Artistic Resume for:
Franklin C. Coleman
9228 Rockefeller Lane
Springfield, VA 22153
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Director
Aldersgate Church Community Theater
February, 1996, Sweetheart Dessert: A Musical Review
Assistant Director
Oak Ridge Community Playhouse
- January,
1978, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- May,
1978, Much Ado About Nothing
- October,
1984, The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Community Alliance Supporting Theatre
- October,
1993, Dial "M" for Murder
Aldersgate Church Community Theater
October, 1995, Black Comedy
Stage Manager
Oak Ridge Community Playhouse
- May,
1976, Loot
- July,
1976, Ten Little Indians
- July,
1977, The Rainmaker
- January,
1978, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- May,
1978, Much Ado About Nothing
- December,
1978, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- September,
1979, Hedda Gabler
- May,
1984, Crimes of the Heart
- October,
1984, The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Community Alliance Supporting Theatre
- October,
1993, Dial "M" for Murder
Little Theatre of Alexandria
- January,
1994, Key for Two (winner, LTA Outstanding Production)
- September,
1994, Sherlock's Last Case
- September,
2007, Sunshine Boys
Port City Players
- April,
1994, The Dresser
- May,
2003, Wrong Turn at Lungfish (nominated, ACT Outstanding
Play) (nominated, WATCH Outstanding Play)
Aldersgate Church Community Theater
- October,
1995, Black Comedy
Reston Community Players
Elden Street Players
- March,
2001, Side Man (winner, WATCH Outstanding Play)
Lighting Designer
Oak Ridge Community Playhouse
- April,
1976, The Pursuit of Happiness
- October,
1978, The Amorous Flea
- March,
1979, Richard II
- March,
1984, H. M. S. Pinafore
- August,
1984, Annie
- January,
1985, Mass Appeal
- June,
1985, Barnum
- August,
1985, The King and I
- October,
1985, The Philadelphia Story
- November,
1985, The Wind in the Willows
- December,
1985, The Lark
- January,
1986, Waiting for Godot
- March,
1986, The Gondoliers
- April,
1986, The Little Prince
- June,
1986, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- December,
1986, The Madwoman of Chaillot
- June,
1987, Oliver
- October,
1987, The Dresser
- March,
1988, Noises Off
- June,
1988, The Case of the Dilligent Director
- August,
1988, Babes in Arms
- January,
1989, Looking Glass
- February,
1989, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- June,
1989, A... My Name is Alice
- February,
1990, Grease
- June,
1990, Pageant
- July,
1993, Sweeney Todd
Pellisippie Players
- October,
1984, Tintypes
- August,
1986, Cabaret
- December,
1986, The Gifts of the Magi
Oak Ridge Civic Music Association
- May,
1985, Carmen
- May,
1988, The Mikado
Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, Tenn.
- October,
1986, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Up and Coming Players
- April,
1988, Take It Home, Tennessee
- August,
1989, Old Friends
Wesley Foundation of UT, Knoxville
- May,
1988, You Can't Take It With You
- April,
1989, Horray for Hollywood
Oak Ridge High School Masquers
- November,
1988, Up the Down Staircase
- April,
1989, Kiss Me, Kate
- May,
1989, Juvie
- November,
1989, The Mouse That Roared
Maryville College Theatre
- December,
1988, A Christmas Carol
- April,
1989, Tartuffe
- December,
1989, A Christmas Carol
Smoky Mountain Passion Play at Townsend
- June,
1989, Passion Play
- June,
1989, Damascus Road
Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association
- November,
1989, Cinderella
Shop Theater, 721 Broadway, NYC, NY
- March,
1990, The Elephant Man, The Musical
Vienna Theater Company
- December,
1991, The Good Doctor
- April,
2000, Snoopy (nominated, ACT Lighting Design) (nominated, ACT
Outstanding Musical)
- January,
2003, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (nominated,
ACT Lighting Design) (nominated, ACT Outstanding Play)
- January,
2006, Enchanted April (nominated, WATCH Lighting
Design) (nominated, WATCH Outstanding Play)
Little Theatre of Alexandria
- January,
1994, Key for Two (nominated, Woods Award) (winner, LTA Outstanding
Production)
- June,
1994, Strange Bedfellows (winner, Woods Award)
- October,
1994, Tintypes (Ruby Griffith, Second Runner-Up
Outstanding Achievement in a Musical)
- April,
1995, All My Sons
- October,
1995, 84, Charing Cross Road (nominated,
Woods Award) (winner, LTA Outstanding Production)
- April,
