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Nicholas Dean Irion is a Director, Actor and playwright from anywhere, Texas. . Nick is currently working on his Master of Arts in drama at TWU looking toward a May 2012 graduation. In 2010 Nick earned his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Theatre performance from The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). While attending UTA, Nick had the privilege of training under Natalie Gaupp, Andrew Gaupp, Diane Simons, Marla Grant, B.J. Cleveland, David Navalinsky, Dr. Dennis Maher, Kim LaFontaine, Joe Chapa, Anne Healy, Joe Kongevick, Jim Hutchinson and Michelle Harvey.Some of Nick’s directing credits include Variations on The Death of Trotsky, The Unseen, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Crucible, SF The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Truth of Toungues, Urges, and Leave No Marks. Nick is Currently the Technical Director for SceneShop. Some roles Nick has played are Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Ken in Rumors, Trinculo in The Tempest, Bud in The Crew, and Vince Banyon in The Interrogation of Vince Banyon produced by SceneShop in Fort Worth.
Nicholas has had the Privilege to work along side Stephen Eyre for the past four years whether it be "a couple of dead guys" as he calls them (from bury the dead) , to two brothers in conflict , and then even a detective and a lowly drifter. Nick has worked with SceneShop for almost a year and a half now getting to know and work along side characters like Steve Mcgaw who arent in it for the money, just the art. Nick Began Working with wonderful and talented Nikki Singer in spring of 2009 in his production of Variations on The Death of Trotsky. He has recently realized he has no idea what he would do without her.
Nick is excited to have this energetic group of artists to work with and has no idea where things will go.. but he knows they will stay in perpetual motion....
"I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being. "
- Oscar Wilde
Www.NicholasIrion.Com
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SceneShop Artistic Director
Steve has been performing or writing or directing or otherwise being bossy and needing attention all of his life. He wrote his first play, a poker-faced werewolf opus titled "The Rising Moon" in fifth grade; mercifully, no copies survive. He received his training in theatre at TCU and UTA, where he was fortunate to study with Gaylan Collier and Dennis Maher. In 1996, he took two important and positive steps; he began coaching comedy improv in the Upper School at Fort Worth Country Day, and, with two talented friends, founded SceneShop. He is very grateful for the experiences and friendships that have stemmed from each of these decisions. His full-length play, 'landscape with stick figures" has been produced in several venues around the country.
Managing Director
STephen Edward Eyre is a Director and Actor from Arlington, Texas. Stephen graduated from Cleburne High School in Cleburne, TX in 2003. In 2008 STephen earned his Bachelors of Fine Arts in both Theatre performance and production from The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). While attending UTA, STephen had the privilege of training under Natalie Gaupp, Andrew Gaupp, Diane Simons, Marla Grant, B.J. Cleveland, David Navalinsky, Dr. Dennis Maher, Kim LaFontaine, Joe Chapa, Anne Healy, Joe Kongevick, Fritz Ketchum, Angela Inman, David Yates, Jim Hutchinson and Michelle Harvey. STephen assisted Anne Healy in directing The Robber Bridegroom at UTA in February 2009. Some of STephen’s directing credits include Words, Words, Words, The Leader, The Boys Next Door, The Nerd, "Cruising For Murder," The Secret Garden, Getting Mama Married, Tuesdays with Morrie and Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks. Since graduating STephen has worked as the Technical Director for The Granbury Opera House and most recently worked as the Managing Artistic Director for the Northern Lights Playouse in Hazelhurst, WI. Some roles STephen has played are Tommy in The Cover of Life, Romeo in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Santa Clause in A Christmas Story, Wally in The Canterville Ghost, Jerry in A Zoo Story, Ferdinand in Shakespeare's The Tempest, Benjamin Cohen in The Underpants,The Heidi Chronicles, Warnock Waldgrave in The Nerd, John in SnowAngel, Renfield in Dracula and Lewis Chafee in The SceneShop in Fort Worth, Texas’ production of The Interrogation of Vince Banyon. In 2006 STephen first worked with Nick Irion in Bury The Dead where he and Nick both played a couple of dead guys. STephen had the distinct privilege of playing Smash in The Unseen directed by Nick Irion in the summer of 2008.
“ I can't remember when my love for theatre officially began, but by the time I was in high school I knew that theatre was the only thing I would be doing for the rest of my life; that and maybe waiting tables.”
LBG Artistic Associate
Nikki Singer is a professional actress in DFW and a graduate of The University of teas at Arlington. Nikki's debut performance with SceneShop was in summer 2009 in "Urges". In some more of her most recent productions Nikki played Woman in Morrison by Nicholas Irion and Mrs. Trotsky in Variations on the Death of Trotsky by David Ives, just to name a few. Nikki looks forward to her work with SceneShop and with LBG in their upcoming debut.
"why do I like theatre? Oh gosh I just like the stage"
