Serge Gountas
Technical Direction & Stage Automation

651 Summit St Apt P
Winston Salem NC 27101
609.439.3846
Sgountas@aol.com

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Professional Experience:

Position Show Director Designer Venue

Year

Technical Director Anything Goes Roger Rees Neil Patel Williamstown Theatre Festival

2006

Sweet Bird of Youth David Jones Derek McLane Williamstown, MA

Romeo and Juliet Will Frears Takeshi Kata

Double Double Roger Rees Neil Patel

Lucy and the Conquest Suzanne Agins Mimi Lien

A Nervous Smile Maria Mileaf Vince Mountain

The Opposite of Sex Robert Jess Roth Derek McLane

Technical Director Lady Windermere's Fan Moises Kaufman Neil Patel Williamstown Theatre Festival

2005

Create Fate Christopher Ashley Michael Carnahan Williamstown, MA

Top Girls Jo Bonney David Zinn

The Sugar Syndrome Maria Mileaf Takeshi Kata

On The Razzle David Jones Neil Patel

Tough Titty Charles Randolph-Wright Michael Carnahan

Bus Stop Will Frears Takeshi Kata

Assoc.Technical Director Cabaret and Main Christopher Ashley Michael Carnahan Williamstown Theatre Festival

2004

The Water's Edge Will Frears Thomas Lynch Williamstown, MA

A Midsummer Night's Dream Nicholas Martin Alexander Dodge

Rodney's Wife Richard Nelson Susan Hilferty

Design For Living Gregory Boyd Hugh Landwehr

R-Shomon Ted Sperling Thomas Lynch

The Cherry Orchard Michael Greif Allen Moyer

Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams Scott Ellis Anna Louizos

Assist.Technical Director Three Penny Opera Peter Hunt John Conklin Williamstown Theatre Festival

2003

Landscape of the Body Michael Greif Allen Moyer Williamstown, MA

Under Milkwood Darko Tresnjak Alexander Dodge

Travesties Gregory Boyd Neil Patel

An Enemy of the People Gerald Freedman John Ezell

Mother of Invention Nicolas Martin Adam Stockhausen

Big Bill Mark Lamos John Lee Beatty

The Berkshire Village Idiot Barry Edelstein Derek McLane

The Checkhov Cycle Olympia Dukakis Michael Carnahan

Automation Intern       Hyde Power Systems
Brooklyn, NY

2006

Rigger Nintendo Wii Press Launch PRG Services   Chelsea Pier 59
New York, NY
2006
Rigger Volvo Display PRG Services   Roosevelt Field Mall
Garden City, NY
2006
Rigger Volvo Display PRG Services   Garden State Plaza Mall
Paramus, NJ
2006
On Site Project Manager Volvo Display PRG Services   Mission Viejo, CA 2006
On Site Project Manager Volvo Display PRG Services   San Francisco Auto Show
San Francisco, CA
2006
On Site Project Manager Volvo Display PRG Services   Fashion Valley Mall
San Diego, CA
2006
On Site Project Manager Volvo Display PRG Services   Menlo Park Mall
Menlo Park, NJ
2006
Carpenter Rope David Warren James Youmans The Zipper Theatre,
New York, NY

2005

Carpenter The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee James Lapine Beowulf Boritt Second Stage,
New York, NY

2004

Carpenter My Fair Lady Gary Griffin John Culbert McCarter Theatre,

02-04

Candida Lisa Peterson Neil Patel Princeton, NJ

Fraulein Else Stephen Wadsworth Thomas Lynch

A Christmas Carol Michael Unger Ming Cho Lee

Winter Time David Schweizer Andrew Lieberman

Anna in the Tropics Emily Mann Robert Brill

Uncle Vanya Emily Mann Michael Yeargan

Fiction David Waren James Youmans

The Tempest Emily Mann Richard Hoover

Crowns Regina Taylor Riccardo Hernandez

Loot Daniel Fish Kristine Jones

Carpenter

Taming of the Shrew John Rando Ralph Funicello Old Globe Theatres

2002

All My Sons Richard Seer David Ledsinger San Diego,CA

Faith Healer Seret Scott Robin Sanford Roberts

Pericles Darko Tresnjak Ralph Funicello

Carpenter

Guys and Dolls Andrew Glant-Linden Maine State Music Theatre

2001

Oklahoma Brunswick, ME

The Scarlet Pimpernel Charles Abbott Charles Kading

Footloose Jerome Vivona

Little Shop of Horrors Kurt Stamm Charles Kading

Carpenter West Side Story Gary English Connecticut Repertory Theatre

2000

Sweet Charity Storrs, CT

The Foreigner James Alexander Bond

Carpenrty Intern The Cherry Orchard Trevor Nunn Maria Bjornson Royal National Theatre,

