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REPRESENTATIVE RESUME
Unions: NABET,
United Scenic Artists
Degree: Northwestern University
BROADWAY
Director
General Manager
Play On!
Sheldon Epps
Mitchell Maxwell
Tartuffe: Born Again
David Saint
Circle in the Square
Born Yesterday
Josephine Abady
Gatchell & Neufeld
I Never Sang For My Father
Josephine Abady
Gatchell & Neufeld
Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
John Bishop
George Elmer
The Man Who Had Three Arms
Edward Albee
Leonard Soloway
A Change in the Heir
David H. Bell
Roger Gindi
Cliffhanger
David McKenna
Dorothy Olim
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Stephen Porter
Paul Libin
Ride The Winds
John Driver
Marvin Krauss
PRE-BROADWAY & NATIONAL TOURS
Director
Producer
Windy City
David H. Bell
Zev Bufman
Mack and Mabel (Revival)
Robert Johanson
LeDonne/Wilner
Dancin' in the Street
Billy Wilson
Platt/Tirabassi
Cantorial
Edwin Sherin
Rhoda R Herrick
Miss Lulu Bett
Jack Hofsiss
McCann & Nugent
Over My Dead Body
Edwin Sherin
Philip Dearborn
Death of a Salesman
George C. Scott
William Ross
Fiddler on the Roof
Richard Altman
Tom Mallow
The Magic Show
Grover Dale
Robert Fishko
The River Niger
Joseph Walker
Tom Mallow
South Pacific
Rob Marshall
Dallas Summer Musicals
The Best Man
Jim Way
Zev Bufman
Annie
Martin Charnin
Hawaiian Co.
Bye Bye Birdie
Charles Repole
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
Crazy For You
James Brennan
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
OFF BROADWAY
Director
Producer
Women Beware Women
Sharon Gans
Frank Scardino
Romance Language
 Sheldon Larry
Playwright's Horizons
Becoming Memories
 Dennis Rosa
McCann & Nugent
Judgment
 Ellen Burstyn
Richmond Crinkley
Portrait of Jennie
 Dennis Rosa
Workshop
Album
 Joan Micklen Silver
Gene Persson
The Slab Boys
 Peter Maloney
Frank Tobin
Carla's Song
 Dennis Rosa
Lawrence Lane
THEATRE COMPANIES
Paper Mill Playhouse, Barrington Stage Company, North Shore Music Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House, American Shakespeare Festival - Stratford, Conn., Berkshire Theatre Festival, Huntington Theatre Company, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Walnut Street Theatre, Folger Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Ford's Theatre - Washington, D.C., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Hartman Theatre Company, Old Globe Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO, Det Norske Teatret
NEW YORK CITY OPERA, Resident / Principle Designer, 1991 - 1996
Christopher Keene, General Director, 1991 – 1995
NEW YORK CITY OPERA NEW PRODUCTIONS
Director
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
Jonathan Eaton
Carmen
Jonathan Eaton
Turandot
Jonathan Eaton
Pearl Fishers
David Pfeiffer
110 in the Shade
Scott Ellis
Regina
Rosalind Elias
Madama Butterfly (1904 Version)
Frank Corsaro
Esther (World Premier)
Christopher Mattaliano
Marilyn (World Premier)
Jerome Sirlin/Paul King
Griffelkin (World Premier)
Jonathan Pape
Cinderella
Robert Johanson
Prince Igor
Dejan Miladinovic
Wonderful Town
Richard Sabellico
La Traviata
Renata Scotto
Mathis der Maler
Rhoda Levine
Kinkakuji (American Premier)
Laura Alley
La Boheme
Graciella Scutti
Der Rosenkavalier
Jonathan Miller
The Dreyfus Affair (American Premier)
Laura Alley
The Tales of Hoffmann
Beth Greenberg
H.M.S. Pinafore
James Billings
OPERA COMPANIES
Opera de Quebec, Washington National Opera, Festival of Two Worlds, Spoletto, Italy, Pittsburgh Opera Theatre, Indianapolis Opera, Sarasota Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Virginia Opera, Portland Opera, Cleveland Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Ft. Worth Opera
TELEVISION DESIGN
Director
Producer
ABC
"Canvas of Ice"
Brian Boitano Special
 Doug Wilson
Wilson/Sachs
"Skates of Gold"
Doug Wilson
Kathy Cook
"Skates of Gold III"
 Doug Wilson
Kathy Cook
"Ice Sculptures"
 Doug Wilson
Kathy Cook
"One Life To Live"
Gary Tomlin
Paul Rauch
"Loving"
Robert Scinto
Jean Dario Burke
"All My Children"
 Jim Baffico
Jean Dario Burke
CBS
"As The World Turns"
 Larry Carpenter
Laurence Casso
"Ice Wars" Robert Fishman
Robert Fishman
Stan Feig/BGP
"American Invitational Championships"
 Robert Fishman
Stan Feig/BGP
FOX
"Fox Rock &'n Roll on Ice"
Ric LaCivita
Stan Feig/BGP
"Rock & Roll Figure Skating Championships"
 Joe Aceti
Stan Feig/BGP
"Starlight Challenge"
Meg Streeter
Kathy Farrell/IMG
PBS
"Live from Lincoln Center"
 Kirk Browning
John Goberman
The Marriage of Figaro
New York City Opera
 Kirk Browning
John Goberman
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
New York City Opera
 Kirk Browning
John Goberman
La Traviata
New York City Opera
 Kirk Browning
John Goberman
La Boheme
New York City Opera
 Kirk Browning
John Goberman
A Little Night Music
New York City Opera
 Kirk Browning
John Goberman
The Merry Widow
New York City Opera
 Kirk Browning
John Goberman
"Happy New Year USA!"
