Theatre and Dance
SUNY Fredonia Theatre and Dance
 
 
 
Faculty/Staff Carol J. Blanchard
Mary Charbonnet
Gary C. Eckhart
Dr. James Ivey
Tom Loughlin
Paul W. Mockovak
Helen Myers
Carol Prevet
Todd Proffitt
current  Stephen E. Rees
Ted Sharon
Laurel Walford
Vicki Gage
Angelika Summerton
Patrick Fagan

Stephen E. Rees

reesStephen E. Rees is Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, and has been technical director and lighting designer for the department since joining the faculty in 1982. He holds an M.F.A. in Technical Theatre Production earned at the University of Memphis. Prior to coming to Fredonia in his present capacity, he served in a similar position at the University of Georgia.

Mr. Rees training includes emphasis in scenery construction, lighting design and technology, plastics and metal working, and materials selection and utilization. He has developed a program in computer-aided drafting and related skills to meet the growing need for computer training in theatre education.

Outside the department he serves as a theatre consultant to area high schools and community theatres, and has served as consultant on the lighting and rigging systems for the Fredonia Opera House. He has also worked as Technical Director and/or Production Coordinator for East Coast regional opera companies.