2000

Noises Off Jeremy Sams Robert Jones London, UK

Peer Gynt Conall Morrison Francis O'Connor

Remembrance of Things Past Di Trevis Alison Chitty

Technical Advisor For Love or Funny Dan Knechtges Steven Capone Princeton University Triangle Club

2003

Scene Shop Assistant Ithaca College

2002

Technical Director Bordentown Regional H. S.

02-04

Graduate Assistant North Carolina School of the Arts

2004

Educational Experience:  

Position Show Director Designer Venue

Year

Automation Fabricator West Side Story Gerald Freedman Howard Jones North Carolina School of the Arts

2007

Automation Engineer Orpheus in the Underworld Steve LaCosse Howard Jones North Carolina School of the Arts

2006

Automation Operator Idomeneo Will Graham Kathryn Kawecki North Carolina School of the Arts

2006

Technical Director The Cherry Orchard Greg Bostwick Daniel Meeker Ithaca College

2002

Technical Director Romeo and Juliet Susannah Berryman Helena Ergen Ithaca College

2001

Technical Director The Trojan Women Greg Bostwick Nicole Coppinger Ithaca College

2001

Assist. Technical Director Chinese Wall Robert Francesconi Lara Fabian North Carolina School of the Arts

2005

Master Carpenter Babes In Arms Arno Selco Erhard Rom Ithaca College

1999

Master Carpenter Gross Indecency Jeremy Skidmore Jacob Muehlhausen North Carolina School of the Arts

2005

Assist. Master Carpenter Hobson's Choice Matthew Bulluck Anna Hewett North Carolina School of the Arts

2004

Carpenter Belisario Steven LaCosse Rob Eastman-Mullins North Carolina School of the Arts

2004

Carpenter The Colored Museum Cynthia  Baldessare Daniel Meeker Ithaca College

2002

Carpenter  Parade Norm Johnson Daniel Meeker Ithaca College

2001

Carpenter The Coronation of Poppea Susannah Berryman Sergio Villegas Ithaca College

2000

Carpenter Little Shop of Horrors Norm Johnson Tom Gleeson Ithaca College

1998

Master Electrician Albert Herring Paula Murray Cole Jennette Kollmann Ithaca College

2000

Electrician Orpheus in the Underworld Arno Selco Quentin Stockwell Ithaca College

1999

Local Crew Ben Folds Five Ithaca College,
Bureau of Concerts

1998

Local Crew Tori Amos Ithaca College, 
Bureau of Concerts

1998

Local Crew MTV Campus Invasion Ithaca College, 
Bureau of Concerts

2000

Local Crew De La Soul Ithaca College,
Bureau of Concerts

2000

 

Education:

 

North Carolina School of the Arts- MFA  Candidate Stage Automation  2007
Ithaca College- BFA Theatrical Production Arts-Technical Concentration

Skills:

Hand Drafting, CAD, Autodesk Inventor, Single and Double Purchase Counterweight Fly Systems,  Oxyacetylene Cutting & Welding, Brazing, Arc Welding, MIG Welding, TIG Welding, Plasma Cutting,  Machining and Fabrication, Tool Maintenance and Repair, Chain Motor Operation, Hydraulics,  OSHA Forklift Certified @ NCSA, First Aid, CPR Certified,  Lighting Instrument Repair & Maintenance, Preset & Computerized Light Boards,  Lightwright, Hand and Machine Sewing, Software/Hardware Installation & Troubleshooting, Web Publishing, Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker,  Fluent in Greek

References:

Chris Akins
Production Manager
Signature Theatre
718-614-2834
akinsc@signature-theatre.org

 

 

 

 

Chris Nelson
Technical Director
McCarter Theatre
609.258.6566
cnelson@mccarter.org

 

 

Mike Wade
Production Manager
Williamstown Theatre Festival
646.335.3958
mwade@wtfestival.org

 

Jack Miller
Director of Stage Automation
North Carolina School of the Arts
336.770.3232 EX1065
millerj@ncarts.edu