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nick mozak
Scenic Designer		   Curriculum Vitae
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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
   
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

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
 

ARIZONA BROADWAY THEATRE, Peoria, AZ
The Odd Couple, directed by James Rio, 9/2011
Hello Dolly!, directed by Michael Susko, 1/2013
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. directed by Damon Dering, 3/2013

REDTWIST THEATRE
A Body of Water, directed by Mary Reynard, 3/2013

LIGHT OPERA WORKS, Evanston, IL.
Brigadoon, directed by Rudy Hogenmiller, 6/2011
My Fair Lady, directed by Rudy Hogenmiller, 7/2009
A Little Night Music, directed by Rudy Hogenmiller, 6/2009
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.
Hot L Baltimore, directed by Dave Landis, 9/2012
A Midsummers Night's Dream: Opera A Cappella, directed by Gary John La Rosa, 1/2011
Oliver!, directed by Courtney Oliver, 5/2010
The Glass Menagerie, directed by Miles Potter, 10/2008
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
  Winner of Best Set Design for Elmina's Kitchen produced by Congo Square Theatre, Chicago, IL, presented by the Black Theatre
Alliance Awards, 4/2008

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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