LYNNE M. KOSCIELNIAK

lk2@buffalo.edu

847-858-8754


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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CURRICULUM VITAE
LYNNE M. KOSCIELNIAK
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INVITED LECTURES

“Lighting Design for Dance,” American College Dance Festival, University at Buffalo, March 13, 2003

“Imaging Techniques for the Lighting Designer,” USITT Midwest Conference, 2001
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AWARDS AND HONORS

Emerging Designer Residency, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, Illinois, Spring 2003

Joseph Jefferson Citation Nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design for Shattered Globe Theatre Company’s production of Invitation to a March at Victory Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, 2001

Ming Cho Lee’s Graduate Portfolio Review at Lincoln Center (The Clambake), 2000

United State Institute of Theatre Technology Young Designer’s Forum, Denver, Colorado, 2000

The Michael Merritt Scholarship for Excellence in Design and Collaboration, 1999

Graduate Assistantship, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1997-2000

The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Design Representative for Lighting, 1997

President Medal Finalist, Buffalo State College, 1997

National French Honor Society - Pi Delta Phi
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GRADUATE STUDIES
 
Topics in Stage Design with Joseph P. Tilford

Scene Design II – Section I and II

Graphic Arts – Modeling Techniques

Graphic Arts – Drafting Techniques

Freehand Drawing with Linda Roethke

Independent Study – Watercolor Rendering Techniques 

Scene Painting – Section I and II 

Computer Graphics with Sam Ball

Independent Study – Computer Aided Drafting 

Theatre Sound with Jon Darling 

Text Analysis with Craig Kinzer

Period Research Methods with Virgil Johnson

History of Costume and Décor with Virgil Johnson

History of Western Theatrical Practices with Tracy Davis

Twentieth Century Stage Design with Virgil Johnson

Shakespeare in Collaboration with David Petraca

American Realism with Robert Falls and Virgil Johnson

Topics in Stage Lighting with Joseph Appelt 

Stage Lighting II – Section I and II 

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THESIS PORTFOLIO

scenic design – “Endgame” – dir: Melanie Dreyer 
scenic design – “Heart of Spain” – dir: Peter Glazer
scenic design – “All in the Timing” – dir: Matt Dudley
scenic design – “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
scenic design – “Death of a Salesman” 
scenic design  - “Pirates of Penzance” 
scenic design  - “Macbeth” 
scenic design – “A Midsummer Night's Dream”
scenic design – “Medea”
scenic design – “South Pacific”
lighting design – “The Cleansing” - dir: Ann Woodworth & Dawn Mora
lighting design – “West Side Story” - dir: Marc Robin
lighting design – “The Passion of Henry David Thoreau” - dir: Cindy Gold
lighting design – “The Madwoman of Chaillot” - dir: David Downs
lighting design – “Danceworks '98” - choreographer: Billy Siegenfeld
lighting design – “The Birthday Party” - dir: Melissa Kievman

authorized course – “Aesthetic Movements in Stage Design From the Renaissance On”

On-Line Thesis Portfolio available at www.lmkdesign.com
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RELATED SKILLS

Production and Stage Management 
Grant Writing
Model Building
Scene Painting
Hand and Computer Aided Drafting
Rendering in Pen and Ink, Watercolor and Acrylic
Photography 
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KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE

AutoCAD 2000
Vectorworks Spotlight
Lightwright
Adobe Photoshop
Modelshop
Rosco Horizon Lighting Systems
CD-Rom Creation on Hyperstudio
Dreamweaver Web-Design
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REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
 

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