2016–2017 PRODUCTION TEAM Musical JR. David also served as head of design at Kansas State University’s department of theatre, where he designed numerous productions. One of them, Uncle Vanya, won him an Outstanding Scenic Design award from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Other work includes the Cincinnati Opera’s productions of Galileo Galilei, The Flowering Tree, Rise for Freedom– The John P. Parker Story, and La Calisto. He has also designed for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and on dozens of productions at The Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, including this season’s On Golden Pond. David’s designs were used for Mitch Miller’s Voices in Harmony for a national television broadcast on PBS, and he also served as Assistant Art Director for three other PBS national broadcasts for the Cincinnati Pops. His designs were featured in two editions of the textbook Scene Design and Stage Lighting and have also been seen at the Seattle Opera, Cincinnati Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, CCM’s Hot Summer Nights, Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis, and at the Sakai Opera Company in Osaka, Japan, where he designed their production of La Traviata. David is a graduate of Cincinnati’s School for Creative and Performing Arts, the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (B.F.A. in Scenic Design), and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts (M.F.A. in Scenic Design).
Interlochen Center For The Arts, TriCities Opera, Luna Negra Dance Company, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Cincinnati Opera, Opera at Florham, ballettech Ohio, New Horizon Theatre Company, Muse Machine, South Jersey Regional Theatre, Little Theatre of the Rockies, Taj Mahal Casino, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, among others. He is very pleased to be rejoining TCT for this production. He is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829: Lighting Design.
BENJAMIN GANTOSE
CATHRYN SIEGEL HUDSON
JEFF SHEARER
Resident Costume Designer Alice in Wonderland “>Ă€ÂŽĂƒ ivvÂ˝Ăƒ wĂ€ĂƒĂŒ ÂœvwVˆ>Â? ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂœ >Ăƒ ,iĂƒÂˆÂ‡ dent Costume Designer for TCT. Most recently he has designed shows at Northern Kentucky University. He has also designed for Shawnee Playhouse in the Poconos and served as Assistant Costume Designer for San Diego Repertory Theatre. Favorite projects include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Mame, Gypsy, and Little Shop of Horrors. Jeff has also designed for theme parks such as Paramount Parks, Cedar Point, and Kennywood, and corporate clients such as Lucent Technologies and Cincinnati Bell Wireless. Cincinnati audiences have seen Jeff’s work at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, the Cincinnati Opera’s outreach program, the Cincinnati Zoo’s Festival of Lights, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s Home for the Holidays.
Lighting Designer|for Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Benjamin is a Cleveland-based designer. He grew up in Berea, Ohio, and attended the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, where he studied Theatrical Design and Production with an emphasis on Lighting Design. Benjamin has been involved in both scenic and lighting design for works spanning ballet and modern dance, scripted and devised theatre, musical theatre, opera, and theme parks. He is Resident Lighting Designer at Cleveland Public Theatre and Associate Designer at the Cincinnati Ballet. Benjamin’s work has been seen around Cleveland at Talespinner Children’s Theater, Mamai Theatre Company, Theater Ninjas, Baldwin Wallace University, Cleveland State University, and Verb Ballets; and nationally at Lafayette Ballet Theater and North American Cultural Laboratory. As an Associate Designer, Benjamin’s work includes lighting and scenic designs at Cincinnati Ballet, Beck Center for the Arts, Cedar Fair Amusement Parks, Cain Park, Lakeland Civic Theatre, and Inlet Dance Theatre. This is Benjamin’s third season with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.
MATTHEW BENJAMIN
Lighting Designer for Elf The Musical JR. A professor of lighting design at Wright State University for the past 19 years, Matthew’s professional credits include seven seasons as the resident lighting designer and production manager for the Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy. Other design work includes productions with the Aspen Music Festival, Alley Theatre,
Costume Designer for The Wizard of Oz Cathy is pleased to be back as a guest costume designer for TCT in 2017. She is no stranger to TCT, working as their full-time costume shop manager and designer for many years with Jack Louiso, Jay Goodlett, Deondra Means, Roderick Justice, and Angela Powell Walker. A shout out to these wonderful and creative souls! Her TCT credits include, but are not limited to, Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR., Disney’s High School Musical, Disney’s Peter Pan JR., Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale, Disney’s My Son Pinocchio JR., Holiday Follies I and II, How I Became a Pirate, and the TCT On Tour traveling troupe shows including The Frog Prince, Anne Frank, The Elves and the Shoemaker, and many, many more. Cathy would like to thank her husband John for all his patience, love, and support.
BILL FUSS
Sound Designer Bill is a life-long Cincinnati resident. His career has spanned the past 19 years. During that time he has worked with some of the top names in the music industry across the country. As an engineer, he has provided technical sound support for many corporate and government events, including working with two U.S. Presidents. He is rock-and-roll tested and White House approved! He is enjoying his work with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, looking forward to his sixth season with the company and many more.
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