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the Lucinda Childs Dance Company, the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, the Mark Morris Dance Group, the Guggenheim Museum, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Higgins Armory Museum, Nike, Panasonic, Herman Miller, and Yale University. He has been developing theatre-related software since 1980, including console disk translation systems, Virtual Light Lab, and most recently Virtual Magic Sheet and a family of iPhone lighting apps. He holds a degree in visual and environmental studies from Harvard and is currently the technical director and lighting designer at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. Magic Sheets Aren’t Magic! Susan Crabtree has worked in the theatre as a scenic designer and scenic artist for 25 years. With Peter Beudert she co-authored Scenic Art for The Theatre. Since moving to Denver in 1999 she has concentrated on her company, Crabtree Scenic and Specialty Painting, and on her studies in the PhD program at the department of theatre and dance at the University of Colorado. She has taught classes at University of Michigan, University of Colorado,, and Colorado State University. She is a guest instructor in scenic artistry at Brandeis University. Painting Translucent Drops Barbara Craig is currently an assistant professor teaching and designing scenery and lighting at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Prior to this she was the owner of a custom furniture and cabinetry company in Denver, Colorado. She has been the properties director at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (2003), the Denver Center Theatre Company (1979-1985), and PCPA (1976 and 1978). Her MFA in design and technical theatre is from the University of Minnesota and she free-lanced as a props artisan at the Children’s Theatre of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Opera among others. he is a member of the American Association of Woodturners and the Furniture History Society. Period Style in the Smallest Detail Curtis Craig (composer, sound and media designer) is an assistant professor of sound design in the School of Theatre at Penn State. In the summer of 2007 he delivered a talk to the Prague Quadrennial entitled”‘Deconstructing the Human Voice” concerning the acoustics of the human voice. For each of the past five years, he has led a variety of presentations for USITT’s Sound Commission. His work in sound design, automation, video, and show control for The Laramie Project at the Watertower Theatre was a professional development workshop example for show control. His compositions for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night at Penn State were exhibited at the World Stage Design Expo in Toronto in 2005. Favorite regional theatre designs include productions of Avenue X, The Humble Boy, and A Woman in Black, and multiple nominee and previous winner of a Leon Rabin Award for Outstanding Sound Design for The Collected Works of Billy the Kid. Teaching Projections for Theatre, Teaching Sound Design Robin Cross has served several roles in the entertainment lighting industry since attending college at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music in the early 1970’s. Over the years he has worked in drafting, rigging design and installation, and lighting control system design and installation. He has been regional manager for dimming and control manufacturers and lighting control specialist for architectural lighting agencies. In 1998 Rob founded Cross Light Inc. to specialize in lighting, control, and automated rigging for architectural and performing arts applications. Architectural Dimming and Control Sean Crowley is the director of drama and the head of theatre design at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Wales, United Kingdom. He has designed over 150 productions across Europe and was project leader for Scenofest 2007 Scenofest: From concept to realization Sean Culligan is the scene shop supervisor and adjunct faculty for the department of theatre and dance at SUNY Fredonia. His past experience includes technical director at Olney Theatre Center and St. Michael’s Playhouse, technical supervisor at Yale Cabaret, and architectural assistant and theatre consultant at Robert Orr & Associates. Previous USITT credits include: “Stump the TD” panelist, USITT Chesapeake 2007; “Introduction to Video and Projections” presenter, and USITT Upstate New York 2008. He received his MFA in technical design and production from Yale School of Drama in 2006. Putting Students in Charge, Teaching Projections for Theatre James G. Cunningham is in his 12th year as professor of theatre/designer/technical director for Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant. He has designed over 100 productions and trained student designers for over 20 years. He served on the Conference Committee last year and is a past president of USITT Southwest. He has been a panelist for previous sessions of Tracing Our Roots, covering the career of Lee Simonson. Minding the Gap: Exploring the Gender Barrier in Scene Design D.Tristan Cupp is originally from the Forest Park suburb of Cincinnati and now resides in West Carrollton with his wife Tracy Hunt- Cupp. His artistic talent includes painting, sculpting, puppet and mask construction, and building scenery. He has strong ties to the local