Vita
Dunsi Dai
Scene Designer, United Scenic Artists, Local 829
Professor of Scene Design at Webster University
1522 Centenary Ct., Valley Park, MO 63088, Tel: 636-825-0734 (H), Tel: 314-968-6932 (O), Fax: 314-963-6102 (O)
E-mail: daidu@webster.edu, Web Site: http://www.faculty.webster.edu/daidu
Scene Designer:
2015 The Killing of Sister George Brooke Edwards, director Max&Louie Production, MO
2015 Mary Poppins Lara Teeter, director Variety Children Theatre, MO
2015 White to Grey Deanna Jent, director Mustard Seeds Theatre, MO
2015 Sight Unseen Bobbie Miller, director New Jewish Theatre, 2015, MO
2014 Quills Brook Edwards, director Max & Louie Production, MO
2014 Purlie Ron Himes, director St. Louis Black Rep, MO
2014 Little Mermaid Lara Teeter, directorVariety Children Theatre, MO
2013 Peter Pan Lara Teeter, director Variety Children Theatre, MO
2013 Speed the Plow Tim Ocel, director New Jewish Theatre, MO
2013 Jane Eyre Deanna Jent, director Mustard Seeds Theatre, MO
2013 Wiz Ron Himes, director St. Louis Black Rep, MO
2013 Good Doctor Bobby Miller, director New Jewish Theatre, MO
2013 Eurydice Deanna Jent, director Mustard Seeds Theatre, MO
2012 Value of Names Alec Wild, director New Jewish Theatre, MO
2012 Annie Lara Teeter, director Variety Children Theatre, MO
2012 2012 |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
Chris Anthony, director |
St. Louis Black Rep, MO |
2012 |
Winter’s Tales |
Deanna Jent, director |
Mustard Seeds Theatre, MO |
2011 |
Treading Backwards thru Quick. |
Wayne Loui, director |
The Black Cat Theatre, MO |
2011 Giver Carol North, director Metro Theatre of St. Louis MO
2011 Pericles Andrea Fry, director St. Louis Black Rep, MO
2010 Art Andrea Fry, director St. Louis Black Rep.
2010 Tartuffe Deanna Jent, director, Mustard Seed Theatre, MO
2010 Romeo and Juliet Robin Weatherall, direct. The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2010 People’s Violin Deanna Jent, director New Jewish Theatre, MO
2010 Fortinbras Deanna Jent, director Fontbonne University, MO
2010 Oliver Lara Teeter, director Variety Children Theatre, MO
2009 The Adventure of Tom Sawyer Lara Teeter, director Variety Children Theatre, MO
2009 Sty of Blind Pig Andrea Fry, director True Color Theatre, Atlanta
2009 Conversations with My Father Sidney Friedman, director New Jewish Theatre, MO
2009 Adventure of Tom Sawyer Lara Teeter, director The Variety, MO
2009 Fiddler on the Roof Deanna Jent, director Mustard Seeds Theatre, MO
2009 Wonders of the World Deanna Jent, director Orange Girls, MO
2009 Diary of Ann Frank Steven Woolf, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Thea. MO
2009 An Almost Holy Picture Bruce Longwolth, director Mustard Seed Theatre, MO
2009 To Kill a Mocking Bird Carol North, director Metro Theatre of St. Louis
2009 A Song for Coretta Erik Kilpatrick, director St. Louis Black Rep
2009 The Good Time Almost Kills Me Deanna Jent, director Mustard Seed Theatre, MO
2009 Blues to An Alabama Sky Andrea Fry, director True Color Theatre, Atlanta
2009 Sonia Flew Tom Marin, director New Jewish Theatre, MO
2009 Sabina Annamaria Pileggi, direc. New Jewish Theatre, MO
2009 Red Herrings Paul Pagano, director Fontbonne University, MO
2009 Privet Lives Edi Avioli, director Black Cat Theatre, MO
2008 Hanna’s Suitcase Carol North, director Metro Theatre of St. Louis
2008 Chaim's Love Song Deanna Jent, director New Jewish Theatre, MO
2008 Last Seder Doug Finlayson, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2008 The Tale of Allerqist’s Wife EdwardCoffield, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2008 Bluish Bill Whitaker. Director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2008 Two Headed Kim Hughes, director Black Cat Theatre, MO
2008 Cheery Docs Deanna Jent, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2007 Kinder Transport Doug Finlayson, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2007 Sugar Peter Reynolds, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2007 Women’s Minyan Deanna Jent, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2007 Remnant Deanna Jent, director Mustard Seed Theatre, MO
2007 Broadway Bound Gary Baker, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2007 What’s WrongWith This Picture EdwardCoffield, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2007 Guys and Dolls Ron Himes, director St. Louis Black Repertory Co.
