RUPERT R GADDY, III   

Education:

• MFA, Acting and Directing, May 1984, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C.
  
• BA, English and Education, 1973, Francis Marion College, Florence, S.C.
• Special Training: Classes with William Wendt (acting), workshops with Jessica Tandy, Sonya Moore, Bob Kelly, Drew Fracher (stage combat) and Yury Belov.

• Peter Bruner-supporting lead, 1989
  
• Tom Lincoln-male lead, understudied and performed, 1989
  
  Cross and Sword (Florida's Official State Play)
  
• Pedro Menendez-lead role, 1986
  
• Minor roles, 1992-93
  
• Gov. Garcia Osorio (understudied and performed 1993)
  
  Trumpet in the Land (Ohio Historical Outdoor Drama Association)
  
• John Heckwelder-supporting lead, 1984
• Chief White Eyes-supporting lead, 1985
  
  
  H.M.S. Pinafore (Parkway Playhouse)
  
• Bob Becket-supporting lead, 1983
  
  Fiddler on the Roof (Parkway Playhouse)
  
• Avrahm, 1983
• Nachum, The Begger, 1983
  
  Ah, Wilderness (Parkway Playhouse)
• The Bartender, 1983
  
  From This Day Forward (Old Colony Players)
  
• Captain Gabriel-supporting lead, 1987
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  Film and Television:  (Professional On Camera Acting Credits)
  
• Charlotte Forten's Mission (PBS American Playhouse)
• Brenda Starr (with Brooks Shields)
• St. Augustine (promotional and industrial film for the St. Augustine Chamber of Commerce)
• Numerous commercials for WPDE-TV
• Various commercials (Northcon Teleproductions)
• "Subway King"
• "Carolina Comfort"
• "Carpet Man"
  
  Professional Vocal Credits
  
• The Everyday Sportsman
• Georgia Pacific (Safety and Training Industrial Videos)
• Sea Raids (Northcon Teleproductions)
• Black America Outdoors (Northcon Teleproductions)
• BAO Outdoors (Northcon Teleproductions)
• Everyday Sportsman (Northcon Teleproductions)
• Texchine (FloydRay Productions)
• Mayer Industries Sliver Knitting industrial and promotional video (FloydRay Productions)
• Georgia-Pacific Paper Company Industrial Video
• Stanford Testing Systems (Newberry College Productions)
• Battle of Seccesionville (Northcon Teleproductions)
• Various industrial and promotional videos (Newberry College Productions)
• Various commercials (Northcon Teleproductions)
  
  Educational and Community Theatre:
  Selected Leading and Supporting Lead Roles
  
• "Twenty-seven Wagon Loads of Cotton" (Piccolo Spoletto, 1980)
• The Merchant of Venice (UNC-G, 1982)
• Summer and Smoke (Newberry College, 1990)
• Canterbury Tales (Newberry College, 1992)
• Twelfth Night, The Visit, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Little Foxes, and others (Florence Theatre Guild, 1980-1989)
• The Four Poster (Newberry Community Players, 1991)
• Waiting for Godot (Newberry College, 1994)
  
  Technical Theatre Experience:
  
  Technical Direction (Selected Experience):
  
  
• Technical Director and Designer for Newberry College, 1989-present
• Technical Consultant to the Newberry Opera House Foundation, 1990-present
• Technical Director for Florida's Cross and Sword, Florida's Official State Play, 1992 and 1993
• Assistant Technical Director for Young Abe Lincoln, 1989
• Technical Director and Designer for From This Day Forward, 1987
• Technical Director and Designer for Sword of Peace Summer Celebration with productions of Sword of Peace, Popeye the Sailor, and Oklahoma, 1988
• Technical Director and Designer for Coker College Theatre, 1987-89, 1979-82
  
  
  Scenic Design:
  
  Newberry College 
• Godspell
• The Soapy Murder Mystery
• "The Purification"
• 12th Night
• Noises Off
• The Heidi Chronicles
• The Martian Chronicles
• Snoopy!!!
• The Marriage of Bette and Boo
• Darkside
• A Perfect Murder
• Nunsense
• To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
• Waiting for Godot
• All My Sons
• "Ghost Stories"
• "No Why"
• "The Brute"
• The Valiant
• Canterbury Tales
• Rimers of Eldritch
• Harvey
• Channel Hallelujah
• Comedy of Errors
• Kiss Me Kate
• Summer and Smoke
• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
• and others.
  
  Coker College
  
• Bus Stop
• Blues for Mr. Charlie (ACTF entry)
• Miss Firecracker Contest
• The Visit
• The Shadowbox
• nine original One-Acts and others
  
  Old Colony Players
• From This Day Forward (25th Anniversary Season)
  
  Sword of Peace Summer Celebration
• Oklahoma,
• Popeye the Sailor
  
  Ohio Historical Drama Association
• Noah From A to Z
  
  UNC-G Theatre for Young People
• Alladin
  
  Newberry Community Players
• Alice in Wonderland
  
  Florence District One Schools
• Dracula,
• Taming of the Shrew,
• The Skin of Our Teeth,
• The Playroom,
• The Mouse That Roars,
• The Unexpected Guest,
• and others
  
  Televison:
• City of Newberry Report
• Newberry College Quiz Bowl
  
  Lighting Design:
  
  Newberry College 
• Godspell
• The Soapy Murder Mystery
• "The Purification"
• 12th Night
• Noises Off
• The Heidi Chronicles
• The Martian Chronicles
• Snoopy!!!
• The Marriage of Bette and Boo
• Darkside
• A Perfect Murder
• Nunsense
• To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
• Waiting for Godot
• All My Sons
• "Ghost Stories"
• "No Why"
• "The Brute"
• The Valiant
• Canterbury Tales
• Rimers of Eldritch
• Harvey
• Channel Hallelujah
• Comedy of Errors
• Kiss Me Kate
• Summer and Smoke
• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
• The Skin of our Teeth
• and others.
  
  Coker College:
• Bus Stop
• Blues for Mr. Charlie (ACTF entry)
• Miss Firecracker Contest
• Small Town USA
• The Visit
• The Shadowbox
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf
• "The Sandbox"
• "Twenty Seven Wagon Loads of Cotton"
• nine original One-Acts
• and others
  
  Old Colony Players
• From This Day Forward (25th Anniversary Season)
  
  Sword of Peace Summer Celebration
• Oklahoma
• Popeye the Sailor
• Sword of Peace
  
  UNC-G Theatre for Young People
• Alladin
  
  Florence District One Schools
• Dracula
• Taming of the Shrew
• The Skin of Our Teeth
• The Playroom
• The Mouse That Roars
• The Unexpected Guest
• and others
  
  Newberry Opera House
• Opening of the Doors
• Presidential Concert
  
  Professional Organizations:
  
  
• Southeastern Theatre Conference,
• South Carolina Theatre Conference,
• International Thespian Society,
• Alpha Psi Omega