1996, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (winner, Woods Award)
- September,
1996, Postmortem (nominated, Woods Award)
- October,
1996, The Sisters Rosensweig (winner,
Woods Award) (winner, LTA Outstanding Production)
- September,
1997, Noises Off (winner, Woods Award) (winner, LTA Outstanding
Production)
- February,
2000, Lettice & Lovage (nominated, WATCH Outstanding Play)
- October,
2000, The Last Night of Ballyhoo (nominated, WATCH Outstanding
Play) (winner, LTA Outstanding Production)
- July,
2001, Return to the Forbidden Planet
- October,
2004, Over the River and Through the Woods (nominated, Patty Dillaber Mickley Award)
(nominated, WATCH Outstanding Play)
- September,
2007, Sunshine Boys (nominated, Patty Dillaber
Mickley Award)
- September,
2009, The Foreigner (nominated, Patty Dillaber
Mickley Award)
- April,
2010, Lady Windermere's Fan
- July,
2011, Hairspray (winner, WATCH Lighting Design)
(winner, WATCH Outstanding Musical)
- March,
2014, Proof (nominated, WATCH Lighting Design) (nominated, WATCH
Outstanding Play) (winner, Patty Dillaber Mickley Award)
- August,
2014, Spamalot (nominated, WATCH Lighting Design) (winner,
WATCH Outstanding Musical)
- July,
2016, West Side Story (nominated, WATCH Outstanding Musical)
- September,
2018, August, Osage County (nominated, WATCH
Outstanding Play)
- February,
2019, You Can't Take It With You
- April,
2019, Savannah Disputation (winner, Ruby Griffith Outstanding
non-Musical)
- February,
2022, Blue Stockings
- August,
2024, The Explorers’ Club
Port City Players
- February,
1996, Spiked Heels
- March,
1996, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (nominated, ACT Lighting
Design) (nominated, ACT Outstanding Play)
- March,
1997, Talk Radio
- September,
1998, Kiss of the Spider Woman (nominated, ACT Lighting
Design) (nominated, ACT Outstanding Play)
- October,
1998, Accidental Death of an Anarchist
- August,
2000, Breaking the Code
- November,
2001, The War of the Worlds / The Shadow
- November,
2002, The Waverly Gallery
- February,
2003, Betrayal (nominated, ACT Lighting Design) (nominated, WATCH
Lighting Design) (winner, ACT Outstanding Play) (winner, WATCH
Outstanding Play) (winner, Ruby Griffith All Round Production
Excellence)
- May,
2003, Wrong Turn at Lungfish (nominated, ACT Lighting Design)
(nominated, ACT Outstanding Play) (nominated, WATCH Outstanding
Play)
- October,
2005, Hauptmann (nominated, WATCH
Outstanding Play) (winner, Ruby Griffith All Round Production
Excellence)
- February,
2011, No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs
Keegan Theatre
- April,
1997, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- November,
2005, Portrait of a Madonna and Suddenly Last Summer
Elden Street Players
- March,
1998, The Grapes of Wrath
- March,
2001, Side Man (winner, WATCH Lighting Design) (winner, WATCH
Outstanding Play) (Ruby Griffith Outstanding Achievement in a Play)
- March,
2004, Copenhagen (winner, WATCH Lighting Design) (Ruby
Griffith First Runner-Up Outstanding Achievement in a Play)
- July,
2009, Passion
- June,
2010, Wit (nominated, WATCH Lighting Design)
- June,
2012, Flowers for Algernon
- March,
2013, Seafarer
Reston Community Players
- April,
1999, Arcadia
- January,
2001, Communicating Doors
- March,
2001, Man of La Mancha
- March,
2002, The Fantastics (nominated,
WATCH Outstanding Musical)
- October,
2002, 1776 (nominated, WATCH Outstanding Musical)
- October,
2003, City of Angels (nominated, WATCH Outstanding Musical)
- October,
2004, Mame
- January,
2005, Proof
- September,
2005, Beauty and the Beast (winner, WATCH Lighting Design)
(winner, WATCH Outstanding Musical)
- May,
2007, Museum
- October,
2007, Guys and Dolls
- January,
2008, Experiment with an Air Pump (nominated, WATCH Lighting
Design)
- February,
2008, Urinetown (nominated, WATCH
Outstanding Musical)
- March,
2009, The Full Monty (nominated, WATCH Lighting Design)
- April,
2013, 33 Variations (nominated, WATCH Lighting Design)
- October,
2015, Shrek, the Musical (nominated, WATCH Outstanding
Musical)
- March,
2020, The Diary of Anne Frank
- October,
2021, The Musical of Musicals, The Musical
- April,
2022, Bright Star (nominated, WATCH Lighting Design)
- July,
2022, Newsies
- March,
2023, Stop Kiss (nominated, WATCH lighting Design)
- January,
2024, Murder on the Orient Express
- January,
2025, Four Weddings and an Elvis
The Arlington Players
- July,
2000, Love Letters
- January,
2017, The Lion in Winter
Foundry Players
Springfield Community Theater
