White Owl Arts Design, Visual Arts

Tulalip Bay, Puget Sound--3-28-05 photo by Diane Wilson-simon

Resume for Diane L. Wilson-simon

	*ORGANIZATIONS*
2006-2009	Professional Event Videographers Association NW (PEVAN), Secretary thru 2008
Since 2006	Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce, 2008 Centennial Committee, 2008-10 Emissary Committee, 2009 Centennial Committee Chair, 2009-10 Board of Directors, 2009-10 Revenue Committee
Since 2005	Women In Film (WIF), Seattle chapter
Since 2002	Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers (SSDC), associate member director/choreographer
2001-2008	Washington State Community Theatre Association (WSCTA), board of directors
Since 2003	Theatre Puget Sound, individual member
Since 2001	White Owl Arts (formerly Wolf Twin Productions), director, musician, choreographer, designer, consultant
1991-1992	Off The Wall Theater, Monroe, Washington, founder, Board of Directors, director, producer
1992-2002	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA, founder, Executive/Artistic Director, producer, director

	*EDUCATION*
2000-2003	Everett Community College, visual arts, ceramics
1981	Central Washington University, Master in Music
1975	Western Washington University, graduate work, 5th year teaching certificate
1974	Washington State University, Bachelor of Music (double major music/education)
1971	Shoreline Community College, wordprocessing courses
1970	Shorecrest High School, Seattle, graduate

	*FILM & TV*	Additional videos posted at	www.WhiteOwlArts.net
2010	Zero Point	lo/no budget indie short, sci fi	script supervisor	Hank Isaac, Director/Producer, Everett, WA
2008	Do Not Pass Go	produced for client Lastwear	director, camera operator, editor	White Owl Arts. Tulalip, WA
2007	Whose Turf?	no/lo budget indie short, action comedy	camera operator, editor	White Owl Arts. Tulalip, WA
2006	Worst Job In The World	no/lo budget indie short, action comedy	producer, director, fight choreographer	White Owl Arts, Tulalip, WA
2005	On The Edge	no/lo budget indie, music video	producer, director, musician, song arranger	White Owl Arts, Tulalip, WA
2005	Classified	48-hour film contest	specialty makeup, continuity, prop construction	Bluescooter Productions, Seattle, WA
2005	As Long As It Takes	lo budget indie short, comedy	costumer, makeup & hair	Sleepwalk Productions, Seattle, WA
2004	A Homecoming	lo budget indie, action drama	line producer, prop construction, boom operator	Dragon Wolf Productions, Tulalip, WA
2003	Ted Bundy Documentary	CBS tv documentary	freelance production coordinator	CBS News, New York, NY
2003	Dead Reckoning: Blood Spatter	episode for CBS forensic tv series	freelance production coordinator	CBS News, New York, NY
2003	A Nuclear Autumn	lo budget indie, comedy	dance choreographer	Nuclear Autumn Productions, LA, CA

