Resume
Selected Lighting Designs:
| Love, Loss, and What I Wore | Asolo Repertory Theatre; Sarasota, Fl | Director-Karen Carpenter | 2012 |
| Hairspray | Drury Lane Theatre ; Oak Brook, Il | Director-Tammy Mader | 2012 |
| Pippin | The Music Theatre Company; Highland Park, Il |
Director-Jessica Redish | 2012 |
| Chicago | Peninsula Players; Fish Creek, Wi |
Director-Greg Vinkler | 2012 |
| Orpheus Descending | Shattered Globe Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director-Julieanne Ehre | 2012 |
| A Wrinkle in Time | First Stage Children’s Theatre; Milwaukee, Wi | Director-Mark Metcalf | 2012 |
| Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Associate Design) | First National Tour | Director-Karen Carpenter | 2011-2012 |
| Keep a Song in Your Soul | Old Town School of Folk Music; Chicago, Il |
Director-Andrea J. Dymond | 2011 |
| The Pitmen Painters | TimeLine Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director-BJ Jones | 2011 |
| Tree | Victory Gardens Theatre; Chicago, Il |
Director-Andrea J. Dymond | 2011 |
| Soul Samurai | Infusion Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director-Mitch Golob | 2011 |
| Do The Hustle | Writers’ Theatre Glencoe, Il |
Director- William Brown | 2011 |
| Eclipsed | Northlight Theatre Skokie, Il |
Director Hallie Gordon | 2011 |
| A Few Good Men | Peninsula Players; Fish Creek, Wi |
Director-Kimberly Senior | 2011 |
| To Master The Art | TimeLine Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director-William Brown | 2010 |
| Thieves Like Us | The House Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director-Kimberly Senior | 2010 |
| Around The World In 80 Days |
Indiana Repertory Theatre; Indianapolis, In | Director-William Brown | 2010 |
| Welcome To Arroyos | American Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director- Jaime Castaneda | 2010 |
| Blue Door | Victory Gardens Theatre; Chicago, Il |
Director-Andrea J. Dymond | 2010 |
| Rhymes With Evil | Infusion Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director-Mitch Golob | 2009 |
| Around The World In 80 Days |
Peninsula Players; Fish Creek, Wi |
Director-Tom Mula | 2009 |
| All My Sons | TimeLine Theatre ; Chicago, Il | Director- Kimberly Senior | 2009 |
| Of Mice And Men | Steppenwolf Theatre ; Chicago, Il | Director- Michael Thornton | 2009 |
| The Overwhelming | The Next Theatre; Evanston, Il | Director- Kimberly Senior | 2009 |
| Curtains | Drury Lane Theatre ; Oak Brook, Il | Director- William Brown | 2009 |
| Old Glory | Writers’ Theatre; Glencoe, Il | Director- William Brown | 2009 |
| Topdog \ Underdog | American Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director- Derek Sanders | 2009 |
| True West | American Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director- PJ Paparelli | 2009 |
| Well | The Next Theatre; Evanston, Il | Director -Damon Kiely | 2008 |
| Weekend | TimeLine Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director -Damon Kiely | 2008 |
| Pursued By Happiness | Steppenwolf Theatre ; Chicago, Il | Director- Tim Hopper | 2008 |
| Perfect Mendacity | Steppenwolf Theatre ; Chicago, Il | Director- David Cromer | 2008 |
| Fair Use | Steppenwolf Theatre ; Chicago, Il | Director- Meridith McDonough | 2008 |
| As You Like It | Writers’ Theatre; Glencoe, Il | Director- William Brown | 2008 |
| Speech and Debate | American Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director- PJ Paparelli | 2008 |
| Macbeth | Greasy Joan and Company; Chicago, Il | Director- Julieanne Ehre | 2008 |
| Dolly West’s Kitchen | TimeLine Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director- Kimberly Senior | 2008 |
| The Defiant Muse | Victory Gardens Theatre; Chicago, Il |
Director- Andrea J. Dymond | 2007 |
| Creole | Infusion Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director- Mitch Golob | 2007 |
| She Stoops To Conquer | Northlight Theatre; Skokie, Il | Director- William Brown | 2007 |
| The Court Marshal At Fort Devens |
Victory Gardens Theatre; Chicago, Il |
Director- Andrea J. Dymond | 2007 |
| Half of Plenty | American Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director- William Payne | 2007 |
| Sueno | Greasy Joan and Company; Chicago, Il | Director- Julieanne Ehre | 2007 |
| Harmless | TimeLine Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director- Ed Sobel | 2007 |
| Lilian | TimeLine Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director- Louis Contey | 2006 |
| Another Part of the Forest | Writers’ Theatre; Glencoe, Il | Director- William Brown | 2006 |
