Rusty Hale, Gypsy Dreams Productions
I have been around the world with my life and career...
While my professional career has spanned the last 20 years,
my life in the theatre world began at the tender age of five...
It has been an incredible journey for this gypsy...
and I am not done exploring...
I tend to let my resume speak for itself...
All I generally say is that I've done a couple of shows here and there...
and hope to do a few more...
SPECIAL SKILLS: Fluent Spanish Translator (34 years Exp.). Crew Chief. Stage Manager. Production Manager/Coordinator/Assistant. Location Manager/Coordinator. Talent Manager/Coordinator. Lighting Director. Asst Pyrotechnician. SPFX. Forklift. High Reach. Scissor Lift. Certified Open Water Scuba Diver (PADI). Horseman. PC literate.
FILM/VIDEO: Producer. Director. Writer. Own Canon GL-1 Mini DV Camera. Camera Operator (All Video Formats). 16mm ARRI SR3. 35mm Panaflex Gold. 1st, 2nd AD. 1st, 2nd AC. Grip. CMR/CMX.
STAGE ELECTRICS: Follow/Truss Spot Operator. Carbon Arc Operator. Intelligent/Conventional Lightboard Operator/Programmer (Strand, ETC, Jands-Hog). Hang/Focus. Maintenance and Repair.
STAGE CARPENTER: Stage. Show. Scenic. Flyman. Mig Welder. Knowledge of Hydraulics/Pneumatics. Fall Pads/Performer/Technician Safety. Firearms Safety. Propsman. Set Dresser.
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:
PENNDRAGON STUDIOS/GYPSY DREAMS PRODUCTIONS
FREELANCE THEATRICAL/PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
DACULA, GA
Producer/Director/Writer/Videographer/Filmmaker
Lighting/Special FX/Carpentry
December 2003 * Present
CREDITS:
VIDEO PRODUCTION:
(*Indicates Hand-Held Camera Operator)
NBC SEABOURN SUN: NBC SYDNEY OLYMPICS 2000: Broadcast Manager/*Cameraman
September 13, 2000 * October 3, 2000
CUNARD/SEABOURN CRUISE LINES: SEABOURN SUN: Broadcast Manager/*Cameraman
March 24, 2000 * November 28, 2001
FEATURE FILM:
THE GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI * Electrics/Spfx * Castle Rock Productions/1996
A LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME * Grip * Low Down Productions/1994
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD * Grip * Fast Draw Productions/1994
TERMINAL VELOCITY * Electrics * Interscope Productions/1994
SHORT FILMS:
JOHN Q. PUBLIC (35mm Short) - *Camera Operator * Full Sail Productions/1999
CONNECTION (16mm Short) * All Production Positions * Full Sail Prod./1999
THE BRIDE (16mm Short) *Writer, All Production Positions * Full Sail Prod./1999
LOCAL PRODUCTION CREWS:
Theatre in the Square, Marietta, GA, February 2005 - Present
Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA, March 2004 * April 2005
Alliance Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA, January 2004 * March 2004
IATSE Local 720 Stagehand, Las Vegas, NV, July 2002 * January 2004
Encore Productions *Bounce* Stagehand, Las Vegas, NV, June 2003 * December 2003
*The Joint* at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stagehand, Las Vegas, NV, April 2002 * July 2003
UNLV Stagehand, Las Vegas, NV - June 2002 * December 2003
Freelance Stagehand, Las Vegas, NV * April 2002 * December 2003
IATSE Local 589, Jackson, MS * June 1995 * December 2001
FM Services, Orlando, FL * September 1999 * March 2000
Local Motion, Miami/Orlando, FL * September 1999 * March 2000
Diamond Productions, Ft. Myers, FL - September 1999 * March 2000
Backstage Productions, Miami, FL * September 1999 * March 2000
IMC, Orlando, FL * March 1999 * March 2000
