BENJAMIN LEVESQUE
East Village Dr. Apt. 2c
South Charleston, WV 25309
Ben@MissingLinkPuppets.Com
THEATRE EXPERIENCE
• Guest Lecturer for National Professional Puppet Organization, Puppeteers of America, Mid-Atlantic/North Eastern Regional Festival in the professional workshop “Puppets and Actors Share the Stage.”
DIRECTING/INSTRUCTING
• Instructor, Puppetry 101, 12 Week Puppet course. The Alban Theater and conference center(Spring 2011)
• Instructor/Assistant Director Camp Lohikan Drama Productions of The Disney Review, Robin Hood, The Wizard of Wonderland (writer), and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
• Instructor, WVU Community Theatre Prep Program 2010 Production of The Jungle Book
• Director/Writer, WVU Puppet Mobile production of The Christmas Star. (Fall 2009)
• Director, Directing Workshop Wash and Dry by Shel Silversein (Fall 2009)
• Director/Instructor, The Village Kids Theatre Company 2009 production of SNOOPY!!! The Musical.
• Director/Writer, The Caper of Candy Flats, performed for the WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital Children's Ward. Missing Link Puppet Company. (Spring 2009)
• Instructor, WVU Community Theatre Prep Program 2009 Production of Alice in Wonder
• Puppet Director, WVU Main Stage Production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht (Spring 2008)
• Instructor, WVU Community Theatre Prep Program 2009 Production of Alice in Wonder.
• Instructor, WVU Community Theatre Prep Program 2008 Production of The Little Mermaid.
• Director/Writer/Instructor, The Village Kids Theatre Company 2005 production of One Small Voice.
• Director/Writer/Instructor, The Village Kids Theatre Company 2003 Production of Santons Perfomed for the international creche society.
PERFORMANCE CREDITS
• Puppeteer, The Creek Critter's Variety Show, 3 Pigs, Sassafrass Idol, The Creek Critters in Hawaii, Candy Robbery on the Sassafrass Express. Sassafrass Junction Puppet Theater (2010)
• Master Puppeteer, The Not So Scary Puppet Show, A Very Montana Birthday, The Joyful Puppet Theater (Fall 2010)
• Sydney Star, WVU Puppet Mobile, The Christmas Star touring show at Greenbrier Resort and University President's Christmas Party (Fall 2009)
• The Sassquatch, Missing Link Puppets Co, The Caper of Candy Flats. WVU Children's Hospital (Spring 2009)
• Toyman in The Mirrorman by Brian Way Children's Theatre Touring Production in WV and to the Pittsburgh, PA Children's Museum. (Fall 2008/Spring 2009)
• Mark Riley, Melody James, Renaldo Rodriguez and others, Kids on the Block of Greater Fall River (2007-2009)
• Master Puppeteer, WVU Puppet Mobile, Wee View Re-View Touring Show at Greenbrier Resort and for West Virginia’s First Lady’s Arts and Culture Series (Spring 2008)
• Master Puppeteer, WVU Puppet Mobile, The King and Queen Jellybean Show touring show at Greenbrier Resort, West Virginia, and Northern Kentucky (Spring 2007)
• Puppeteer/Special Effects, WVU Main Stage Production and Tamarak Tour, The Ice Wolf (Fall 2006/Spring 2007)
• Uncle Max, Apponequet Player's 2006 Production of Rogers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music.
• Sancho Panza Apponequet Player's 2005 Production of Man of La Mancha
• Orin Scrivello, The Village Kid's Theatre Company's 2004 Production of Little Shop of Horrors
DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION ETC.
• Head Puppet Designer/Builder for Sassafrass Junction Puppet Theater. 2010
• Head Puppet Designer/Builder for The Joyful Puppet Theater. 2010
• Puppet Design/Construction on more than 15 different WVU Puppet Mobile Shows. (2006-2009)
• Puppet Design/Construction for more multiple shows with Missing Link Puppet Company (2007-2009)
• Puppet Design/Construction The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht WVU Mainstage Production (Spring 2008)
• Properties Master Another Part of the Forest, WVU Main Stage Production (Fall 2007)
• Production Electrician Mary Rose, WVU Main Stage Production (Fall 2007)
• Costume Construction The Philadelphia Story, Vinegar Tom WVU Main Stage Production (Spring 2007)
• Set Construction A Flea in Her Ear, Blood Relations, The Ice Wolf WVU Main Stage Production (Fall 2006)
References available on request.
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