tycstover
Senior Member

About tycstover

Location:

Indy

Interests:

Rehabing a 1950's RepoRanch, collecting far too much stuff, loving my sweet heart of a wifey.(Carol)

Occupation:

Director, Actor, Writer, Teacher, Santa, Voice-Over Artist

displayname:

tycstover

Theater Experience::

23 years professional.
22 years full time in the business.

Actors' Equity member.
Over 120 shows.
Including.

National tour of
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.

25TH anniversary production of THE ELEPHANT MAN (NY)

FALSE PROFITS world premeir(NY)

HEART FAILURE world premeir (NY)

Film Experience::

A bit, some classes.
Not much to write home about.
PRICE CHARMING W/ Martin Short

Production Experience::

Directing NYC:
FIVE FLOOR WALK-UP, HOW I GOT THAT STORY, T'BONE N WEASEL TH TRANSFIGURATION OF BENO BLIMPIE and BEYOND THERAPY among others. Regionally:
CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART, STUART LITTLE, HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS, SNOOPY, JUNGLE BOOK, THE LITTLE MERMAID, THE LOVELIEST AFTERNOON OF THE YEAR, AH HA
Local:
THE TIME MACHINE, THEATRE OF THE UNDEAD, THE JUNGLE BOOK, TREASURE ISLAND, THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER, THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, THE LITTLE MERMAID, SNOW WHITE, WORKING, JOSEPH..., WORKING, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

Technical Experience::

I have great respect for
and experience in these areas.
But, let's keep that between
us, shall we.

Commercial Experience::

Yes:
some local stuff
National:
History Channel
Learning Channel
Quizno's
Fox sports
Segram's

Misc. Talents::

(From a bio thing...)
Ty is an independent freelance director, teacher and acting coach and the Artistic Director of The Arden Theatre. He is also an accomplished produced playwright. With his writing partner Michael Hoagland (another Hoosier boy…just call him Hoagy) he writes family musicals, the kind they grew up on, under the company name Musical Adventures Ink. In 2001 they premiered their adaptation of THE JUNGLE BOOK at Beef&Boards’ The Pyramid Players and it has gone on for multiple professional productions across the country. They premiered RIP VAN WINKLE’S SLEEPY HOLLOW, at B&B for The Pyramid Players in the fall of 2004 and have secured additional productions of it as well. In the Spring of 2005 they premiered their “Shrektian” version of RUMPELSTILTSKIN to great success. In addition to being a writer and director Ty is also an AEA actor, accomplished singer and voice over artist. He spreads holiday cheer by traveling and mounting Christmas productions of his creations across the country and here at home as a freelance professional Santa, (www.indysanta.com) a job he takes most seriously. Check him out at the Circle Of Lights Celebration. His most precious production? His daughter (Estelle Grace), born July 2007.

Training::

Bach. Degree from ISU...
NYC:
Tara Rubin, Marshall W. Mason, Michael Unger, Austin Pendleton, Brian Siedlecki, Stacy Seidel, Lesley Freedman, Jessi Klein, HB, TVI, Actor’s Connection, Endeavor Studios
Vocal: Sande Campbell, Thom Sandri, Michael Lavine, Alan Wager, Tammi Holder, and Ray Mech



Below there is space for "AWARDS".
Can't say as I
have "won" any nor do I
anticipate doing so. But I
will say this about that. I
recieve my "awards" and
"rewards" through teaching.
When I see the discoveries
in a young person's eyes or
have them experience the
"I get it" moment. Right now
that is just awesome for me.

A very wise person once
said to me that, “No matter
where you are on stage,
no matter the size of the role,
someone will be watching
you.” So, I have lived my
onstage live by that rule.
Whether playing a principle
or in the ensemble I have
always treated what I do
with great respect. And
that respect is what I try
to instill in the students
that I teach. Theatre is so
much more that just
“pretend”. Yes, it entertains
but, also frees us to think,
exalts the human
experience and gives voices
to some that cannot speak.
When I am asked why I do
what I do I usually
laughingly say, “It’s not for
the big bucks”… but always
this quote comes to mind,
from the ceiling of the
Skylight Opera in
Milwaukee...

Awards::

“To help us forget some things, remember others, and to refresh the dry places in our spirits.”