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Michael Skinner
Production Manager
Lighting Design
Michael Skinner (lighting design) is an Associate Professor of Theatre and the Resident Lighting Designer at Texas Christian University. He received his B.A. in technical theatre from West Texas State University (now WTAMU) and his M.F.A. in Lighting Design and Production from the University of Oklahoma. Michael has had the pleasure of designing for over 100 productions of theatre, opera, and dance for over 20 years. Michael has had the pleasure of designing in Italy, Germany, and Russia, including the Russian premiere of the American musical The Fantasticks at Theatre Koleso in Togliatti, Russia. Michael has designed for Contemporary Ballet Dallas, the William Inge Theatre Festival, as well as Amphibian Productions. He has also designed scenery for A Lesson Before Dying, and scenery and lighting for Permanent Collection, The Bluest Eye, and most recently From The Mississippi Delta at Jubilee Theater. He also created the lighting design for the DFW Critics Forum Award winning show Romeo and Juliet at the inaugural season of the Trinity Shakespeare Festival. Michael’s work outside the theatre also includes corporate event design, production, and consultation with companies such as Senor Frogs of Cancun, Ignition! Creative Group, and ZOOM.7, Inc., working on such projects as the Kawasaki Motors New Product Showcase and Mary Kay Inc, Seminar. Michael is a member of The United States Institute for Theatre Technology and serves as a member of the Southwest region Board of Directors. Michael was honored in 2005 by the Texas Educational Theatre Association as the Featured Designer for Design Southwest and an exhibit of his theatrical design work was on display during Theatrefest. Also, in 2005 Michael was inducted into the Branding Iron Theater Hall of Fame by his alma mater WTAMU.
To View some of Michael’s work go to http://www.michaelskinnerld.com
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