DOUGLAS C. WAGER, Director/Adapted ByMr. Wager came to Philadelphia in 2003 to serve as Director in Residence for the Prince Music Theater. During his time at the Prince, he staged a series of acclaimed musical and received a Barrymore Award nomination for best direction of a musical before joining Temple Theaters in 2006 as Artistic Director. Mr. Wager's long and illustrious career spans nearly three decades including more than twenty years as a resident director and producer with the renowned Arena Stage in Washington, DC. Mr. Wager served as Arena’s Artistic Director of Arena Stage for seven seasons, from 1991 to 1998, participating in over two hundred Arena productions, beginning his distinguished career there as an intern in 1974. During his tenure, he directed over fifty plays in the main season, ranging from large-scale musicals to classics and new plays, world and American premieres, and produced over sixty productions while Artistic Director. For his work as a director in Washington, DC, Mr. Wager has received three Helen Hayes awards and thirteen nominations for Outstanding Director. He also spent several years working in Los Angeles working in film and television. His copious and nationally celebrated work as a director has been seen in New York both on Broadway and off, and regionally at major theaters across the country such as The Mark Taper Forum, The Guthrie Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Yale Repertory Theater and the Washington Opera. For television, Mr. Wager directed the series premier and several episodes of The Lot, a single-camera period comedy/drama produced by AMC Network
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YVONNE LATTY, AuthorYvonne Latty holds a master’s degree in Journalism from New York University, and spent 13 years with the Philadelphia Daily News, earning national awards and recognition for her commitment to the stories of the people of the inner city. Her first book, "We Were There," gave voice to the African American veterans of various wars throughout the 20th Century. Building off the remarkable success of that outing, Latty spoke with 25 Iraq War veterans and compiled those conversations into the book "In Conflict," for which she has received much national attention and acclaim. Latty is at work on her next book, and currently serves as a Clinical Professor of Journalism at her alma mater, NYU. |
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ANDREW LAINE, Set DesignOriginally from Central New York, Andrew Laine began his professional theatre career in Austin, Texas, where he worked as a stagehand, rigger and technical director. During this time, he worked with IATSE Local 205, Austin Musical Theatre, Ariel Dance Theatre, Fabulous and Ridiculous Theatre Company, Sharir + Bustamante Dance Works, among others. He joined the Technical Direction program at the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 1999 and completed his MFA in 2002. While at school, Andrew studied structural design, set and lighting design, robotic lighting technologies, taught basic stagecraft and production laboratory classes and worked with various companies and organizations outside of the university. Most recently he has been teaching at Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, PA. Andrew joined the faculty at Temple University’s Department of Theater in 2006 as the technical director. |
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MARIAN COOPER, Costume DesignMarian started out designing costumes for her high school theatrical productions while studying fine arts. After graduating from Philadelphia University with a BS in Fashion Design, she has worked steadily in children's theater as both Designer and Patternmaker. Marian has enjoyed working in both Philadelphia and London and believes in collaborating intuitively with the production team to translate the ideas of the text to the costumes on stage. Some of her favorite design experiences include: "The Darker Face of the Earth," "In Conflict," "My Fair Lady," "The Piano Lesson" and "Fiddler on the Roof." She has owned and operated Morningstar Costumes since 2005 and is currently in her final year as graduate student in Costume Design at Temple University. |
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J. DOMINIC CHACON, Lighting DesignDominic received his BA from The University of Iowa. He has been living and working in Philadelphia since 2002 and has had a great career as a lighting designer. He has designed for Peoples Light and Theatre Company, Flashpoint Theatre Company, The Walnut Street Theatre, The Arden Theatre, Drexel University, The Rock School, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Cape May Stage, The Prince Music Theatre and Temple University. He has Assisted at The Walnut Street Theatre, The Prince Music Theatre and The Opera Company of Philadelphia. |
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CHRIS CAPPELLO, Sound DesignMr. Cappello has worked for most of the major theaters in the Philadelphia area. His passion for technology in theater has engaged him in collaborating to transform Temple Theaters into the foremost undergraduate and graduate program in Philadelphia. |
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WARREN BASS, Video DesignerWARREN BASS is an independent filmmaker and Chair of the Department of Film & Media Arts where he is a full professor teaching directing, cinematography, videography and advanced documentary and fiction film workshops. He was trained at the Yale School of Drama in directing and at Columbia University in film and documentary as their School of the Arts Scholar. He has taught at Yale, NYU, the State University of California, and the American Film Institute, has chaired university departments in Film, Television, and Theater in New England, served as Vice President of the University Film and Video Association, editor of The Journal of Film and Video, and for extended periods of time as Director of Temple University’s Graduate Program in Film & Television. He has directed theater at Lincoln Center, off-Broadway and in regional professional theater including the world premiere of the musical drama Copernicus at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia. His film and video productions have been aired on PBS, syndicated television and cable in the U.S. and on European, Asian and Australian Television. His work has received over 100 regional, national and international awards including the Platinum Award (First Place) Houston Worldfest; First Place Athens International; First Place First Glance; 1st and 2nd Places New Haven International; Canadian International (Toronto); Rochester International; The British Animation Awards London; and the UFVA Award of Merit. Official Selections include Oberhausen, Budapest, Liepzig, Montreal, DeReel, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, St. Johns, and Uppsala in a total of 15 countries over the past six years; seven Public Television grants in the past six years, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship in 2003 and 2005. Professor Bass is a recipient of Temple’s Great Teacher Award. |
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PAUL WINNICK, Music AdvisorPaul developed his skills as a sound designer while working toward a B.S. in Computer Information Science at Temple University, which he completed in 2008. His experience as a musician living in Boston and his passion for technology has greatly influenced all of his work. In addition to his designs for Temple University Paul also produced and recorded the original score for "The Merchant of Venice." |
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