Associate
Professor of Theater
M.F.A., University of South Carolina
Telephone: (540) 458-8003
Fax: (540) 458-8041
E-mail: collinso@wlu.edu
Office: Rm. 309, Lenfest Center
Homepage Link: http://www.courtneycollinsstudio.com/
Courses Taught:
- Thea. 100, Introduction to Theater
- Thea. 131, Fundamentals of Theater Art I
- Thea. 151, Introduction to Theatrical Design
- Thea. 232, Fundamentals of Theater Art II
- Thea. 236, Lighting Design
- Thea. 237, Basic Scenic Design
- Thea. 239, Theater Practicum
- Thea. 423, Directed Independent Project
- Thea. 473, Senior Thesis
Professional Production (selected):
Scene Design
- Aquila Theatre Company (AEA) Harold Clurman Theatre NYC- Comedy of Errors
- Peoria Ballet- Nutcracker
- Ensemble Theatre Community School, Eagles Mere, Pa.- The Crucible, Over the Rainbow: A Celebration of Hue (original children's production)
- Coastal Carolina University, Myrtle Beach, S.C.- Babes In Arms, The Mineola Twins
- University of South Carolina- A Midsummer Night's Dream, To Kill a Mockingbird, Peter Pan (original ballet)
Lighting Design
- Morton Civic Chorus- Encore 2000, Encore 2001
- Workshop Theatre- Monky Business
Publications and Presentations:
- "Computers and the Theatrical Portfolio"- Presentation at Southeastern Theatre Conference, Arlington, Va., March 2003
- "A Durable Plaster Texture"- Yale Technical Briefs, April, 2002
- "Lighting Storyboards Using Digital Media"- Presentation at KC/ACTF Region III Festival, Evansville, Ind., January 2002
- "Modified Parallel Platform Construction for Audience Risers"- Yale Technical Briefs, April 2001
- "PVC Framing of Non-Weight-bearing Scenery"- Yale Technical Briefs, May 2000
- Illustration of Greek Theater Reconstruction for Comedic Plays, Aristophanes I:Clouds, Wasps, Birds by Aristophanes, Peter Meineck translation, Hackett Publishing, 1998
- Illustration of Greek Theater Reconstruction for Dramatic Plays, The Oresteia, by Aeschylus, Peter Meineck translation, Hackett Publishing, 1998
Honors and Awards:
- Designs inducted into the International Theatre Design Archive, October 1999
- Certificate of Merit by Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Region III for A Doll's House, January 2001