| Helen | The Next Theatre; Evanston, Il | Director- Andrea J. Dymond | 2006 |
| The Last Supper | Infusion Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director- Mitch Golob | 2006 |
| Heritage | American Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director- Ed Sobel | 2006 |
| If You Could Make Your Heart Beat Backwards |
Steppenwolf Theatre ; Chicago, Il | Director- Kimberly Senior | 2006 |
| The Chalk Garden | Northlight Theatre; Skokie, Il | Director- William Brown | 2006 |
| Guantanamo: Honor Bound To Defend Freedom | TimeLine Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director-Nick Bowling | 2006 |
| Dessa Rose | Apple Tree Theatre; Highland Park, Il | Director- Mark Lococo | 2005 |
| A Man For All Seasons | TimeLine Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director- Ed Sobel | 2005 |
| Orpheus Descending | American Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director -Damon Kiely | 2005 |
| Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner |
Teatro Vista; Chicago, Il | Director-Sandra Marquez | 2005 |
| Death of a Salesman | The Hypocrites; Chicago, Il | Director- Sean Graney | 2005 |
| Do I Hear a Waltz? | Theatre At The Center; Munster, In | Director-Bill Pulinsi | 2005 |
| Martin Furey’s Shot | TimeLine Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director-Anna Bahow | 2005 |
| Jolson and Company | Theatre At The Center; Munster, In | Director David Perkovich | 2005 |
| Shoes | Victory Gardens Theatre; Chicago, Il |
Director- Andrea J. Dymond | 2005 |
| This Happy Breed | TimeLine Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director-Nick Bowling | 2004 |
| Loves Labors Lost | Loyola University Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director- Ann Shanahan | 2004 |
| Les Liasons Dangereuses | Loyola University Theatre; Chicago, Il | Director- Jonathan Wilson | 2004 |
| Seagull | Writers’ Theatre; Glencoe, Il | Director-Michael Halberstam | 2004 |
| The Doctors Dilemma | Writers’ Theatre; Glencoe, Il | Director-Michael Halberstam | 2004 |
| It’s All True | TimeLine Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director-Louis Contey | 2004 |
| Paragon Springs | TimeLine Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director-William Brown | 2004 |
| Awake and Sing! | TimeLine Theatre Company; Chicago, Il | Director-Louis Contey | 2003 |
Teaching Credits
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Il; 2004-2005 Visiting lecturer in Lighting Design. Duties included teaching basic stage lighting, ( concept, light plot, and paperwork techniques), as well as mentoring and supervising student designers in the studio and mainstage theatres.
Hinsdale Central High-School Drama, Hinsdale, Il; 2002-present. Duties include teaching students theatrical design and production techniques including sound, properties, stage management, stage lighting, scenic construction and scenic painting. Students are introduced to the basics of stage design and occasionally serve as designers or design assistants on school productions.
Awards And Honors:
2009 Nominee Michael Maggio Emerging Designer Award
2008 Joseph Jefferson Nomination, (non equity) Best Lighting Design for SUENO
2006 After Dark Award Best Overall Design For ORPHEUS DESCENDING
2006 Joseph Jefferson Nomination , (non equity), Best Lighting Design for THE GARDENS OF FRAU HESS
2005 Joseph Jefferson Nomination , (non equity), Best Lighting Design for IT’S ALL TRUE
2004 Joseph Jefferson Nomination (non equity), Best Lighting Design for PARAGON SPRINGS
2004 After Dark Award Best Overall Design For PARAGON SPRINGS
2003 Joseph Jefferson Nomination (non equity) Best Lighting Design for AWAKE AND SING!
Affiliations:
Member: United Scenic Artists, Local 829; June 2005-present
Associate Artist Of TimeLine Theatre Company ; June 2005-present
Education:
B.A., with honors, DePaul University
Related Skills:
Lightwright; CAD (Vector works) and Hand-Drafting; Model Building; Rendering; Programming (ETC, Strand, Colortran); MS OFFICE; Mac os10; can read sheet music; cpr and aed certified.
References:
William Brown
Freelance Director
773-857-5447
wbrowno@comcast.net
Kimberly Senior
Freelance Director
312-636-9763
Kimberly.senior@gmail.com
Andrea J. Dymond
Freelance Director
312-848-9554
ajdymond@gmail.com
PJ Paparelli
Artistic Director-American Theatre Company
773-929-5009
pjpaparelli@atcweb.org
Michael Halberstam
Artistic Director-Writers’ Theatre
847-242-6009
mhalberstam@writerstheatre.org
P.J. Powers
Artistic Director-TimeLine Theatre
773-281-8463
pj@timelinetheatre.com
