102 Monroe Street office: 212-618-6106 www.lukecantarella.com Brooklyn, NY 11216 mobile: 646-263-4989 e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] education: 2000 M.F.A., Scenic Design, Yale School of Drama 1995 B.S., Theater, Northwestern University other training: School of the Art Institute, Art Students League, The Drawing Center, Columbia University (Summer Intensive in German) teaching: 2012-present Associate Professor/Pace University Head of Set Design (2013-present): Responsibilities include undergraduate teaching, course development, mentoring student designers, 1st year student advisement Head of Production and Design (2012-2013): Responsibilities include undergraduate teaching, establishing a curriculum for new BFA program in Production & Design, recruiting and retaining students, hiring and mentoring new faculty, student mentorship, production planning and budgeting. 2008-12 Assistant Professor/University of California, Irvine Head of Set Design Program: Responsibilities include teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses, curriculum design, recruiting and retaining students, mentorship, thesis reviews, production planning and budgeting scenic design: # 2015 Auctioning the Ainsleys, directed by Abigail Adams, People’s Light 56 Ted’s Talk, created and directed by David Strassman, Australian Tour 55 Good People, directed by Rob Ruggiero, TheaterWorks 54 Junie B. Jones: Essential Survival Guide to School, directed by Peter Flynn, Theaterworks USA 53 Woody Sez, directed by Nick Corley, Asolo Repertory Theater 52 The Silo Mervin vs. Butter Miriam Bible Match, directed by Sarah Krohn, Studio 42 50 2014 Fractalicious!, directed and created by Bryan Reynolds 49 Transversal Theater– 2014 Interference Festival, Cluj, Romania The Light in the Piazza, directed by Victoria Clark, Pace Performing Arts 48 Row After Row, directed by David Bradley, People’s Light 47 Woody Sez, directed by Nick Corley, People’s Light, TheaterWorks 45 The Other Place, directed by Rob Ruggiero, 44 The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, TheaterWorks Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, directed by Tim Drucker, 43 Matt Murphy Productions (Off B’Way) Some Girls, directed by Emily Mendelsohn, Pace Performing Arts 42 2013 Another Tree Dance, choreographed by Karinne Keithley-Syers, Chocolate Factory 41 Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Amy Rogers, Pace Performing Arts 40 Time Stands Still, directed by Rob Ruggiero, TheaterWorks 39 The Sacre Project, created by Luke Hegel-Cantarella, John Crawford, 37 Lisa Naugle, Chad Hall and Jodie Gates, Pacific Symphony Woody Sez, directed by Nick Corley, Riverside Theater 36 Milwaukee Repertory Theater, & Cleveland Playhouse 2012 Don Giovanni, directed by Roger Brunyate, Lyric Opera Baltimore 35 La Tribu, created by Melanie Rios, Karinne Kethley, Jymi, and Rebecca Bruno, RedCAT 34 Woody Sez, directed by Nick Corley, A.R.T., Adirondack Theater Festival 33 Northlight Theater, & Theater J Waterways, choreographed by Melaine Rios, The Wooden Floor 31 Mother Courage and her Children, directed by Ryanne Laratonda, UCIrvine Drama 30 2011 The Rake’s Progress, directed by Garnett Bruce, Lyric Opera Baltimore 29 New Swan Theater, UCIrvine 28 The Understudy, directed by Rob Ruggiero, TheaterWorks 27 Too, choreographed by Susan Rethorst, The Wooden Floor 26 Constrained, choreographed by Patrick Corbin, UCIrvine Dance 25 Expedition of Sorts, choreographed by Lisa Naugle and Melanie Rios-Glaser, UCIrvine Dance 24 This, directed by Amy Saltz, TheaterWorks 23 Woody Sez, directed by Nick Corley, The Arts Theater (UK – West End) 22 2010 Broke-o-logy, directed by Tazewell Thompson, TheaterWorks 20 Los Angelitos, choreographer by Mark Haim, The Wooden Floor 19 The Price, directed by Tracy Brigden, Pittsburgh Public Theater 18 Snapshots, directed by Richard Maltby, Jr., Lyric Theater of Oklahoma 17 Blue Man Group: The National Tour, design consultant, production design by Joel Moritz 16 Legends in Concert, On Stage Entertainment, Norwegian Cruise Lines* 15 Berenstain Bears: Family Matters, directed by Peter Flynn, Matt Murphy Productions (Nat’l Tour) 14 Blue Light, directed and conceived by Annie Loui, UCIrvine Drama 13 2009 Blue Shade, directed by Bryan Reynolds, Rozentheater (Netherlands) 12 Tribute, choreographed by Jeff Slayton, Saint Joseph Ballet 11 Speech and Debate, directed by Henry Wishcamper, TheaterWorks 10 Eve’s Rapture, directed by Robert Cohen, Heyworth Theater 09 Woody Sez, directed by Nick Corley, Lyric Theater of Oklahoma 08 La Traviata, directed by Garnett Bruce, Peabody Institute of Music 07 Human Error, directed by Tracy Brigden, City Theater, Pittsburgh 06 Blackbird, directed by Amy Saltz, Repertory Theater of St. Louis 05 The Bacchae Trilogy, directed by Mihai Manuitui, UCIrvine