2006 Broken Glass Deanna Jent, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2006 Sweet Charity Brandon Mcshaffrey, dir. Maple Rep. MO
2006 Via Dolorosa Doug Finlayson, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2006 1776 Peter Reynolds, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2006 The Sister Rosensweig Melton Zoth, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2006 From Door to Door EdwardCoffield, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2005 Big River Joe Deer, director The Human Race Theatre, OH
2005 Valhalla Deanna Jent, director HotCity Theatre, MO
2005 Merchant of Venice Robin Weatherall, direct. The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2005 I’m Not Aparport Linda Kennedy, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2005 Harvey Doug M., director Maple Rep, MO
2005 You are a Good Man Charlie Bro. Kristen B, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2005 Unexpected Tenderness B. Schwartz, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2004 Aida Michael Bollinger, direct. Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2004 Pippin Phillip Coffield, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2004 Tally’s Folly Deanna Jent, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2004 Hearts M. Zoth, director The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2004 River Niger Buddy Butler, director St. Louis Black Rep. MO
2003 Bash T. Bishop, director Most Harmless Theatre, MO
2003 Guys and Dolls Peter Reynolds, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2003 Waiting to be Invited Ron Himes, director St. Louis Black Rep Company, MO
2003 Don’t Dress for Dinner Kat Singleton, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2002 Oklahoma Phillp Coffield, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2002 Jesus Christ Superstar Michael Bollinger, direct. Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2002 Only Haven Joe Deer, director Musework, OH
2001 Mame Peter Reynolds, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2001 Man of La Mancha Melton Zoth, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2001 Women Who Steal Carter Lewis, director Repertory theatre of St. Louis
2000 West Side Story Cary Libkin, director Struthers Library Theatre, PA
2000 A Chorus Line M. Hamilton, director Stages of St, Louis, MO
2000 Fiddler on the Roof. Philip Coffield, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2000 Joseph and His Amazing Techni. Philip Coffield, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
