Selected Performance Lighting Design Credits 2001-2023
La Jolla Playhouse | Sumo | Ralph Peña, Director | 2023
Children’s Theatre Co. | Morris Mickelwhite | Heidi Stillman | 2023
Theatre Latte Da | Next to Normal | Peter Rothstein, Director | 2023 (Scenic and Lighting)
Chicago Opera Theatre | The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing – Peter Rothstein, Director | 2023
City Theatre | Native Gardens | Marc Masterson , Director | 2023
Rattlestick | The Gett | Daniella Topol , Director | 2022
Denver Center | Much Ado About Nothing | Chris Coleman, Director | 2022
Children’s Theatre Co. | Carmela Full of Wishes | Tatyana-Marie Carlo , Director | 2022
Dorset Theatre Festival | Wait Until Dark | Jackson Gay, Director | 2022
Dorset Theatre Festival | Scarecrow | Dina Janis, Director | 2022
Philadelphia Orchestra | Fiddler on the Roof | Sarna Lapine, Director | 2022
Denver Center | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Margot Bordelon, Director | 2022
Mixed Blood | Most Beautiful Home . . Maybe | Ashley Sparks & Mark Valdez, Directors |2021
Mixed Blood | Interstate | Jesca Prudencio, Director | 2020
Theatre Latte Da | Twelve Angry Men | Peter Rothstein, Director | 2022
MN Opera | Flight | Brian Staufenbiel, Production, David Radames Toro, Director| 2020
Resident Ensemble Players | August Osage County | Jackson Gay, Director | 2019
Alley Theatre | Three Musketeers | Mark Shanahan, Director | 2019
Primary Stages | Little Women | Sarna Lapine, Director | 2019
Asolo Repertory Theater | Sweeney Todd | Peter Rothstein, Director | 2019
Mixed Blood | Roe | Mark Valdez, Director | 2019
The Guthrie | The Great Leap | Desdemona Chiang, Director | 2019
Children’s Theatre Co. | I Come From Arizona | Lisa Portes, Director | 2018
Hartford Stage | Make Believe | Jackson Gay, Director | 2018
MN Opera | Rigoletto | Austin Regan, Director | 2018
Alley Theatre | Lover Beloved | Jackson Gay, Director | 2018
Victory Gardens | Fun Home | Gary Griffin, Director | 2017
Ordway Center | Jesus Christ Superstar | James Rocco, Director | 2017 (Scenic and Lighting)
MN Opera | Diana’s Garden | Peter Rothstein, Director | 2017 (Scenic and Lighting)
Mixed Blood | Vietgone | Mark Valdez, Director | 2017 (Scenic and Lighting)
Penumbra | Girl Shakes Loose | May Adrales, Director | 2017
Alley Theatre | Hand to God | Mark Shanahan, Director | 2016
Children’s Theatre Co. | Firefly | Peter Brosius, Director | 2016
MN Opera | Romeo & Juliet | Matthew Ozawa, Director | 2016
Victory Gardens – The House That Will Not Stand | Chay Yew, Director | 2016
California Shakespeare Festival | Much Ado About Nothing | Jackson Gay, Director | 2016
Children’s Theatre Co. | Snowy Day | Peter Brosius, Director | 2016
Alley Theatre | Grounded | Jackson Gay, Director | 2016
Theatre Latte Da | Lullaby | Jeremy Cohen, Director | 2016
Geffen Playhouse/The Atlantic Theatre | These Paper Bullets | Jackson Gay, Director | 2015
Theatre Latte Da | Sweeney Todd | Peter Rothstein, Director | 2015
BTG | I Saw My Neighbor on the Train (Scenic and Lighting) | Jackson Gay, Director | 2015
Labyrinth Theatre Company | Insurgents | Jackson Gay, Director | 2015
La Jolla Playhouse | Kingdom City | Jackson Gay, Director | 2014
Children’s Theatre Co. | Busytown | Sean Graney, Director | 2014
Children’s Theatre Co. | Seedfolks | Peter Brosius, Director | 2014
Yale Repertory Theatre | These Paper Bullets | Jackson Gay, Director | 2014
Rattlestick Playwright’s Theatre | Ode To Joy | Craig Lucas, Director | 2014
Alley Theatre | Other Desert Cities | Jackson Gay, Director | 2014
Ma-Yi Theatre | The Wong Kids and the Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go! | Ralph Pena, Director | 2014
Two River Theatre Company | A Wind in the Willows Christmas | Daniella Topol, Director | 2013
Rattlestick Playwright’s Theatre | Where We’re Born | Jackson Gay, Director | 2013
Children’s Theatre Co. | Alice in Wonderland | Peter Brosius, Director | 2013
Guthrie Theater | Other Desert Cities | Peter Rothstein, Director | 2013
Children’s Theatre Co. | Buccaneers | Peter Brosius, Director | 2012
Chautauqua Theatre Co. | As You Like It | Jackson Gay, Director | 2012
