assistant, Production Manager, Production Stage Manager, Stage Manager, Company Manager, Producer, Public Relations Assistant, Public Relations Manager, Assistant Director, Casting Director, Director, Playwright, Teacher, Camera Operator, Pyrotechnics, Forklift Operator [certified], Motors Operator, Mic Runner
Primary Skills:
Props Shopping, Forklift, Forklift, ETC Expression, ETC Expression, Directing, Teaching: Secondary School, Teaching: Secondary School, Script Reading, Script Reading, ETC Congo, Strand, Strand, ETC Obsession II
Additional Experience in:
Motors Rigging
In a Pinch, I can:
qLab
Experience
Rusty Hale
1140 Winnbrook Drive, Dacula, GA 30019
Cell: 770.298.6733
www.GypsyDreamsProductions.com
SPECIAL SKILLS: Fluent Spanish Translator (39 years Exp.). Stage Manager. Production Manager/Coordinator. Crew Chief. Lighting Director. Pyrotechnician. SPFX. Genie/Hi-Reach/Scissor Lift. Forklift. Mac/PC literate. Current Valid Passport.
STAGE ELECTRICS: Follow Spot Operator. Carbon Arc Operator. Intelligent/Conventional Lightboard Operator/Programmer (Strand, ETC, Jands-Hog).
STAGE CARPENTER: Welding. Running Crew. Flyman (Automated/Conventional). Knowledge of Hydraulics/Pneumatics. Fall Pads/Performer/Technician Safety. Firearms Safety. Propsman. Set Dresser.
CREDITS:
LOCAL PRODUCTION CREWS:
Theatre in the Square, Marietta, GA, February 2006 - Present
Aurora Theatre, Lawrenceville, GA, June 2006 – Present
Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus, Atlanta, GA, February 2008 - Present
Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA, March 2004 – April 2005
Alliance Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA, January 2004 – March 2004
Encore Productions ‘Bounce’ Stagehand, Las Vegas, NV, June 2003 – December 2003
“The Joint” at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stagehand, Las Vegas, NV, April 2002 – July 2003
UNLV Stagehand, Las Vegas, NV - June 2002 – December 2003
Freelance Stagehand, Las Vegas, NV – April 2002 – December 2003
FM Services, Orlando, FL – September 1999 – March 2000
Local Motion, Miami/Orlando, FL – September 1999 – March 2000
Diamond Productions, Ft. Myers, FL - September 1999 – March 2000
Backstage Productions, Miami, FL – September 1999 – March 2000
IMC, Orlando, FL – March 1999 – March 2000
ESP, Orlando, FL – November 1998 – December 1999
Freelance Stagehand, Tucson, AZ/Jackson, MS: October 1987 - March 1995
Local Production credits include but are not limited to:
THEATRE:
(** Indicates Stage Manager, *Indicates Asst. Stage Manager/Tech)
**Fiddler on the Roof (St Mark Methodist Church Drama Dept.)
** A Christmas Carol, **Aurora Children's Playhouse Series, ** A Christmas Carol, ** Off The Cobb, **The Gospel of John, ** Mental Pause - The Human Condition, *Dial "M" for Murder (Aurora)
(** Indicates Lightboard Operator, * Indicates Spotlight Operator)
**A Tuna Christmas, **The Library Dragon, **The Savannah Disputation, **Smoke on the Mountain, **Tradin' Paint, **Speech and Debate, **A Man for All Seasons, **High John the Conqueror, **Christmas at Sweet Apple, **Looking Over the President's Shoulder, **The Poetry of Pizza, **Room Service, **This is Our Youth, **Bus Stop, **Charley's Aunt, (Theatre in The Square, Marietta, GA)
**Damn Yankees, **The Dinosaur Musical, **The Philadelphia Story, **Annie Get Your Gun, (Aurora Theatre, Lawrenceville, GA) Disney's High School Musical (Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA), **Man of La Mancha, Crazy for You, **The Leopard Tale, Cirque Eloize: Rain, The Exonerated, Brigadoon, The Leopard Tale, (Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA) *Singing in the Rain, *My Fair Lady, Chicago: The Musical, Teatro Flamenco’s “Una Noche Espanola”, *The Sound of Music, *Porgy and Bess, *Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical, Mississippi Opera’s “Der Fliedermaus”, *Annie, *Phantom, Mississippi Opera’s “Madama Butterfly”, Russian Ballet Company’s “Nutcracker”, Mississippi Opera Company’s “Carmen’, (Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson, MS) Smokey Joe’s Caf+eacute;, Annie, *Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, (Lakeland Center, Lakeland, FL), **Grease, (Norwegian Cruise Lines) The Odd Couple, It’s a Wonderful Life, *The Secret Garden, *Cabaret, (Jupiter Theatre, Jupiter, FL) *Cats (3 years local crew), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, *Jesus Christ Superstar, Dreamgirls, The Sisters Rosensweig, Into The Woods (Centennial Hall, Tucson, AZ)
CONCERT:
