TRE GARRETT

213.260.0213

tre.garrett@jubileetheatre.org

TRAINING

North Carolina School of the Arts: BFA – Directing
Academy of Art University: MFA- Directing
Disney Institute: Journey Leadership Program- Certification in Leadership Excellence

CORPORATE

Artistic Director	Jubilee Theatre (Current)
Producing and directing works that reflect the African American experience.
Managing community relationships, company operational goals, budgets and the staff of a theatrical institution.

Show Director	Disney Event Group (2005-2008)	Walt Disney Entertainment
Directing live entertainment and video productions for advertisements and presentations.
Conceptualizing and directing national and corporate conventions.
Managing budgets and teams of artists and technicians from concept to show.

Director in Residence	Kennan Fellow (2004-2005)	John F. Kennedy Center
Developing new works through staged readings and assistant directing major Kennedy Center shows and tours while facilitating outreach arts programs in the Washington D.C area.

REGIONAL STAGE

Black Nativity	Director	TeCo Theatre
Broke-ology	Director	Jubilee Theatre
Every Tongue Confess	Director	August Wilson Center
Pretty Fire	Director	Jubilee Theatre
The Legend of Buster Neal	Director	African Continuum Theatre
Topdog / Underdog	Director	Jubilee Theatre
Once On This Island	Director	Jubilee Theatre
Emmet Till The Opera	Director	Trilogy Opera Company (NJ)
Piano Starts Here	Director	The Apollo Theatre (NYC)
Summer’s End	Director	Women Playwright’s Initiative
Draft Day	Director	AfricanContinuumTheatre
Breathe	Director	The Kennedy Center
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom	Director	Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
About Lady	Director	The Kennedy Center
Men Cry in the Dark	Director	The National Tour (IRP)
King Christina	Director	The National Tour (IRP)
Hambone	Director	Thirteenth St. Theatre (NYC)
Loving Langston	Director	Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre
New Edition’s Concert Tour	Director	National Concert Tour
An Evening of Short Plays	Director	The Working Theatre (NYC)
Blues For An Alabama Sky	Director	Occidental College
It Has No Choice	Director	NCARTS Conservatory
Of Mice and Men	Director	NCARTS Conservatory
Next Fall	Asst. Director to Kevin Moriarty	Dallas Theatre Center
On Golden Pond	Asst. Director to Leonard Foglia	The Kennedy Center
Dancing in the Wings	Asst. Director to Debbie Allen	The Kennedy Center
Cuttin’ Up	Asst. Director to Charles R. Wright	The Arena Theatre
Enemy of the People	Asst. Director to Gerald Freedman	Williamstown Theatre
Deeds	Asst. Director to Seret Scott	O’Neill Playwrights Conf
Journey’s End	Asst. Director to Benny Sato Ambush	NCARTS Conservatory
Color Me Dark	Asst. Director to Ricardo Kahn	Cross Roads / Kennedy
Two Trains Running	Asst. Director to Jennifer Nelson	African Continuum Theatre
The Piano Lesson	Asst. Director to Claude Purdy	NCARTS Conservatory
Seven Guitars	Asst. Director to Michelle Shay	NCARTS Conservatory
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone	Asst. Director to Eileen Morris	Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre
Ramayana	Asst. Director to John Dillon	NCARTS Conservatory
Blues for an Alabama Sky	Asst. Director to Michele Shay	NCARTS Conservatory
Ashes to Africa	Asst. Director to Vernell A. Lillie	Kuntu Repertory Theatre
Boppin’ with the Ancestors	Asst. Director to Mark Southers	Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre
Waiting for Godot	Asst. Director to Gerald Freedman	NCARTS Conservatory

FILM/VIDEO

Mickey’s Magical Reveal	Director	Walt Disney Company
Mickey’s Golf Opener	Director	Walt Disney Company
Dream Sisters Appearance	Director	Walt Disney Company
Mean Mr. Green	Director	PrEditor Productions
Creole Love Call	Director / Editor	Hughes / Son Up Productions
Sacred Stones	Director / Editor	PrEditor Productions
Scrollers	Director / Writer	Son Up Productions
Scrollers II	Director / Writer	Son Up Productions
Love Is…	Director / Writer/ Editor	Son Up Productions
The Love You Save	Director / Writer/ Editor	Son Up Productions
In The End	Director / Writer/ Editor	Son Up Productions
Wake Up	Director / Writer/ Editor	Son Up Productions
The Burt Perry Show (Pilot)	Director	Perry / Midiet Productions
What Might Have Been Lost	2nd Assistant Director	Crux Jinx Productions
Liars	Production Manager	Production Manager
Iranian Dream	Assistant Director	Roudbari Productions

