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ALVON REED CHOREOGRAPHER Alvon is a teacher, dancer, and choreographer. Alvon currently serves as the Dance Artist-in-Residence at Cornell College. Alvon was a fellowship student at The Ailey School and The Milwaukee Ballet School. Alvon’s performance credits include Nike, PUMA, Levi’s Jeans, Microsoft, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Inland Pacific Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Opus Dance Theatre, and Jennifer Muller/The Maurice Hines. Alvon performed in Arena Stages first multi-ethnic production of Oklahoma under the direction of Molly Smith. He also performed at the world- renowned Apollo Theatre with tap dancing legend, Marion Schoevaert and Othello with Eloy Barragán. Choreographic credits include Shrek the Musical, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Peter Pan, and Newsies with Theatre Cedar Rapids. Additional choreographic credits include American Idiot for the Department of Theatre at The University of Iowa, Hattie Mae’s Juke Joint (an original musical about juke joint life in post-war America), Evita, Ragtime the Musical, and 9 to 5 with Revival Theatre Company. For the Department of Theatre and Dance at Cornell College, he has choreographed productions of Rent, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Ascension. This fall, Alvon will be joining the faculty in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Alabama. Alvon is also a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association (AEA). NEWSIES • theatrecr.org 39