
Theatrical Design & Production
Kristeen Willis
Awards
West T. Hill Dramatic Arts Prize (1997): Given to the senior who was most involved in the Theatre Department and displayed great aptitude for the dramatic arts during his/her four years of study at Centre College.
The Theatre Award (2000): Given the graduate student who goes most above the call of duty.
Portland Area Theatre Drammy Award (2012): Excellence in Lighting Design for Miracle Theatre’s Oedipus El Rey.
Portland Area Theatre Drammy Award (2013): Excellence in Scenic Design for Profile Theatre’s Master Harold and the Boys.
Portland Area Theatre Drammy Award (2014): Excellence in Lighting Design for Third Rail Repertory Theatre’s A Bright New Boise.
Portland Area Theatre Drammy Award (2014): Excellence in Scenic Design for Third Rail Repertory Theatre’s Gideon's Knot.
Related Skills
ETC Console operation
Strand console operation Lightwright
Vectorworks
Minimal AutoCAD drafting, Hand drafting
Intelligent Fixture operation Sound board operation
Digital sound manipulation SFX
Qlab
Projections
Electrics
Welding
Carpentry
Scene painting
Properties Design
Scenic Design (Professional)
Artists Repertory Theatre - Portland Oregon
Foxfinder - 2013 - Directed by Damaso Rodriguez
BadAss Theatre Company - Portland Oregon
Invasion - 2013 - Directed by Antonio Sonera
Coho Theatre - Portland Oregon
The Outgoing Tide - 2013 - Directed by Stephanie Mulligan
Third Rail Repertory Theatre - Portland Oregon
The Mystery of Irma Vep - 2014 - Directed by Philip Cuomo
Gidion’s Knot - 2014 - Directed by Mike O'Connell
The Aliens 2013 - Directed by Tim True
Corrib Theatre - Portland Oregon
The Hen Night Epiphany - 2014 - Directed by Gemma Whelan
Furious Theatre - Pasadina California (Carrie Hamilton Theatre at Pasadena Playhouse)
Foxfinder - 2013 - Directed by Damaso Rodriguez
Miracle Theatre - Portland Oregon
La Celestina - 2013 - Directed by Christy Drogosch
Northwest Children's Theatre - Portland Oregon
Little Red “Riding Hood” - 2014 - Directed by Sarah Jane Hardy
James and the Giant Peach - 2013 - Directed by Sarah Jane Hardy
Novi Theatres - Novi Michigan
Fractured Fairytales - 2000 - Directed by Linda Wickert
Picnic at Hanging Rock - 1999 - Directed by Linda Wickert
Oregon Children's Theatre - Portland Oregon
Ivy and Bean - 2014 - Directed by Stan Foote
Profile Theatre - Portland Oregon
My Children My Africa - 2013 - Directed by Adriana Baer
Blood Knot - 2013 - Directed by Kevin Jones
Master Harold and the Boys - 2012 - Directed by Jane Unger
The Fifth of July - 2012 - Directed by Jane Unger
A Lesson Before Dying - 2012 - Directed by Kevin Jones
Scenic Design (Academic)
Linfield College Theatre Department - McMinnville Oregon
The Importance of Being Earnest - 2014 - Directed by Janet Guptan
Western Oregon University Theatre Department - Monmouth Oregon
Thoroughly Modern Mille - 2012 - Directed by Sharon Oberst
Reed College Theatre Department - Portland Oregon
The Glass Menagerie - 2011 - Directed by Kate Bredeson
James Joyce’s The Dead - 2010 - Directed by Darrin Pufall
Anouilh’s Antigone - 2010 - Directed by Kate Bredeson
Measure for Measure - 2009 - Directed by Kathleen Worley
The Double Inconstancy - 2009 - Directed by Gretchen Icenogle
A Bright Room Called Day - 2008 - Directed by Kathleen Worley
The Marriage of Bette & Boo - 2008 - Directed by Craig Clinton
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead - 2007 - Directed by Kathleen Worley
I Have Loved Strangers - 2007 - Directed by Kathleen Worley
In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel - 2006 - Directed by Craig Clinton
Alma College Theatre Department - Alma Michigan
Months On End - 2006 - Directed by James Kuhl
Major Barbara - 2006 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
A Flea in Her Ear - 2005 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
The Trickster of Seville - 2005 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
You Can't Always Get What You Want - 2005 - Directed by Matthew Singletary
