Christopher R Boltz:
Set And Lighting Designer

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Christopher R Boltz has been designing various elements of theatre since the early 1990s. He made the transition from young actor to magical effects designer for a production of Once Upon a Mattress for Ephrata Playhouse in the Park (Ephrata, PA). He found the world of design exciting enough to make a career choice of it. Since then his main focus has been set and lighting design for theatre and live events. In 2002, he completed a Masters Degree in Theatrical Design at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Beyond just designing, Chris has spend the last several years training the next generation of designers and technicians. He taught in U.S.C.'s high school outreach program, as an adjunct professor at Cypress College in Orange County California, and as a tenured faculty member at Fresno City College in central California. His great love of dance lighting led him to work for the last several years with the Gabriella Axelrad Foundation's "Everybody Dance!" He is a member of U.S.I.T.T. and was privileged to work on their exhibit for the Prague Quadrennial in 2003. When not designing, he can be found riding his bike, SCUBA diving, playing piano, or writing scripts. He currently lives in central California with his husband.

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