Bruce Ducat Dialogue Coach/Acting Coach/Director
EMPLOYMENT Studio Actreel, Studio City (Present) Director/Owner Young Actors Space, Van Nuys, CA Associate Director/Acting Instructor Weist-Barron-Hill Film &Televison Acting, Burbank, CA Director of Young Training Program Bruce Ducat’s Young Actors Workshops, Berkeley, CA Owner/Instructor The Drama Studio, Berkeley, CA Director, Professional Training Program University of California, Berkeley, CA Guest Instructor, Directing Faculty Drama Studio London Berkeley, CA Director of Yong Actors Programme Instructor Film/Television Acting, Improvisation/Comedy Studio Vanguard, Montreal, CANADA Director of Training EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS * CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts Major: Drama with Specialization in Directing Minor: Film/Television WEBSTER UNIVERSITY St. Louis, MO B.F.A. Direction Program Minor work in Film History UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA M.F.A. Directing Program
NEW COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, CA M.A. Poetics: Theatre Performance Program
ACTORS AND DIRECTORS LAB, Beverly Hills, CA Directing Comedy & Improvisation with Jack Garfein and Harold Clurman *Partial list of academic venues.
REFERENCES: Deborah Oppenheimer, Producer (Drew Carey Show) Robert Haas, Agent, Innovative Talent, Santa Monica Barry Tropp, Producer, Winding Road Entertainment, Hollywood , CA John Strauss/Ed Decter, Producer/Writers (Something About Mary) Julie Andrews, Actress Colleen Camp, Actress/Producer, Triple C Productions Ernest Johns, Managing Director , Cocteau Theatre, NYC, NY Kim Friedman, Director, “Lizzie McGuire”, Disney Channel Diane Hill-Hardin, Owner, Young Actors Space
ACTING/DIALOGUE COACHING EXPERIENCE ** Has served as Acting/Dialogue coach on numerous Film and Television projects, which include Episodic, Long Form, MOW’s, Pilots, and Daytime Drama. Experience with blue screen. “THE PRINCE, THE PIMP, THE JACKAL AND THE SPAYED” Jackal Productions Independent Film 2007 “MAX KEEBLE’S BIG MOVE” Disney Pictures * "FAMILY" (Feature Film) “MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE” Fox Television* “THE PACT” Allegro Films “BOY MEETS WORLD" ABC/Disney TV * "SALUTE YOUR SHORTS" Series for Nickelodeon TV* "SPIES" The Disney Channel (Two Camera Film)* "SEVENTH HEAVEN" Spelling Entertainment “DREAMCATCHER” * Award winner at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece and Houston Film Festivals. “SLIDERS” USA Cable "SOCIAL STUDIES" Disney/UPN * “THE INCREDIBLE GENIE” Kushner-Locke* "DAYS OF OUR LIVES" NBC Daytime Series * "GENERAL HOSPITAL" ABC Daytime Series* "HOME IMPROVEMENT" ABC/Touchstone Television* "AGAINST THE GRAIN" NBC/Warner Television Series "JOE'S LIFE" ABC Television Series "LIES OF THE HEART" MOW Lorimar Productions/ABC "MOTHER'S BOYS" CBS-Entertainment/Miramax (Feature Film) "JULIE" Series for Blake Edwards and ABC/TV-Viacom "BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT" CineVox/Miramax Films (Feature Film) "EMPTY NEST" Witt/Thomas Productions "REMOTE" Full Moon Productions/Paramount (Feature Film) "EVENING SHADE" CBS/Mozark Productions "ODD MAN OUT" (TV Pilot) Lorimar/NBC * "TOM" CBS/Warner Television Series "TECUMSEH" TNT/Dan Blatt Productions (Movie made for Cable Television) EDUCATIONAL VIDEO SERIES Capstone Entertainment *In many cases was hired by talent directly. ** Complete list available upon request. STAGE DIRECTION Bruce has Directed over 60 Stage Productions for both Academic and Professional venues. A productionion list is available upon request. ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE Bucks Rock Center for the Arts, New Milford, CT: Stage Director/Acting Instructor Stage Door Manor, Loch Sheldrake, NY Stage Director/Acting Coach Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts Academy: Master Class Acting for Film Instructor, Stage Director/Instructor Director of Children’s Center Drama Cazadero Music and Arts, Cazadero, CA: Director of Theatre Training Northwest Actors Studio, Seattle, WA: Improvisation New College of California, San Francisco, CA: Improvisational Comedy. National Autism Society, San Pedro CA: Dramatics Specialist (Volunteer) Crystal Actors Workshop, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Director of Training Bay Area Youth Theatre, Berkeley, CA: Improv & Scene Study Herzaliah High School, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA Improv & Script Analysis Jefferson High School, Daly City, CA: Character Development San Jose Children's Musical Theatre, San Jose, CA: Acting for the Camera Centerstage Studios, Berkeley, CA: Advanced Acting Actors Theatre, Santa Rosa, CA: Guest Instructor- Film Performance Performing Arts Center, Santa Rosa, CA: Audition Workshops WRITING: PLAYWRITING, SCRIPT COVERAGE and RESEARCH 1999 saw the first professional production of one of his originals plays, UNFINISHED BUSINESS at the Beachwood Studio Playhouse in Hollywood. University of California, Berkeley Guest Instructor, Directing Faculty Duties: Lecturer, Instructor. Taught Acting Workshops for Graduate Directing Students. Under Mel Gordon PhD. West Coast Plays Reader Duties: Cover scripts of stage plays and make recommendations for publication in the popular series.
TALENT AGENCY/CASTING EXPERIENCE The Brebner Agency, San Francisco CA Co-Director, Young Peoples Division Duties: Normal day to day agency activities. Conducted limited negotiations.. Also conducted all live and video casting sessions for both Agency and as arranged for Los Angeles and New York Casting companies. Look Talent Agency, San Francisco CA Duties: Normal day to day agency activities. Scouted and auditioned talent for the Young Peoples Division. Conducted limited negotiations. Also conducted all video casting sessions for both Agency submissions as well as out-of town Casting companies. Crystal Agency/Reisler Talent, Montreal, Quebec CANADA Associate Agent Normal day to day agency activities. Scouted and auditioned talent for the Young Peoples Division. Conducted limited negotiations Napshyr Casting, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA Set up and ran casting sessions in Montreal for principals and extras for local film production companies as well as Los Angeles based casting companies. Bruce has also worked as a volunteer with Autistic teens in San Pedro, worked with Group Homes in the Bay Area, and volunteered with a teen helpline in the Seal Beach area. Much more information about Bruce can be found at his Web page www.studioactreel.com Contact Bruce at BruceDucat@Gmail.comor 818.613.5861 |