 Al Spoler
MPT / John Potthast
NBC
Prime Time Presentation - Carnegie Hall
Elizabeth Davis
SmithKline Beecham Teleconference
Elizabeth Davis
Thinking Machines Presentation
Greg Gordon
TBS
"Living in the 90's"
Ann Williams
"Showbiz Today"
Mike Kraft
"Salute to Lillehammer"
Meg Streeter
Stan Feig/BGP
ESPN
ESPN News Studio
 Various
Noubar Stone
CNN
Gore / Bradley Debate
Craig McMahon
Syndicated
"The Maury Povich Show"
 Joe Terry
Paramount Pictures
"The Sally Jesse Raphael Show"
 Adam Sorta
Studios USA
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONS & EVENTS
 Director
Producer
"Nancy Kerrigan's Christmas on Ice"
Gia Guddat
Bill Graham Presents
"Ice Wars"
Stan Feig/BGP/CBS
"Rock & Roll Skating Championships"
Stan Feig/BGP/Fox TV
"Skates of Gold"
 Jo-Jo Starbuck
STI/James R. Spence
MINOLTA
Eventures/David Caldwell
"Celebrating Gershwin" Patricia Birch
Patricia Birch
Brooklyn Academy Music
"A Party on The Pond" Wollman Rink
 Dennis Grimaldi
Donald Trump
Coca Cola Centennial
C. Henning Studio
Seaport Winter Festival
Dennis Grimaldi
Richard Button
Candid Productions
"Carebears/Strawberry Shortcake"
Dan Siretta
Creative Establishment
"Bahama Bound"
Donald Driver
Carnival Leisure
WENDY'S
 Arthur Faria
Kevin Biles Design
HONDA MOTORCYCLES
Kevin Biles Design
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Comart/Aniforms
Disney Magic
 Chase Senge
Disney Cruise Lines
Hercules
Voyage of the Ghost Ship
Disney Dreams
CONCERT LIGHTING
Idina Menzel, Marvin Hamlisch, Arlo Gutherie, Roy Clark, Maxine Andrews
DANCE COMPANIES
Jose Limon Dance Company
Annabelle Gamson
The Next Ice Age
AWARDS
1992 Emmy Nomination "Live from Lincoln Center"
1997 Daytime Emmy Nomination, Lighting Direction, "The Maury Povich Show"
1998 Daytime Emmy Nomination, Lighting Direction, "The Maury Povich Show"
1997 Los Angeles DramaLogue Award, Lighting Design, Play On!, Old Globe Theatre
1997 Barrymore Award, Lighting Design, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Associate Designer to Jo Mielziner
Assistant Designer to Tharon Musser
ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS
University of Connecticut, Storrs - Associate Professor, Head MFA Lighting Program 2005-2006
University of Missouri - Visiting Lecturer - Graduate Design Program (1 Year)
University of Missouri - Master Class in Lighting for Television (Yearly)
University of Connecticut, Storrs - Visiting Professor - Graduate Design Program (1 Year)
University of Kansas - Guest Lecturer
University of Michigan - Guest Designer / Lecturer
Boston University - Guest Lecturer
SUNY / Purchase - Guest Lecturer
SUNY / Oswego - Guest Lecturer
PUBLISHED WORK
The Designs of Tharon Musser, By Delbert Unruh, with Jeff Davis and Marilyn Rennegal, Broadway Press
INTERVIEWS
"Let There Be Light", television intermission feature, "Live from Lincoln Center"
"The Making of Don Giovanni" - National Geographic Television, April 2003
"The World Premier Festival", TCI, February 1994
"Harvey Milk", Lighting Dimensions, May 1995
The Speed of Light, Linda Essig
Mielziner, Mary C. Henderson
Email: Jeff Davis, Stuffco International, Copyright 2007-2010