Kristopher Dietrich

 

theatreguy@usa.net

 

2006	UNCLE VANYA  (& Costume, Lighting Design)	Dir.  Joe Frost	Belhaven College
	THE GREAT THEATRE OF THE WORLD (& Lighting Design)	Dir. Hector Ramirez	Belhaven College
2005	TWELFTH NIGHT (& Lighting Design)	Dir. Dr. Lou Campbell	Belhaven College
	THE MOUSEPTRAP (&  Lighting Design)	Dir. Bret Kenyon	Belhaven College
2004	GREASE	Dir. Burgess Clark	Perry-Mansfield Perf. Arts Camp
	THE CHILDREN’S  HOUR	Dir. Joe Price	Perry-Mansfield Perf. Arts Camp
	PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE	Dir. David Baeker	Perry-Mansfield Perf. Arts Camp
2003	PLAYING DOCTOR	Dir. Ina Marlowe	University of Missouri at Kansas City
2002	PIRATES OF PENZANCE	Dir. Harvey Johnson	Geneva College
2001	POLAROID STORIES	Dir. Joe Price	University of Missouri at Kansas City
	THE TEMPEST  (&  Lighting Design, TD)	Dir. Michelle Draeger	Durango Shakespeare Festival
	THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (& LD, TD)	Dir. Jim Daniels	Durango Shakespeare Festival
2000	QUILTERS (&  Lighting Design, TD)	Dir. Harvey Johnson	Geneva College
	TWELFTH NIGHT (& Costume Design, LD,TD)	Dir. Dr. David Kuhns	Geneva College
	DARK OF THE MOON	Dir. Chris Armbrister	Stage Door Manor Perf. Arts Camp
	THE SECRET GARDEN	Dir. John Stefaniuk	Stage Door Manor Perf. Arts Camp
	ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY	Dir. Michael Larsen	Stage Door Manor Perf. Arts Camp
	EFFECTS OF ... MARIGOLDS (& CD, LD, TD)	Dir. Ryan Wise	Geneva College
1999	WAITING FOR GODOT (&  Light Design, TD)	Dir. Dr. David Kuhns	Geneva College
	WINNIE-THE-POOH  (&  Lighting Design, TD)	Dir. Harvey Johnson	Geneva College
	A THURBER CARNIVAL ( & Light Design, TD)	Dir. Tom Beck	Geneva College
	MAN OF LA MANCHA (& Technical Director)	Dir. Jay Berkow	Clinton Area Showboat Theatre
	NOISES OFF (& Technical Director)	Dir. Chris Smith	Clinton Area Showboat Theatre
	HELLO DOLLY  (& Technical Director)	Dir. Jay Berkow	Clinton Area Showboat Theatre
	CACTUS FLOWER (& Technical Director)	Dir. Hugh Murphy	Clinton Area Showboat Theatre
	PIPPIN (& Technical Director)	Dir. Jay Berkow	Clinton Area Showboat Theatre
	THE SPRING FLING		Beaver County Skating Club
	THE BEST…EVER SEEN (& Light Design, TD)	Dir. David Minnifield	Geneva College
1998	MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (& LD, TD)	Dir. Harvey Johnson	Geneva College
	THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND (& LD,  TD)	Dir. Dr. David Kuhns	Geneva College
	DOIN’ IT RIGHT  (& Technical Director)	Dir. Brian C. Parkinson	New West Theatre
	THE ALL NIGHT STRUT (& Light Design, TD)	Dir. Brian C. Parkinson	New West Theatre
1997	WRONG FOR EACH OTHER	Dir. Warren Graves	New West Theatre
	WINTER POND	Dir. Richard Epp	University of Lethbridge

Designer, Assistant Professor, Belhaven College, Jackson, MS, 2005 - Present

v       Developed Curriculum and Courses for Technical and Design side of the Theatre program.

v       Responsible for all Scenic and Lighting Design within the departmental season.

Co-founder & Director, KMD Artists Inc., Edmonton, AB, 2002– 2005

·          Co-Founded a Corporation in order to give a vehicle out of which I am able to do free lance art or design projects

Designer, Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp, Steamboat Springs, CO, Summer 2004

·          Designed scenery and painted 2 plays and 1 musical

·          Supervised the volunteer painters for each show

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 2001– 2004

·          Worked as Scenic Designer, Property Master, and Scenic Painter on various student shows

·          Instructor of Stage Makeup for Undergraduate and Graduate level classes

Designer, Technical Director, Durango Shakespeare Festival, Durango, CO, Summer 2001

·          Designed, budgeted, built scenery and designed lighting for 2 play season

·          Supervised one Assistant and several volunteers

Designer, Technical Director, Instructor, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA, 1998 - 2001

·          Responsible for the development of curriculum for design and technical aspects of the theatre program

·          Designed scenery and lights, budgeted, built, and implemented the designs for 7 plays and 2 musicals

·          Responsible for the advising and mentoring of technical oriented students

·          Supervised student work crews

Designer, Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Camp, Loch Sheldrake, NY, Summer 2000

·          Designed scenery for 2 musicals and 1 play

Designer, Technical Director, Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, Clinton, IA, Summer 1999

·          Designed, budgeted, built scenery for their season (3 musicals, 2 plays)

·          Supervised one Assistant and two high school Interns

Designer, Stage Manager, New West Theatre, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, Summer 1998

• Designed, and built scenery for 2 musicals and designed lighting for 1 of those musicals

Contract Operator, Sceptre Resources, Youngstown, AB, Canada, August 1995

• Responsible for weed control and other various duties on oil well sites.

Scene Shop Student Assistant, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, Fall 1994

• Assisted with building scenery for University productions

Office Assistant, Bob Alcorn Architect/Builder, Knoxville, TN, Summer 1994

• Assisted with drafting, filing, blue printing, and other various office duties

Assistant Custodian, Grace Lutheran Church/School, River Forest, IL, Summers 1990 - 1992

• Assisted with all aspects of summer cleaning of the Elementary School and weekly maintenance of the Church               

Farm Hand, Kleven Farm, Youngstown, AB, Canada, Spring

• Assisted with the general farm duties including running heavy machinery

 

2004   University of Missouri – Kansas City                                                          M.F.A.  in Theatre, Design

Charrette:  Directed by Ricardo Khan, Artistic Director, Crossroads Theatre

                Rita Dove’s The Darker Face of the Earth   * Winter 2004

Charrette:  Directed by Barry Kyle, Former Associate Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company

                Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo                                                              * Spring 2003

Charrette:  Directed by Barry Kyle, Former Associate Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company

                William Shakespeare’s King Lear                           * Fall  2001

1998     University of Lethbridge                                                                                     B.F.A.  in Drama

 

John Ezell, Hall Family Foundation Professor	Harvey Johnson, Director of Drama
University of Missouri – Kansas City	Geneva College
(816) 235-2773	(724) 847-6682
ezelljd@umkc.edu	hjohnson@geneva.edu
Joe Price, Director of Undergraduate Studies	Gene Friedman,  Assistant Professor
University of Missouri – Kansas City	University of Missouri – Kansas City
(816) 235-2858	(816) 235-2773
pricejp@umkc.edu	friedmang@umkc.edu