Resume

(Headshot for 'Love's Labours Lost')

(Pictured with Theo Andreas at the Youth Awards 2024)

(Headshot for 'Magpie')

Rudi S. Carson is a director who prides himself on his versatility in theatre. Having worked in every department of theatre in an amateur level and most departments in a professional setting, Carson has a vast amount of experience, knowledge, and insight into how theatres and performances operate. He uses this knowledge to his advantage, enabling him to make the most out of every aspect of theatre, while commanding teams with consideration and expertise.

Philosophy

"I love to work on projects that feel grand and larger than life - tragedies and dramas especially. I want audiences to come and see my shows for entertainment, but leave with an experience. Theatre is such a unique art form for that reason, and I think that the experiential nature of theatre is something I have always been drawn to. I like works that make big statements and pose bigger questions, performances that feel as though they swallow you up.

I have always seen the purpose of art as the same purpose as life: to understand and be understood. I aim, in my work, to facilitate this. I want audiences to come and watch performances that feel so reflective to themselves that they feel more understood than they ever have been. I want audiences to come and watch performances that feel so distant from themselves, but true, that they feel as though they understand something they never did before. In that same vein, I want to make work that allows me to understand the world I exist in, and create work that allows me to feel as though the world understands me back."

-- Rudi S. Carson

Directing (Play, Venue, Date)

And Then There Were None Exeter Northcott Theatre February 2026

Magpie Roborough Studios June 2025

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Devonshire Theatre November 2024

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Edgecumbe Theatre June 2024

Dreamcoat

Till Death Do Us Part Edgecumbe Theatre June 2023

Assistant Directing (Play, Director, Venue, Date)

Dirty Money Millie Koplick Edinburgh Fringe August 2025

24 Hour Plays Tom Jackson Greaves, The Drum July 2025

Jo Loyn, Katie Villa

Roisin McCay-Hines

The Key Fynn Roberts, John Haidar TR2 August 2024

Les Miserables, School's Edition Emma Luing-Holmes, Edgecumbe Theatre February 2024

Matt Norris, Sam Hiller

Administrative Credits (Project, Role, Company, Date)

National Performance & Cabaret Conference Intern The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 2026

National Critics Conference Intern The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 2026

National Musical Theater Conference Intern The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 2026

National Playwrights Conference Intern The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 2026

National Theatermakers Conference Intern The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 2026

National Puppetry Conference Intern The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 2026

Primetime Fundraising Manager Theatre With Teeth 2026

Rent Vice-Presicent Shotgun Theatre 2026

& Treasurer

The Putnam County 25th Annual Vice-Presicent Shotgun Theatre 2025

Spelling Bee & Treasurer

Dirty Money Vice-Presicent Shotgun Theatre 2025

& Treasurer

Production Credits (Play, Role, Venue, Date)

National Cabaret & Performance Conference Spotlight Operator The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center July 2026

National Playwrights Conference Board Operator The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center July 2026

National Puppetry Conference Run Crew The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center June 2026

Love's Labours Lost Set Designer Frank Oliver Recital Hall May 2026

Present Laughter Set Assistant Exeter Northcott Theatre February 2025

Coriolanus Costume, Hair & Make-Up Frank Oliver Recital Hall May 2025

The 48 Hour Musical 2025 Production Designer Frank Oliver Recital Hall March 2025

High School Musical (But Not That One) Producer Frank Oliver Recital Hall March 2025

The Star Who Danced Assistant Stage Manager Theatre Royal Plymouth December 2024

Footlights Panto 2024 Production Manager Frank Oliver Recital Hall December 2024

Qualifications, Awards and Recognitions

University of Exeter BA Drama - Grade Pending 2027

Graduating with Dean's Commendation for Performance Under Exceptional Circumstances

Cymbeline Bursary 2026

Awarded as funding towards an internship at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center

Annual Alumni Fund Grant (Multiple Recognitions)

Awarded to the production of "And Then There Were None" 2026

Awarded to the production of "Rent" 2026

Awarded to the production of "Putnam County's 25th Annual Spelling Bee" 2025

Awarded to the production of "Dirty Money" 2025

Cymbeline Prize 2025

Awarded to the production of "Dirty Money"

Dwyer Hart Foundation Grant 2024

Sir John Hunt Memorial Scholarship 2024

Harold Prize for the Performing Arts 2024

Plymouth Youth Awards (YMCA) Finalist for Arts and Culture 2024

A Levels - Devonport High School For Boys 2024

A in EPQ in Drama Production, B in English Literature, B in Religious Studies, C in Psychology

Bronze Trinity Arts Award 2019