Tim Shane
Founder, Producer, Director, Writer, Teacher & Actor
E-mail: Tim@shane-arts.com
www.myspace.com/timrshane

BIO

Originally from Chicago, Tim has always been involved in the performing arts. Shortly after his family relocated to Texas, he focused primarily on the theatrical arts. Always very active throughout school, he founded his own workshop company in high school and directed his first professional production at the young age of sixteen.

His college career was peppered with numerous awards, accolades and scholarships honoring his skills as an actor and a director for both stage and screen. While pursuing his education, he was sure to stay involved with professional theaters either as a performer, intern or student. He has worked with such improv companies as Second City, Ad Libs, Scarborough Academy of Performing Arts as well as theater organizations such as the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas and Stage West. Upon completing his degree from Texas Christian University, he returned to academia after a short professional hiatus to teach. He has served as staff and adjunct faculty for Eastfield College, an administrator and instructor for Richland College and is currently an instructor and Assistant Dean at El Centro College.

While directing the improvisation portion of the Scarborough Academy of the Performing Arts, he formed, directed and produced the world recognized Commedia dell’Carte in 1993. A few years later, he began to run and direct the Comedy Killers Murder Mystery Troupe (also founded in 1993) and would eventually reorganize the multiple creative endeavors under the Shane-Arts umbrella.

Tim guided the companies growth into the 21st century with a total of 6 active divisions to the point that it required a home base. Realizing that many other theater companies would eventually move in this direction, he and his company founded and opened the Dallas Hub Theatre in April, 2005.

Also an accomplished writer, he has written several short plays, screenplays, commissioned works, and regular premieres for the multiple endeavors of Shane-Arts, most of which are produced to critical, audience and talent's acclaim. In 2005, 12 of his plays were produced in the DFW area, and 1 in the NYC area, and this number has increased in 2006 and looks like it will continue into 2007. He hosts and has made a home for the DFW Playwright's Alliance at the Dallas Hub Theater to aide in the development of other local playwright's talents and careers.

In addition to the many facets of acting, directing, producing, writing and the day to day running of Shane-Arts and the Hub, Tim remains active in the industry working with such theater companies as Audacity, Plano Children’s Theater, Plano Repertory Theater, Pocket Sandwich Theater, PX Arts and Stage West and serving on the board of the Dallas Theatre League.

He enjoys supporting cultural arts, music, riding motorcycles, staying current with the latest technology and traveling.

ACTING RESUME

STAGE Selected (Equity Membership Candidate)

FILM & TELEVISION Selected (Screen Actors Guild eligible)

TRAINING

SPECIAL SKILLS

* Directing and Production Resume upon Request
updated 3/26/07