- July,
2002, 1940's Radio Hour (winner, ACT Outstanding Musical)
The Old Brogue
- September,
2002, The Brogue Show
- March,
2003, The Weir
Old Town Theater
- October,
2002, The Crawlspace Waltz
- January,
2005, Noel & Cole
Runyonland Productions
The American Century Theater
- November,
2004, Paradise Lost
Fountainhead Theatre
- February,
2005, An Ideal Husband
Natural Theatricals
- June,
2005, Ion
- August,
2005, Herakles
- September,
2005, Alexa's Necklace
1st Stage
New Galaxy Theatre Group
- July,
2009, Live! Girls! Organize
Charter Theater
- October,
2009, Lie With Me
Next Stop Theater
- May,
2014, Into the Woods
Aldersgate Church Community Theater
- July,
2018, Enchanted April
- March,
2025, Native Gardens
Rooftop Productions
- June, 2024, Rumors (nominated WATCH
Outstanding Play)
Prince William Little Theater
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September, 2024, Baskerville
Awards
- 1993-94
LTA Woods Award: Excellence in Lighting (for Strange Bedfellows )
- 1995-96
LTA Woods Award: Excellence in Lighting (for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof )
- 1996-97
LTA Woods Award: Excellence in Lighting (for The Sisters Rosensweig )
- 1997-98
LTA Woods Award: Excellence in Lighting (for Noises Off )
- 2013-14
LTA Patty Dillaber Mickley Award: Excellence in Lighting (for Proof)
- 2001
WATCH Award: Outstanding Lighting Design (for Side Man )
- 2004
WATCH Award Outstanding Lighting Design (for Copenhagen)
- 2005
WATCH Award Outstanding Lighting Design (for Beauty and the Beast)
- 2011
WATCH Award Outstanding Lighting Design (for Hairspray)
Lighting System Designer
Oak Ridge Community Playhouse
August, 1984 - January, 1985
Episcopal Church of St. Joseph the Carpenter, Sevierville, Tenn.
October, 1986 - April, 1987
Lighting System Design Consultant
Webb High School, Knoxville, Tenn.
October, 1986
Maryville College Theater
March - April, 1989
Smoky Mountain Passion Play at Townsend
April - June, 1989
Lighting Instructor
Basic Theater Lighting Techniques
Oak Ridge Community Playhouse:
- October
- December, 1986
- January
- March, 1989
Oak Ridge High School:
Advanced Theater Lighting Design
Oak Ridge Community Playhouse:
- October,
1986 - March, 1987
- January,
1989 - May, 1989
- April,
1990 - June, 1990
Board Member
Oak Ridge Community Playhouse
- November,
1988 - August, 1989: Historian and Special Events
- September,
1989 - July, 1990: Vice President, Playreading,
and Membership
Barnaby Productions
- July,
1994 - June, 1995: 2nd Oatlands Celtic Festival:
Hospitality Chairman
- July,
1995 - June, 1996: 3rd Oatlands Celtic Festival:
Hospitality Chairman
- July,
1996 - June, 1997: 4th Oatlands Celtic Festival:
Staged Readings Chairman
- July,
1997 - June, 1998: 5th Potomac Celtic Festival: Photograpy
& Publicity
- February,
1998 - August, 2003: Secretary
Port City Players
- July,
1996 - June, 1997: Member at Large
- July,
1997 - July, 2007: Secretary
Barnaby Council for Celtic Studies
- March,
1998 - August, 2003: Secretary
Playwright
- Hallowscreen (original one-act play)
first performed October, 31, 1988
- The
Santa Who Stayed for Breakfast (original one-act play) performed
January 1, 1989
- The
Death of Rock N. Roley (adaptation to Dinner
Theater) performed June 2, 1990
- Sweetheart
Dessert (introductory and connecting material) performed February 10
& 11, 1996
- Spirit
of America (introductory and connecting material) performed November 1
& 2, 1996
- Drop
and Drag Net performed June 6, 1997
- Numerous
pastiches, parodies, and final acts
Freelance Writer
- July,
1989, to November, 1992: Book Reviewer for Publishers Weekly
- November,
1989, to Present: Book Reviewer for Small Press
- December,
1990, to November, 2006: member of the National Book Critics Circle
- June,
1991, to Present: member of Washington Independent Writers
- April,
2009, to Present: consultant to iDirect for product documentation
Artistic Photographer
Selling private prints since 1991
Portfolio displayable upon request
Dogwood Arts Photo Contest, Knoxville
- 1987,
First Place, Color, Landscape
- 1989,
First Place, Black & White, Landscape
Martin Marietta Camera Club, Oak Ridge
- 1988,
First Place, Black & White, Art & Design
- 1988,
Best of Show, Black & White
Town of Vienna Photography Show
- 1992,
First Place, Black & White, Pictorial
- 1993,
First Place, Color, Landscape
- 1995,
First Place, Black & White, Photojournalism
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