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Martha H. Hood is Marketing Coordinator for PaddleWheel Productions, Music Director for the Troubadours, and a member of the acting company. For the last five years she has been employed full-time as a specialist in the field of Petroleum/Utility right of Way Contract Negotiations and Permitting for National Landmasters, Inc., Art LeBlanc, Inc., Alpha Land Services, Burt Zaunbrecher, and Georgia Power. Prior to that time, she taught high school drama, wrote and directed children’s theatre, and was a private piano teacher. She has many years of experience in large community theatres, and particularly with musical theatre. She has performed as a piano soloist with a symphony orchestra and served as accompanist for vocal and instrumental performers. While a graduate student, she was the winner of the Auburn University Symphony Concerto competition. She has been a senior officer and co-owner for an independent oil company, and has experience in records management, public records research, and right-of-way contract negotiations for oil companies. Mrs. Hood has a bachelor of arts in theatre, a bachelor of music in piano performance, and has completed all course work toward a master of arts in music history.
Technical Director for PaddleWTieel Productions and member of the Troubadours acting company is Dr. Don Hood, a native Mississippian, currently working in the film industry but preparing to return to his home state. He has worked with major film studios including Warner Brothers, Lorimar, MGM/UA, Universal Columbia, Paramount, and Disney. He has appeared in 17 feature films, 27 major broadcast television films. He has also appeared as Guest Star in 23 episodic television productions, as well as doing more than 50 acting roles in Professional, Stock, Educational, and Community Theatre. He recently completed a major role in a television mini-series for ABC. He has worked as designer/technical director for 57 plays and musicals. He has a BA in speech and theatre, an MA in speech and theatre, and a Ph.D. in theatre.
Assistant Artistic Director for PaddleWheel Productions and member of the Troubadours is Kenneth McDade, who has had feature roles in 28 stage productions in educational and community theatre, and has worked 14 years as a director. He has also worked in film, in commercials, and as a drama teacher. He possesses special talents and training in magic, fencing, vocal music, mime, juggling, and clowning. He is proficient in dialects such as English, Cockney, and Irish; he plays folk music on the harmonica. He also has excellent technical theatre experience.
Collectively, these directors have worked in more than 2,500 productions.
PaddleWheel Productions is guided by a Corporate Board comprised of five people: the three original incorporators and two at-large members. The two at-large members will be chosen initially by .the incorporators and thereafter will be elected by stockholders. Elected board members serve two year terms and may serve two terms, at which time they must be off the Board one year before being nominated for re-election. Day to day management and operation is handled by the theatre directors. The Board meets annually, reports will be sent to stockholders semi-annually.
II.	PERSONNEL
An outstanding group of 18 professionals have signed letters of intent to join the repertory theatre full or part time as soon as they are notified of a starting date. They were chosen (through auditions) not only for their excellent performing talents, but also for their abilities in technical fields such as lighting, scenery construction, costume construction, etc., and their ability to work cooperatively within the company and with youth. About one third of the company is from the Gulf Coast and have a special interest in helping a professional theatre prosper on the Coast - so that they do not have to move to be employed in a career for which they are trained. Before rehearsals begin auditions will be held to complete current full and part time requirements.