Assistant Professor Department of Performing Arts, Full Time

Annual Report 2024-2025

Professional Membership:

UUP 2016

Scholarly Ability/ Creative Activities:

            Scenic Design  -SUNY Cortland:      

                        By Any Other Name, Dowd Mainstage Theatre, Oct 2024 a New Musical development collaboration with CREATE THEATER

John Proctor is the Villian, Lab Theatre, Nov 2024

Eleemosynary, at Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown, Feb 2025

Anything Goes, Dowd Mainstage Theatre, Apr 2025

            Lighting Design – SUNY Cortland

                        Dance Demo- May 2025

External:           

Lighting Design  -Opera Ithaca- Turn of the Screw

University Service/ Departmental Service

            Scenic Painter, Carpenter, props artisan for all departmental shows

Personnel Committee member for the Performing Arts Dept.

            FAH Sub School member

THT 240 -  Worked with students in person, following Covid protocols in the scene shop and Theatre spaces during hands on learning.

Mastery of Subject Matter

            MFA Design for Stage & Film, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, 2003

            BFA Scenic Design for Theatre, San Diego State University, 1998

            Effectiveness in Teaching

            Courses taught:  Tech Theatre THT 240

THT 440 Indepent Study- Creative Imagination- working with another faculty member to develop a new course for our department

exploring methods of developing creativity and expression through art making and design.

Professional Experience

Technical Director/Designer, Franklin Stage Company

        Designed Sets and Lights for An Iliad and Trouble in Mind

Technical support-

            Unatego HS production - built the working rain system for SINGING IN THE RAIN

Professional Development

Community Service

    Member Arts & Sciences Curriculum committee

    Member Performing Arts Personnel committee