artistic and theatre community which began at Sinclair Community College. He is a master carpenter for the Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, Ohio. He also has designed and built sets for The Dreamkeeper Theatre Company, First Frontier, Inc., and Town Hall Theatre. He has created masks and puppets for numerous companies including Town Hall Theatre, Rhythm N Shoes, Human Race Theatre Company, Sinclair Community College, The Theatre Guild, and a start up theatre, The Zoot Theatre Company. He is a Daytime Tony Award recipient for his props and puppets. Make It & Break It – Mold-Making Techniques Marianne Custer is on faculty at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and has served as resident designer for the Clarence Brown Theatre for more than 25 years. Her design credits include Broadway, regional theatre, the Municipal Theatre of Istanbul, and the National Theatres of Germany and Hungary. Study Abroad: Good For Us All Dunsi Dai is a scene designer (USA Local 829) and associate professor at Webster University. His scene design, REMNENT, received Kevin Kline Award of Outstanding Scene Design in 2008. Designers of International Origin in the United States Drew S. Dalzell works in sound design and show automation. Based out of Los Angeles, California, his most recent projects include Halloween Horror Nights 2006 for Universal Studios Hollywood, and Centered in the Universe at the Griffith Observatory. Making the Leap to Digital Audio Consoles Claire Dana is in her 11th season as charge scenic artist for the Indiana Repertory Theatre. She is a 1991 graduate of Cobalt Studios and has worked in a variety of situations. She is a nationally-certified massage therapist and is interested in ergonomics, self-care, and safety for theatre technicians. Alexander Technique for Technicians Jonathan H. Darling has been a member of USITT since 1987. He is a senior consultant in AV systems with Kirkegaard Associates in Chicago. His theatre background includes an MFA in stage design and 18 years of college and university teaching primarily at Northwestern University. He has given many presentations at USITT Conferences in the areas of theatre sound, technology and production management. He is a former Co-Commissioner for the Technical Production Commission and a former USITT representative to OISTAT’s Technology Commission. He is a Vice-Commissioner for the Sound Commission and Chair of the Midwest Regional Section. Midwest Regional Section Meeting, Sound Commission Industry Professional Forum Mark Davidson Virtual Intercom — Practical VoIP Solutions for Production Chuck Davis Technical Design/Direction - In a Disney Theme Park Susan Davis is co-owner of Period Corsets and has been the costume shop manager at Seattle Opera since 2002. She has presented on various costume-related topics at USITT Conferences and has co-taught two Costume Commission Symposia on tailoring. She has worked as a cutter/draper at regional theatre and opera companies. Graceful Bodices: Draping Over Period Corsets Benjamin Dawson Becoming the Safety Officer & Surviving as the Safety Officer Travis DeCastro is general manager of the Penn State School of Theatre, head of the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program for the school, and former managing director of Pennsylvania Centre Stage, the professional arm of Penn State. His credits include Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, regional, and corporate theatre. Finance Committee Meeting I and II Gion A. DeFrancesco is an associate professor of theatre at Miami University and serves as scene designer, scenic charge artist, and production manager. He has designed at a number of theatres across the country including the Gallery Players of Brooklyn, the Florida Repertory Theatre, the Illinois Opera Theatre, the Croswell Opera House in Adrian, Michigan, and the Ovation Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has served as scenic charge at the Struthers Library Theatre, SummerFest at the Illinois Repertory Theatre, the Contemporary American Theatre Festival, and at the University of Kentucky. He is a member of United Scenic Artists. Minding the Gap: Exploring the Gender Barrier in Scene Design Benton Delinger, a principal at Theatre Projects Consultants, is an experienced theatre planner and project manager currently working on projects throughout the world. Architecture Student Design Competition Review Michael Dempsey Southern California Regional Section Pat Denis Technical Design/Direction - In a Disney Theme Park Michael A. Denison, has spent over half of his life working overseas. He worked in Thailand for almost 20 years, in Germany for eight, in Japan for about three, in Saudi Arabia for two, and in several other countries for shorter periods of time. He has been a university teacher of theatre and film for most of that time, and has experience in most areas of theatrical and film production. Study Abroad: Good For Us All Patricia Dennis, is an associate professor and head of the department of theatre at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Her 28year career spans the academic and professional world encompassing both costume and make-up design. She recently served as a guest artist in residence at the University of South Florida where she designed hair and make-up for Romeo and Juliet. Nominations Committee Meeting 1 80 CINCINNATI 2009
