Thomas Lynch (set designer)

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Thomas Lynch is a professor at the University of Washington School of Drama. He teaches graduate students exclusively in opera scenery design.

Education[edit]

Lynch completed his MFA at Yale under the supervision of Chinese American theatrical set designer Ming Cho Lee.

Career[edit]

Before joining the University of Washington, Lynch worked as a freelance set designer in New York City for about 30 years. He has produced over 250 designs in major American theaters.[1][2] He was previously a lecturer at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Awards[edit]

  • 2008 Seattle Opera Artist of the Year Award - Der Fliegende Holländer and Iphigénie en Tauride (Winner)[3]
  • 2005 Obie Award for Design - Woman Before a Glass (Winner)[4]
  • 2001 Entertainment Design Award (EDDY) – Ring (winner)[5]
  • 2000 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design nomination - The Music Man[6]
  • 1999 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence – Betty's Summer Vacation (Winner)[7]
  • 1989 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design nomination - The Heidi Chronicles[8]
  • 16th Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Designer - Game of Love and Chance (Winner)[9]

Works[edit]

  • Der Ring des Nibelungen (2013 by Richard Wagner) – scenic designer. Produced by Seattle Opera 2013[10]
  • One Act Plays (2013 by Tennessee Williams) – scenic designer. Produced by Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre[11]
  • Iphigénie en Tauride (2011 by Christoph Willibald Gluck) – scenic designer. Produced by the Metropolitan Opera 2011[12]
  • Rodelinda (2011, by George Frideric Handel) – scenic designer. Produced by the Metropolitan Opera[13]
  • A Raisin in the Sun (2004 by Lorraine Hansberry) – scenic designer. Produced by Royale Theatre [14]
  • The Music Man (2000-2001 by Meredith Willson) – scenic designer. Produced by Neil Simon Theatre[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Thomas Lynch". Seattle Opera. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Thomas Lynch". University of Washington School of Drama. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Seattle Opera's Ring des Nibelungen Returns 8/9 - 8/30". Broadway World Seattle. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Woman Before a Glass". Lortel Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Comunicato stampa della Seattle Opera". Guide. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Thomas Lynch". Playbill. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Awards by Year". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Tony Award nominations for the 1988-89 season". UPI. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  9. ^ "The 16th Elliot Norton Awards". Elliot Norton Awards. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Der Ring des Nibelungen". Opera News. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  11. ^ "One Act Plays - Tennessee Williams". University of Washington School of Drama. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  12. ^ Tommasini, Anthony (29 November 2007). "Room for Blood, Sacrifice and Lyricism in Gluck's House of Atreus". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  13. ^ "House Proud". New York Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  14. ^ "A Raisin in the Sun". Playbill. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  15. ^ "The Music Man". IBDB. Retrieved 12 March 2018.