7118 Holly Bay Ct

4202 ½ Mandell

Houston, TX 77006

281-770-1086

Kevin Holden

Scenographer/Theatre Artist

EDUCATION

University of Texas at Austin BFA- Theatre (acting/directing) 1995

University of Houston MFA- Theatrical Design (scenic/lighting) 2007

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Design

Blue Finger the Catastrophic Theatre Lighting Designer World Premier

Reckless Brave Dog Players Scenic Designer Philip Lehl, Director

This is Our Youth Mosaic Theater Set/Lighting Designer Santry Rush, Director

The Marvelous Wonderettes Stages Repertory Theatre Set/Lighting Designer Melissa Rain Anderson, Director

Jewtopia The Back Porch Players Set Design Jo Marks, Director

Speech and Debate Stages Repertory Theatre Set/Lighting Designer Kenn McLaughlin, Director

Tartuffe Classical Theatre Company Set/Lighting Designer JJ Johnston, Director

Life is Happy and Sad the Catastrophic Theatre Set/Lighting Designer Jason Nodler, Director

Three Penny Opera Rice University Lighting Designer Leslie Swackhamer, Director

Grey Gardens Stages Repertory Theatre Set Designer Kenn McLaughlin, Director

Hunter Gatherers the Catastrophic Theatre Set/Lighting Designer Jason Nodler, Director

Spirits to Enforce the Catastrophic Theatre Set/Lighting Designer Jason Nodler, Director

Always . . . Patsy Cline Stages Repertory Theatre Set/Lighting Designer Kenn McLaughlin, Director

Rounding Third Stages Repertory Theatre Lighting Designer Kenn McLaughlin, Director

The Reluctant Dragon Main Street Theatre Set Designer Houston, TX

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Main Street Theatre Set Designer Rebecca Udden, Director

Lieutenant of Inishmore Alley Theatre, Houston Asst. Lighting Designer Kevin Rigdon, Designer

Crime and Punishment Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Asst. Lighting Designer Kevin Rigdon, Designer

Lord of the Flies Roundhouse, Washington DC Asst. Lighting Designer Kevin Rigdon, Designer

Death on the Nile Alley Theatre, Houston Asst. Lighting Designer Kevin Rigdon, Designer

The Clean House Alley Theatre, Houston Asst. Lighting Designer Kevin Rigdon, Designer

Reckless Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Assistant Designer Kevin Rigdon, Designer

Subject to Fits Alley Theatre, Houston Asst. Lighting Designer Kevin Rigdon, Designer

Miss Julie Peter Hall Company, Bath, UK Assistant Designer Kevin Rigdon, Designer

Habeas Corpus Peter Hall Company, Bath, UK Assistant Designer Sir Peter Hall, Director

Measure for Measure Peter Hall Company, Bath, UK Assistant Designer Sir Peter Hall, Director

The Importance of Being Earnest Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles Asst. Lighting Designer Kevin Rigdon, Designer

Treasure Island Stage Left Prod., Houston Lighting/Scene Designer Cheryl Kaplan, Director

The Book of Daniel Allgo Theatre, Austin Lighting Designer Daniel Jones, Director

Get Your War On The Off Center, Austin Lighting Designer Rude Mechanicals

Dress Suits to Hire The Off Center, Austin Lighting Designer Peggy Shaw & Lois

Weaver, Directors

Single Wet Female The Off Center, Austin Lighting Designer Carmelita Tropicana

& Marga Gomez, Director

Index to Idioms The Off Center, Austin, Lighting Designer Deb Margolin, Director

The Match Dance Umbrella, Austin Lighting Designer Deborah Haye, Choreographer

Other

Among the Thugs Horse Head Theatre Co. Director Regional Premier (Houston)

Fault Lines Horse Head Theatre Co. Director Regional Premier (Houston)

Red Light Winter Horse Head Theatre Co. Director Regional Premier (Houston)

Founding Member/Artistic Director Horse Head Theatre Co. April 2009 - Present

Architectural Lighting Designer Bos Lighting Design October 2007 – July 2009

Master Electrician University of Houston (2005-2007) Department of Theatre/Dance

Romeo and Juliet Houston Shakespeare Festival (2007) Prop Artisan/Master

Loves’ Labours Lost Houston Shakespeare Festival (2007) Prop Artisan/Master

The Other Here (Big Dance Theatre) C.W. Mitchell Center for the Performing Arts Production Manager

Props Artisan Alley Theatre, Houston 2006-2007 Seasons

High School Theatre Teacher Deer Park & Montgomery, TX 1998-2004

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Death of a Salesman University of Houston Lighting Designer Dr. Sidney Berger, Director

A Streetcar Named Desire University of Houston Scenic Designer Brian Byrnes, Director

Antigone University of Houston Lighting Designer Jack Young, Director

The Albee Playwright Festival University of Houston Director/lighting design Lanford Wilson, Advisor

The Danube University of Houston Scenic Designer Amy Hopper, Director

A Day (Dance) University of Houston Lighting Designer Karen Stokes, Choreographer

UT Dance University of Texas Lighting Designer David Justin, Choreographer

SKILLS

Photoshop, intelligent/robotic lighting, Lightwright, CAD, Vector Works 12.5, hand drafting, scale model making, acting, directing, prop construction, and served as an electrician at The Alley Theatre, Stages Rep., Main Street Theatre, Catastrophic Theatre, University of Houston (Main), and The University of Texas at Austin.

I worked as a professional actor for three years in Los Angeles, and as a director for seven years in Texas public high schools (UIL).

REFERENCES

Kevin Rigdon David Nancarrow John Bos

Associate Director/Designer Professor Emeritus Owner, designer

Alley Theatre, Houston University of Texas Bos Lighting Design