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nick mozak
Scenic Designer		   Curriculum Vitae
1441 w. albion avenue #2B
chicago, il 60626
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EDUCATION
  NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston,IL,
Master of Fine Arts, Stage Design, 1993.

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit,MI,
Master of Fine Arts
Costume Design,1982.

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1974.

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART, Cambridge, MA
Computer Graphic Design 2001-2002.
   
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
  UNITED INSTITUTE OF THEATRE TECHNOLOGY (USITT),
A national organization for designers, production and technology professionals in the performing arts and entertainment field.
   
EMPLOYMENT
 

FREELANCE DESIGNER, Midwest and New England Region
1991-present.

DUVAL DESIGN GROUP, Hingham, MA
Interior Design Consultant, 1999.

BOSTON COLLEGE, Chestnut Hill, MA
Assistant Professor of Design, 1995-1999

Courses Taught
Introduction to Scene Painting
Elements of Scenic Design and StageCraft 1 and 2
Senior Design Practicum

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1988-1991.

  • Assisted Scenic Design Faculty in classroom.
  • Supervision of undergraduate students.
  • Supervised undergraduate crew training in technical areas of set, properties and costume construction and scenic painting.

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF MERCHANDISING AND DESIGN, Chicago, IL
Lecturer in Costume History, 1985-1988.

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IL
Instructor of Costume Design, 1982-1985.

Courses Taught
Basic Costume Construction
Elements of Stage Craft
Costume History I
   
PROFESSIONAL SET DESIGN
  LIGHT OPERA WORKS, Evanston, IL.
Gigi,directed by Rudy Hogenmiller, 6/2008.

RIDGEWOOD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Munster, IN.
La Cage Aux Folles, directed by William Pullinsi, 1/2008.
Fiddler on the Roof, directed by William Pullinsi, 1/2007.

CONGO SQUARE THEATRE, Chicago,IL.
Elmina’s Kitchen, directed by Derrick Sanders, 9/2007.

PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE, Memphis,TN.
Doubt, directed by Jerry Chipman, 10/2007.
The Mousetrap, directed by John O’Connell, 9/2006.
Take Me Out, directed by Dave Landis, 3/2006.
Humble Boy,directed byMichael Detroit, 3/2005.
Floyd Collins,directed by Scott Ferguson, 2/2005.
Last Night of Ballyhoo,directed by Ken Zimmerman, 9/1999.
Dancing at Lughnasa, directed by Kate Davis, 9/1994.

PEGASUS PLAYERS THEATRE
Young Playwright’s Festival, directed by Alex Levy, 2/2002.
   
ACADEMIC SET DESIGN
  ELGIN COLLEGE, Elgin,IL
The Glass Menagerie, directed by Stephen Gray, 11/2004

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Chicago,IL
Chicago, directed by Raoul Johnson, 1/2003.

BOSTON COLLEGE, Chestnut Hill, MA., 1995-1999.
Buried Child, The Pirates of Penzance, Into the Woods,
Steel Magnolias,Tartuffe, The Comedy of Errors,
The Fifth of July, Little Shop of Horrors, The Marriage,
Our Country’s Good.

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY,Evanston, IL.
Cabaret, directed by Dominic Missimi, 10/1990.
Cloud Nine,directed by David Downs, 3/1990.
   
HONORS
  Awarded the Ostrander Award for Best Scenic Design of Take Me Out, produced at Playhouse on the Square, Memphis TN, 2006.

Recipient of the Excellence in Design Award from the Memphis Associated Press for the Scenic Design of Last Night of Ballyhoo, 1999 and Dancing At Lughnasa, 1994.

Faculty Costume Design Finalist, American College Theatre Festival competition with a production of Working, presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington,DC., 1984.
   
REFERENCES
  Available on request.
   
 
   
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