Christopher Stowell

Designer/Educator
Education
MFA in Design, Michigan State University, 2017
BA in Theatre, SUNY Buffalo State, 2013
Employment
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
- Graduate Assistant 2014-2017
Stage Notes, Watertown, NY
- Production Manager and Technical Director 2009-2014
Professional Service and Research
Intern to Executive Director, Clayton Opera House, Clayton, NY, May-July 2012
Treasurer, Casting Hall Productions, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY, 2010-2011
International Student Research Team, Rwanda, Africa, 2013
Teaching Experience
Theatre 111: Introduction to Theatre Technology, 2015-2016
- This course is an introduction to the technical aspects of theatre.
Theatre 111L: Introduction to Theatre Technology Laboratory, 2015
- Group mentorship of student crew members on main stage production.
Theatre 300: Theatre Practicum, 2014-2017
- One-on-one mentorship of students placed in upper-level crew position on a main stage
production.
Theatre 219L: Introduction to Digital Design Laboratory, 2015
- Laboratory coordinator of students assigned to media design students on main stage
productions.
Theatre 211: Introduction to Lighting Design, 2016
- This course is an introduction to lighting design including design philosophy and execu
tion.

Theatre 211L: Introduction to Lighting Design Lab, 2016

- One-on-one mentorship, teaching Capture Argo, and working with students throughout
electrics load-ins of main stage shows.
Theatre 350: Plays as Film, 2015
- The exploration of scripts written for the stage that have been adapted for the screen.
Theatre 811: Concert Lighting, 2016
- grandMA2 onPC masterclasses throughout the semester.
Design Experience
Lighting Design
Michigan State University, Pasant Theatre
Urinetown, The Musical, directed by Brad Willcuts, 2017
Stage Door, directed by Rob Roznowski, 2015
Michigan State University, Fairchild Theatre
Pride and Prejudice, directed by Dan Smith, 2016
Musique 21, directed by Dustin Barr
Symphony Orchestra and The MSU Jazz Band Perform The Nutcracker, conducted by
Kevin Noe and Rodney Whitaker
The Nutcracker, conducted by Kevin Noe
Williamston Theatre, Williamston, MI
The Nerd, directed by John Lepard, 2016
Stage Notes, Sturtz Theatre, Watertown, NY
Les Misrables, directed by Ticia Marra, 2014
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, directed by Ticia Marra, 2013
Bye Bye Birdie, directed by Ticia Marra, 2011
Stage Notes, Lake Ontario Playhouse, Sackets Harbor, NY
Godspell, directed by Ticia Marra, 2012
SUNY Buffalo State, Warren Enters Theatre
Recapitulation, choreographed by Dance Faculty, 2013
Alternative Dimensions: A Multi-Sensory Experience, choreographed Leanne Rinelli,
2012

Sound Design
Michigan State University, Pasant Theatre
Hair, directed by Deric McNish, 2015
SUNY Buffalo State, Burchfield Penney
The Shape of Things, directed by Joe Price, 2010
SUNY Buffalo State, Warren Enters Theatre
Fuddy Meers, directed by Joe Price, 2010
Scenic Design
Summer Circle Theatre, East Lansing, MI
The American Plan, directed by Mark Colson, 2015
SUNY Buffalo State, Donald Savage Flexible Theatre
When The Walls Come Down- Truth!, directed by Drew Kahn, 2012
*World Premiere
Stage Notes, Sturtz Theatre
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, directed by Ticia Marra and Kyle Aumell, 2012
Bye Bye Birdie, directed by Ticia Marra, 2011
Grease, directed by Ticia Marra, 2010
Once on This Island, directed by Ticia Marra, 2009
Master Electrician
Michigan State University, Pasant Theatre
Grease, lighting design by Kenzie Carpenter, 2016
Carrie the Musical, lighting design by Daniel Huston, 2014
Electrician
Michigan State University, Pasant Theatre
Hair, lighting design by Shannon Schweitzer
Michigan State University, Fairchild Theatre
Macbeth, lighting design by Hernando Claros
Michigan State University, Studio 60 Theatre
60/50 Theatre Project, lighting design by Hernando Claros
Buffalo State, Warren Enters Theatre

Recapitulation, choreographed by Dance Faculty, 2013

Alternative Dimensions: A Multi-Sensory Experience, choreographed by Dance Faculty,
2012
Theatre of Youth, Buffalo, NY
Flat Stanley, lighting design by Shannon Schweitzer, 2013
Charlottes Web, lighting design by Shannon Schweitzer, 2012
Pinkalicious, lighting design by Shannon Schweitzer, 2011
Click Clack Moo, lighting design by Shannon Schweitzer, 2010
Inside Out, lighting design by Shannon Schweitzer, 2010
Sound Engineer
Michigan State University
Tempest, sound design by Jason Painter Price
Media Engineer
Michigan State University, Pasant Theatre
Hair, media design by Shannon Schweitzer
Michigan State University, Fairchild Theatre
Macbeth, media design by Alison Dobbins
Michigan State University, Studio 60 Theatre
Baltimore, media design by Rainie Jiang
Carpenter
Michigan State University
The Tempest, scenic design by Kirk Domer
Punk Rock, scenic design by Peter Verhaege
60/50 Theatre Project, scenic design by CJ Libut
Carrie the Musical, scenic design by Matthew Imhoff
Les Liaisons Dangereuses, scenic design by Daniel Hobbs
Macbeth, scenic design by Lex van Blommestein
Hair, scenic design by Elspeth Williams
Punk Rock, scenic design by Peter Verhaege
Tempest, scenic design by Kirk Domer
Blood At The Root, scenic design by Mike Merluzzi
Costume Shop Technician
Michigan State University
Stage Door, costume design by Karen Kangas-Preston
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Grease, costume design by Elspeth Williams

Pride and Prejudice, costume design by Stephanie Eubank
Honors and Awards
Summer Fellowship, Summer Circle Theatre, 2015
Sterling Scholarship in Technical Theatre, 2010 - 2011
Donald Savage Scholarship, 2010

Workshops
King Lear Master Class with Iqbal Kahn, Michigan State University, 2016
Global Education Workshop, Globe Theatre, London, England, 2015
Passion in Practice Text Analysis Workshop, London, England, 2015
Complicite Approaches to Devising Workshop, London, England, 2015
Perform The World, New York, NY, 2012