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Many questions about the Stagecraft & Event Technology program can be answered by attending a free information session.
Other inquiries about the SET program can be directed to:
Drew Young
Stagecraft & Event Technology Department Coordinator
604-527-5280
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Monica Kim
Performing Arts Assistant
604-527-5495
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Faculty and Staff
"Everything I learned was important - all the things that they teach you, they all come into play and somehow they prepare you for what's coming around the corner tomorrow."
Blair Leckie, Class of 2002
Meet Our Team:
- Ross Nichol
- Christine Dewar
- David Dewar
- Robert Hamilton
- Kelly Phillips
- Scott MacDonald
- Brian Pratt
- Trena Coulter
- Allison Spearin
- Danica West
- Greg Yellenik
- Drew Young
All Stagecraft & Event Technology (SET) faculty and staff work at Douglas College's New Westminster Campus, 700 Royal Avenue.
Ross Nichol
Email: stagecraft@douglascollege.ca
Education: BFA (Victoria)
Areas of Expertise: Stage Design and Drafting, Scenic Painting, Props, CAD
Courses taught:: STGE 1180, 1280,2380, 1202 & 2302 Scenic Painting, 1207 & 2307 Properties, 1260 Introduction to CAD
Professional Experience: Set and Lighting Designer with almost 200 credits from coast to coast. Has worked in theatre, film, television and in the event industry.
Professional Associations: Associated Designers of Canada, Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology (BC Vice Chair)
In his career as a set and lighting designer, Ross has almost 200 design credits from coast to coast and to the Yukon working in professional theatres and at post-secondary institutions. After being a part-time instructor in SET for 14 years Ross is now the Coordinator of the program. He has also taught for three departments at Langara College including Studio 58, as well as at the University College of the Fraser Valley Theatre Dept. For Stagecraft Ross teaches scenic painting, properties, drafting and computer assisted drafting. He has also designed sets or lights 16 departmental productions.
Ross is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada and the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology.
Christine Dewar
Phone: 604-527-5690
Email: dewarc@douglascollege.ca
Office: #3200B
Courses Taught: THEA 1130, THEA 1230, PEFA 1102, PEFA 1101
Areas of Expertise: Theatre History; Performing and Fine Arts
Education: BA, Honours English; and MA, English, University of British Columbia
Published Works:
"Hitting the Road." Event. Volume 29. Number 1. 2000.
"Home and Away." Event. Volume 27. Number 3. 1999.
"Vigilance and Balance." Event. Volume 26. Number 3. 1997.
"Secret Rituals." Event. Volume 25. Number 2. 1996.
"Ancestral Voices, Inner Voices." Event. Volume 24. Number 3. 1995.
"Green Thoughts and Worms." Event. Volume 24. Number 2. 1995.
"Snakes and Ladders: Charting the Journey of the Soul." Event. Volume 24. Number 1. 1995.
"Filling Empty Spaces." Event. Volume 23. Number 1. 1994.
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Christine Dewar completed both her BA and MA Degrees at the University of British Columbia. Her passion for Theatre History was ignited while studying with historian Peter Loeffler. Christine performed in plays and films at UBC and wrote arts reviews for The Ubyssey. She directed Here We Are by Dorothy Parker, and Cubistique by Tom Cone.
Christine has had a long association with the award-winning Douglas College literary journal, Event , where she currently works as Fiction Editor and writes fiction reviews. She has also been active with the Amelia Douglas Gallery, curating a range of art exhibits in including: Valerie Romain, Deep Water ; Michael Downs, Mythologies ; Sharalee Regehr, Women of Substance and, most recently, Joe Rosenblatt, Magic Gardens . Her recent public lectures include "Sarah Siddons and Edmund Kean: Two Actors in the Age of Jane Austen." Christine has been teaching at Douglas College since 1987. She believes her mission is to encourage all students to see live theatre, dance, music and art, and to explore history as a rich resource for their own creative work. All of her courses are open to University Transfer students seeking imaginative arts electives.
