Lonnie Alcaraz is an Associate Professor at the University
of California, Irvine and a professional Lighting Designer.
He has designed at various regional theatre houses, such
as South Coast Repertory, Laguna Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory,
Sierra Repertory, The Arena Stage in DC, and the Utah Shakespearean
Festival.
Recent
productions with The Cornerstone Theater Company; Waking
Up In Lost Hills and I Ask You, Ladies and Gentleman.
Selected
design credits include Laguna Playhouse's Sarah Plain
& Tall, South Coast Repertory's La Posada Magica,
Play Strindberg, Dimly Perceived Threats to
the System, Sidney Bechet Killed a Man (for
which he received a Dramalogue Award), BAFO, Later
Life and Three Viewings. Also Culture Clash's
The Birds at both South Coast Repertory and Berkeley
Repertory, along with their national touring show, Radio
Mambo, which has been seen in Los Angeles, San Diego,
San Francisco, Arizona, New York, Seattle and Washington
DC.
Further
selected design experience includes the Utah Shakespearean
Festival for four seasons in '96, '97, '02, '03 and '04
(Fall & Summer Season), as listed below and Watsonville
at the York Theatre in San Francisco.
His
most recently completed work was My Fair Lady,
Mornings at Seven, Forever Plaid, The
Importance of Being Earnest, The Comedy of Errors
& The Little Shop of Horrors for the Utah Shakespearean
Festival, Relatively Speaking at South Coast Repertory,
My Fair Lady & Sweeney Todd at the
Claire Trevor Theatre & Timon at the Winifred
Smith Hall. Also, Reading Frankenstein at the Beall
Center for Art and Technology. Lonnie returned from Japan
in April of 2001 after completing his work on Universal
Studios, Japan where he designed the live shows Terminator
2 in 3D, and Monster Makeup, the attractions
Jurassic Park the Ride and Snoopy Studios,
along with various exterior architectural facades throughout
the park.
He
is a currently the resident designer for Ballet Repertory
Theatre and is a member of the United Scenic Artist/IATSE
- Local 829. M.F.A and B.A. from University of California,
Irvine.
For
more information, see http://www.lradesigns.com.
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