Dan Gray
Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise
• Scenic design and scene painting
• Properties design and construction
• Director/designer collaboration
 
Professor Gray is the resident scenic designer, associate professor and head of the Design /Tech area in the Department of Theatre. He has been a working theatre professional for more than 20 years. During that time, he has designed productions at numerous regional theatres including The George Street Playhouse, the Capital Repertory Theatre Company, Players Theatre Columbus and the Delaware Theatre Company. He also assisted scenic designer Michael Anania on projects for Broadway, The New York City Opera, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Alabama Shakespeare Festival and The Minnesota Opera. Professor Gray has received several awards for his designs including Best Scenic Design from the COLUMBUS DISPATCH on numerous occasions, and six USITT/Ohio Valley Section Peggy Ezekiel Awards for Design Excellence. Most recently, his design for OSU's 1999 production of Feral Music was selected as part of the United State’s Exhibit to the 2003 Prague Quadrennial. He continues to design productions for many Central Ohio companies including CATCO, BalletMet, Opera Columbus, Red Herring Theatre Company. Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, The Human Race Theatre (Dayton), Dayton Ballet and The Columbus Zoo.
 
Education
• MFA, University of Massachusetts
• BA, Hamline University, Minnesota