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Professional Outreach and Teaching Artist		Pasadena Playhouse (CA)
Professional Outreach and Teaching Artist		Y.P.T. (Washington DC)
Professional Teaching Artist		NYC City Workers Union (NY)
Professional Teaching Artist		M.E.C.A (Houston TX)

Walt Disney Entertainment / The Walt Disney Company

-A short list from over 150 productions-

Disney Show Director for the Randy Garfield / Fairy Godmother Event

Disney Assistant Show Director for Tom Joyner’s Family Reunion

Disney Assistant Show Director for Disney Concerts Series

Disney Show Director for MGM Studios Hollywood Prop Shop Party

Disney Show Director for Lexis/Nexis Tailgate Party

Disney Show Director for Disney Future Projects Presentation Fenton, Missouri

Disney Show Director for Star Spangled Opener and Magical Reveal for Opastco

Disney Show Director and custom character creation for Invisible Fence convention

Disney Show Director and custom character creation for Juvenile Diabetes conference

Disney Show Director for Disney Future Projects Presentation for IBM – F.A.M

Disney Show Director and custom character creation for Verizon Marketing

Disney Show Director Buccaneer Bash Pirate Party for Allstate national conference

Disney Show Director for the Investor Relations DAK Send off

Disney Show Director of Mickey’s Magical Reveal for HR Florida

Disney Show Director and Custom Character Creation General Motors

Disney Show Director and custom character creation for ARINC Systems

Disney Show Director Mickey’s Magical Reveal for Lean Accounting

Disney Show Director for Nuance’s national convention

Disney Show Director for American Society for Cosmetology Ball

Disney Show Director for Scitor’s annual Disney convention

Disney Show Director and custom character creation for CoreNet Global

Disney Show Director for Disney Institute / Maritz presentation

Disney Show Director for Transat’s national convention with Disney

HONORS and AWARDS

Directing Fellow of the Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference

Directing Fellow of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts

Directing Fellow of the S.S.D.C & John Gielgud award recipient

Directing Fellow of Arena Stage, Allen Lee Hughes

Two National Association for the Advancement of the Arts awards

Two NAACP ACT-SO Awards

AACTA Onyx Award Recipient

CIVIC, VOLUNTEER, and SOCIAL

Rotary Club- (Fort Worth, Texas)

Volunteering to work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self.

Black Chamber of Commerce (FW, TX)

Co-Chair of the Film Institute

Promoting, assisting and enhancing economic and business development to stimulate wealth in the communities we serve.

Big Brothers and Big Sisters (ORL, FL)

Serving two years a big brother and mentor, working with kids with a wide range of disabilities encouraging them towards their personal best

Multicultural Western Heritage Museum (FW, TX)

Member of the Board of Directors

Offering visitors a true and complete historical perspective of the people and activities that built the unique culture of the American West.

NAACP Youth Arts Co-Chair (ORL, FL)

Serving one term as a youth advocate, developing youth arts programming, mentoring and teaching young artists

Disney Dreamers Academy (ORL, FL)

Serving as a volunteer and mentor to minority teens from all over the USA, to help them lay out a path to their dreams.

Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (Houston, TX)

Serving as an arts educator and youth counselor to underprivileged children and providing counseling through theatre arts

Black Achievers Program (ORL, FL)

Teaching, mentoring and assisting in developing youth based initiatives for the program

Concerned Black Men (Washington DC Chapter)

Mentoring young men of color in the Washington DC area

Urban League’s Young Professionals (ORL, FL)

Mentoring youth and recent high school graduates, inspiring them towards professional careers

Kappa Alpha Psi

Community service, building a community of brotherhood for students from across the country

The Prince Hall Masons

Serving as Chaplain providing spiritual and personal guidance, publicly representing the Masonic Community in service of the Grand Lodge and state of Florida.

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