PRESTON GROVER

21105 NW Third Court Ridgefield - WA, 98642

(360)-989-4011
p.grover115@gmail.com

Teaching and Internship Experience

AATE Research Awards Intern
o Responsible for organizing and approving submissions for awards as well
as communicating between contestants and judges
Edith Bowen Laboratory School Lesson Facilitation
o Lessons were team prepared and taught and were 45 minutes to an hour
USU Creative Writing Department Teaching Fellow
o Fall 2015, under the supervision of Prof. Shanan Ballam
Utah High School Activities Association Adjudication of Scenes and Monologues
o Performers were all high-school aged students. Responsibilities included
watching performances, giving written and oral feedback, and giving
constructive criticism

Creative Work
Acting
Frank in Cult Frank
o Spring 2017, an independent short film
Chris and collaborator for Slipping
o Fall 2016, a student project at USU
Sea Captain and Priest in Twelfth Night
o Spring 2016 @ USU
Actor for staged reading of Carmelittas Garden (by Nicole Adkins)
o Fall of 2015 @ USU
Actor in Voices of Now Project at Utah State University
o Fall of 2014 @ USU
Mozart in Still Life with Iris
o Fall 2013 @ USU
Lepine in The Learned Ladies
o Fall 2013 @ USU
Non-Acting Roles
Co-Director for Almost, Maine (Work in Progress)
o Spring 2017 @ Bear River High School
Co-Technical Director for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
o Spring 2017 @ Bear River High School
Stage Manager for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
o Fall 2015 @ Brigham City Family Arts Center
Assistant Vocal Director for Seussical, Jr.
 o Spring 2015 @ Utah Opera House in Logan

Props Master for Annie, Jr.

o Spring 2015 @ Brigham City Family Arts Center
Set Designer, Props Master, and Actor for Charlottes Web
o Fall 2014 @ Brigham City Fine Arts Center

Conference Presentations
American Alliance for Theatre & Education: Boston, MA, 2016
o Facilitator for panel discussion with undergraduates and alumni fro Utah
State University

Awards and Recognition

Publication in Scribendi 2015 at Utah State University
o For placing third in Creative Non-Fiction writing for Undergraduates
Publication in USU Broadside at Utah State University

Leadership Positions
Secretary for the Theatre Education Student Association (TESA) at Utah State
University
Non-Fiction Editor for Sink Hollow Literary Magazine at Utah State University

Professional Affiliation
Dr. Matt Omasta
o College Advisor and Professor
Nicole B. Adkins
o Playwright workshopping

Education
Utah State University (Fall 2012 Present)