Dennis Mae
Lecturer
Theater
Specialization
Musical Theater
Stage Design: Sets, lights, costumes, makeup
Opera
Chicago Theater
Interests
Musical Theater Performance
Oral Presentation/Communication
Education
DePaul University, MA (Music Theatre Production/Management)
University of Illinois, BS (Education)
University of Illinois, BA (Communication/Theatre)
Courses Taught
THTR 210: Communication Through Design-From Page to Stage
THTR 222 Farce and Comedy Techniques
THTR 235: History of Musical Theater
THTR 240: Theater in Chicago
THTR 250 Directing
THTR 260: Voice and Diction
THTR 310: Advanced Design
THTR 330: Global Theater
COMM 235: Public Speaking and Rhetoric
COMM 245: Interpersonal Communication in a Multicultural Society
Creative Works
Lake Forest College:
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2006
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The Rocky Horror Show
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Director
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On the Verge
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Set Design
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L’Chaim
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Director
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Tempest
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Director and Adaptation
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2005
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Red Bird on a Black Sky
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Director
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2004
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The Robber Bridegroom
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Director
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brb
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Director
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2003
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Lucky Stiff
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Director
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Hedda Gabler
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Director
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2002
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No Way to Treat a Lady
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Directing/Musical Staging
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2001
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Lady Windermere’s Fan
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Directing/Musical Staging
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Bernstein & Sondheim on Broadway
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Directing/Musical Staging
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House of Yes
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Directing/Sets & Sound
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Set Design
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Playwrights-in-Progress
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Tech Dir.
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2000
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Playwrights-in-Progress
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Tech. Dir.
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Student-Directed-One-Acts
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Sets, Lights & Costumes
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1999
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Little Shop of Horrors
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Directing/Musical Staging
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A Dream Play
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Sets & Lights
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Playwrights-in-Progress
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Tech. Dir.
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1998
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Waiting for Godot
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Sets, Lights & Costumes
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Student-Directed-One-Acts
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Tech. Dir.
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Seasons of Love
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Director/Designer
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Medea
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Sets & Costumes
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1997
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Playwrights-in-Progress
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Tech. Dir.
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The Seagull
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Sets, Lights & Costumes
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Arcadia
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Sets & Lights
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Student-Directed-One-Acts
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Tech. Dir.
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1996
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Fascinating Rhythm
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Staging, Set & Lights
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Hay Fever
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Lights & Costumes
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Playwrights-in-Progress
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Tech. Dir.
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Sets, Lights & Costumes
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Student-Directed-One-Acts
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Tech. Dir.
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1995
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Getting Out
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Set & Lights
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The Normal Heart
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Set & Lights
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Playwrights-in-Progress
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Tech. Dir.
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Hot l Baltimore
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Set & Lights
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Student-Directed-One-Acts
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Tech. Dir.
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1994
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Bedroom Farce
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Set & Lights
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Playwrights-in-Progress
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Tech. Dir.
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Actor’s Nightmare
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Lights
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The Real Inspector Hound
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Lights
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The Visit
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Sets, Costumes & Lights
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Student-Directed-One-Acts
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Tech. Dir.
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1993
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Lysistrata
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Set & Lights
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Playwrights-in-Progress
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Tech. Dir.
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Uncle Vanya
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Costumes & Lights
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Sets, Costumes & Lights
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Student-Directed-One-Acts
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Tech. Dir.
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1992
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Rimers of Eldritch
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Set & Lights
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Playwrights-in-Progress
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Tech. Dir.
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L’Opera Piccolo:
Savoyaires:
Cascade Symphony Seattle,Washington:
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1996
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It’s Time for a Love Song
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Directing/Musical Staging
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Palatine Theatre:
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1995
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Joseph and the… Dreamcoat
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Set Design
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Schaumburg Park District:
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1995
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Six Degrees of Separation
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Set Design & Lighting
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1994
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Lost In Yonkers
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Set Design
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Wilbur Wright College:
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1994
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Let’s Do It, Too!
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Directing/Musical Staging
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Prologue Theater:
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2000
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The Melody Lingers On
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Directing/Musical Staging
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1994
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Let’s Fall In Love
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Directing/Musical Staging
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Raven Theatre:
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1994
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The Elvis
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Set Design
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Effective Theater:
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1994
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What the Butler Saw
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Set Design
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Athenaeum Theater Company:
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1993
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Bells Are Ringing
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Directing/Musical Staging
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1991
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Lets Do It!
