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contact name: Todd Bruse
phone: 952-933-4203
email: tntntnd@earthlink.net

Related Organizations:
Stages Theatre Company
Escalate Dance And Theatre Studio
Sabes JCC
Visuart Productions
The Dell' Arte Player's Company
P Source Mask Theatre Academy
Radical ACT

Moorhead State University Theatre Department
Dell Arte Player's Company Mask Workshops and Physical Theatre Training
Dell Arte Player's Touring Company Member
Second City's ETC. Improvisational Training Program
Life Experiential Discovery Program - Humanus Institute, Highland Park,IL
University of Minnesota - Program for Independent Learning
Todd has been professionally involved in creating theatre and film/video for over 25 years. In that time Todd has worn every available hat in the theatre. He has lived in Park Rapids, San Francisco, Chicago, and Minneapolis. He has toured the West coast from L.A. to Vancouver. At every location he has searched for new ways to expand and enjoy these theatrical experiences.

American Theatre representative performances at World Exposition 1986 - Vancouver
LA Dramalogue Award for Ensemble Performance in Dell Arte Player's Company performance of, "Scartissue."
Starred Performances at Minnesota State One Act Play Contests - 1980, 1981, 1982

MINNEAPOLIS EXPERIENCE
UPCOMING:
Fight Choreography for After Juliet by the 20% Theater Company
Thin Mints - Fringe Festival 2009 
Projectile Thinking at the IDDS for the Fringe Festival 2009- directed by Jon Ferguson
Directing Jack and Rochelle for Theater OR at the Sabes JCC
PAST:
The Paperbag Princess - The Dragon - Stages Theater Company(STC)
Wonka - Director - Beth El Youth Program
The Fence - Director - Professional Performing Arts Series at Sabes JCC
Once Upon A Mattress - Director - Beth El Youth Programming
Romeo and Juliet - Director/ Fight Choreographer/Set Design and Construction/Costuming/Lighting Assistant- Youth Performing Arts Series, Sabes JCC
Guitar Maker's Children - ESKEY - Stages Theatre Company
High School Musical - Director - Beth El Youth Programming, St Louis Park
Junie B. Jones - Grandpa Miller - Stages Theatre Company
Kill The Robot - Assistant Director - Fringe Festival 2006 (Rarig Theatre)
Seussical - The Cat In the Hat - Directed by Sandy Boren-Barrett at Stages Theatre Company (STC)
Miss Nelson Is Missing - Pop Hanson/Principal Bladesworth/Detective McSmogg - Directed by Jon Ferguson at STC
Guys and Dolls - Director - Beth El Youth Programming, St Louis Park
Alladin and his Magical Lamp - Vizier Prince Nasih - Directed by Sandy Boren-Barrett at STC
Anne Of Green Gables - Mr. Phillips - Directed by Marilee Mahler at STC
Guest Artist and Educator - Main Street School for the Performing Arts - Hopkins
Hamlet - Blake School - Fight Choreographer
A.D. and Dell' Arte Stylist - Pinocchio-STC
Mask Maker - Pinocchio - STC
The Somewhat True Tales Of Robin Hood - Blake School - Director
Measure For Measure -Lucio - Shakespeare in the Park, directed by Steve Barberio
Jairus and the Wondershop - Father/Knight - STC
Little House Christmas - Pa "Charles" Ingalls - STC
Tales OF 1000 Winds - Director - Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource School
12th Night - Antonio - Shakespeare In The Park
A Christmas Carol - Fred - STC
Tales Of A Dream Woman/The Sacagawea Story - Merriwether Lewis - STC
Three Seasons - Tom - Directed by Mark Rosenwinkel for Cheap Theatre at The Playwright's Center
The Boxcar Children: The Yellow House Mystery - Hermit/Dave/Frankie - STC
Yentl - Reb Nata/Zelig - STC
Henry and Ramona - Mr. Capper - STC
A Little House Christmas - Charles Ingalls - STC
Little Women - Mr. March/Mr. Laurence - STC
Boxcar Children - Dr. Thomas Moore - STC
The Captain Ringo Saturn Space Party 2002 - MTN Studios - Producer, Talent
Captain Ringo Saturn Space Party 2000 - MTN Studios - A. D., Talent, Script, Masks
A River of Hope - Dave Hondel Film - A.D. , Actor, Lighting, Camera Assistant
Endless Days - Dave Hondel Music Video with Atom Troy-A. D., Lighting
CHICAGO EXPERIENCE
The Promise, by Aleksi Arbuzov - Diaghilev Theater Company - Producer/Actor/Set Design and Implementation/Costumes/Lights
The Beard - Billy the Kid - The Mary AArchie Theatre Company(MATC)
Gas Mask 101 - MATC
Gas Mask 101 - Hula - MATC
The Mary-Arrchie Kid Show - Ensemble based theatre for Chicago's Inner City Youth program - MATC performed in Chicago Public School System
Bitch With Rich - Weekly Improvisational Characterizations with Skidd Mark
Around a Grand - Second City E.T.C. Stage
We Are Just One Hawaiian Dancer - Luna Stage Company
CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCE
The Dell' Arte Player's Company, Blue Lake, CA -
A professional theatrical touring company (Touring members included: Michael Fields, Joan Schirle, Donald Forest, Jael Wiseman, Joannie Menken, Bernadette Sabbath, Michael Foster, Stuart Jaordeika, Todd Bruse) - Duties included; Actor/Assistant Faculty/Script Collaboration/Stage Manager/Set Construction/Mask Development/Properties
The Bacchi
Whiteman Meets Bigfoot
The Road Not Taken: A Scar Tissue Mystery,
Malpractice or Love Is the Best Doctor

Produced 12 Episodes of Bootleg Minneapolis for TPT2 (KTCA). Bootleg documented the local music scene in a weekly 1/2 hour segment including bands;
12 Rods
Faux Jean
Planet Melvin
Jesse Greene
Curtis A
Psychedelicates
Carpetbaggers
Vibro Champs
Judah Bauer
All The Pretty Horses

See story about Little House Christmas at, http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/4255786.html
Read the Review of Mark Rosenwinkel's "Three Seasons" at http://www.citypages.com/databank/23/1139/article10749.asp
Listen to the Bootleg Minneapolis Interview by selecting the April 25th archive at http://news.mpr.org/programs/wordofmouth/archive2003.shtml
http://www.startribune.com/1555/story/523733.html

Country of Citizenship:
United States

Birth Place:
Minnesota

Birth Date:
July 31, 1964

Gender:
Male

Active Place:
Minneapolis

Minnesota County:
Hennepin

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