LUIS RAMIREZ Scenic & Lighting Designer
Email: luis.ramirez@luisramirezdesign.com Phone: 936-371-1438
THEATRE CAREER
- Theatre by the Sea, Matunuck, RI [for Robert Little, USA]
- The Body Politic Theatre, Chicago, IL
- Stage One, Louisville, KY
- Saltworks Theatre Company, Pittsburgh, PA
- Blues City Cultural Center, Memphis, TN
- Acacia Theatre Company, Milwaukee, WI
- Lake Country Playhouse, Mineola, TX
- Tyer & Company Dance, Tyler, TX
- The Academy Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Freelance Scenic/Lighting Designer for professional theatres. Create scenic and lighting designs; liaison to scenic studios; supervise freelance artists, company technicians and interns.
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
- Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, TN
- North Park University, Chicago, IL
- Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
Guest Artist/Scenic/ Lighting Designer for universities. Create scenic and lighting designs for mainstage productions; teach workshops and master classes.
TEACHING CAREER
East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, TX 2008-2012
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts. Established BA design/tech program; taught fundamentals of design, stagecraft, scene design, scene painting, costume design, computer-aided design, lighting technology, and lighting design. Created scenic and lighting designs for mainstage productions; mentored student designers and interns.
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 1999-2005
Associate Professor of Theatre. Expanded BA/BFA design/tech program; taught principles of design, stagecraft, scene design, scene painting, CADD for scenic/lighting design, lighting technology, and lighting design. Created scenic and lighting designs for mainstage productions; mentored student designers and interns.
Huntington University, Huntington, IN 1997-1999
Associate Professor of Theatre Design. Developed new BA program in theatre design and technology; taught stagecraft, scene design, lighting design, scene painting. Created mainstage scenic and lighting designs.
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 1994-1997
Assistant Professor of Design. Coordinated MFA /BFA design program; taught basic design, scene design, scene painting. Created/mentored scenic designs for mainstage productions.
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 1991-1994
Instructor of production fundamentals and drafting for undergraduate and pre-college programs.
ART DIRECTION
- Acacia Creative Services, Evanston, IL
- Ed Gillies Marketing, Wauconda, IL
- D. William Berry & Associates, Evanston, IL
Art Director. Directed all artistic functions from concept through production. Designed and produced advertising campaigns, marketing programs, packaging, and exhibits. Supervised staff.
- North Park University, Chicago, IL
- Triton College, River Grove, IL
Adjunct Faculty. Taught design and production in graphics programs; developed new courses for computer-aided design; directed student internships in graphic design and A/V production.
- M.G. Design Associates, Chicago, IL
Exhibit Detailer. Designed and supervised production of tradeshow exhibits, point-of-purchase displays, museum exhibits, and architectural installations.
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Scene Design, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
M.A. Theatre Arts, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
B.F.A. Drama and Theatre, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
SELECTED PRODUCTION CREDITS
LOUNEAL PRODUCTION Singleton Boulevard (film) Gary Don Martin, dir. Lighting Design
Belhaven Universiy, Jackson, MS
Doctor Faustus Joseph Frost, dir. Scenic/Lighting Design Ice Island Marianne Savell, dir. Scenic/Lighting Design The White Snake Elissa Sartwell, dir. Scenic/Lighting Design
Lake Country Playhouse, Mineola, TX A Christmas Carol Brett Murphy, dir. Projection Design
Theatre by the Sea, Matunuck, RI The Producers Robert Little, des. Assistant Scenic Design
East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, TX All My Sons Nathan Records, dir. Scenic/Lighting Design Tartuffe Traci Ledford, dir. Scenic/Lighting Design Into the Woods Traci Ledford, dir. Scenic/Lighting Design
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR Spunk Stacy Pendergraft, dir. Scenic Design
Tyer & Company Dance, Tyler, TX Downtown DanceScene Michelle Tyer Heines, dir. Lighting Design
Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, TN Disney's Beauty & the Beast R. Cliff Thompson, dir. Scenic/Projection Design Little Shop of Horrors R. Cliff Thompson, dir. Scenic Design Romeo and Juliet R. Cliff Thompson, dir. Scenic Design
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches,TX The Skin of Our Teeth Jack Heifner, dir. Lighting Design The Sea Gull Jack Heifner, dir. Scenic Design Trojan Barbie Rick Jones, dir. Scenic Design Dancing at Lughnasa Sean Byrd, dir. Lighting Design
Huntington University, Huntington, IN Tartuffe McNair Wilson, dir. Scenic/Lighting Design Return to the Forbidden Planet Don Rainbow, dir. Scenic/Lighting Design
Stage One, Louisville, KY Something Upstairs J. Daniel Herring, dir. Scenic Design
Blues City Cultural Center, Memphis, TN Beale Street Back Again Daniel Drew, dir. Scenic Design
Saltworks Theatre Company, Pittsburgh,PA A Wrinkle in Time David Minniefield, dir. Scenic Design
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS A Christmas Carol Cynthia Gold, dir. Scenic Design
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Saturday, Sunday, Monday Gregory Lehane, dir. Scenic Design The Sea Gull Will Pomerantz, dir. Scenic Design
Acacia Theatre Company, Milwaukee, WI The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe Alan Atwood, dir. Scenic Design The Servant of Two Masters Norman Gano, dir. Scenic Design
The Body Politic Theatre, Chicago, IL The King's Clown Dale McFadden, dir. Scenic/Lighting Design An Evening of Sholom Aleichem Murray Horwitz , dir. Scenic/Lighting Design
The Academy Theatre, Atlanta, GA Séance Frank Wittow, dir. Lighting Design The Homecoming Frank Wittow, dir. Lighting Design
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Workshop Instructor, "Renderworks for Lighting Design," School of Theatre, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, 2013
Presenter, "Low-Cost Lighting Control with BlueLite," Texas Educational Theatre Association Annual Conference, Houston, TX, 2013
Ramirez, Luis and Shari Watterston Ellsworth. “Are We Really Working Ourselves to Death?” Theatre Design & Technology 43, 2 (Spring 2007): 64-73.
Exhibitor, Design EXPO, USITT Annual Conference, Louisville, 2006
Exhibiting Designer, World Stage Design. Ed. Eric Fielding. Syracuse, NY: USITT, 2005
Presenter, "Scenic Design: Process and Practicalities" and "Lighting Design: Artistry and Technology," Christians in Theatre Arts, Central Regional Conference, Houston, TX, 2004
Faculty Designer/Participant, Light Lab, USITT Annual Conference, Minneapolis, 2003
Exhibitor, Design EXPO, USITT Annual Conference, New Orleans, 2002
Ramirez, Luis. "Are You Staging a Movie or What?" Christianity & Theatre 21 (2000): 29-35
Panelist, The Professional Theatre and Educators Round-Table, USITT Annual Conference, 2000
Ramirez, Luis. "Costume Design in Tinsel Town." USITT Ohio Valley 22, 2 (1999): 1-3.
Ramirez, Luis. "Whose Vision Is It, Anyway?" Christianity & Theatre 19 (1998): 41-47.
Presenter, "Computer-Aided Design for Theatre." Central Florida Theatre Alliance, Orlando, 1998
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Theatre Consultant, Lake Country Playhouse, Mineola, Texas, 2010-present Theatre Consultant, Lindale Community Theatre, Lindale, Texas, 2012-present Theatre Consultant, APEX Theatre, Tyler, Texas, 2014 Theatre Consultant, Chapel Hill High School, Tyler, Texas, 2014 Theatre Consultant, Hawkins High School, Hawkins, Texas, 2014 Theatre Consultant, Gilmer High School, Gilmer, Texas, 2013 Lighting Consultant, First Baptist Church, Longview, Texas, 2011 Advisory Board Member, Marshall Convention Center, Marshall, Texas, 2008-2011 Prof. Development Workshop Coordinator, Lighting Commission, USITT Annual Conference, 2008 Portfolio Reviewer, Lighting Commission, USITT Annual Conference, 2006-2009 Program Consultant, Belhaven University Theatre, Jackson, Mississippi, 2007 Workshop, Digital Techniques for Scene Painting, UIL One Act Play Clinic, SFASU, 2004 Workshop, Computer-Aided Design & Drafting, UIL One Act Play Clinic, SFASU, 2001 Theatre Consultant, Freed Hardeman University, Henderson, Tennessee, 1997 Board of Directors, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, Oxford, Mississippi, 1995-1997
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology, 1996- 2014 Texas Educational Theatre Association, 2009-2014 Southeastern Theatre Conference, 1994-1997 Christians in Theatre Arts, 1989- 1995