Culture Project | Out of Iceland | Josh Hecht, Director | 2012
Children’s Theatre Co. | Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy | Peter Brosius, Director | 2012
Alley Theatre | Red | Jackson Gay, Director | 2012
Children’s Theatre Co. | The Wizard of Oz | Peter Rothstein, Director | 2011
South Coast Repertory | How the World Began | Daniella Topol | 2011
The Mint Theatre Company | A Little Journey | Jackson Gay, Directo | 2011
Children’s Theatre Co. | Annie | Peter Rothstein, Director | 2011
Theater Latte Da | Evita | Peter Rothstein, Director | 2010
Vital Voices Conference | India | Seven | Evan Yionoulis, Director | 2010
Children’s Theatre Co. | Cinderella | Peter Brosius, Director | 2009
Centerstage Baltimore | The Importance of Being Earnest | Irene Lewis, Director | 2009
Yale Repertory Theater | The Master Builder | Evan Yionoulis, Director | 2009
The Guthrie/LIve Action Set | My Father’s Bookshelf | Noah Bremer, Director | 2009
Ma Yi Theatre / The Play Co., NYC | American Hwangap | Trip Cullman, Director | 2009
Centerstage Baltimore | Fabulation | Jackson Gay, Director | 2009
The Huntington Theater | Boleros for the Disenchanted | Chay Yew, Director | 2008
Children’s Theatre Co. | Peter Pan | Dougie Irvine, Director | 2008
A.C.T. – Brainpeople | Chay Yew, Director | 2008
Dallas Theater Center | Pride and Prejudice | Stan Wojewodski Jr., Director | 2007
Children’s Theatre Co. | Huck Finn | Greg Banks, Director | 2007
The Huntington Theater | Mauritius | Rebecca Taichman, Director | 2006 (IRNE Nom.)
The Public Theater & The Long Wharf Theater | Durango | Chay Yew, Director | 2006
The Long Wharf Theater | Underneath the Lintel | Eric Ting, Director | 2006 (CT Critics Circle Nom.)
MCC – The Wooden Breeks | Trip Cullman, Director | 2006
George Street Playhouse | The Pillowman | Will Frears, Director | 2006
Intar Hispanic American Arts Center | Points of Departure | Ron Daniels, Director | 2006
The Play Co., NYC | Lovely Day | Blair Brown, Director | 2006
Intar Hispanic American Arts Center | Tight Embrace | Lisa Peterson Director | 2005
Intar Hispanic American Arts Center | Kissing Fidel | Michael John Garces, Director | 2005
Playwright’s Horizons | Manic Flight Reaction | Trip Cullman, Director | 2005
Second Stage Theatre | Swimming in the Shallows | Trip Cullman, Director | 2005
Playwright’s Horizons & The Long Wharf Theater | BFE | Gordon Edelstein, Director | 2005
The Public Theater /The Labyrinth Theater | Guinea Pig Solo | Ian Belton, Director | 2004
The Atlantic Theater Company | Get What You Need | Will Frears, Director | 2004
The Long Wharf Theater | A New War | Gordon Edelstein, Director | 2003
The Century Center (Off Broadway) | The Last Sunday in June | Trip Cullman, Director | 2003
Contemporary American Theater Festival | Orange Flower Water | Leah Gardiner, Director | 002
Yale Repertory Theater | It Pays to Advertise | Stan Wojewodski Jr., Director | 2002
Yale Repertory Theater/John Kelly Co. | Brother | John Kelly, Director | 2001
Theatre Planning & Architectural Lighting Design
Schuler Shook | Principal
May 2017 – Present
Schuler Shook | Senior Theatre Consultant/Senior Lighting Designer
August 2014 – May 2017
Schuler Shook | Theatre Consultant/Lighting Designer
May 2006-August 2014
Schuler Shook | Project Specialist
January 1997-August 1999
For more information about Paul’s Theatre Planning & Architectural design work visit schulershook.com
Academic Appointments
Visiting Professor of Theatrical Design | Cal Poly Pomona Fall 2011-Spring 2012
Adjunct Professor of Theatrical Design | Amherst College Spring 2006
Education
Macalester College | St. Paul, MN | BA 1997
Yale School of Drama | MFA in Theater Design 2002
Awards
Chicago Broadway World Award | Connecticut Critics Nominations | Irne Nomination
Stanley McCandless Fellow | Yale School of Drama 00/02 | YSD Class of 2002 Graduation Marshall
Hispanic Scholarship Foundation Recipient 01/02
Related Skills & Affiliations
LEED AP
Member USA Local 829
Proficient in Spanish, AutoCAD, Revit, Vectorworks, Adobe & AGI
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