EDUCATION
New York University, MFA Design 2005.Graduate Assistant 2002-2004. J.S. Siedman Prize 2005
Major: Set and Lighting design for stage. Studied: Dramaturgy, Research, Lighting and Set Design
Thesis: Billy Budd by Benjamin Britten, Production Design
University of Alaska Southeast, Non-degree seeking1996-2001.
Completed classes in welding, computer aided design, and several credits of fine art, primarily drawing and figure drawing.
Harvard University BA, Cum Laude in History 1988.
President Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club, 1986. Studied: European History, Russian language/literature, research, writing. Thesis: Marxism and the Individual: Soviet Dissident Though in the context of Russian Intellectual History
DESIGN CREDITS
(* Indicates World Premiere)
With* by Carter Lewis - Sets and Lights - director: Alicia Dyana House - Perseverance Theatre
Devilfish* by Vera Starbard - Lights - director: Leslie Ishii - Perseverance Theatre
The Underpants by Steve Martin - Lights - director: Teresa K. Pond - Perseverance Theatre
Whale Song* by Cathy Tagnak Rexford - Lights - director: Madeline Sayet - Perseverance Theatre
Dreaming Glacier Bay by Joel Bennett - Lights - director: Michael Haney - Perseverance Theatre
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostad, adapted by David Grimm - Sets and Lights - director: Eleanor Holdridge - Perseverance Theatre
Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling - Sets and Lights - director: Carolyn Howarth - Perseverance Theatre
They Don’t Talk Back* by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse - Sets and Lights - director: Randy Reinholz - Perseverance Theatre
Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata - Lights - director: Leslie Ishii - Perseverance Theatre
Not Medea* by Allison Gregory - Lights - director: Tom Robenolt - Perseverance Theatre / NNPN Rolling World Premiere
Our Voices Will be Heard* by Vera Starbard - Lights - director: Larissa FastHorse - Perseverance Theatre
Sweeney Todd by Sondhiem - Lights - director: Flordelino Lagundino - Perseverance Theatre / NNPN Rolling World Premiere
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams - Lights - director: Robert Barry Fleming - Perseverance Theatre
In the Next Room by Sarah Ruhl - Sets and Lights - director: Carolyn Howarth - Perseverance Theatre
The Last Ferryman* by Linda Britt and Paul Sullivan - Sets and Lights - director: Judith Jerome - Opera House Arts
Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England by Madeline George - Sets and Lights - director: Tom Robenolt - Perseverance Theatre
Seminar by Theresa Rebeck - Sets and Lights- director: Cynthia Croot - Perseverance Theatre
Boeing Boeing by Mark Camoletti - Lights - director: Brandon Demery - Perseverance Theatre
Bigfoot and Other Lost Souls* by Adrien Royce and Mark Hollman - Lights - director: Elizabeth Lucas - Perseverance Theatre
The Thirty-Nine Steps by Patrick Barlow - Lights - director: Bostin Christopher - Perseverance Theatre
The Blue Bear* by Luan Schooler and Leon Ingulsrud - Lights - director: Leon Ingulsrud - Perseverance Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde - Sets and Lights - director: Carolyn Howarth - Perseverance Theatre
Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig - Lights - director: Brandon Demery - Perseverance Theatre
Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl - Lights - director: Roblin Davis - Perseverance Theatre
Doubt by John Patrick Shanley - Lights - director: Flordelino Lagundino - Perseverance Theatre
O Lovely Glowworm by Glen Berger - Sets and Lights - director:Wier Harman - Perseverance Theatre
Wittenberg by David Davalos - Sets and Lights - director: Michael Stevenson - Perseverance Theatre
Treasure Island by Ken Ludwig - Sets and Lights - director: Peggy Shannon - Sacramento Theater Company
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostad- Sets and Lights - director: Peggy Shannon - Sacramento Theater Company
Pennsyltucky* by Sloan McRae - Lights - director: Amy Kaissar - Epiphany Theater Company
As You Like It by William Shakespeare - Sets and Lights - director: Jeffrey Frace - Opera House Arts
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck- Sets and Lights - director: Michael Stevenson - Sacramento Theater Company
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare - Lights - director: Julia Whitworth- Opera House Arts
Othello by William Shakespeare- Lights - director: Peggy Shannon - Sacramento Theater Company
Women and the Sea by Anita Stewart and Shelly Berc - Sets and Lights - director: Judith Jerome - Opera House Arts
The Crucible by Arthur Miller- Sets and Lights - director: Eleanor Holdridge- Perseverance Theatre
The Pelican by August Strindberg - Sets and Lights - director: Julie Rossman - Bard College
Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman- Sets and Lights - director: Dave Hunsaker - Perseverance Theatre
The Wooden Breeks* by Glen Berger - Sets and Lights - director: Wier Harman - Actors Express
The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare - Lights - director: Peter DuBois - Perseverance Theatre
Wild Nights with Emily by Madeline Olnek - Lights - director: Peter DuBois - Perseverance Theatre
Dracula* by Gary Wright, Translated to Russian by Julia Polshina - Sets and Lights - director: Phillip Sneed - Gorky Theater, Vladivostok, Russia
