Scenic Design
jdavid.blatt@unco.edu
David is a guest faculty member in Design for the 2009-2010 academic year, arriving from La Crosse, Wisconsin. He has taught for the last twenty years at a variety of schools, including Tulsa University, Wichita State University, Idaho State University and most recently Viterbo University. He holds the rank of Associate Professor and was tenured at Wichita State University. David has designed sets and lights for over eighty productions but has also served as director, technical director, production stage manager, property master and scenic charge artist for many more. He most recently designed his third season with the Virginia Shakespeare Festival including “Much Ado About Nothing”, “The Winter’s Tale”, and “Art”. Past Seasons included “The Tempest” , “MacBeth” and “Illyria” , an eclectic rock musical telling of “Twelfth Night” by John Briggs. He has also enjoyed many years with the William Inge Festival, designing tributes for and meeting playwrights, Arthur Miller, Neil Simon, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Tina Howe, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, as well as the invitation to design the 25th year Anniversary. Other notable professional work includes “Peter Pan”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “A Christmas Carol” with Off Square Theatre in Jackson, Wyoming, several seasons with Creede Repertory Theatre, Promised Valley Playhouse, and the Wayside Theatre. He has been honored several times with Design Excellence Awards from ACTF, sending two designs to the Kennedy Center, received the Creative Design Excellence Award from Wichita State, and worked with USITT on several conferences, both presenting information and organizing design exhibits. He holds an Associate Degree in Theatre from Casper College and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Education and his Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Utah.
