Thirty years as a professional actor, director and educator.  Most recently, expanding international work in Croatia and areas throughout the United States.  Continuing extensive work in a broad range of projects in business.

DIRECTOR
Partners Unlimited Art Car [project] at 5 sites.  Directing and developing the scripts.
[curently in process -- '07]

Review panel for Partners Unlimited to bring in needed visual artist for [07]

Director for Wild Girls on two works: one a group play about what the struggles are that they are facing this year and some possible solutions and the other a video diary for the girls entering high school this year to help them face the challenges that hopefully will keep them in school and on to college. [06]

Director 'Anton in Showbusiness' at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA [06]

Created and executed an interactive evening at Lake Robbins Ballroom in IA. [06]

Guest Director for Kazaliste-tresnja, 'Mum's the Word' in Zagreb, Croatia [06]

Guest Director and script development  for The Wild Girls in Des Moines, IA and Chicago, IL
[04-05]

Guest artist/teaching for The Woman's Project, New York City, IS33 School, outreach project
[03-04]

Teaching Artist, Cypress Hills Local Development Corp. New York City, IS [03-04]

Guest Director for The Creative Arts Team at New York University on The Times of Our Lives [03]

Teaching artist for the Manhattan Theatre Club 's roster training workshop [02]

Hosting School Assistant for Bravo! Network weekend camp at Des Moines, Roosevelt HS October [02]

Director for Iowa Writer's Association Evening of One Acts [02]

Guest artistic director for Grinnell Productions staging of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown [02]

Directed, acted, managed and toured productions for 25 years in the Midwest  ['77-02]

Pray for Rain, IA City Cedar Rapids, IA   [Nov 02]

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown   Grinnell, IA  [02]

HOPE! Touring Troupe [annually create new play]   [92-02]

Acting Coach: Roosevelt High School  [97-02]

Before and After: September 11,2001 Remembered [original script]  [Nov 01]

Teaching assistant and demonstrator, Strausberg Method as taught by Loriane Hull, L.A.  [85-87]

Fort Dodge Men's Correctional Facility: Pilot Theatre Project  [00]

T'INK: Know Nothing's Impossible Theatre Owner/Developer [98-Present]

Free-lance Director [77-Present]

American Consultant: to original American tour of Croatian Moven Theatre's production of Munchhausen,  [99]

Regional AACT Festival First Runner Up for From the Window: The World of Ann Frank,
director, [99]


"... appreciation
of the whimsy of   
   life
      ... dancing
                 frogs."

DIRECTOR
Organizations/groups who list me as an artist

  Coordinates artists in education and public performance events.


  Works with youth and adults in or at risk of entering the
  judicial systems.

Organizations/groups with past affiliations
  Womens Project and Productions Outreach
  Manhatten Theatre Club Outreaching Training Workshop
  Cypress Hills Local Development Corp
  American Media Training Films
Actor/Director in US and abroad
  Creating an atmosphere through Mime and Improv.

DIRECTOR RESUME
T Valada-Viars
Actor / Director
& Theatre Specialist
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