	*STAGE*	KEY: P=Producer, D=Director, MD=Music Director, Co=Conductor, M=Pit Musician, Ch-Choreographer, Cos=Costumer, SD=Set Designer, SC=Set Construction, S=Scenery Design/Painting
2006	Once Upon A Mattress	D, MD, Ch, M, SD, S	Whidbey Children's Theatre, Langley, WA
2005		On-site consultant; stage makeup class	Whidbey Children's Theatre, Langley, WA
2004	Daddy Was the Biggest Stage Mother in Texas	Costuming consultant & assistant	New York City, NY
2004	Miracle Worker	Fight Ch	Attic Theatre, Bothell, WA
2004	School for Scandal	Lead set painter	Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA
2003	A Christmas Carol	Ch, Cos	Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA
2003	Sound of Music	MD, M	Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge, WA
2002	Little Shop of Horrors	Co, M, S	Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA
2002	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	Fight Ch, Cos	Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA
2002	A Christmas Carol	Ch, acting coach, SC	Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA
2001-02	The Fantastiks	P	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
2001-02	Heidi	D, P, SD, SC, Cos, S	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
2001-02	Camelot	D, P, MD, Co, M, Ch, Cos, SD, SC, S	Take a Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
2001-02	Velveteen Rabbit	P	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
2001-02	Blithe Spirit	P, SD	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
2001	Godspell	Co, M	Monroe High School, Monroe, WA
2000-01	You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown	P, Co, M, Cos, SD, S	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
2000-01	Cabaret	P, D, MD, Co, M, Ch, Fight Ch, Cos, SD	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
2000-01	Black & White	P, D, SD, Cos	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
2000-01	Diary of Anne Frank	P	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
2000-01	A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum	P, SC	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
2000-01	Crimes of the Heart	P, D, SD, SC, Cos, S	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
2000-01	Arabian Nights: A Summerstock Trilogy	P, Ch, Cos, SD, S	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
2000	Grease	MD, Co, M	Monroe High School, Monroe, WA
1999-2000	Annie	P, MD, Co	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1999-2000	The Foreigner	P, D, SD, SC, Cos	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1999-2000	Wind In The Willows	P	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1999-2000	Cat On A Hot Tin Roof	P, D, Cos, SD, SC, S	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1999-2000	Wizard of Oz	P	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1998-99	Winnie-the-Pooh	P, D, MD, M, Ch, Cos, SD, SC, S	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1998-99	Love Letters	P, D, SD	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1998-99	Dracula: The Musical?	P, D, MD, SD, SC, Cos	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1998-99	Once Upon A Mattress	P, D, Cos, SD, SC	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1998-99	Barefoot In The Park	P, Cos, SC	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1998-99	Alice In Wonderland	P, D, SD, SC	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1998-99	He Done Her Wrong	P, D, SD	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1998-99	Wait Until Dark	P	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1998-99	Saloonkeeper's Daughter	P, D, MD, Ch, Cos, SD, SC	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1998-99	West Side Story	P, D, MD, Co, Ch, Fight Ch, Cos, SD, SC	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1998	Godspell	MD, Co, M	San Juan Community Theater, Friday Harbor, WA San Juan & Lopez Islands, WA
1997-98	Grease	P, MD, M, SD, assistant Cos	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1997-98	Godspell	P, backup musician, assistant Cos	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1997-98	Fiddler On The Roof	P, D, MD, Co, Ch, Fight Ch, SD, SC, S	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1996-97	Little Shop of Horrors	P, MD, Co, M, SD, SC	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1996-97	How To Eat Like A Child	P, D, MD, M, Ch, Cos, SD, SC	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1996-97	Sound of Music	P, SD, SC, S	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1996	Annie	Co	King's Players, Edmonds, WA
1995-96	Cinderella	P, D, MD, Co,, Ch, SD, SC, S	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1995-96	The Music Man	P, D, MD Co, Ch, SD, SC	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1994-95	Mainville Follies	P	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1994-95	Last of the Red Hot Lovers	P	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1994-95	In The Mood	P, D, MD, Co (did this show for 7 years)	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1994-95	Cooking With Gus	P, D, SD	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1994-95	Guys & Dolls	P, D, MD, Co, Ch, Cos, SD, SC, S	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1993-94	A Thurber Carnival	P, MD, M, Co	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1993-94	A Christmas Carol	P, MD, Co	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1993-94	A Streetcar Named Desire	P, SD, SC	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, Everett, WA
1993-94	Oklahoma!	P, D, MD, Co, Ch, Fight Ch, Cos, SD, SC, S	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1992-93	Gallant Tailor	P, MD, M	Pine Nut Players, Monroe, WA
1992-93	Anything Goes	P, D, MD, Co, Ch, SD, SC	Take A Bough Productions, Monroe, WA
1991-92	Plaza Suite (Act 3)	P, D, SD, SC, Cos	Off The Wall Theatre, Monroe, WA
1991-92	You Can't Take It With You	P, D, SD	Off The Wall Theatre, Monroe, WA
1982	Come Blow Your Horn	P, D, Cos, SD, SC	Seattle Prep/Matteo Ricci College, Seattle, WA
1982	Guys & Dolls	P, D, MD, Co, Ch, Fight Ch, Cos, SD, SC	Seattle Prep/Matteo Ricci College, Seattle, WA
1981	Oklahoma!	P, D, MD, Co, Ch, Fight Ch, Cos, SD, SC	Seattle Prep/Matteo Ricci College, Seattle, WA
1981	Mousetrap	P, D, Cos, SD, SC	Seattle Prep/Matteo Ricci College, Seattle, WA
1975	Damn Yankees	Co	Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
1974	Pirates of Penzance	M	Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Other Theatre Experience
1998-2002        general contractor for remodeling Monroe Play House
1997-2002        Create & maintain website for Take A Bough Productions
1981-2003        Producer, director, conductor, musician, box office, set design, set construction, scenery painting, backdrops & murals, publicity,
                      programs, photography, fundraising, hair & makeup design, costuming, choreography (dance & fight)

