Assistant Professor - Scenic Design M.F.A., Production Design and Technology from Ohio University, 1982 BGS, Ohio University, 1977 Website:www.indiana.edu/~fmdesign Whom do I contact about what?

Fred’s scenic design work was seen in the IU productions of The Cherry Orchard, The Scarlet Letter, Falsettos, Urinetown, Nine, and Hamlet and Brown County Playhouse’s Forever Plaid, Greater Tuna, Smoke on the Mountain, Pump Boys and Dinettes, SUDS, and Same Time Next Year.  For Bloomington Early Music Festival he designed the scenery for “L’Orfeo”.  His television art direction can be seen on WTIU’s “The Weekly Special." 

A member of United Scenic Artist, Local 829, Fred has an extensive background in professional theatre and television.  His designs range from summer stock for The Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, Massachusetts, to opera for Opera Delaware and Washington DC’s Summer Opera Theatre.  His regional theatre credits include; Indiana Repertory Theatre; The Studio Arena; Theatre Aspen; The Pasadena Playhouse; and Off-Broadway at The Criterion Center.  Fred was a resident designer at the Tony Award winning Old Globe Theatre in San Diego for five years and as a founding member, designed 11 productions over the past 22 years for Shakespeare Festival/Los Angeles.  He has also designed for Colorado Shakespeare Festival in Boulder.

As Production Designer, Fred designed the sets for “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” for 5 seasons and NBC’s “In The House” for 4 years.  He has also designed scenery for “City Guys” and “Saved By The Bell – The New Class.”  His film work includes the TV movie, “Saved By The Bell-Wedding in Las Vegas” and the independent feature, “Fits and Starts.”  He is the recipient of The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievement Award; the Drama-Logue – Los Angeles Critics Scenic Design Award; and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program for his design work on “The Pat Sajak Show,” CBS, 1989.