Lee Keenan, M.F.A.
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Title: | Instructor of Theatre |
| Office: | Mundelein 1318 | |
| Phone: | 773-508-3842 | |
| E-mail: | lkeenan@luc.edu |
PERSONAL INFORMATION
M.F.A., Northwestern University
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
Mr. Lee Keenan is an Instructor of Lighting Design. He teaches Introduction to Lighting Design, Advanced Lighting Design, Design in Chicago, Introduction to Design, Practicum, Stage Crafts, and Introduction to Theatre. He also designs lights for Mainstage productions and serves at Mentor for student lighting designers working on Mainstage and Second Stage Productions.
Mr. Keenan has designed lights for the House Theatre of Chicago (company member), Lookingglass Theatre, 500 Clown, Next Theatre, Silk Road Theatre Project (Artistic Associate), Apple Tree, Circle Theatre, the Griffin Theatre, Bailiwick, Infamous Commonwealth, About Face Youth Theatre, Illinois Humanities Council, Chicago Festival of the Arts, Northwestern University, the Building Stage, Santa Barbara Dance Alliance and Milwaukee Repertory.
Mr. Keenan's local scenic designs have been seen at Silk Road Theatre Project , Collaboraction, Barrel of Monkeys, Vittum Theatre, Infamous Commonwealth, and the Hypocrits. Mr. Keenan is a founding company member of Sandbox Theatre Project.
Awards:
Nominee 2009 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design, Rose and the Rime
Nominee 2008 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design, Around the World in 80 Days
Recipient 2008 After Dark Award for Best Lighting Design, Noir and Around the World in 80 Days
Nominee 2008 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design, Hope Springs Infernal
Recipient 2007 After Dark Award for Best Lighting Design, Caravaggio
Co-recipient 2007 After Dark Award for Overall Technical Achievement, Golden Child
Co-recipient 2004 After Dark Award for Best Design Team, The Misanthrope
Co-recipient 2000 Santa Barbara Independent "Indy" Award, A Midsummer Nights Dream
Mr. Keenan's local scenic designs have been seen at Silk Road Theatre Project , Collaboraction, Barrel of Monkeys, Vittum Theatre, Infamous Commonwealth, and the Hypocrits. Mr. Keenan is a founding company member of Sandbox Theatre Project.
Awards:
Nominee 2009 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design, Rose and the Rime
Nominee 2008 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design, Around the World in 80 Days
Recipient 2008 After Dark Award for Best Lighting Design, Noir and Around the World in 80 Days
Nominee 2008 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design, Hope Springs Infernal
Recipient 2007 After Dark Award for Best Lighting Design, Caravaggio
Co-recipient 2007 After Dark Award for Overall Technical Achievement, Golden Child
Co-recipient 2004 After Dark Award for Best Design Team, The Misanthrope
Co-recipient 2000 Santa Barbara Independent "Indy" Award, A Midsummer Nights Dream