Other Performing Arts Groups
1991-2001        Evergreen Community Orchestra, Monroe, founder/conductor
1997                   Evergreen Community Choir, Monroe, founder
1993-1997        Evergreen Youth Jazz Combo, Monroe, co-founder, co-conductor
1970-1989:       Musician: Wenatchee Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra, Cascade Symphony Orchestra, (Edmonds), and
                      Palouse Community Orchestra (Pullman)

Other Experience
1988-1999        Office manager for law office
1984-1990        Boeing employee
1974-1984        School teacher: Skykomish School, View Ridge Middle School, Ellensburg and Yakima School Districts (substitute teacher),
                      Seattle Preparatory School/Matteo Ricci College, and Monroe School District (substitute teacher 1991)
1965-1985        Private music teacher
1956-1978        Dance student: ballet, jazz, tap

1990-2000        Participant in Sky Valley Artists' Guild annual Art In The Park, organized/coordinated performances
1990-1993        Member of Monroe Kiwanis Club, auction organizer
1993                   Member of Monroe Historical Society
1993                   Member of Monroe School District Arts Task Force
1988-2002        Member of Monroe Chamber of Commerce

Miscellaneous Talents & Interests
Swing dancing, salsa & ballroom dancing, tap dancing, karate & martial arts, stained glass, pottery, painting murals, home remodeling &
landscaping, cooking, motorcycles, face & body painting, travel

Additional References
{
Bill Murray, Director
Bluescooter Productions, Seattle
206-264-5454
wm@bluescooter.net
see also www.NWSG.org
{
Caldie Rogers, CEO
360-659-7700
Marysville Tulalip Chamber
of Commerce
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Eric Nutting, Actor
Florida
863-424-6561
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Doug Raymur, Owner
Doc Reverb's AV Park
Recording Studio

DocReverb@earthlink.net
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Letters of Reference
Alphabetical

Doug Bechtel
June 2002

Stacie Burgua
August 2002, February 2004

Deana Duncan
August 2002

Burch Johnson
June 2002

Jocelyn Johnson
June 2002

David Lobo
May 2003

Jeffrey Nauer
June 2002

James Nugent
June 2002

Per Sherwin
May 2004

Terry Simon
May 2003

Jack Turk
June 2002

Diane L. Wilson-simon
Videographer, producer, editor.
Director, Musician, Choreographer, Artist,
Designer, Teacher, Performing Arts Consultant.

Email: Diane@WhiteOwlArts.com
Postal Address: 6203 Mission Ave, Tulalip, WA 98271
Home Phone: 360-653-6726
Cell Phone: 425-308-2173

Tulalip Bay, Photo by Diane L. Wilson-simon