2007:“Morgans Cabaret; Prince Music
Theater”, Stage Manager for the Black Box, 2007-2008 Cabaret Season;
American Music Theater Festival, Inc. 100
South Broad Street,
Suite 650 Philadelphia, PA 19110, USA
2007: “BROTHERLY
LOVE”, Artist, Exhibition on Philadelphia city architectural
and landscape paintings ‘work in progress’; Philadelphia, PA, USA
2007:“Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”,
“Faustus, The Last Night”and “L’ile De Merlin, Ou Le Monde Reversed”,
Opera, Properties Head Assistant, creator and maker; SPOLETO FESTIVAL
USA, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
2007:“A Florentine Tragedy”, “The Dwarf”,
“Saint Joan” and “The Sorcerer”,
Scenic
Artist Charge; SUMMERS CAPE
FESTIVAL, Bard
College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY,
USA
2006:“Porgy & Bess”, Stage Director
(recast, redirected) Stage Manager and CostumeDesigner, of international
touring opera company, Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand tour; Living Arts, New
York, New York, USA
2006:“Don Giovanni”and “Romeo
& Juliet”, Opera, Properties Head Assistant, creator and
maker; SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA, Charleston,
South Carolina, USA
2006:“The Symphonic Orchestra Of The
State Philharmonic Of Arad”, CompanyManager for 1st USA
international tour, sole charge; Klein, New
York, New York, USA
2005:“Porgy & Bess”, Assistant
Stage Director,Costume Designer, and Production Manager, fully
costumed, concert cut Opera: for international touring opera company, United Kingdom tour; Living Arts, New York, New
York, USA
2005:“La
Bella”, “Don Giovanni”, and“Die
Vogel”, Opera, Properties Head Assistant, creator and maker;
SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA, Charleston,
South Carolina, USA
2005:“Rocket
To The Moon” and “Tender lands”,Opera and Theatre Properties Mistress,
Creator and
maker; SUMMERSCAPE FESTIVAL, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson,
NY, USA
2005:“Porgy
& Bess”, Stage Manager and Assistant Production Manager, international
touring opera company, USA, Canada and Trinidad
tour; Living Arts New York, New York, USA
2005:“FINDING MY WAY HOME”, Artist, exhibition of paintings and
objects of art, of New Zealand and pacific culture, the colonization of the
warrior, understanding and seeking a place in ones heritage and present time;
Canterbury, New Zealand
2004:“Porgy & Bess”, Stage
Manager, international touring opera company, USA
tour; Living Arts, New York, New
York, USA
2004:“I
Capuletie Ei Moneacchie” and “Ariadne Auf Naxos”,Opera, Properties Head Assistant,
creator and maker; SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA, Charleston,
South Carolina, USA
2004:“Guest from the Future”
and “Cherry
Tree”,Opera and Theatre
Properties Mistress, Props creator and maker; SUMMERSCAPE FESTIVAL; Bard College,
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA
2004:“Porgy & Bess”, Stage Manager,
international touring opera company, United
Kingdom tour; Living Arts, New York, New York, USA
2004:“JANE, CANTERBURY”, Artist,
private memorial exhibition Painting, mixed medium in celebration of the late
Jane Whelan-Ward; Christchurch,
New Zealand
2002:“CHRISTCHURCH,
CANTERBURY”, Artist, private
commission 30 landscape and architectural paintings; Christchurch, New Zealand
2002:“Der Fliegende
Hollander” and “Cosi Fan Tutte”,Opera, Properties Head Assistant Props creator and maker; SPOLETO FESTIVAL
USA, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
2002:“Porgy & Bess”, Stage Manager
international touring opera company, USA,
Canada, and Mexico tour; Living Arts, New York, New York, USA
2001:“NEW
YORK, NEW YORK MEMORIAL”, Artist,
memorial to the World Trade Center:
architectural and landscape paintings exhibited and commissioned; Christchurch, New Zealand
2001:“Porgy & Bess”, Stage Manager,
international touring opera company,
Israel, Singapore,
and China tour; Living Arts,
New York, New
York, USA
2001: “Manon Lescaut” and “Dido
and Aeneas”,Opera, Properties
Head Assistant, Props creator and maker; SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA, Charleston, South
Carolina, USA
2001:“Porgy & Bess”, Stage Manager
international touring opera company,
1999:“Porgy & Bess”, Assistant
Stage Manager/ Props Mistress, international touring opera company, Cairo, Egypt
tour; Living Arts, New York,
New York, USA
1998-1999:“ANGELS ARE WATCHING”, Artist,
120 privately commissioned intuitive portrait paintings of children, in support
of child cancer awareness; Christchurch,
New Zealand
1998-1999:“WILD
CHILD”, Early Childhood Teacher, created and facilitated
intuitive art workshops for early childhood (under age 6) and their care
givers; Christchurch, New Zealand
1998:“Porgy & Bess”, Assistant
Stage Manager/ Props Mistress, international touring opera company, USA tour; Living Arts, New York, New York, USA
1998:“WOULD YOU MARRY A
RUMBA QUEEN FROM ROTORUA”,
Artist, Pacific and
Australasian themed exhibition using mixed media sculptures, masks, furniture,
and objects of art; Wilmington; Delaware USA
1996-1997:“Lone Star Café & Bar”General Manager, contracted
to re establish a franchise lost in direction and performance; Dunedin, New
Zealand
1994-1995:“A Lizard in My Lounge”, Artistic
designer and Co-creator, for music album and poetry book; Queenstown Studio; Queenstown, New Zealand
1993-1997:“GET FRESH POSSE”,Co-creator, Manager and Artist,Free lance
commercial instillations for various hotels, clubs, cafes, and retail; Christchurch, Queenstown, and Dunedin,
New Zealand
1993:“Power House Gallery”, Costume
Jeweler, exhibition: Under the umbrella of Claud Fabian; Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia
1991-1997:“Lone
Star Café & Bar”, Creative Coordinator
and Staff Trainer, for franchises through out New
Zealand: facilitating
designers, tradesman, artists, installations, marketing, and merchandising (including
my own instillations) and staff training; South
Island, New Zealand
1988:“The Lone Star Café and Bar”, Assistant Creative Manager,
grass roots creative set up and staff training mother company; Christchurch, New
Zealand
1988-1990: “Girl”,Assistant Manager, Co Creator Retail Sales, designed, produced and sold costumed party wear, jewelry, &
clothing for “Girl” boutique; the
late Jane Whelan-Ward: Christchurch, New Zealand
1987-1988:“World Expo”,Costume Creator and Maker, for venue performers;
Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia
1987: “English
Speaking Theatre”, Jewelry and Hand Props Maker; Amsterdam, Netherlands
1985-1990:“Sydney
Mardi Gras Festival”, Assistant
Costume Jewellery Designer, creator of costume jewelry and hand props for five
seasons: floats, balls and fund raisers; Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia
trained by
Fabian: specializing in “Swarovski”
crystals working in the areas of design, mould making, casting, soldering,
setting, stringing, resins, and plastics; Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia
1981-1984:“Auckland Walk”, “Rocco
Coco”, and “Eclectic Club”,Costume Designer andAssistant Tour Manager,
with these three rock, pop, and jazz bands. Two battle of the bands winners for
Australasia. Co-Directed two music videos
televised on T.V.N.Z. and co-wrote one single entitled “I do you”; New Zealand
1979-1983:“The Sandwich Factory”Development
Manager and Staff Trainer, for boutique, gourmet sandwich stores, nine
outlets franchised through New Zealand; the
late Jane Whelan-Ward, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, New Zealand
Susan Williams-Finch: Artisan
