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Jack Magaw
Scenic Designer
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1609 Sherman Ave.
Suite 306
Evanston, IL 60201
847.869.6960 tel
847.869.6975 fax

www.jackmagaw.com
Agent: Bruce Ostler
Bret Adams, Ltd.,
448 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
212.765.5630 tel
212.265.2212 fax
 
 
Recent Professional Design
 

Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Kansas City, MO. Scenery for A Flea In Her Ear directed by Gary Griffin and Winesburg, Ohio directed by Eric Rosen.

Writers’ Theatre, Glencoe, IL. Scenery for Picnic directed by David Cromer, The Turn of the Screw directed by Jessica Thebus, The Lion in Winter and Bus Stop directed by Rick Snyder and The Chosen and The Subject Was Roses directed by Shade Murray.

Court Theatre, Chicago, IL. Scenery for The Mystery of Irma Vep directed by Sean Graney, Wait Until Dark, The First Breeze of Summer, Fences and Flyin’ West directed by Ron OJ Parson, Lettice and Lovage directed by Lucy Smith Conroy and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Charles Newell.

Clarence Brown Theatre Company, Knoxville, TN. Scenery for Love’s Labor’s Lost directed by John Sipes and Copenhagen directed by Kate Buckley.

Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis, IN. Scenery for This Wonderful Life directed by David Bradley.

Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA. Scenery for Radio Golf directed by Ron OJ Parson.

Geva Theatre Center, Rochester, NY. Scenery for Evie’s Waltz directed by Tim Ocel and Bad Dates directed by Mark Cuddy.

Skylight Opera Theatre, Milwaukee, WI. Scenery for Souvenir directed by Bill Theisen.

Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee, WI. Scenery for Frozen directed by Kate Buckley.

Florida Studio Theatre, Sarasota, FL. Scenery for Pure Confidence directed by Kate Alexander.

Madison Repertory Theatre, Madison, WI. Scenery for Topdog/Underdog directed by Ron OJ Parson, Lombardi/The Only Thing, Carousel, Anna Christie, Our Town and Copenhagen directed by Richard Corley and Bad Dates directed by Kate Buckley.

About Face Theatre, Chicago, IL. Scenery for Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein directed by Frank Galati.

Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Normal, IL. Scenery for Titus Andronicus and Taming of the Shrew directed by Catherine Weidner.

Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA. Scenery for The Illusion directed by Richard Corley.

Northlight Theatre, Skokie, IL. Scenery for Grace directed by Dexter Bullard and Better Late and Lady directed by BJ Jones.

Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY. Scenery for A Raisin in the Sun directed by Ron OJ Parson.

Peninsula Players Theatre, Fish Creek, WI. Scenery for The Lady’s Not For Burning directed by Greg Vinkler, Sherlock Holmes directed by Jim Corti, Doubt directed by Todd Schmidt, The Elephant Man directed by Mark Lococo, The Mousetrap directed by David New.

   
Teaching Experience
 

DePaul University, Chicago, IL. Adjunct Professor of Design, 2000 - present.

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Adjunct Lecturer, 2009 - present.

   
Education
 

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Master of Fine Arts, Scenic and Lighting Design, 1991.

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Bachelor of Arts, Theatre and English Literature, 1985.

   
Honors and Affiliations
 

Joseph Jefferson Citation for scenic design of Two Trains Running, 2006.

After Dark Award for “Outstanding Season 2004-05,” Gay Chicago Magazine, 2005.

Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for scenic designs of Seven Guitars, 2005; Fences and Bus Stop, 2006 and Picnic, 2009.

African-American Arts Alliance Award for scenic design of Black Nativity, 2005.

Black Theatre Alliance Award for scenic design of Seven Guitars, 2005.

Joseph Jefferson Citation nominations for designs of Sunday in the Park with George, 2003 and Broadway Bound, 2004.

After Dark Award for scenic design of Sunday in the Park with George, Gay Chicago Magazine, 2002.

Member, United Scenic Artists of America, Local 829, IATSE, 2000 - present.

   
References
  BJ Jones, Artistic Director – Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL 60077 – (847) 679-9501

Mark Cuddy, Artistic Director – Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd, Rochester, NY 14607 – (585) 232-1366

Ron OJ Parson, Director – 4841 N Ashland Ave, Apt 1F, Chicago, IL 60640 – (312) 498-4554
 
   
 
 
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