Drama 04 2008 Pageant Play, directed by Martha Banta, Berkshire Theater Festival 02 Art, directed by Kirsten Kelly, Two River Theater Company 01 Rabbit Hole, directed by Rob Ruggiero, Pittsburgh Public Theater/TheaterWorks Blackbird, directed by Amy Saltz, TheaterWorks 2007 Make Me a Song, directed by Rob Ruggiero, New World Stages (Off-B'way) The Ruffian on the Stair, directed by Adam Goldman, Bard College, NY The Bomb-itty of Errors, directed by Nick Corley, The Repertory Theater of St. Louis Driving Miss Daisy, directed by Rob Ruggiero, TheaterWorks West Side Story, directed by Julianne Boyd, Barrington Stage Company Human Error, directed by Tracy Brigden, The Atlantic Theater Company (Off-B'way) Life X 3, directed by Jesse Berger, Pittsburgh Public Theater 2006 The Wonder of the World, directed by Rob Ruggiero, Barrington Stage Company Her Majesty the King, directed by Patrick McNulty, HERE Arts Center, NYC The Bomb-itty of Errors, directed by Nick Corley, Adirondack Theater Festival Norman & Beatrice, directed by David Travis, Synapse Theater @ the Connelly, NYC 2005 Redwood Curtain, directed by Lars Tatom, American University in Cairo (Egypt) Lobby Hero, directed by Rob Ruggiero, Pittsburgh Public Theater 2004 Noir, choreographed by Noemie LaFrance, Sens Productions/Whitney Biennial, NYC Cosi fan Tutte, directed by Thor Steingraber, Curtis Institute of Music Cam Jansen: The Curse of the Emerald Elephant, directed by Gordon Greenberg, TheatreworksUSA/LambsTheater (Off-B'way) Junie B. Jones: Top Secret Personal Beeswax, directed by Peter Flynn, TheatreworksUSA/Lucille Lortel Theater (Off-B'way) Blue/Orange, directed by Steve Campo, TheaterWorks Ten Unknowns, directed by Steve Campo, TheaterWorks Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, directed by Rob Ruggiero, University of Hartford 2003 The Last Five Years, directed by Rob Ruggiero, TheaterWorks La Clemenza di Tito, directed by Garnett Bruce, Wolftrap Opera Company The Nutcracker, choreographed by Adam Miller, Eastern Connecticut Ballet The Unexpected Man, directed by Jeremy Cohen, Adirondack Theater Festival Corduroy, directed by Wilfredo Medina, Theatreworks USA, Nat’l Tour Lobby Hero, directed by Rob Ruggiero, Barrington Stage Company 2002 Pal Joey, directed by Laurie Steinberg, Prince Music Theater Twelfth Night, directed by Kirsten Kelly, Bard College Dinner with Friends, directed by Rob Ruggiero, TheaterWorks Spinning into Butter, directed by Steve Campo, TheaterWorks Lobby Hero, directed by Rob Ruggiero, TheaterWorks Falsettos, directed by Rob Ruggiero, Barrington Stage Company Albert Herring, directed by William Gustafson, New England Conservatory of Music Romeo & Juliet, directed by Jonathan Rosenburg, Fordham University 2001 Chesapeake, directed by Steve Campo, TheaterWorks A Perfect Christmas Guaranteed!, choreographed by Adam Miller, Dance CT City of Angels, directed by Clinton Turner-Davis, Fordham University 2000 Drama League Directors Project, directors: Damon Kiely, Katie Pearl, Rebecca Taichman, Mahayanna Landowne, HERE Arts Center, NYC Mom's the Word, directed by Jeremy Cohen, SFX Backrow, Royal George Theater The Turn of the Screw, directed by Annie Dorsen, Miranda Theater 1999 The Imaginary Invalid, directed by Mark Rucker, Yale Repertory Theater The Learned Ladies, directed by Alec Wild, Yale Summer Cabaret Maggie Cassidy, directed by Allison Narver, Yale Summer Cabaret Turn of the Screw, directed by K. Elizabeth Stevens, Yale Summer Cabaret A Bob Called Hope, directed by Weir Harmon, Yale Summer Cabaret 1998 The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Rebecca Taichman, Yale School of Drama Twelfth Night, directed by Alec Wild, Yale School of Drama Play & Cascando, directed by Annie Dorsen, Yale Cabaret 1997 Stalag 17, directed by Lou Conte, The American Theater Company The Planets, directed by Paul Edwards, Roadworks Productions 1996 Was, directed by Paul Edwards, Roadworks Productions Orestes, directed by Abby Epstein, Roadworks Productions 1994 The Lights, directed by Abby Epstein, Roadworks Productions, Chicago ` * denotes co-designer productive encounters: 2012 214 Sq.Ft. 32 41 Co-Principal Investigator w/ Christine Hegel (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Western Connecticut State University) Funders: Project Hope Alliance, UCI Center for Ethnography Budget: 15k A research collaboration with anthropologist Christine Hegel, 214 Sq.Ft. is a full-scale mobile recreation of a motel room embedded with video, audio and textual material. The project developed with the support of the Project Hope Alliance advocates awareness of the problems of functional homelessness amongst families and children in Southern California. Existing at the border between art practice and anthropology, it creates a new venue and paradigm for staging engagement and response