1999 WIT Susan Gragg, director Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO
1999 Phantom Chip Hipkins, director, Strouthers Library Theatre, PA
1999 Fiddler on the Roof Mhichael Hamilton, dire. Stages of St. Louis, MO
1999 Wizard of OZ Phillip Coffield, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
1999 South Pacific Peter Reynolds, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
1999 Waiting for Godo J. Joblin, director St. Louis Black Rep. Co., MO
1999 The Family of Mann Bob Miller, director The New Theatre, MO
1998 Big River Phillip Coffield, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
1998 The King and I Joe Deer, director Strouthers Library Theatre, PA
1998 Children of Eden Michael Bollinger, direct. Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
1998 Queen of Shiba W. Soloman, director St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO
1998 Good News S. Charles, director The Principia Theatre, MO
1998 Off the Map A. Wilcox, director The New Theatre, MO
1997 A Question of Mercy Steve Woolf, director Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO
1997 Psychopathia Sexualis Joe Hanranhan, director The New Theatre, MO
1997 Joseph and His Amazing Techni. P. Coffield, director Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
1997 Tambourines to Glory Ron Himes, director St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO
1997 I Ought to be in Pictures Edi Avioli, director Off the Cuff Productions, MO
1997 L’Historie du Soldat S. Gordon, director Conservatory of Theatre, Webster U.
1996 I Sing Too Ron Himes, director St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO
1996 Black Theatre Ron Himes, director St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO
1996 Sala Cinderella Ron Himes, director St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO
1996 Desert Song S. Lawless, director Hampton Playhouse, NH
1996 Not Now, Darling S. Whiling, director Hampton Playhouse, NH
1996 South Pacific J. Defina, director BroadHollow Players, NY
1996 Gossip Amy Sullivan, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1996 Once Upon Mattress C. Dufrenoy, director BroadHollow Players, NY
1996 Africa Atunbi John Cameron, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1996 Carmen R. Parrish, director Trenton State Theatre, NJ
1995 Fiddler on the Roof J. Defina, director BroadHollow Players, NY
1995 Oleanna Farley Richmond, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1995 Blood Wedding John Lutterbie, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1995 Ma Rainy's Black Bottom D. Evens, director Trenton State Theatre, NJ
1995 Rita's Resources K. Kuroda, director Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. NY
1994 Raft of Medusa Tom Neumiller, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1994 Diary of Ann Frank Farley Richmond, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1994 Cinderella C. Krohn, director Houston Children Theatre Festival, TX
1994 The Pied Piper C. Hudson, director Houston Children Theatre Festival, TX
1994 The Bacchae Teresa Kim, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1994 Keep the Home Fires Burning J. Bell, director Bandwagon Theatre, NY
1994 On Strivers Row Kathrin Ervin, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1993 Silence! The Court is in Session Farley Richmond, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1993 Italian American Reconciliation John Cameron, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1993 Jungle Book C. Hudson, director Houston Children Theatre Festival
1993 The Rivals John Cameron, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1993 Stony Brook Dance Ensemble Ryen Thomas, coordinat. Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1992 M. Butterfly Farley Richmond, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1992 Rivers of China Robert Wessller, director Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1992 Ceilly Hey! W. Bruehl & A. Sullivan Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1991 The Nightingale David Bauer, director Illinois Opera Theatre, IL
1991 The Goose of Cairo K. Klippstatter, director Illinois Opera Theatre, IL
1991 A Little Hotel on the Side Wendy Knight, director Illinois Repertory Theatre, IL
1989 Marat/Sade David Saltz, director Stanford University, CA
1988 Streetcar Named Desire R. Eddelman, director Stanford Actor Project, CA
1987 A Midsummer Night's Dream Humphrey Gyde, director Stanford University, CA
1984 Family Shi-Ben Bai, director Central Academy of Drama, China
1983 Returning Xiao-Ping Wei, director Jilin Repertory Theatre, China
1981 True Son Hong Li, director Jilin Repertory Theatre, China
Art Director (Movie/ TV/Industrial):
2008 Israel 60th Anniversary Celebration, Zelda Sparks, producer JCC, MO
2007 IBEV Expo Andy Ruhlin, producer The Spark, MO
1993 Complete Silence C. Shepherd, director Shepherd Production, NY
1985 Family Game in Seconds Z. Zhang, director Beijing TV Station, China
Awards and Works in Exhibitions:
2015 Best Scene Designer on 2015 GO LIST! St. Louis Today, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
2009 Two Headed Scene Design, Nominated for Outstanding Set Design,
Kevin Kline Award, The Professional Theatre Council
2008 Remnant Scene Design, Winner of Outstanding Set Design, Kevin Kline Award,
The Professional Theatre Council
2007 Remnant Scene Design, Group Show, Design Expo, USITT ’07
Two Headed Scene Design,
2006 Chinese Scene Design Project, Messing Award, Webster University
2005 River Niger Scene Design, Group Show, The World Stage Design, Toronto, Canada
Waiting for Godot Scene Design,
Wit Scene Design,
2004 River Niger Scene Design, Group Show, Design Expo, USITT ’04 (Inclusion for TD&T publication Summer issue, 2004)
2001 Women Who Steal Scene Design, Digital Design on Screen, USITT ’01
2000 Wit Scene Design, Group Show, Design Expo, USITT ‘00
1999 Nominated as the best scene designer of the year by St. Louis Post-Dispatch for scene design Wit for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and scene design Waiting for Godo for St. Louis Black Repertory Company.
1996 Name and resume was published and distributed in Artist Bulletin by Theatre Communication Group (TCG)
1996 Rita’s Resource Scene Design, Group Show, SUNY Stony Brook Faculty Publication Exhibition
1994 M. Butterfly Scene Design, Group Show, Design Expo., USITT '94
1992 Young Designers Forum Juried Participant, USITT '92 Conference
1991 Ah, Wilderness Scene Design, Group Show, PQ'91, Prague, Czechoslovakia
1982 Sunset Oil Painting, Group Show, Beijing Spring Exhibition, China
1980 Great Wall Oil Painting, Group Show, Beijing Oil Painting, China
Grants
2008 Faculty Development Award: Chinese Scene Design, Webster University
2004 Faculty Development Award: Master Watercolor Study in UK, Webster University
2003 Grant 9 project: Teaching with Technology, Webster University
2001
USITT Grant and Fellowship Committee 2001 Grant: Today’s Chinese Scene Designers, USITT
1997 Technology Grant: Teaching with Technology, Webster University
Professional Membership:
1996- United Scenic Artists Local 829 (USA)
1992- United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT).