The Crucible - 2004 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
The Country Club - 2004 - Directed by Matthew Singletary
Dancing at Lughnasa - 2004 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Our Country's Good - 2003 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Ruddigore - 2003 - Directed by Scott Messing
The Heidi Chronicles - 2003 - Directed by Scott Harmon
Measure for Measure - 2003 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Boys’ Life - 2002 - Directed by Scott Harmon
Rimers of Eldrich - 2002 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Vagina Monologues - 2002 - Directed by Joanne Gilbert
Sister Mary/ Actor’s Nightmares 2002 - Directed by Matthew Singletary
Picnic - 2001 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Centre College - Centre Players - Danville Kentucky
Extremities (student production)- 1996 - Directed by Ashley Ducker
Lighting Design (Professional)
ACT (A Contemporary Theatre) - Seattle Washington
The Invisible Hand - 2014 - Directed by Allen Nause
Artists Repertory Theatre - Portland Oregon
Blithe Spirit - 2014 - Directed by Christopher Liam Moore
The Playboy of the Western World - 2014 - Directed by Damaso Rodriguez
The Quality Of Life - 2014 - Directed by Allen Nause
The Monster Builder - Directed by Art Manke
Foxfinder - 2013 - Directed by Damaso Rodriguez
Mistakes Were Made - 2013 - Directed by Mivhael Mendelson
Ten Chimneys - 2013 - Directed by Damaso Rodriguez
Gin Game - 2013 - Directed by Joann Johnson
Red Herring - 2012 - Directed by Christopher Liam Moore
And So It Goes - 2012 - Directed by Aaron Posner
Race - 2012 - Directed by Tamara Fisch
The Duchess of Malfi -2012 - Directed by Jon Kretzu
The Cherry Orchard - 2011 - Directed by Jon Kretzu
All My Sons -2009- Directed by Jon Kretzu
Eurydice - 2008 - Directed by Randall Stewart
Boars Head Theatre - Lansing Michigan
Stones in His Pockets - 2006 - Directed by John Peakes
King O' The Moon - 2005 - Directed by Kristine Thatcher
Philadelphia Here I Come - 2003 - Directed by Judith Peakes
Art - 2002 - Directed by Judith Peakes
The Exact Center of the Universe - 2002 - Directed by Kristine Thatcher
Wit - 2002 - Directed by Judith Peakes
Golf with Alan Shepherd - 2001 - Directed by John Peakes
Coho Theatre - Portland Oregon
The Outgoing Tide - 2013 - Directed by Stephanie Mulligan
Frankie & Johnnie in the Claire de Lune - 2009 - Directed by Antonio Sonera
Corrib Theatre - Portland Oregon
The Hen Night Epiphany - 2014 - Directed by Gemma Whelan
J.D. Talbott Ampitheatre
Showboat - 2001
Stephen Foster the Musical - 1999-2001
Miracle Theatre - Portland Oregon
Oedipus El Rey - 2012 - Directed by Elizabeth Huffman
Jardin de Suenos - 2012 - Directed by Nelda Reyes
Viva La Revolucion - 2011 - Directed by Olga Sanchez
Boom, Crackle, Fly - 2011 - Directed by Olga Sanchez
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents - 2010 - Directed by Antonio Sonera
Te Llevo en la Sangre - 2009 - Directed by Daniel Jaquez
Labyrinth of Desire - 2008 - Directed by Devon Allen
Mariela in the Desert - 2007 - Directed by Antonio Sonera
Northwest Children's Theatre - Portland Oregon
Sherlock Holmes - 2014
Little Red “Riding Hood” - 2014
James and the Giant Peach - 2013
Novi Theatres - Novi Michigan
The Velveteen Rabbit - 2001
The Crucible - 2001
The Wind in the Willows - 2001
The Princess Tales - 2001
Raggedy Anne and Andy - 2001
The Music Man - 2001
Lion and Mouse Stories - 2001
The Dining Room - 2001
The Nutcracker - 2001
Little Red Riding Hood - 2000
Fractured Fairytales - 2000
Alice in Wonderland - 2000
Fiddler on the Roof - 2000
A Christmas Carol - 1999
The Frog Prince - 1999
Picnic at Hanging Rock - 1999
The Wizard of Oz - 1999
The Nutcracker - 1998
Profile Theatre - Portland Oregon
True West - 2014 - Directed by Adriana Baer
Buried Child - 2014 - Directed by Adriana Baer
My Children My Africa - 2013 - Directed by Adriana Baer
The Road to Mecca - 2013 - Directed by Adriana Baer
Blood Knot - 2013 - Directed by Kevin Jones
Master Harold and the Boys - 2012 - Directed by Jane Unger
