Dan Spurgeon
Director/Playwright/Sound Design
DAN SPURGEON
TO address phone
US address danielkspurgeon@gmail.com
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles, CA
The Demon Lo (reading - in development) Director The Visceral Company
The Call of Cthulhu (World premiere) Director/Sound Design The Visceral Company
* "Pick of the Week", "Top Ten Production", StageRaw.com
Zombies from the Beyond (LA premiere) Director The Visceral Company
* 2014 Ovation Awards: Best Actress, Musical (nominated)
* 2014 LA Theater Awards: Best Comedy Director, Best Comedy Female Performance, Best Comedy
Ensemble (all nominated)
* "Best of 2014," Bitter-Lemons.com: Best LA Premiere of a Musical
* 2014 Stage Scene Awards: Best Actress, Musical (winner); Best Musical Production, Best Musical
Ensemble, Best Musical Direction (nominated)
* Hollywood Fringe Festival 2014: Encore Producers Award (official "Best of Fringe" selection)
* "Recommended Production," LA Weekly
Recall (West Coast premiere) Director The Visceral Company
* "Pick of the Week", "Top Ten Production", StageRaw.com
* "Recommended Production", LA Weekly
The Mystery Plays Sound Design The Visceral Company
* 2014 Ovation Awards: Best Sound Design (nominated)
Lovecraft: Nightmare Suite (LA premiere) Director/Adaptation The Visceral Company
* 2013 Ticketholder Awards: Best Director, Best Adaptation, Best Supporting Actor (2 actors) (nominated);
Best Supporting Actor (winner), Special Achievement in Puppet Design
* “Pick of the Week”, LA Weekly
The Baby Director/Adaptation The Visceral Company
* Hollywood Fringe Festival 2013: Encore Producers Award (Official “Best of Fringe” Selection);
Most Orgasmic Production (nominated)
Hemophelia’s House of Horrors Director/Concept The Visceral Company
Kill Me Director The Visceral Company
Veronica’s Room Director The Visceral Company
Ghost Light (World premiere) Writer The Visceral Company
The Turn of the Screw Director The Visceral Company
*LA Weekly Awards 2013: Best One-Act Direction (winner); Best Two-Person Performance (winner);
Revival of the Year (nominated)
Dead of Night: Tales by Stephen King Director/Writer The Visceral Company
(2 one-acts: Nona [director], The Ten O'Clock People [writer])
Closet Land Producer The Visceral Company
The Revenants (West Coast premiere) Director The Visceral Company
Tales to Die For Director The Visceral Company
(3 one-acts: The Monster Seated Next to Me, My Sexy Doll, Dante's Inferno: The Motion Picture)
Four Shadows Director/Sound Design The Visceral Company
(2 one-acts: Deeds, Spirit)
Deuces Wild (sketch comedy) Director Deuces Wild
3rd Degree Burn (sketch comedy) Director 3rd Degree Burn
E.O. (World Premiere) Director The Tre Stage
A Little Social Intercourse (10-minute) Director Write Act Repertory Company
When Charlie Comes Home (one-act) Director Write Act Repertory Company
The Raving (10-minute) Director Write Act Repertory Company
Communication (reading) Director Alliance of LA Playwrights
The Importance of Being Earnest Director/Dramaturg The People’s Theatre
Bugbaby (one-act) Writer Write Act Repertory Company
Hidden in this Picture (one-act) Director Write Act Repertory Company
New York, NY
Lovecraft: Nightmare Suite Director/Dramaturg Common Basis Theatre
Bunny Lake Is Missing Director/Writer Cobblestone Productions
FutureGirl (one-act) Director Oasis Theatre @ Chashama
Ally, Mary Jane and Me Director 78th Street Theatre Lab
The Crimson Thread Assistant Director Cobblestone Productions
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
The Visceral Company, Los Angeles, CA – Founder, Artistic Director, Member of Board of Directors
Responsible for all aspects of production, including show selection, casting, marketing and production design.
* Company recognized as one of top ten best-reviewed Los Angeles theatre companies in 2013 and 2014
by review aggregate site Bitter-Lemons.com
Cobblestone Productions, Inc., New York, NY - Artistic Director, Member of Board of Directors
Responsible for all aspects of production, including show selection, casting, and production design.
The Shubert Organization, New York, NY - Theatre Operations Assistant
Assisted with all aspects of day-to-day management and operations for 17 Broadway theatres. Also assisted with development of new material for production.