Professional Conference:
2015 Portfolio Review
Invited Reviewer USITT ’15 Conference
2014 Portfolio Review
Invited Reviewer USITT ’14 Conference
2013 Portfolio Review
Invited Reviewer USITT ’13 Conference
2012 Portfolio Review
Invited Reviewer USITT ’12 Conference
2010 Portfolio Review
Invited Reviewer USITT ’10 Conference
2009 Designers with International Background,
Panelist, USITT “09 Conference
2008 Design EXPO
Participant, USITT ’08 Conference
2007
Portfolio Review
Invited Reviewer USITT ’07 Conference
2006
Portfolio Review
Invited Reviewer USITT ’06 Conference
2005 Portfolio Review
Invited Reviewer USITT ’05 Conference
2004
Portfolio Review
Invited Reviewer USITT ’04 Conference
2001
Computer Application Development
Panelist, USITT ’01 Conference
2000 Design Expo. "00 USITT '00 Conference
Participant
2000 Designs From China
Panelist, USITT ’99 Conference
1998 Teaching with Computer
Panelist, USITT ’98 Conference
1997 Technical Resource On-Line
Panelist,USITT ’97 Conference
1994 Introducing Cultural Diversity into Your Theatre Program
Panelist, USITT '94 Conference
1994 Design Expo. '94
Participant, USITT '94 Conference
1993 Incorporate Culture Diversity in Academic Theatre Environment
Panelist, USITT '93 Conference
1992 Young Designers Forum
Juried Participant, USITT '92 Conference
Teaching Experience:
1996- Professor of Scene Design, Webster University (Associate Professor 1996-2008):
Scene Design I & II, Scenography, Rendering, Computer Aided Rendering for Theatre, BFA, Introduction to Drawing, Scene Design Seminar.
1992-96
Assistant Professor of Scenic Design, State University of New York at Stony Brook:
Design I & II, Scenic Design Theory and Practice, Rendering for Theatre, Scenic Painting, Costume Design I, Drafting for Theatre, Introduction to Theatre, Introduction to Design, AutoCAD for Theatre.
1982-85 Lecturer of Stage Design, the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing, China:
Stage Design III, Painting III.
Computer Skills: (PC & Mac)
Computer Aided Drafting, Computer Aided Rendering, and Web Publishing.
Applications:
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Dreamwaver, Power Point, Corel Painter...
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate:
1982-85 Scene Design III
1992- Scene Design I&II
1996- Scenography
1996-
Rendering
1997-
Computer Aided Rendering for Theatre
1998-99 Internet for Theatre
1992-96
Introduction to Theatre
1992-96 Introduction to Design
1992-96 Drafting for Theatre
1994 Costume Design I
1992-96
Scenic Painting
2004 Introduction to Drawing
2005- BFA
2013- Scene Design Seminar
Graduate:
1992-96 Scene Design I & II
1992-96 Design Theory and Practice
1992-96 Rendering for Theatre
1992-96
Scenic Painting
New Courses Offered at Webster University:
1997- Computer Aided Rendering for Theatre
1998-99 Internet for Theatre.
2005- BFA
2013- Scene Design Seminar
University and Department Service:
2014 Faculty Promotion Reviewer
2013- Student Academic Adviser
2009 Faculty FDL Reviewer
2008 Speaker Committee
2000-2001
Library Committee
1999-2001 International Study Committee
2001 Academic Technology Task Force
1996- Student Scene Design Adviser
Service to Professional Community:
2014 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’14 Conference, Dallas, TX
2013 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’13 Conference, Long Beach, CA
2012 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’12 Conference, Milwaukie, WI
2010 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’10 Conference, Kansas City, MO
2009 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’09 Conference, Cincinnati, OH
2008 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’08 Conference, Houston, TX
2007 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’07 Conference, Phoenix, AZ
2006 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’01 Conference, Louisville, KE
2005 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’05 Conference, Toronto, Canada
2004 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’04 Conference, Long Beach CA
2001 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’01 Conference, Long Beach CA
2000 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’00 National Conference, Denver, CO
1999 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’99 National Conference, Toronto, Canada
1998 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’98 National Conference, Long Beach, CA
Education:
1992 MFA, Scene Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1989 MA, Theatre History/Stage Design, Stanford University
1982 BA, Stage Design, the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing, China
Jan Albus
CEO
Variety Children Theatre
www.varietystl.org
Office: 314-720-7701
Tisa Chang
Artistic Director
Pan Asian Rep.
47 Great Jones St., New York, NY 10012, Tel: 212-505-5655 (O)
Deanna Jent
Artistic Director
Mustard Seed Theatre
6800 Wydown Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105-3098, Tel: (314) 889-4561
Patricia Zaback
Executive Artistic Director
BroadHollow Players
200 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714, Tel: 516-713-1100 (O)
Kathleen Sitzer
Artistic Director
The New Jewish Theatre
2 Millstone Campus Dr. St. Louis, MO 63146, Tel: 314-4442-3257 (O)
Michael Bollinge
Executive Director
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
110 W. Finney Avenue, Suffolk, VA 23434, Tel: 757-923-0003, ext. 3031(O)
Ron Himes
Producing Director
St. Louis Black Repertory Company
634 N. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63104, Tel: 314-534-3807 (O)
Peter Sargent
Dean of the College of Fine Arts
Webster University
470 E. Lockwood Ave. St. Louis, MO 63119