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Curriculum Vitae 1744 Ridgewood Dr Scene Designer/Educator KIRK A. DOMER Curriculum Vitae 1744 Ridgewood Dr. East Lansing, MI 48823 517.256.0912 [email protected] www.kirkdomer.com E DUCATION University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI) Master of Fine Arts in Theatre: Scenic Design | 2002 Ashland University (Ashland, OH) Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a Concentration in Scenic Design, Magna Cum Laude | 1999 Minor in Music with a Concentration in Vocal Performance A CADEMIC E XPERIENCE Michigan State University, Department of Theatre (East Lansing, MI) Professor of Scene Design | 2017 – PRESENT Associate Professor of Scene Design | 2010 – 2017 Assistant Professor of Scene Design | 2006 – 2010 Visiting Assistant Professor of Scene Design | 2002 – 2006 Instructor, MSU Evening College | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 Brush Up and Brunch Series: “The Creation of a Play,” “Cutting Edge Classics,” “Eye of the Beholder,” and “Creativity Wow” Hannah Community Center, Prime Time Seniors’ Program (East Lansing, MI) Guest Instructor – Friends of Theatre Scripts Class | 2014 – 2019 BoarsHead Professional Theater (Lansing, MI) Guest Instructor – Summer Design Conservatory | JULY 2004 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Theatre & Drama (Madison, WI) Graduate Teaching Assistant | 1999 – 2002 Richland Academy for the Arts (Mansfield, OH) Guest Instructor | 1997 – 1998 A DMINISTRATIVE E XPERIENCE Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) Chairperson of Department of Theatre | 2011 – 2020 Collaborated in Creating: o College of Arts & Letters Graduate Certificate in College Teaching o Minor in Musical Theatre, ĭmáGen, a musical theatre immersion program with Wharton Center Advancement and Renovation Coordinator: o $20 million+ Auditorium renovation (Fairchild Theatre, new Studio Theatre, acting and design studios, and other supporting spaces) o $2.4 million Performing Arts Teaching Laboratory o $1.2 million Summer Circle Theatre Courtyard renovation o $1 million Scene Shop renovation o $300K Dance Studio renovation Served as: o Chairperson or committee member on over twenty graduate guidance committees o Primary Academic Advisor for all design graduate teaching assistants (until Fall 2018) Interim Director of Arts and Cultural Management-Museum Studies Program | 2017 – 2018 Co-Director of Arts and Cultural Management Program | 2014 – 2015 Collaborated in Creating: o Arts and Cultural Management Master of Arts Program and Undergraduate Minor Associate Chairperson of Department of Theatre | 2010 – 2011 Collaborated in Creating or Revising: o Master of Fine Arts (Acting and Design), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting and Design), Minor in Theatre, and Minor in Dance degrees Served as: o Chairperson or committee member on twelve graduate guidance committees o Primary Academic Advisor for all design graduate teaching assistants o Academic Advisor to fifty-five BA and BFA majors o Undergraduate Lead Advisor and Honors Advisor Acting Chairperson of Department of Theatre, Head of Design | 2009 – 2010 Collaborated in Creating or Revising: o Master of Fine Arts (Acting and Design), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting and Design), Minor in Theatre, and Minor in Dance degrees Served as: o Chairperson or committee member on sixteen graduate guidance committees o Primary Academic Advisor for all design graduate teaching assistants o Academic Advisor to fifty BA and BFA majors o Undergraduate Lead Advisor and Honors Advisor Associate Chairperson of Department of Theatre, Head of Design | 2006 – 2009 Collaborated in Creating: o Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting and Design) and Minor in Theatre degree Served as: o Chairperson or committee member on twenty-five graduate guidance committees o Primary Academic Advisor for all design graduate teaching assistants o Academic Advisor to fifty BA and BFA majors o Undergraduate Lead Advisor and Honors Advisor The Ohio Light Opera (Wooster, OH) Artistic Coordinator | 2007 SUMMER SEASON Coordinator of all artistic activities for the only professional company in the United States entirely devoted to operetta, performing the entire Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire, and reviving rarely performed continental works of the 19th and early 20th centuries; oversaw all production areas and staff of fifty with a $1,000,000+ operating budget COURSES TAUGHT Michigan State University | 2002 – PRESENT Undergraduate Courses Introduction to Scene Design Introduction to Technical Theatre Advanced Scene Design Production Design: Scenery & Lighting Scene Painting Lighting Design Portfolio Development Sophomore Seminar Collaboration Studio Senior Seminar Period Research & Resources Theatrical Play Analysis (in-class and online) Digital Design for Theatre Theatre History Design Media and Techniques Creative Dramatics (online) Production Practicum Study Away in Theatre (New York City) CAD & 3D Modeling Graduate Courses Design Studio Professional Aspects Applied Design Studio Period Research & Resources Collaboration Studio Digital Design for Theatre Advanced Scene Design Lighting Design Advanced Scene Painting Special Projects in Theatre CAD & 3D Modeling General Education / Integrative Studies in the Arts & Humanities Courses First-Year Seminar The Creative Process (in-class, blended, online, and study away) (*AT&T AWARD-WINNING BLENDED CLASS) Theatre and Society in the West (in class, blended, and online) Music and Culture (online) BoarsHead Professional Theater (Lansing, MI) | JULY 2004 Scenery and Properties Construction University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI) | 1999 – 2002 Backstage Laboratory I & II: Properties Backstage Laboratory I & II: Paint Richland Academy for the Arts (Mansfield, OH) | 1997 – 1998 Scenery and Properties Construction R ESEARCH/PUBLICATION Roznowski, Rob and Kirk Domer. Collaboration in Theatre: A Practical Guide for Designers and Directors. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. This book will surely become a handy guide to all who venture to collaborate in theatre—and in life | Theatre Topics Domer, Kirk and Rob Roznowski. “Virtual Design in Theatrical Contexts: Live Actors Inhabiting a Virtual Space,” Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, 3.5 (2009), 81-94. Peer-reviewed article. B OOK R EVIEWS/EDITING Technical Editor, Scenic Painting for Performance, Focal Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2016 Peer Review, Michael Gillette’s Theatrical Design and Production Connect, SmartBook (adaptive ebook), McGraw-Hill Companies (Chapters 1-3) | 2016 Book Proposal Reviewer, Scenic Painting for Performance, Focal Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2015 Peer Review, Michael Gillette’s Theatrical Design and Production, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies | 2011 P ROFESSIONAL P RESENTATIONS International American University of Sharjah First International Theatre Festival, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 2017 Presented a series of design masterclasses and design storm sessions as part of the First International Theatre Festival at the American University of Sharjah (with Charlotte Hudders) Digital Humanities Symposium – Virtualisation and Heritage, York, UK | 2012 Ernie – A Multi-textual Exploration of an American Icon (with Alison Dobbins) 3rd International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, Berlin, Germany | 2009 Virtual Design in Theatrical Contexts: Live Actors Inhabiting a Virtual Space (with Rob Roznowski) Associate Editor for the volume of Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal | 2009 International Designs on e-Learning: Penn State University, State College, PA | 2008 Mediated Performance to Enhance Online and Blended Arts-Related Learning (with Rob Roznowski) National Theatre School of Canada: Montreal, CA | 2007 Presentation on Theatrical Collaboration: In advance of completion of an upcoming book on the collaborative process between directors and designers (with Rob Roznowski) National chARTer: Launching Careers/Inspiring Creativity, Orrville, Ohio, Session Panelist | 2019 A program dedicated to guiding adolescents serious about pursuing careers in the range of visual art fields United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Salt Lake City, UT, Corporate Exhibition of Work J.R. Clancy Automated Rigging Simulation | 2016 Babes in Arms – Scene Design by Kirk Domer (Pasant Theatre, MSU) United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Cincinnati, OH, Exhibition of Work | 2015 Peter Pan – Scene Design by Kirk Domer (Pasant Theatre, MSU) United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Milwaukee, WI, Session Panelist | 2013 “The Top 10 things you need to know when preparing projections for live entertainment” United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Milwaukee, WI, Exhibition of Work | 2013 Ernie – Scene Design by Kirk Domer (Ernie the Play, LLC. Mitch Albom Productions) United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Milwaukee, WI, Exhibition of Work | 2013 Dead Man’s Shoes – Scene Design by Kirk Domer (Williamston Theatre) Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Saginaw, MI, Session Panelist | 2013 “U/RTA: Graduate School for Designers and Technicians and U/RTA: Graduate School for Actors and Directors” Boutique Lifestyle Conference, Miami, FL, Session Panelist | 2011 “Anatomy of a Boutique Development” United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Charlotte, NC, Session Panelist | 2011 “Designer as Animator” Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, East Lansing, MI, Book Signing | 2011 Roznowski, Rob and Kirk Domer. Collaboration in Theatre: A Practical Guide for Designers and Directors United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Kansas City, MO, Poster Presentation | 2010 “Online and Blended
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