(** Indicates Stage Manager * Indicates Spotlight Operator)
** Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus (CEPAC, Alliance Theatre, ASO)
Billy Joel, Justin Timberlake, *Hootie and The Blowfish, Tori Amos, The Rolling Stones, John Cougar Mellencamp, Disturbed, Korn, *Creed, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Pet Shop Boys, Poison, Cinderella, Winger, Faster Pussycat, Garbage, Alanis Morrisette, .38 Special, *Dixie Nationl Rodeo Concerts, Creed, *ZZ Top, *Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tina Turner, Billy Joel/Elton John, *Ricky Martin, *Santana, John Tesch, *Alabama, *Lenny Kravitz, *Pointer Sisters, *Busta Rhymes, *George Strait, *Faith Hill, Super Bowl 1999, *Back Street Boys, *Crystal Gayle, *Wynonna, Bob Dylan, *R. Kelly, *Michael W. Smith, *Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, *Motley Crue, Sawyer Brown, *Scorpions, Brooks and Dunn, Cher, Beach Boys
COMMERCIAL/PSA/FILM PRODUCTION:
COMMERCIALS/PSA:
MY METHED UP LIFE - CMAC - Producer/Talent - Vids Media/2007
CUSTOMER FOR LIFE - CMAC - Producer/Camera Operator - Vids Media/2007
HEINZ KETCHUP - TASTES GOOD ON ANYTHING - Producer - Vids Media/2007
HEINZ KETCHUP - IT'S NOT THAT COMPLICATED - Producer - Vids Media/2007
KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL PSA - Talent - Vids Media/2007
FEATURE FILM:
THE GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI – Electrics/Spfx – Castle Rock Productions/1996
A LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME – Grip – Low Down Productions/1994
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD – Grip – Fast Draw Productions/1994
TERMINAL VELOCITY – Electrics – Interscope Productions/1994
SHORT FILMS:
ONE WAY TICKET (MiniDV Short) - 1st AD - Team Vids Media/48HFP, Atlanta, GA/2007
JOHN Q. PUBLIC (35mm Short) - *Camera Operator – Full Sail Productions/1999
THE BRIDE (16mm Short) –Writer, Camera Operator – Full Sail Prod./1999
CRUISE SHIP VIDEO PRODUCTION:
(* Indicates Hand-Held Camera Operator)
CUNARD/SEABOURN CRUISE LINES: SEABOURN SUN
Producer/Director/*Cameraman/Lighting/Audio/Tape Operator/Editor/
Talent Coordinator/Program, Programming Director/PowerPoint Director/Broadcast Manager
March 24, 2000 – November 28, 2001
NBC SEABOURN SUN: NBC SYDNEY OLYMPICS 2000
Producer/Director/*Cameraman (Same responsibilities as above)
September 13, 2000 – October 3, 2000
CRUISE SHIP INSTALLS/RESORTS/THEME PARKS/TOURS:
JEAN ANN RYAN PRODUCTIONS, INC.
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES: NORWEGIAN PEARL
GERMANY/HOLLAND/UK/MIAMI
Production Install Team: Carpenter/Production Tech
October 2006 - December 2006
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA
ORLANDO, FL
Seasonal Pyro/FX Technician
September 2005 - Present
TROPICANA RESORT/CASINO
“FOLIES BERGERE”
LAS VEGAS, NV
Deck Electrician/On Call Stagehand
April 2003 – December 2003
VEE CORPORATION: SESAME STREET LIVE
BIG BIRD’S SUNNY DAY CAMP OUT – USA WEST COAST TOUR
Head Carpenter
October 1999 – December 1999
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA
ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE THEME PARK
ORLANDO, FL
Pyrotechnician/Spfx Technician
May 1999 – August 1999
THE WALT DISNEY WORLD COMPANY
DISNEY/MGM STUDIOS THEME PARK
INDIANA JONES EPIC STUNT SPECTACULAR
ORLANDO, FL
Stunt Technician/Pyrotechnician/Electrician
January 1998 – July 1998
OPRYLAND, USA
DICK CLARK’S AMERICAN BANDSTAND CLASSICS
NASHVILLE, TN
Master Electrician/Pyrotechnician
May 1997 – October 1997
JEAN ANN RYAN PRODUCTIONS
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
Lighting Director/Asst. Carpenter/Props/SFX
October 1996 – April 1997
WALT DISNEY’S WORLD ON ICE
USA/MEXIO/SOUTH AMERICA
Lighting Director/Spanish Translator/Pyrotechnician/Asst. Electrician
March 1995 – September 1996
NUMEROUS CORPORATE A/V, LIGHTING, VIDEO: FL, AZ, MS, TN, NV, GA (20 Yrs Exp)
EDUCATION
FULL SAIL SCHOOL OF THE RECORDING ARTS – ORLANDO, FL
Associate of Science Degree: Film and Video Production September 1999
