Professor, Theater Arts
Lighting design, projection design and scenic design; theatrical, fringe, industrial and themed entertainment design; computer aided drafting, electronics and automated fixtures
Performing Arts Lighting and Scenic Design and Technology.
Education and Training:
1996 MFA, Theatrical Design, University of California, San Diego
1990 BA, Telecommunications/Drama, California State University, Fresno
1986-87 Study towards degree in Broadcast Communication Arts, California State University, San Francisco
Teaching Interests:
- Scenic Design and Technology
- Lighting Design and Technology
Selected Performances:
Lighting Designs
- 2010 The History (and Mystery) of the Universe, Arena Stage, Washington, DC.; Le nozze di Figaro, Opera San Jose, San Jose, CA.; Boom, San Diego Rep, San Diego, CA.
- 2009 700 Sundays …Billy Crystal, Atlanta; The Kite Runner, Arizona Theater Company, Phoenix
Selected Publications:
2004 On Lighting with David Lee Cuthbert: Make Sure They Have Your Number, Entertainment Design, December 2004, Page 27
Honors and Awards:
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2010 Bay Area Theater Critic’s Circle Award Nominations: Best Lighting Design of a Play: The Kite Runner, San Jose Rep
- 2009 Falstaff award: Best Scenic Design of a Shakespeare play -- national. As You Like It, San Jose Rep.
Selected Presentations:
Projection and Media Designs for Performance
- 2010 Boom, San Diego Rep, San Diego
- 2009 The Kite Runner, Arizona Theater Company, Phoenix; The Kite Runner, Arizona Theater Company, Tucson; As You Like it, San Jose Rep, San Jose
- The Scene, Ensemble Theater Company, Santa Barbara; Putnam County Spelling Bee, San Jose Rep, San Jose; The Kite Runner, San Jose Rep, San Jose
Email:
Phone:
Office: 831-459-4320
Office:
Theater Arts Center; Building D; Room D203
Office Hours:
Please see the current Faculty Office Hours and contact sheet here, or contact the department office at theater@ucsc.edu.