theatre BACKGROUND
"My eye for directing began as a wee child, and neighborhood kids who stopped by to use our swimming pool were quickly handed scripts and told to learn their lines. I was a dramaturgical drill-sergeant in arm floaties!"
-Robert Glen Decker
A BIT OF HISTORY: Robert grew up in the beautiful mountains of Altoona, Pennsylvania, historical home to dozens of turn of the century theatres where legendary performers such as Sarah Bernhardt, Lillian Russell, Richard Mansfield, Al Jolson, Ed Wynn, Helen Hayes, and the Barrymore's trod the boards during their tours along the Pennsylvania railroad between New York and Chicago. Actor George Burns, who performed there during the Vaudeville era, titled his published memoir "They Still Love Me in Altoona." Rich in theatre history from the 1860's to today and home to one of the first two summer theatres ever in the United States, Robert feels proud of his hometown's theatre heritage and fortunate to have grown up performing on one of Altoona's remaining historical stages, the Mishler Theatre.
Director & Artistic staff RESUME
The historic Mishler Theatre
Robert Glen Decker, SDC Associate Member
Robert has developed numerous Director's Concept presentations available for future meetings and productions, including Antigone, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Ghosts, and Oleana. Robert has studied Dramatic Structure with Dr. Susan Mason, Directing with Steve Rothman, and Concepts in Theatrical Design with Dr. James Hatfield in the MFA program at California State University, Los Angeles.
FORMER THEATRE ADMINISTRATION
Musical Theatre West, Long Beach, CA
Box Office Manager
Blair County Arts Foundation (BCAF), Altoona, PA
Box Office Manager
Altoona Community Theatre, Altoona, PA
Artistic Committee/Season Selection
Globaltickets/Keith Prowse NYC, New York, NY
Supervisor and Customer Service - Broadway Theatre Tickets
LYME DISEASE: THE MUSICAL
Director
Nominated for Best Direction of a Musical at BROADWAY WORLD Los Angeles Awards
WILLY WONKA Kids!
Director
Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles Elementary
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE
Director
Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles Middle School
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Director
Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles High School
LES MISERABLES
Director (2nd Production)
Buena Park Youth Theatre
DiSNEY'S FROZEN JR!
Director
Laurence School
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Director
Buena Park Youth Theatre
ALL SHOOK UP
Director (2nd Production)
Buena Park Youth Theatre
SLEEPING BEAUTY Kids!
Director
Laurence School
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG JR!
Director
Laurence School
NIGHT SHIFT: an Immersive Haunted Escape
Director and Co-creator
2R Productions, Los Angeles
MCCREADY - OFF-BROADWAY
Director
The Triad Theatre, NYC
FORGOTTEN BAGGAGE
Director
Sacred Fools Theatre - Intimate, Hollywood, CA
DIRECTOR'S LAB WEST
Participant
Mediator of Musical Theatre Forum
The Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA
MCCREADY
Director
Asylum Theatres - Hollywood Fringe Festival, Los Angeles, CA
THREE SHORT PLAYS
Co-Director and Co-Creator
California State University, Los Angeles
LES MISERABLES
Director
Buena Park Youth Theatre, Buena Park, CA
SHREK THE MUSICAL, JR!
Director
Village Glen School, Culver City, CA
THE WIZARD OF OZ
Director
Summit View West, Los Angeles, CA
ALL SHOOK UP
Director
Buena Park Youth Theatre, Buena Park, CA
ACTOR'S INTENSIVE - Black Box Performance
Director
Puttin On Productions (POPS), Manhattan Beach, CA
FROZEN - POPS Summer Camp Performance
Co-Director
Puttin On Productions (POPS), Manhattan Beach, CA
DISNEY’S 101 DALMATIANS
Director & Choreographer
Mishler Theatre - ACT, Altoona, PA
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN
Director & Choreographer
Allegheny Highlands Regional Theatre, Ebensburg, PA
LEADER OF THE PACK: THE ELLIE GREENWHICH MUSICAL
Director & Choreographer
Cresson Lake Playhouse, Cresson, PA
BROADWAY OUR WAY
Director & Choreographer
Penn State Altoona - The Brandt School, Altoona, PA
AN EVENING WITH KANDER AND EBB
Assistant Director
Penn State Altoona - The Brandt School, Altoona, PA
THE MUSIC OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
Assistant Director & Musical Staging
Penn State Altoona - The Brandt School, Altoona, PA
CHOREOGRAPHER
SWEET CHARITY
Choreographer
Cresson Lake Playhouse, Cresson, PA
HOW TO SUCCEED…
Choreographer
Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, PA
ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA
Choreographer
Cresson Lake Playhouse, Cresson, PA
THE WIZARD OF OZ
Choreographer
Mishler Theatre - ACT, Altoona, PA
MUSIC DIRECTOR
ALL SHOOK UP
Vocal Director
Buena Park Youth Theatre, Buena Park, CA
THE MUSIC MAN
Music Director
Cresson Lake Playhouse, Cresson, PA
ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
Music Director
Bishop Carroll High School, Ebensburg, PA
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