Liz Diaz has worked as a technician, lighting systems designer, and project coordinator. She is engaged in a study encompassing demography, programming, and technical criteria of U.S. performance venues. Venue Planning: The Relevance of Demography Chris Digsby is the stage manager for Mystere. Ask Cirque Du Soleil Don Dimitroff Stump the Rigger Kirk Domer is the associate chair and head of design and assistant professor of production design for the department of theatre at Michigan State University. He received his MFA in scene design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His book, entitled Collaboration in Theatre, about the collaboration process between director and designer, cowritten with colleague Rob Roznowksi, was accepted for publication with Palgrave Macmillan and will available in March 2009. Get Animated! 3D Animation for Design Communication Gianni Downs is a freelance scenic designer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he has designed both locally and regionally for such theatres as: the St. Louis Repertory Theatre, the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, the City Theatre, Prime Stage, Pittsburgh Playhouse, the Merrimack Repertory Theatre, and the Stoneham Theatre. Along with a freelance design career, Gianni is also a member of the faculty at the Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama where he teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He received his MFA from Brandeis University in 2003, and his BA from the University of New Hampshire in 1998. Big Careers Outside the Big Cities Steven Draheim is the lighting design professor at the University of Oklahoma. He received his MFA from the University of Minnesota. Alternative Light Sources/Tricks of the Trade Kevin Dreyer studied lighting and production at The North Carolina School of the Arts and at Carnegie Mellon University before launching into a design/production stage management career that kept him mostly in the world of dance. Touring and designing domestically and overseas he worked with the Nikolais Dance Theatre, Momix, Ballet Du Nord, Teatro Terresa Carreño and La Compañia Nacional in Venezuela. His design work with the Joffry Ballet was featured in the Robert Altman movie The Company and he has set pieces on Ballet companies in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and designed at The Met, Kennedy Center and for ABT at City Center. Currently on the faculty at the University of Notre Dame, he lives in Northern Indiana with his wife and three daughters. Alternative Light Sources/Tricks of the Trade, Tuning your Color Palette for Stage Lighting Jean L. Druesedow has been the director of the Kent State University Museum since 1993. Prior to that, she was the associate curator in charge of The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. She is adjunct professor for the Fashion School at Kent. She has served as organizer or curator for more than 40 exhibitions at Kent. Preserving Antique Garments Todd Duesing has been the director of operations for Aronoff Center for the Arts since August of 2007. Prior to that, he was the director of operations for Riverbend Music Center, home to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He also served in management of the Taft Theater. Back of House Design Richard E. Dunham serves as a Director at Large for USITT and recently stepped down as Senior Co-Commissioner of Lighting Design. He is an associate professor in lighting/scenic design and head of design for The University of Georgia. He has written articles for TD&T, is a recipient of both a Herbert Greggs Award and Herbert Greggs Honor Awards, and has served in various editorial capacities for both the USITT Scenic and Lighting Compendiums. He continues to work as a freelance designer and has credits throughout the East Coast and Midwest including a number of New York metropolitan regional theatres along with Off- and Off-Off-Broadway credits. He also holds the LC lighting certification in architectural lighting design. Seminar for Young Lighting Designers: Being an Assistant Designer in New York City Robert Dutiel is an assistant professor of theatre and technical director at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. He also designs scenery for the college and the occasional off-off-way off, Broadway show that needs a designer who can build and just happens to have their own shop. Teaching Sound Design Randy Earle, professor emeritus, San Jose State University, where he taught stage and studio lighting design and technique for 38 years. His professional credits include lighting design for San Jose Symphony Opera Company, San Jose Dance Theatre, San Jose Civic Light Opera, California Actor’s Theatre, Cameo Productions, and Purdue Professional Theatre Company. He is a partner in Pantechnicon where he is senior theatre consultant and manager of lighting projects. USITT service includes Past President, Vice-President for Commissions and Projects, Vice-President for Relations and Director. He is Chair of the Fellows in addition to serving on the New Century Fund and Grants & Fellowships committees. ALL CONFERENCE RECEPTION, FELLOWS ADDRESS, AND AWARDS FOR YOUNG DE- SIGNERS & TECHNICIANS, Fellows Business Meeting Anita Easterling is the assistant professor of scene design at the University of North Carolina Charlotte where she teaches and designs in the