Professional Actor, Director and Producer
Greater St. Louis Area
- Current
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- Artistic Associate at Chicago Improv Festival
- Artist in Residence at Young Audiences of St. Louis
- Producer at St. Louis Fringe Festival
- Owner at Paper Slip Theatre, Inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Director of Theater and Voice at Center of Creative Arts (COCA)
- Artistic Director at CITY Improv
- Theater Director at Taproots School of the Arts
- Performer at ComedySportz
- Education
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- Community Arts Training Institute (CAT)
- The Second City
- Fontbonne University
- Edward R. Murrow
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Ed Reggi’s Summary
Solutions-driven theater professional with extensive experience in non-profit theater management and fund raising for the past decade.
Highly organized self-starter created 4 professional theater companies; producer of both the St. Louis Fringe Festival and St. Louis Improv Festival; and demonstrated ability to manage a budget exceeding $1 million dollars.
Resourceful, creative problem-solver with proven aptitude to analyze and translate complex problems and implement solution on- or off- the stage.
Motivated achiever, who exceeds goals, has been promoted regularly and has garnered numerous awards including anTelevision Emmy; Artist of the Year 2007; and multiple "BEST OF" Fringe festival recognitions.
Articulate communicator who can fluently speak the languages of both the creative and technological colleague.
Ed Reggi’s Specialties:
Being in the moment.
Ed Reggi’s Experience
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Artistic Associate
Chicago Improv Festival
(Entertainment industry)
2005 — Present (4 years)
After Stage Managing the Main Stage at CIF for 5 years I was thrilled to be named an Artistic Associate to the organization. As an AA, I help promote the Chicago Improv Festival to fellow artists and patrons around the world.
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Artist in Residence
Young Audiences of St. Louis
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Performing Arts industry)
September 2001 — Present (7 years 11 months)
Won the 2007 Program of Year Award.
Teach and facilitate Viola Spolin based Improvisational Theater performances, workshops and classes to audiences throughout the Midwest.
In 2005, was invited by the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Gabe Mercado to present small performances based on the work of Viola Spolin throughout the Southeast Asian country.
Created and continue to produce the award winning Paper Slip Theatre; which has successfully produced well over 2,000 live performances since 1999.
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Producer
St. Louis Fringe Festival
(Entertainment industry)
2001 — Present (8 years)
As the Producer of the Fringe Festival I am constantly traveling around the United States looking for new performances and artists to bring back to the one week long festival of theatre, music, dance, poetry and performance art.
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Owner
Paper Slip Theatre, Inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
1999 — Present (10 years)
Paper Slip Theatre is Ed Reggi's audience activated entertainment company. For over 10 years, Paper Slip has been making audiences laugh right out of their chairs; and then they continue to laugh on the floor. Paper Slip shows can be completed scripted or fully improvised. They often appear looking like a live Saturday Night Live show or WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY. Either way, Reggi and his cast of comedians will leaving you feeling entertained.
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Director of Theater and Voice
Center of Creative Arts (COCA)
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Performing Arts industry)
June 1999 — September 2007 (8 years 4 months)
Act as the organization’s leader in the Theater Education non-profit community. Helped secure various federal, state and private funding: averaging over $4 million for the entire organization annually. Managed educational programming in the two organization’s theaters (one 400 seat and one 99 seat black box); and all of the productions and projects including 14 events annually. Coordinated and directed all administrative and program activities for a staff of over 15. Established and managed program plans, goals, budgets, contracts and performance standards.
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Artistic Director
CITY Improv
(Entertainment industry)
1999 — 2002 (3 years)
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Theater Director
Taproots School of the Arts
(Entertainment industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
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Performer
ComedySportz
(Entertainment industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
Ed Reggi’s Education
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Community Arts Training Institute (CAT)
Non-profit Community Arts 2000 — 2001
Since 1997, the Community Arts Training (CAT) Institute at the Regional Arts Commission continues to be an innovative program built on the belief that art can be an agent of social change. The CAT Institute, a national model, is designed to provide professional level, comprehensive training for artists of all disciplines and for social service providers/community workers to develop and implement partnerships.
Each year, 16 CAT Institute fellows are selected through a nomination, application and interview process. CAT Institute fellows are provided with more than 50 hours of training. The rigorous five-month curriculum includes training on partnership and survival strategies, mediation and conflict resolution, learning styles, teaching strategies, public relations, identifying funding sources, legal and liability issues in the arts and social services, assessment techniques and advocacy. -
The Second City
1999 — 2000
I auditioned and was accepted into Second City's Minority Outreach Program. This program was created by the organization's late Artistic Director Martin de Maat. The intensive program attracted some of the entertainment ndustries most highly recognized talent. I am proud to say that I am an alum of this historic Second City program.
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Fontbonne University
1990 — 1994
- Activities and Societies:
- College drama club president, cast in over 14 productions including 3 children's touring productions, honored Salutatorian and 1994 graduating class president, received 4-year Theatre department scholarship, 3-year Residential Life Assistant for on-campus housing, served on College's Alumni Board for 2-years after graduation.
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Edward R. Murrow
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Ed Reggi’s Interests:
Creativity development, commercial theater investing, playwriting, website design, securing theater and film properties, modern scooters.
Ed Reggi’s Groups:
Actors' Equity Association (AEA), Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH), Applied Improvisation Network (AIN), Chicago Improv Network, Commercial Theater Institute (CTI), Community Arts Training (CAT) Institute, Educational Theatre Association, International Fringe Festival Producer, The Second City Alum, Springboard to Learning, Young Audiences of Saint Louis., St. Louis Improv Community, Central Reform Congregation, Growing American Youth St. Louis, St. Louis Scooter Club
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Ed Reggi’s Honors:
Springboard to Learning's Teaching Artist of the Year 2007, Best Solo Performance 2006 - The Asia Fringe Festival, Best of Finalist - St. Louis 48 Hour Film Festival 2005, Emmy Award 2005, International Guest Performer - Philippines Improv Festival 2004, St. Louis Magazine Feature 2004 Artist
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