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Director/Musical Arranger
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Wait Until Dark
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Set Design
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1990
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A Lion in Winter (incidental music)
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Composer
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A Lion in the Winter
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Set Design
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1989
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Irving Berlin: A Century of Song
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Director/Choreographer/ Set Design
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1988
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Man of La Mancha
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Set Design
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Circle Theater:
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1993
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Faust
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Directing/Musical Staging
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1991
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La Boheme
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Director/Librettist
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1990
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Back to Berlin
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Director/Choreographer/Musical Arranger
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William Ferris Chorale:
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1993
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Faade
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Lighting Design
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1984
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Amahl and the Night Visitors
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Set Design
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1982
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Amahl and the Night Visitors
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Assistant Director
Technical Director/Lighting Design
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1981
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The Egg
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Technical Director/Lighting Design
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Touring Production:
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1992
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Lets Do It!
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Directing/Musical Staging
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DePaul University:
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1988
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Charleston
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Director/Composer
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Chanticleer Opera:
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1988
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La Serva Padrona
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Stage Director
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Dramatists Center:
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1987
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Peachy Beach Weekend
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Stage Director
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Lithuanian Opera of Chicago:
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1987
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Bartered Bride
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Production Manager/Assistant Director
Technical Director/Lighting Design
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1988
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William Tell
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Production Manager/Assistant Director
Technical Director/Lighting Design
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1985
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Don Carlo
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Production Manager/Assistant Director
Technical Director/Lighting Design
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1984
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Faust
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Production Manager/Assistant Director
Technical Director/Lighting Design
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1983
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I Lituani (Auditorium Theater)
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Technical Director/Lighting Design
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1982
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Der Freischutz
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Technical Director/Lighting Design
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1981
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I Lituani (Canada)
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Technical Director/Lighting Design
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I Lituani (American Premiere)
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Technical Director/Lighting Design
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Harwood Early Music Ensemble:
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1984
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Nowell: Sing We of Child
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Stage Director
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Opera Theatre of Illinois:
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1984
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Don Pasquale
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Assistant Director
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1984
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Der Freischutz
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Assistant Director
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1983
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The Face on the Barrom Floor
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Stage Director
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Chicago Gilbert & Sullivan Society:
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1984
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The Gondoliers
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Stage Director/Choreographer
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Yeoman of the Guard
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Stage Director/Choreographer
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Ruddigore
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Stage Director/Choreographer
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Princess Ida
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Stage Director/Choreographer
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1983
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Patience
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Stage Director/Choreographer
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H.M.S. Pinafore
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Stage Director/Choreographer
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The Sorcerer
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Stage Director/Choreographer
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Chicago Chamber Opera:
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1983
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Escape from the Harem
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Stage Director/Translation
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Opera Connection:
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1982
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Cosi fan Tutti
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Stage Director/Translation
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Music from the Heart
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Stage Director/Translation
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St. Cecilia Opera Repertory Company:
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1982
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The Impressario
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Stage Director
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The Secret of Sussana
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Stage Director
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1981
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The Impressario
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Stage Director
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Chamber Opera Theatre:
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1980
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Aria da Capo (World Premiere)
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Assistant Director/Stage Manager
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L’Histoire du Soldat
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Assistant Director/Stage Manager
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American Conservatory of Music:
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1983
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Company
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Stage Director
Technical Director/Set, Lighting and Costume Design
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1982
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Trouble in Tahiti
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Stage Director
Technical Director/Set, Lighting and Costume Design
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The Old Maid and the Thief
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Stage Director
Technical Director/Set, Lighting and Costume Design
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1981
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H.M.S. Pinafore
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Stage Director
Technical Director/Set, Lighting and Costume Design
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Die Fledermaus
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Stage Director
Technical Director/Set, Lighting and Costume Design
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1980
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Marat/Sade
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Technical Director/Set, Lighting and Costume Design
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Two by Two
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Stage Director
Technical Director/Set, Lighting and Costume Design
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Elixir of Love
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Stage Director/Translation
Technical Director/Set, Lighting and Costume Design
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1979
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Eugene Onegin
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Stage Director/Translation
Technical Director/Set, Lighting and Costume Design
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1978
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A Hand of Bridge
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Stage Director
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The Stoned Guest
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Stage Director
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Theatre On the Lake:
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1978
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Rashomon
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Set Design
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