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Design, Technology & Production
Faculty & Staff
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Ann Archbold (Department Chair, Professor of Lighting)
Ann joined the faculty of the Department of Theatre and Drama in 2005 and is currently Chair of the Department of Theatre and Drama. Professionally, she has designed lighting for over 500 events for theatre, industrials, opera, dance, live concerts and television throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Her lighting design work has been featured in the World Stage Design Gallery (Toronto, 2005), and in the current edition of Scene Design and Stage Lighting by Parker, Wolf and Block.
Ann is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 (IATSE), the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), USITT and USITT-Midwest Section. She has been a member of the Lighting Commission for USITT since 1992 and has served as a Vice Commissioner for Design (1993-99, 2006), Technology (1996), Programming (1998) and Education (2004-2005). Recently she was a member of the Board of Directors for both National Institute and the Midwest Section before becoming Chair of the Midwest Section. She authored a profile on designer Marin Aronstein for a soon to be released publication for the 50th Anniversary of USITT.
Ann holds a B.G.S. (Bachelor of General Studies) from the University of Michigan and her M.F.A. in Design and Technical Production from San Diego State University.
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Gail Brassard (Associate Professor of Costume Design, Head of MFA Costume Design Program, Member of United Scenic Artists, local 829)
Gail designed the costumes for the long-running Off-Broadway hit, ALTAR BOYZ, for which she received a Henry Hewes Design Award nomination. She shared in the 2005 Emmy Award for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Concert production of Sondheim’s PASSION on PBS, which starred Tony winners Patti LuPone, Audra MacDonald and Michael Cerveris. She designed the concert presentations of SWEENEY TODD, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and PASSION for the Ravinia Festival, CANDIDE in concert for the San Francisco Symphony, and the Emmy Award-winning SWEENEY TODD IN CONCERT for PBS. She has designed four productions of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, receiving a Joseph Jefferson Nomination for the Northlight Theatre (Chicago) production, and designed the acclaimed OTHELLO for Shakespeare and Company in Massachusetts in 2008, which was remounted in 2009. Other design work includes: Broadway: THE MISER and TAKING STEPS: Off-Broadway: VISITING MR. GREEN with Eli Wallach, City Center Encores' PAL JOEY, the premiere of Jason Robert Brown's SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, THE WAITING ROOM at the Vineyard, Arthur Miller's THE AMERICAN CLOCK at the Signature Theatre, and over 100 regional and LORT productions. She has designed extensively in NYC for network, cable and daytime television. Three-times nominated for the American Theatre Wing/ Henry Hewes Design Awards, her favorite design assignment was the 300 costumes for performers and animals for the 124th edition of RINGLING BROS. and BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS. She received her MFA in Design from Brandeis University and her BA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. An active member of United Scenic Artists local 829, she served five years on the board of the Eastern region. Her chapter on famed costume designer Irene Sharaff will be included in a book celebrating the work of influential designers to be published in 2010 by the USITT.
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Jim Greco (Costume Shop Supervisor)
Jim has managed costumes shops for Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Indianapolis Repertory Theatre, GeVa Theatre, and The Berkshire Theatre Festival. He has draped costumes for The Utah Shakespearean Festival, The Alliance Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Hartford Stage, Yale Repertory Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC. He has worked with Tony award winning designers Martin Pakledinaz and Ann Hould-Ward. He has designed at the Florida Shakespeare Festival, Alabama Shakespeare Festival and GeVa. He taught costuming and draping for 3 years and designed 3 shows at University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa before coming to Madison.
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Daniel Lisowski (Faculty Technical Director)
Dan rejoined the UW faculty in the fall of 2009 after previously being in residence during the 2006-07 academic year. He spent two years in the electrical design department at Fisher Technical Services, a leading automation and control equipment company, where his design and management projects included Cirque du SoleilZED™, Macau City of Dreams’ Bubble Show, and “Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark.” He has also worked with Chicago Scenic Studios, Hudson Scenic Studio, and Adirondack Theatre Festival. He's a member of USITT and ESTA, and was the 2006 recipient of the Frederick A. Buerki Golden Hammer Scenic Technology Award. Dan holds a BS in Theatre & Drama from the UW and an MFA in Technical Design and Production from the Yale School of Drama. He and his wife, Meghan (also a UW alum.), have three children.
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Casey Martin (Lighting and Sound Supervisor)
Casey joined the department at UW-Madison in 2004. In addition to
supervising the electric crews for university productions he also teaches classes in sound for the stage (T&D 371) and stage lighting technology (T&D 166). Martin has had a diverse 20 year career in professional technical theatre working as a rigger, lighting designer, technical director, consultant and most recently as the production manager for Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. In his free time, he enjoys riding the bike trails of Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Chuck Mitchell (Scene Studio Supervisor)
In addition to supervising Scene Studio activities, Chuck teaches stage craft (T&D 170) and scenery automation (T&D 571). He as been with the Theatre and Drama Department since 1981. Previously he toured nationally with musicals, dance and opera companies. Chuck is a member of the Stagehands Local 251 in Madison, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, and holds both BA and MFA degrees from the University of Wisconsin. When out of the theatre he enjoys biking, kayaking, hiking, woodworking and being an audience member at performance events. He lives in Madison with his wife, daughter and beagle.
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David S. Stewart (Production Manager/Stage Management)
David joined the UW staff during the summer of 2003. In addition to running the production arm of University Theatre he also heads up the stage and production management programs. Previous endeavors include: Production Stage Manager for Buffalo, NY Studio Arena Theatre, St. Louis, MO MUNY theatre, Kansas City, MO Starlight Outdoor Musicals, Sullivan, IL The Little Theatre on the Square & Vienna Austrias English Theatre. David also holds a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification in the business world as well as holding a 4th degree black belt in the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do. David is joined in Madison by his wife Jennifer, daughter Katana and son Slayte.
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Michele Traband (General Manager)
Michele joins the UT staff with over 18 years of experience in arts administration. Previous positions include Program Manager for the National Theatre Conservatory, which is a branch of the Denver Center Theatre Company; Program Director for both the UW Milwaukee Professional Theatre Training Program and the University of Hartford's Hartt School Theatre Division. She most recently was the Director of Ticketing Services for the Lied Center at the University of Kansas. Michele holds an MFA in Arts
Administration from Brooklyn College. She was a founding member of the Renaissance Theatre Company in Milwaukee and has been a board member for several not-for-profit organizations around the country.
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