department of theatre. Prior to joining UNCC, she worked at the resident scene designer and properties manager at the Virginia Stage Company, a LORT theatre. She has freelanced as a scene designer, charge artist, and props master at venues such as Flat Rock Playhouse, The Shakespeare Festival of New Jersey, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, and Theatre South Carolina. She recently assisted Broadway designer David Gallo on several major regional productions. She holds an MFA in scene design from the University of South Carolina and is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. Ongoing BFA & BA Discussion: Case Study Joel R. Ebarb is an associate professor of costume design and head of undergraduate theatre at Purdue University. He designs regularly for Indiana Repertory Theatre, Eclipse Theatre Company of Chicago, and Texas Shakespeare Festival. Costume Design & Technology Commission 50th Anniversary Planning Forum, Costume Design & Technology Commission Meeting and Reception, Distinguished Achievement Award Winner - Lenna Kaleva Geoffrey Eroe, PhD is residential faculty at Phoenix College and is the current chair of communication/theatre and film. He is a professional scenic designer with membership in United Scenic Artists 829, designs for a number of professional theatres in the Phoenix metropolitan area and has received numerous awards for excellence in design. He is the current chair of design and technology for Region VIII, KCACTF and sits on the board of the USITT Desert State Regional Section. Get Animated! 3D Animation for Design Communication Ian J. Evans was technical director of Scenofest at the Prague Quadrennial 2007 and is currently technical advisor for Scenofest 2011 Scenofest: From concept to realization Shawn Paul Evans is an assistant professor of design and technology at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He works as a scenic and lighting designer as well as production manager and technical director. Theatre Shop Waste Management and the EPA Gary Fails So You Think You Know Everything About Top Hats Michael D. Fain is associate professor, technical director, and scenic designer at the University of Oklahoma. He currently oversees a 15-show season in three different venues with over 150 students. It is his responsibility to train them to be as safe as possible in one, four-hour class during their freshman year stagecraft class. Technical Production Poster Session Marketa Fantova studied scenography with Jaroslav Malina and Jan Dusek at the Theatre Academy in Prague and scene design at Wayne State University. She is on the faculty at Alfred University in upstate New York. Designers of International Origin in the United States Diane Fargo received an MFA from Brandeis University and for 16 years has been charge scenic artist at Goodspeed Opera House. She has taught at Cobalt Studios and currently is a part-time faculty member at Boston University. Painting Translucent Drops Paul F. Favini, costume designer, has executed designs for over 90 productions including last year’s national tour of Gypsy. He is associate professor of costume design at the University of Florida, and serves as the school’s design/technical area coordinator. Costume Designer and Draper Collaboration From Studio to Stage Jack Feivou is the general manager of entertainment operations for the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park in Orlando, Florida. In 2006 he produced a first time media event with performers dancing 36 stories up on the side of the W hotel in Times Square and Dream Along with Mickey at the Magic Kingdom. He was part of the Emmy-award winning team for the 2005 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade. In 2005, he spent three months in Hong Kong producing Disney on Parade at Hong Kong Disneyland and stage managing many of the grand opening events. From June 2001 through 2003 he was the director of artistic operations and chief operating officer for the Boston Ballet. He has worked as producer, production manager, technical director, and stage manager for numerous companies. He is Commissioner for Entertainment Management and the Stage Management Mentoring Project with USITT and holds a BFA from Adelphi University. American Idol - Theatre in a Theme Park, The Concept of Leadership: A Case Study Jules Fisher calls himself a lighting designer who creates illusions. He has created magical lighting for Broadway shows, film, concerts, and television for over 50 years and along the way has received eight Tony Awards (and 12 more nominations), seven Drama Desk Awards, and an Emmy Award nomination for lighting the celebration of President Clinton’s inaugural in 1993. He was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2006, received the USITT Award in 1995, the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Lighting Design Award in 1978 (for Dancin’), and the Henry Hewes Design Award in 1996 (for Bring in ‘Da Noise Bring in ‘Da Funk). Fisher has shared his “design imperatives” with scores of young professionals through the Live Design Broadway Master Classes. This year USITT honors his prolific achievements with publication of The Designs of Jules Fisher and with the Distinguished Achievement Award in Lighting Design. Reception for Jules Fisher, The Designs of Jules Fisher CINNCINATI 2009 81
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