The Fifth of July - 2012 - Directed by Jane Unger
A Lesson Before Dying - 2012 - Directed by Kevin Jones
Lips Together Teeth Apart - 2011 - Directed by Jane Unger
Thief River - 2011 - Directed by Pat Patton
The Carpetbagger's Children - 2010 - Directed by Jon Kretzu
The Trip to Bountiful - 2009 - Directed by Jane Unger
Third Rail Repertory Theatre - Portland Oregon
Midsummer - 2014
Sweet & Sad - 2013
A Bright New Boise - 2013
That Hopey Changey Thing - 2012
Lighting Design (Academic)
Linfield College Theatre Department - McMinnville Oregon
The Importance of Being Earnest - 2014 - Directed by Janet Gupton
Reed College Theatre Department - Portland Oregon
The Glass Menagerie - 2011 - Directed by Kate Bredeson
James Joyce’s The Dead - 2010 - Directed by Darrin Pufall
Anouilh’s Antigone - 2010 - Directed by Kate Bredeson
Measure for Measure - 2009 - Directed by Kathleen Worley
The Double Inconstancy - 2009 - Directed by Gretchen Icenogle
A Bright Room Called Day - 2008 - Directed by Kathleen Worley
The Marriage of Bette & Boo - 2008 - Directed by Craig Clinton
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead - 2007 - Directed by Kathleen Worley
I Have Loved Strangers - 2007 - Directed by Kathleen Worley
In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel - 2006 - Directed by Craig Clinton
Alma College Theatre Department - Alma Michigan
Months On End - 2006 - Directed by James Kuhl
Major Barbara - 2006 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Five in Ten Play Festival - 2005 - Directed by Matthew Singletary
A Flea in Her Ear - 2005 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
The Trickster of Seville - 2005 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Spring Dance Concert - 2005 - Various Choreographers
You Can't Always Get What You Want - 2005 - Directed by Matthew Singletary
The Nutcracker - 2004 - Choreographed by Tom Morris
The Crucible - 2004 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Coppellia - 2004 - Choreographed by Tom Morris
The Country Club - 2004 - Directed by Matthew Singletary
Our Country's Good - 2003 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Ruddigore - 2003 - Directed by Scott Messing
The Heidi Chronicles - 2003 - Directed by Scott Harmon
Winter Dance Concert - 2003 - Various Choreographers
Measure for Measure - 2003 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Boys’ Life - 2002 - Directed by Scott Harmon
The Nutcracker - 2002 - Choreographed by Tom Morris
Rimers of Eldrich - 2002 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Vagina Monologues - 2002 - Directed by Joanne Gilbert
Sister Mary/ Actor’s Nightmares 2002 - Directed by Matthew Singletary
Fall Dance Concert -2001- Various Choreographers
Picnic - 2001 - Directed by Joe Jezewski
Wayne State University - Hilberry Theatre - Detroit Michigan
The Rover - 2001
Cymbeline - 2001
Some Americans Abroad - 1999
The Merchant of Venice - 1999
Playboy of the Western World - 1999
Wayne State University - Bonstelle Theatre - Detroit Michigan
The Song of Jacob Zulu - 2000
Godspell - 2000
The University of Scranton - Scranton Pennsylvania
Lysistrata - Co-designed with Dennis Size - 1998
Vinegar Tom - 1998
Laughter on the 23rd Floor - 1997
Centre College - Centre Players - Danville Kentucky
Miss Julie - 1997
Extremities (student production) - 1996
Education
Wayne State University - Hilberry Company - Detroit Michigan
1998 - 2001
MFA - Theatrical Lighting Design
Centre College - Danville Kentucky
1993 - 1998
BA - Dramatic Arts with Art minor
Employment
Freelance Theatrical Designer
1998 - present
Master Electrician
Artists Repertory Theatre
2011-2013
Visiting Asst. Professor of Theatre & Designer/TD
Reed College
2006-2011
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance
Alma College
2001-2006
Technical Director & Performing Arts Coordinator
Alma College
2001-2002
Graduate Fellow in Lighting Design
Wayne State University
1998-2001
Technical Theatre Intern
University of Scranton
1997-1998
2010 - present
2010 - present