JEFF DAVIS LIGHTING DESIGN 55 WEST 95TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10023 212-799-3718 website: stuffco.org REPRESENTATIVE RESUME Unions: NABET Degree: Northwestern University United Scenic Artists 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 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 JEFF DAVIS Page Two 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 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 Premiere) Laura Alley La Boheme Graciella Scutti Der Rosenkavalier Jonathan Miller The Dreyfus Affair (American Premier) Laura Alley The Tales of Hoffmann Beth Greenberg HMS 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" Doug Wilson Wilson/Sachs Brian Boitano Special "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 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 JEFF DAVIS Page Three TELEVISION DESIGN (Continued) Director Producer PBS - "Live From Lincoln Center" Kirk Browning John Goberman The Marriage of Figaro New York City Opera Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci New York City Opera La Traviata (Emmy Award) New York City Opera La Boheme (Emmy Award) New York City Opera A Little Night Music New York City Opera The Merry Widow New York City Opera "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 Paramonut Pictures "The Sally Jesse Raphael Show" Adam Sorota 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 Brooklyn Academy Music "A Party on The Pond" Dennis Grimaldi Donald Trump Wollman Rink Coca Cola Centennial C. Henning Studio Seaport Winter Festival Dennis Grimaldi Candid Productions Richard Button "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 JEFF DAVIS Page Four DANCE LIGHTING Jose Limon Dance Company Annabelle Gamson The Next Ice Age AWARDS: 1992 Emmy Nomination, “Live From Lincoln Center” 1997 Daytime Emmy Award Nomination, Lighting Direction, “The Maury Povich Show” 1998 Daytime Emmy Award 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! Valor! Compassion!, Philadelphia Theatre Company Associate Designer to Jo Mielziner Assistant Designer to Tharon Musser ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS: University of Connecticutt, Storrs - Associate Professior, Head MFA Lighting Program (2005-2006) University of Missouri – Visting Lecturer – Graduate Design Program (1993-1994) University of Missouri – Master Class in Lighting for Television University of Connecticut – Visiting Professor – Graduate Design Program (2001-2002) 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 "World Premiere Festival", TCI, February 1994 "Harvey Milk", Lighting Dimensions, May 1995 The Speed of Light, Linda Essig Mielziner, Mary C. Henderson .