ESP, Orlando, FL * November 1998 * December 1999
IATSE Local 631, Orlando, FL * April 1998 * March 2000
IATSE Local 415, Tucson, AZ * October 1987 * June 1995
Local Production credits include but are not limited to:
(** Indicates Lightboard Operator, * Indicates Spotlight Operator)
THEATRE:
**Bus Stop, **Charlie's Aunt, **Man of La Mancha,Crazy for You, **The Leopard Tale, Cirque Eloize: Rain, *Singing in the Rain, The Exonerated, Brigadoon, The Leopard Tale, *My Fair Lady, Chicago: The Musical, Teatro Flamenco*s *Una Noche Espanola*, *The Sound of Music, *Porgy and Bess, *Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical, Mississippi Opera*s *Der Fliedermaus*, *Annie, *Phantom, Mississippi Opera*s *Madama Butterfly*, Smokey Joe*s Caf*, Annie, *Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, Russian Ballet Company*s *Nutcracker*, Mississippi Opera Company*s *Carmen*, *Grease, *Cats (3 years local crew), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, *Jesus Christ Superstar, Dreamgirls, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Odd Couple, It*s a Wonderful Life, *The Secret Garden, *Cabaret, Into The Woods
CONCERT:
*Hootie and The Blowfish,Tori Amos, The Rolling Stones, John Cougar Mellencamp, Disturbed, Korn, *Creed, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Pet Shop Boys, Poison, Cinderella, Winger, Faster Pussycat, Garbage, Alanis Morrisette, .38 Special, *Dixie Nationl Rodeo Concerts, Creed, *ZZ Top, *Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tina Turner, *Ricky Martin, *Santana, John Tesch, *Alabama, *Lenny Kravitz, *Pointer Sisters, *Busta Rhymes, *George Strait, *Faith Hill, Super Bowl 1999, *Back Street Boys, *Crystal Gayle, *Wynonna, Bob Dylan, *R. Kelly, *Michael W. Smith, *Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, *Motley Crue, Sawyer Brown, *Scorpions, Brooks and Dunn, Cher, Beach Boys
RESORTS/THEME PARKS/TOURS:
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA, ORLANDO, FL
Seasonal Pyro/FX Technician * September 2005 - Present
TROPICANA RESORT/CASINO, *FOLIES BERGERE*, LAS VEGAS, NV
Deck Electrician/On Call Stagehand * April 2003 * December 2003
VEE CORPORATION: SESAME STREET LIVE, BIG BIRD*S SUNNY DAY CAMP OUT
USA WEST COAST TOUR
Head Carpenter * October 1999 * December 1999
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA, ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL
Pyrotechnician/SPFX Technician * May 1999 * August 1999
THE WALT DISNEY WORLD COMPANY, DISNEY/MGM STUDIOS THEME PARK
INDIANA JONES EPIC STUNT SPECTACULAR: Stunt Technician/Pyro/Electrician * January 1998 * July 1998
OPRYLAND, USA, DICK CLARK*S AMERICAN BANDSTAND CLASSICS, NASHVILLE, TN
Master Electrician/Pyrotechnician * May 1997 * October 1997
JEAN ANN RYAN PRODUCTIONS, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
Lighting Director/Carpenter/Special Effects * October 1996 * April 1997
WALT DISNEY*S WORLD ON ICE, USA/MEXICO/SOUTH AMERICA
Lighting Director/Spanish Translator/Pyrotechnician/Assistant Electrician * March 1995 * September 1996
NUMEROUS CORPORATE A/V, LIGHTING, VIDEO EVENTS: FL, AZ, MS, TN, NV, GA(15 Yrs Exp)
EDUCATION:
FULL SAIL SCHOOL OF THE RECORDING ARTS * ORLANDO, FL
Associate of Science Degree: Film and Video Production*September 1999
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE * Monterey, CA
Diploma with Honors: Spanish Language - 1982
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY * Flagstaff, AZ
1 credit year in Theatrical Arts * 1981