David Dewar
Email: deward@douglascollege.ca
Courses Taught: STGE 2430
Areas of Expertise: Film and Television Production and Post Production
Education: BPE, University of British Columbia, Diploma in Musical Theatre, Banff Centre School of Fine Arts
Published Works: PostAge, The Handbook of Film and Television Post Production
Links:
IMDb
The New York Times
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David Dewar¿s adventures in entertainment span more than 30 years in film, television and the professional theatre. He has produced, directed and written for television at the CBC and has produced drama for The Disney Channel, Showtime, Nickelodeon, Lifetime and Space.
His theatre career includes work both on and off the stage including Directing: Godspell, Sweet Charity and After Magritte. Acting credits include: Brigadoon, Grease, Anything Goes, West Side Story, The Threepenny Opera, Bye, Bye Birdie, Twelfth Night, All¿s Well That Ends Well, The Wild Duck, The Duchess of Malfi and many others. He has also designed sets for both television and the stage.
Feature film credits as Post Production Supervisor include: Ansiedad(Lionsgate) Freestyle(Waterfront), Far From Home(20thCentury Fox), Bordello of Blood(Universal) Intern Academy(Maple & Palm) and Arctic Blue(Columbia/Tristar). As Coordinating Producer his television credits include the series¿ First Wave(Space/Sci Fi), So Weird(Disney) and Dead Man¿s Gun(Showtime). TV Post Production credits include the mini-series¿ Seven Deadly Sins(Lifetime) and Impact(ABC) and other series projects such as, Shattered(Global), Jpod(CBC) and The Collector(CHUM) along with numerous television movies.
Mr. Dewar is a Director member of the Director¿s Guild of Canada and past Chairman of the BC Motion Picture Association. He has also served on the Board of the Centre For Image and Sound Research and the Royal city Musical Theatre Society. His book, ¿PostAge, A Handbook of Film and Television Post Production¿ was used as a text by the Vancouver Film School and he has lectured in film and television production and post production at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, the National Screen Institute and the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Robert Hamilton
Email: rob@d-w-d.com
Office: Room 3247
Courses Taught: STGE 1112, STGE 1212, STGE 2312, STGE 2412
Areas of Expertise: Theatrical design and consulting, theatre equipment systems design, stage lighting design.
Education: MFA in Design for the Theatre, British Columiba, 1988; BA (hons) Drama, Waterloo, 1984; Theatre Crafts and Design Diploma, The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, 1983
Professional Associations: TAA - Themed Attractions Association; IES - Illuminating Engineering Society; CITT - Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology; USITT - United States Institute for Theatre Technology
Links: Douglas Welsh Design www.d-w-d.com
Bill Williams Lighting Design for Architecture and the Arts: Professional Lighting Resources
Robert Hamilton has worked with Douglas Welch Design as a theatre consultant and lighting designer since 1988. Previous experience includes positions as an assistant lighting designer for the Stratford Festival in Canada and the New York City Opera. Since 1989, he has been teaching classes in the areas of lighting and design as part of the SET Program at Douglas College. As an active member of the CITT, Mr. Hamilton held a position on the CITT National Board and recently stepped down as the Section Chair for the British Columbia Section. He is also an avid participant of the CITT's sister organization the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). Since joining Douglas Welch Design, Mr. Hamilton has served as a theatre consultant and theatrical equipment systems designer on over forty facilities.
Kelly Phillips - Theatre Technician
Phone: 604-527-5422
Room: 3290
Scott MacDonald
Phone : 604-527-5267
Room: 3290
Areas of Expertise: Technical Production (National Theatre School of Canada) Theatre and Stagecraft Technician
Scott has worked in the SET program since September 1992. Scott is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Technical Production Program. He has worked as Resident Sound/Lighting Technician for Theatre New Brunswick, Sunshine Theatre Company in Kelowna and Banff Arts Centre. As a Stagehand/Technician Scott has worked extensively with The Arts Club Theatre, White Rock Summer Theatre and Axis Mime Theatre Company. In the film industry Scott works as a Sound Recordist/Boom Operator on a variety of Commercials, Television Series and Feature Films.
Brian Pratt - Stagecraft/Theatre Technician
Phone: 604-527-5269
Office: Room 3290
Areas of Expertise: Set Construction, Rigging, Technical Direction
Education: BA (UBC)
Past work includes Vancouver Children's Festival, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver Fringe Festival, set construction on movie and television productions, Music 91 Tour, Sunshine Theatre, Arts Club Theatre, and freelance theatre and event productions.
