DAVID CHARLES KATZ

THEATER AND FILM

SUMMARY

Nascent film/theater artist and recent college graduate looking to explore multiple roles across both industries. Particularly skilled in visual composition, storytelling, and lighting design.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTERN - NORTHERN STAGE   White River Junction, VT

  •          Worked in costume shop

  •          Evaluated/judged 20+ scripts for Neukom Institute Playwriting Contest

  •          Assisted company management and artistic departmen 

FILM

ELSEWHERE* — director / writer / cinematographer / editor | BlackMagic Design URSA Mini Pro

RUNNING OUT OF STEAM* — cinematographer / dir. Jack Reilly | Canon Vixia HF G70

INTO THE VOID — cinematographer / dir. Emmanuel Sanon | Canon C300

DAILY PASSAGES — director / writer / cinematographer / editor | Bolex 16mm

        * in post

THEATER

DIRECTING

A DREAM PLAY / August Strindberg, trans. Caryl Churchill / Dartmouth Department of Theater (Honors Thesis)

FOOL FOR LOVE / Sam Shepard / Dartmouth Department of Theater

THE TEMPEST / William Shakespeare / Dartmouth Rude Mechanicals

DESIGN / PRODUCTION

THEATER DEPT. CABARET / lighting designer / Dartmouth / dir. Keith Coughlin, co-des. Dan Kotlowitz

LOST GIRL / asst. projection designer / Dartmouth / dir. Peter Hackett, des. Dan Kotlowitz

PIPPIN / electrics crew / Dartmouth / dir. Shirley Jo Finney, des. Dan Kotlowitz

NYTW SUMMER RETREAT / production asst. / Dartmouth

THEATER ON THE HILL / production asst. / JAG Productions VT

ACTING

SENSE & SENSIBILITY / Lady Middleton / Northern Stage VT / Kate Hamill, dir. Aileen Wen McGroddy

TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE** / lead / Dartmouth / Katie Orenstein, dir. Robert David Grant

WE DO THE SAME THING EVERY WEEK** / supporting / Vox Lab / Robert Leverett, dir. Liza Couser

RENT / ensemble / Jonathan Larson, dir. Carol Dunne

RIDGWAY** / lead / Charlie O’Leary, dir. Kareem Fahmy

MUCH ADO… / Don John / dir. August Guszkowski

HENRY IV, PART I / Prince Hal / dir. April Tuiolosega

         ** reading/workshop

EDUCATION

 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Hanover NH    

 A.B. Theater & Physics G.P.A. 3.87/4.00

   HONORS: Benjamin & Edna Ehrlich Prize in The Dramatic Arts, Rodney W. Alexander Theater Fellowship, Clifford S. Gurdin 1964

Memorial Award (two-time recipient), Theater Dept. Pillar Award

   COURSEWORK: Directing, Acting, Lighting Design, Technical Production, Theater History & Analysis, Speaking Voice, New Work

  Development, Cinematography, Sonic Arts and Machine Music

  HORACE GREELEY HIGH SCHOOL Chappaqua NY

   Valedictory Honors, Summa Cum Laude

SKILLS & PROFICIENCIES

  ADOBE PREMIERE PRO. ADOBE AUDITION. CAMERA OPERATION. GAFFING. GRIPPING. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. ABLETON LIVE.