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Charles T. Hurrey
2810 Crown Grant Road
Richmond, VA 23233
Home: (804) 270-4107
Mobile: (804) 347-1120
E-Mail: saint_ruckus@hotmail.com
To secure employment with a professional entertainment organization that will allow me to use the technical knowledge and experience I have as a theatrical stage technician.
Paramount’s Kings Dominion, Doswell, VA
During the past three seasons I have been asked to fill many roles at this popular theme park, located halfway between the metro Washington, DC and Richmond, VA areas. I have laid out the progression of my advancement in chronological order to best demonstrate how my responsibilities grew over the past three years.
| Invited guests to join the show and coordinated their activities during the pre-show each day |
| Performed scripted opening to the Karaoke show and introduced the host and star of the show |
| Managed all technical requirements of the show to include sound effects, audio mixing and complete stage preparations and tear-down |
| Subbed for many other show technicians throughout the park |
| During the season Paramount’s parent company, Viacom brought their “Survivor” road show to our park. I was put in charge of the audio requirements for this very demanding show for its three-week run. These shows required me to set-up multi-faceted audio requirements each day and operate special effect systems used throughout the show. |
| Halfway through the season, the audio technician for the “Wide Open Country” show had some difficulty with the cast and was released. I was asked to step in to cover this primetime show for the duration of the season. This required me to operate my show and then re-set the stage for the country show seven days a week for the last 60 days of the season |
| The Country Show performers were so pleased with my performance that they requested me for the new season. |
My responsibilities were limited during the winter months, while the park was closed. However, I maintained my position with Paramount and continued to work in the Richmond, VA area as a stagehand and audio technician on a regular part-time basis.
| Season two began with me as the primary audio technician for the new “Love My Country” show as well as serve as a technical advisor to the Karaoke 2002 show which, by decision of Viacom, was mixed and operated by the performers. |
| A few days into the third month of performances, I was requested to take on a second show the Pop show, “American Rocks,” on another park stage when the house technician left the company on unknown terms. These responsibilities required me to operate two different audio systems at two separate locations across the park from each other. My schedule continued to require me to work almost every day throughout the season. |
| Near the end of the summer season, the “Audio One” for the park unexpectedly left his position as show technician for the “Grave Yard Shift” the parks main entertainment attraction. Once again I was called upon to step-in and run the main show as well as cover the other shows as my scheduled permitted. This show requires multiple tasking and multipurpose technical and special effects systems to be learned in two days. With hard work, and little sleep, I learned the systems and the show went on without missing a single day of operation, which continued through the remainder of the season. |
| I was awarded the park’s prestigious Technician of the Year award for these efforts. |
| I was rewarded for my previous efforts by being named “Audio One” for the park at the beginning of the 2003 season. I was responsible for the successful operation of all technical requirements for the “VH1 Presents: Vibe” show to include working closely with an out-of-park production company, delegation of tasks to the stage crew as Crew Chief, pre-season install, maintenance and operation of both the Master Electrician and Sound Master tracks simultaneously during the entire season. |
| I was also responsible for the install of all other park shows and to train the show operators for the season. I was required to fill in for all stage shows when necessary, which required me to learn the shows and understand all of the technical aspects for each. |
| In July of 2003, one of the SCSI boards of the DR-8 audio track computer went bad. When the new machine arrived, our Entertainment Director asked me to install the hardware, replace the multi-track recording from the hardcopy ADAT tape to the new machine, reprogram SMPT timing and refocus all lighting and prepare the show for reopening. I was given one week to get the show up again, but accomplished the task in three days, attempting to stay as close to the Lighting Designers original specifications as possible. |
| This show required the use of a Martin Computerized Intelligent Lighting System, multi-track digital mixing console, smoke effects and special moving lighting effects. The performers used custom-built wireless Shure SM-58 handheld mics. My responsibility was to ensure that everything was functioning each day and to mix the live show voices and dance track. |
Operated “Journey To Atlantis” as one of eight top ride operators. In this “Level 4” operator position, I was in charge of the safety of roughly 100-200 park guests while they experienced the attraction. My position was a supervisory position and required me to ensure that all ride operators follow park procedures.
Walt Disney WorldÒ Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL
I entertained park guests by portraying several famous Walt Disney Characters during onstage sets, during parades and at resort hotels and restaurants. I was given a raise and upgrade of performance status to the show “Masquerade 2000” located at the Italy attraction in EPCOT during the millennium celebration.
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
As part of my scholarship and work-study while a student at Loyola University, I was assigned to the stage crew for the two university theatres. During this time I was called upon to operate the sound system for hundreds of university events and visiting stage productions. Additionally, I was on the team that completely redesigned and installed two new audio systems in each theatre. I also worked freelance as a DJ during school events and as outside employment in the New Orleans area.
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Bachelor of Music Performance (2 years completed) |
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Loyola University, New Orleans, LA |
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I was forced to remove myself from Loyola for financial reasons when my two-year scholarship expired and I was unable to secure the $26,000 per year tuition to continue |
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Maryland High School Diploma 1997 |
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Northern High School, Chaneyville, MD |
| All-State Band (3 years) |
| Band student leader (3 years) |
| Trumpet section leader (3 years) |
| Louis Armstrong Award (2 years) |
| John Philip Sousa National High School Band (2 years) |
| Full Scholarship to Loyola University (2 years) |