Glen Thoreson
Glen holds a B.F.A. in Design and Technical Theatre from the
University of Minnesota, Duluth and has done graduate work in
lighting design at Indiana University, Bloomington. Glen's most
recent design for Butler Theatre was the set design for As You
Like It for Butler Theatre's Visiting International Theatre
Artist project. In May 2009, Glen was endowed by the Indianapolis
Arts Council with a Creative Renewal Fellowship. Before
coming to Butler, Glen was the Technical Director and Designer at
Kent State University in Canton, Ohio. In three and a half years at
KSU-SC he designed and built 15 theatrical productions, four dance
productions, over 50 music concerts of various types, and built for
the Canton Players Guild. In the same time period Glen served as
Technical Director/Instructor for Culver Military Academy's Summer
Camps program, completing two productions each summer.
Specializing in the design and construction of scenery and
lighting, he teaches Production Fundamentals, Stagecraft, and
Theatre Graphics.
Glen's professional credits include Dartmouth Summer Repertory
Theatre, Marshall Performing Arts Center, Brown County Playhouse,
Indianapolis Opera, Minnesota Repertory Theatre and The Duluth
Ballet. He is associated with the United States Institute for
Theatre Technology.
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