Trena Coulter - Wardrobe Supervisor
Phone: 604-527-5266
Office: 3290
Allison Spearin
Email: Spearina@douglascollege.ca
Office: 3251
Courses Taught: STGE 1220
Areas of expertise: Stage Management
Education: BA Technical Sceneography (Dalhousie), Teaching Diploma (VCC)
Professional Associations: Actors Equity Association
Most recently Allison has stage managed at Centaur Theatre (Montreal), The Arts Club (Vancouver), Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops), and Gateway Theatre (Richmond). She has toured productions extensively (Japan, Singapore, Britain, USA) including the Eastern waterways on board the Caravan Stage Barge. After graduation, Allison completed a full apprenticeship at Neptune Theatre and went on to work across Canada, including The Stratford Festival, and Atlantic Canada House for the Vancouver Olympics.
Danica West
Phone: 604-527-5278
Office: 3251
Courses Taught: STGE 1100 Drafting for the Stage, STGE 1202 Scenic Painting, STGE 1207 & 2307 Properties, STGE 1260 Introduction to CAD
Areas of expertise: Costume Design, Make up Design, Scenic Painting and Properties.
Education: MFA, UBC; BA, Waterloo, Diploma in Theatre Design, CEGEP John Abbott, Montreal
Danica is a member of the technical staff of the Douglas College SET Department. Danica was Resident Costume Designer at the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Art for over nine years, and spent four seasons working in costumes and scenic painting at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Ontario. She currently designs costumes for many of the Douglas College productions. Danica also specializes in teaching make-up artistry for film and stage at the College and University level
Greg Yellenik
Phone: 604-377-1688
Office: 3251
Courses taught: STGE 311, 405, 430
Areas of expertise: Audio, Lighting, Technical Direction, Carpentry, Rigging and Production.
Education: BES (hons), minor in Drama, University of Waterloo
Professional Associations: Member of IES (Illumination Engineering Society)
Links:
Cinequip White: www.cinequipwhite.com
www.etcconnect.com
Rosco Laboratories: www.rosco-ca.com
Greg is the chief designer and project manager for his company Theme It! Design Ltd. His work on themed attractions and exhibits has included Science World, Surrey Museum, Vancouver Museum, and the Discovery Centre at the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops. Greg has designed and installed rigging and life safety systems at the new MTS Centre in Winnipeg, and was responsible for the fabrication and touring of two exhibits for resort properties in Mexico and The Turks and Cayucos. These exhibits toured to the UK, the US and Canada. When not working or teaching, he may be found downhill skiing, wilderness camping, motorcycling, woodworking or designing and building scenery for various small production companies.
Drew Young - Coordinator
Phone: 604-527-5595
Email: youngd@douglascollege.ca
Office: Room 3251
Courses taught: STGE 1100 Drafting for the Stage, 1106 Set Construction, 1180, 1280, 2380, 2480 Production Techniques, 2306 Set Construction.
Areas of Expertise: Production Management, Technical Direction, Set and Sound Design
Education: BA Theatre, UBC, 1982
Level 1 Rigging, Theatrical Pyrotechnics
Professional Experience:
1983, House Technician at the newly established Firehall Arts Centre.
1983-1985, Technical Director for Touchstone Theatre Co. and resident TD for Douglas College's new performing arts theatre.
1984, Assistant Stage Manager for the opening of BC Place and the Queen's Royal Visit.
1985-1986, Technical Supervisor for Street Entertainment at Expo '86.
1987- 2006, SET Program Coordinator, Douglas College.
Drew graduated from the UBC Theatre Dept in 1982. After graduation he joined Touchstone Theatre as Technical Director and concurrently became the first House Technician for the soon to be renovated #1 Firehall, Vancouver, now know as the Firehall Arts Centre. In subsequent years Drew was a Stage Manager for Vancouver Children's Festival, Stage Manager for the opening of BC Place Stadium and the Queen's Visit in 1985, Technical Director for Bard on the Beach, and Technical Supervisor in Entertainment Services for EXPO '86. From its inception in 1987 to 2006 Drew was the Coordinator for the SET Program. In that time Drew has overseen about 80 productions as Production Manager and also found time to design 15 of those.
