GAGE WILLIAMS portrait
  • Associate Artist, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Cleveland OH. (Set Design), GLTF
  • Resident Set Designer, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, (Boise), Idaho Shakespeare Festival
  • Professor, Theatre
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Professional Service

  • Brigham Young University . Peer Review of Theatre Department Assistant Professor of Theatre. Attended the Sundance Summer Musical Theatre production of Cinderella, which was designed by the professor I was reviewing. Reviewed the professor's CV, Portfolio, and design packet for Cinderella, and had a Zoom meeting with them. Delivered a written opinion of their work and progress toward tenure to the Department Chair. 08/01/2022 - 10/31/2023
  • University of New Mexico . Role: Outside Reviewer . Review of UNM Theatre Associate Professor application for promotion to Full Professor. Reviewed file and wrote an opinion letter. 07/01/2022 - 09/30/2023
  • University of Oklahoma . Role: Outside Reviewer . Review of OU Theatre Associate Professor application for promotion to Full Professor. Reviewed file and wrote an opinion letter. 07/01/2022 - 09/30/2023
  • Grand Theatre . Role: Board Memeber. Serve on the Advisory Board for Grand Theatre. Monthly meetings concerning all areas of Grand Theatre operations. I also serve on the Season Selection and Fundraising sub-committees. 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022
  • Academy of Television Arts and Science. Role: Member. Academy of Television Arts and Science. Role: Academy member. Academy member. Review and vote for Emmy nominations. Sub-committee for Arts Directors/Decorators vote on Emmy winners. 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022
  • United Scenic Artist/IATSE 829. Role: Member. Attend Zoom Western Region meetings, vote of union bylaws and officials. Promote the Union and provide non-members information on how to join the union. Review union applicants. 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022
  • Academy of Television Arts and Science . Role: Academy member . Academy member. Review and vote for Emmy nominations. Sub-committee for Arts Directors/Decorators vote on Emmy winners. 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021
  • United Scenic Artist Local 829. Role: member. Attend Zoom Western Region meetings, vote of union bylaws and officials. Promote the Union and provide non-members information on how to join the union. Review union applicants. 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021
  • Grand Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT . Role: Board Member, Gala Co-Chair . Monthly Board meetings, annual fund raiser coordinator, season attendance, fund raising, ongoing advising to Artistic Director. 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
  • United Scenic Artist Local 829. Role: member . Zoom member meetings for Western Region. 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
  • The Academy of Television Arts and Science . Prime Time Emmy Award s Judge for nominations and for Art Direction winners. 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
  • Grand Theatre . SLC, UT. Role: Board Member. Monthly Board meetings, annual fund raiser coordinator, season attendance, fund raising, ongoing advising to Artistic Director . 12/31/2018 - 12/31/2019
  • Grand Theatre . Role: Board Member . monthly Board meetings, annual fund raiser coordinator, season attendance, fund raising, ongoing advising to Artistic Director . 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
  • Utah Theatre Association . Chaired bringing the annual conference to the UU . 02/01/2015 - 02/01/2016

Internal Service

  • Curriculum Committee Chair . Chair, 07/01/2022 - 12/31/2022. Department service.
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies. Director, 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022. Department service.
  • College Council . Member , 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022. College service.
  • Chair RPT. Chair, 01/01/2022 - 12/30/2022. Department service.
  • Chair of RPT. Chair, 08/01/2021 - 12/30/2022. Department service.
  • Recruitment Committee. member , 01/01/2021 - 12/30/2022. Department service.
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies . Director , 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021. Department service.
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies. Director , 08/17/2020 - 12/31/2020. Department service.
  • Recruitment Committee. member, and PADP rep, 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020. Department service.
  • Academic Senate Budget Committee. Chair. advised academic senate on university budget policies and challenges , 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019. University service.
  • Academic Senate Budget Committee. Chair, 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017. University service.

Outreach

  • Utah Theatre Association Conference and Zoom Callbacks. 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

Honors & Awards

  • Invited to exhibit my Set Design for Sleuth produced at the Great Lakes Theatre in 2020 in the digital catalouge. Prague Quadrennial Design Exhibition , 06/01/2022
  • USITT published my designer bio , design statement and photos of my set design for the 2016 University of Utah Department of Theatre production of Hello Dolly in SUMMER 2019 edition of their quarterly publication THEATRE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY. United States Institute For Theatre Technology (USITT), 08/01/2018
  • Featured Designer in Design Expo, USITT Annual Conference. Exhibition of my Set Designs for regional theatre and opera from 1993 to 2015. Classical to contemporary. United States Institute for Theatre Technology , 03/23/2016
  • Design Expo Guest Judge. USITT Annual Conference. Worked with a group of 6 other professional there designers/educators reviewing and judging over 150 design presentation. Fine winners were published in Summer TD&T. United State Institute for Theatre Technology , 03/23/2016

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