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Art_Rotch@post.Harvard.edu
www.artrotchdesigns.com Email: Art_Rotch@post.harvard.edu
115 West 30th St, Ste 1111 1207 Second Street
New York, NY 10001 Douglas, Alaska, 99824
EDUCATION
New York University MFA Design 2005. Graduate Assistant 2002-2004. J.S. Siedman Prize 2005
Major: Set and Lighting design for stage/film. Studied: Research-rendering-model making-drafting.
Harvard University BA, Cum Laude in History 1988. President Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club, 1986
Thesis: Soviet Dissident Thought. Studied: European History, Russian language/literature, research, writing.
EXPERIENCE
Perseverance Theatre, Alaska. Artistic Director
Artistic Leader of Alaska's only professional Theatre Company. Program plays,develop and manage artistic projects, manage
artists, staff, interns and volunteers, set goals for the theatre, develop and implement long-term strategic planning, work closely with
Board of Directors to care for the organization, and work on productions as a designer and collaborator.
Designers Squared LLC, Co-Founder
Designer’s Squared is a cooperative studio and office space for design professionals working in theatre, film television and the
graphic arts. Located at 115 W 30th St, ste 1111 in Manhattan. By Sharing space and collaborating whenever possible, working
designers can support one another and further their professional goals.
Juneau Jazz and Classics
10 years of experience as Lighting Designer and Set Designer for a multi-venue, city wide music festival in Juneau, Past featured
artists include: Diana Krall, Mose Allison, many others. www.jazzandclassics.org.
DESIGN CREDITS
*World Premiere *World Premiere
Director:
ActorsExpress, Atlanta, GA
The Wooden Breeks by Glen Berger Set and Lights, 2002 Wier Harman
Anchorage Opera, Anchorage, Alaska
HMS Pinafore by Gilbert & Sullivan Set, 2007 Bill Fabris
Romeo et Juliette by Charles Gounod Set, 2007 Ed Bourgeois
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO
Eliogabolo by Fracesco Cavalli Set, 2007 Ed Berkeley
Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck Set, 2008 Ed Berkeley
La Boheme by Puccini Set, 2009 Ed Berkeley
Bard College, Annadale on Hudson, NY
The Pelican by Strindberg Set and Lights, 2005 Julie Rossman
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Bloomsburg, PA
The Women of Lockerbie by Debora Brevoort Set, 2005 Laurie McCants
A Christmas Carol adapted by Jerry Stropnicky Set, 2007 Laurie McCants
Epiphany Theatre Company, New York City
The Dolls House by Ibsen Set, 2006 Ken Kaissar
Pennsyltucky* by Sloan Macrae Lights, 2005 Amy Kaissar
Foothill Theatre Company, Nevada City,CA
Dracula by Gary Wright Set and Lights, 1999 Hugh Dignon
Fair Use* by Sands Hall Set, 2001 Lynne Collins
Gorky Drama Theatre, Vladivostok, Russia
Dracula by Gary Wright, trans by Julia Polshina Set, 2000 Philip Sneed
Juilliard School, New York City
The Mother of Us All by Virgil Thompson Set, 2007 Ed Berkeley
La Doriclea, by Cavalli Set, 2008 Ed Berkeley
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare, Incline, NV
A Comedy of Errors Set, 2001 Michael Haney
The Two Gentlemen of Verona Set, 2001 Philip Sneed
The Taming of the Shrew Set,2002 Carolyn Howarth
Twelfth Night Set, 2002 Robert Wienappple
Manhattan School of Music, New York City
Riders to the Sea by Ralph Vaughn Williams Set, 2005 Rhoda Levine
A Dinner Engagement by Lennox Berkeley Set, 2005 Rhoda Levine
New York University, New York City
You Never Can Tell by Shaw Set, 2004 Susan Fenichel
As You Like It by Shakespeare Set, 2005 David Hammond
Opera House Arts, Stonington, ME
Women and the Sea by Anita Stewart & Shelly Berc Set and Lights, 2006 Judith Jerome
As You Like It Set and Lights, 2006 Jeffrey Frace
The Taming of the Shrew Lights, 2007 Julia Whitworth
People’s Light and Theatre Company, PA
The Man from Nebraska by Tracy Letts Set, 2006 Ken Marini
Splittin’ The Raft by Scott Kaisser Set, 2007 Jade King Carrol
Six Characters in Search of an Author by Louis Lippa Set, 2007 Ken Marini
I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given
to me by a Young Lacy from Rwanda by Sonja Linden Set, 2008 David Bradley
Absence by Wendy Hammond Set, 2009 Ken Marini
Perseverance Theatre, Alaska (partial listing of credits)
The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol Set, 2008 Emma Griffin
Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer Sets,2007 Keith Baxter
Noises Off Michael Frayn Sets, 2006 Keith Baxter
The Crucible by Arthur Miller Set and Lights, 2006 Eleanor Holdridge
Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman Set and Lights, 2004 David Hunsaker
The Winter’s Tale by Shakespeare Lights, 2001 Peter DuBois
Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O’Neill Set and Lights, 1999 Kate Whoriskey
Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare Set and Lights, 2000 Peter DuBois
How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel Lights, 1998 Molly Smith
The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht Set and Lights, 1992 Molly Smith
American Buffalo by David Mamet Set and Lights, 1992 Rita Giomi
Moby Dick* adapted by ensemble from Melville Set and Lights, 2001 Leon Inglesrud
Wild Nights With Emily* by Madeline Olnek Set and Lights, 1999 Peter DuBois
The Minneola Twins* by Paula Vogel Set and Lights, 1996 Molly Smith
The Faraway Nearby* by John Murrell Set and Lights, 1994 Joanna Macintyre
Democracy* By John Murrell Set and Lights, 1991 Molly Smith
Signs of Life* by Debora Brevoort Lights, 1990 Christopher Hanna
King Island Christmas* by Brevoort & Friedman Set and Lights, 1996 Anita Maynard-Losh
In Two Worlds* by Earl Atchak Lights, 1991 K Bowns & J MacLean
Wit by Margaret Edson Set and Lights, 2001 Terry Cramer
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee Set, 1997 Molly Smith
Angels in America (Part 1) by Tony Kushner Set and Lights, 1999 Anita Maynard-Losh
Out of the Blue* by Merry Ellefson and Tom Linklater Set and Lights, 1995 Lynette Turner
A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams Set and Lights, 1994 Molly Smith
Sacramento Theatre Company, Sacramento, CA
Othello by Shakespeare Lights, 2006 Peggy Shannon
Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck Set and Lights, 2006 Michael Stevenson
Cyrano de Bergerac Set and Lights, 2008 Peggy Shannon
Trinity Repertory Company, Providence, RI
How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel Lights, 1998 Molly Smith
University of Maine, Orono, ME
Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward Set, 2005 Marcia Douglas
Jesus Christ, Superstar Andrew Lloyd Webber Set, 2006 Sandra Hardy
Wintertime, by Charles Mee Set, 2006 Tom Mitkotowicz
Bat Boy, by Farley, Flemming and O’Keefe Set, 2007 Marcia Douglas
For a more complete chronological list of
Production Credits, click on Portfolio
Production Credits, click on Portfolio
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