Joseph Varga
Expert on stage design
Professor emeritus; resident set designer, theatre and drama School of Education Work: 608-263-3358 — Home and cell phones available upon request jvarga@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Scenic design for the stage
- Design process, from script analysis through design development, expression, collaboration and final production
- Research for design and stagecraft
- Scenic painting, including faux/tromp l'oeil effects, tools and materials
- Rendering, i.e. theatrical illustration
Achievements
- Member, United Scenic Artists Local 829, national union of professional designers and artisans in theater
- More than 30 years experience designing professionally, for plays, musicals, ballet and Shakespeare
- Local designs include "The Nutcracker" for Madison Ballet at Overture Center; theme design lobbies ("New York, New York") for Epic Systems campus