René Schuchter is well rounded in stage craft with experience both on and off stage.
He has appeared as
Sir Thomas More in
A Man for All Seasons, Bill and
Sydney in
California Suite, and multiple roles in
The Laramie Project and
The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later at
Theatre Black Dog in Snoqualmie, WA, and multiple roles in
Greater Tuna, as
Hysterium in
A Funny Thing happened on the Way to the Forum,
Ellard in
The Foreigner,
Bob Cratchit in
A Christmas Carol (3 seasons),
Watson in
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol,
East and
Dave in
Almost, Maine,
Hannibal in
The Curious Savage,
Garth Willsbury III in
Critical Review (murder mystery), various characters in The
Emperor's New Clothes, and
Doctor Nasté in
Leisure Time with Leisure Time (old time radio show) at
Valley Center Stage in North Bend, WA, and
Voice in
Through the Memory Darkly at
Valley Center Stage and
Maple Valley Creative Arts Center.
René directed several episodes of
The Twilight Zone at
Valley Center Stage in North Bend, WA.
He has worked as Backstage Manager for
Opening Night, stage hand for
Dracula, stage hand and dresser for
Moon Over Buffalo, designed and built stage mechanics for
Ellard's disappearance for
The Foreigner, and designed and built key set props for
Opening Night.
On the production side, René has designed and created programs, created social media presence (e.g. Facebook pages and advertising), and maintained the web site for Valley Center Stage.
He performed classical music (recorder) and sang in a regional chorus as a boy. As a young man he performed interpretational dance.
René has studied
Viola Spolin's improvisational theater with
Gary Schwartz who worked closely with Viola Spolin from 1976 – 1994, and utilized those improv and space work techniques on stage in
Greater Tuna and in story theatre forms of
A Christmas Carol for 3 seasons at
Valley Center Stage.