Moby Dick by Leon Ingulsrud, Peter DuBois and Lucy Thurber - Sets and Lights - director: Leon Ingulsrud - Perseverance Theatre
Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O’Neill - Sets and Lights - director: Kate Whoriskey - Perseverance Theatre
How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel - Sets and Lights - director: Peter DuBois - Perseverance Theatre
W;t by Margaret Edson - Sets and Lights - director: Terry Cramer - Perseverance Theatre
Dracula* by Gary Wright - Sets and Lights - director: Hugh Dignon - Foothill Theatre Company
Goblin Market by Polly Pen and Peg Harmon - Sets and Lights - director: Peter DuBois - Perseverance Theatre
Short Stories* by Ensemble - Sets and Lights - director: Leon Ingulsrud - Perseverance Theatre
Angels in America by Tony Kushner - Sets and Lights - director: Anita Maynard Losh - Perseverance Theatre
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare - Sets and Lights - director: Peter DuBois - Perseverance Theatre
The Seagull by William Shakespeare - Lights - director: Peter DuBois - Perseverance Theatre
How I learned to Drive by Paula Vogel - Lights - director: Molly Smith - Perseverance Theatre / Trinity Repertory Company
Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf? by Edward Albee- Sets and Lights - director: Molly Smith- Perseverance Theatre
The Waiting Room by Lisa Loomer - Lights - director: Anita Maynard Losh - Perseverance Theatre
Crimes of the Heart by Beth henley - Lights - director: Lynette Turner - Perseverance Theatre
The Minneola Twins* by Paula Vogel- Sets and Lights - director: Molly Smith - Perseverance Theatre
King Island Christmas* by Debora Brevoort- Sets and Lights - director: Anita Maynard Losh - Perseverance Theatre
Coyote Goes Salmon Fishing* by Debora Brevoort and Scott Richard- Sets and Lights - director: Molly Smith - Perseverance Theatre
Cabaret by Kander and Ebb Sets and Lights - director: Anita Maynard Losh - Perseverance Theatre
Out of the Blue* by Merry Ellefson and Tom Linklater- Sets and Lights - director: Lynette Turner - Perseverance Theatre
The Faraway Nearby* by John Murrell- Sets and Lights - director: Joanna MacIntyre - Perseverance Theatre
The Sirens* by Darrah Cloud - Lights - director: Molly Smith - Perseverance Theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams- Sets and Lights - director: Molly Smith - Perseverance Theatre
The Grapes of Wrath by Frank Galati- Sets and Lights - director: Tim Dang- Perseverance Theatre
Judevine by David Budbill - Lights - director: Tim Wilson - Perseverance Theatre
Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward - Sets and Lights - director: Anita Maynard Losh - Perseverance Theatre
In Two Worlds* by Earl Atchak - Lights - director: Jamie MacLean and Kate Bowns - Perseverance Theatre
American Buffalo byDavid Mamet- Sets and Lights - director: Rita Giomi - Perseverance Theatre
The Lady Lou Revue by Gordon Duffy and Allan Chapman Sets and Lights - director: Various, Multi Summer run - Perseverance Theatre
Democracy* by John Murrell- Sets and Lights - director: Molly Smith - Perseverance Theatre
Signs of Life* by Debora Brevoort Lights - director: Christopher Hanna - Perseverance Theatre
WORK EXPERIENCE
Perseverance Theatre, Douglas, Alaska, Artistic Director, 2008-2019
Perseverance Theatre was founded in 1979 with the mission to create professional theatre by and for Alaskans. AD is responsible for curating and staffing and managing artistic programming, speaking and advocating for the theatre, fundraising and finance, hiring and managing personnel, setting an overall direction, and reports to the board. In the 2012-13 season, PT had a staff of 11 Full Time equivalents, contracted over 150 artists, and presented over 110 performances across the state.
Art Rotch Designs, Principal, 2004- Present
Freelance set and lighting design, primarily for theatre and opera. Clients include regional theatres, opera houses, universities, festivals and independent producers. Produced 36 design projects in 2005-2007., and was less active from 2008-2019 while living in Alaska.
Perseverance Theatre, Douglas, Alaska, Resident Designer, 2001-2002
Primary duties were to design and productions and manage other designers, and to work with an architectural firm on a major facility design for a fundraising plan. Prior to this position, also served as Production Manager and Technical Director, managing production department of 3-5 full time personnel, annual budget of $100,000-$200,000. Served as part of the interim artistic management team during Molly Smith’s sabbatical season, and on the hiring committee to recruit her successor.
Juneau Jazz and Classics,1996-2009
10 years of experience as Lighting Designer and Set Designer for a multi-venue, city wide music festival in Juneau. Past featured artists include: Diana Krall, Mose Allison, others.
IATSE local 918, Anchorage, AK, Stagehand, 1988-1989
Worked union calls for concerts, trade shows and theatre, usually as an electrician but also as a fly man or carpenter.
ADAms Lighting Company, Cambridge, MA 1986-1988
Worked as an electrician for a company providing temporary lighting, power hookups and some sound for special events such as trade shows, parties, concerts, fashion shows, etc. in locations not equipped for performance, such as tents, department stores, loading docks and the like.