TDG Vita1
TIMOTHY D. GROSS, MFA
1027 North 22nd Avenue
Billings, Montana 59101
(406) 657-2178 or 896-1225
or
Education
MFA,Lighting Design: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, January 2000.
BA,Communication and Theatre (Theatre Technology): Montana State University-
Billings; May 1996
BA, Spanish: Montana State University-Billings; May 1996
Technical and Related Theatre Experience
Technical Director, Venture Theatre, Billings, Montana, numerous mentoring sessions,
instructional workshops,classes and courses taught in lighting design, stage design and construction, 2002-Present
Selected Productions:
Technical Director, Anything Goes. Billings West High School,2005
Technical Director, Light & Scene Design, House and Garden, Venture Theatre, 2005.
Technical Director, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Venture Theatre, 2004.
Technical Director, Blithe Spirit, Skyview High School, 2004
Technical Director & Lighting Design, Venture Unplugged, 2004
Technical Director, Apocolypso! Venture Theatre, 2004
Technical Director& Lighting Design, Tape, Venture Theatre, 2004
Technical Director, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Billings West High School, 2004
Technical Director, Guys and Dolls, Billings Skyview High School, 2004
Technical Director & Lighting Design, Batboy, 2004
Technical Director & Lighting Design, Stop Kiss, 2004
Technical Director, Venture One Act Play Festival, 2004
Technical Director & Lighting Design, Woyzeck , 2003
Technical Director, You Can’t Take It With You, Billings West High School, 2003
Technical Director, Always, Patsy Cline, 2003
Technical Director & Set Design, The Tempest, Venture Theatre, 2003
Technical Director, Les Miserables, Billings West High School, 2003
Technical Director & Lighting Design, Angry Housewives, Venture Theatre, 2003
Technical Director & Lighting Design, Radium Girls, Venture Theatre, 2003
Technical Director, Venture One Act Play Festival, 2003
Technical Director, Dig It! Venture Theatre, 2003
Lighting Design, Reckless, Venture Theatre, 2002
Set Design, MacBeth, Venture Theatre, 2002
Lighting Design, The Lion King, Montana Ballet, Bozeman, Montana, 2002
Lighting Design, Stage Construction, Instructional Workshops, Mentoring Sessions,
Montana State University-Billings, 2002-Ongoing Relationship
Selected Productions:
Lighting Design, Off the Map, 2002
Lighting Design, The Good Doctor, 2001
Lighting Design, The House of Bernarda Alba, 2001
Lighting Design, Tom Paine, 2000
Deck Electrician, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Boulder and Vail, Colorado, 1999.
Lighting Design, The Barber of Seville, University of Illinois, 1999
Lighting Design, Tombigee! University of Illinois, 1999
Lighting Design, The Fantasticks, Station Theatre, Urbana IL, 1999
Lighting Design, Studio Dance I, University of Illinois, 1998
Master Electrican, La Boheme, University of Illinois, 1998
Master Electrician, Tartuffe, University of Illinois, 1998
Master Electrician, Once Upon a Mattress, 1998
Lighting Design, Rimers of Eldrich, Armory Theatre, Champaign IL, 1997
Lighting Design, R.A.W. Armory Theatre, Champaign IL, 1997
Lighting Design, The Shadow Adjuster,Straw Dog Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, 1997.
Lighting Design, The Shadow Adjuster, Montana State University-Billings and Chicago's "Straw
Dog Theatre," 1997.
Lighting Design, The Baltimore Waltz, "Venture Theatre," performed at Montana State
University-Billings, 1996.
Lighting Design,Oedipus, Montana State University-Billings, 1996.
Lighting Design and Operation,God's Country, Venture Theatre, performed at Montana State
University-Billings, 1996.
Lighting Design and Operation,Little Shop of Horrors, Montana State University-Billings,
1996.
Lighting Design and Operation, Set Construction, Philemon, Montana State University-Billings, 1996.
Lighting Design and Operation, Set Construction,Drinking in America, Montana State
University-Billings, 1996.
Sound Operation, Krapp's Last Tape, Montana State University-Billings, 1996.
Sound Operation, Miss Julia, Montana State University-Billings, 1995
Lighting Design and Set Construction, Prelude to a Kiss, Montana State University-Billings, 1995.
Set and Light Design and Construction,Prometheus Bound, Montana StateUniversity-
Billings, 1995.
Lighting Design and Set Construction,Three Penny Opera, Montana State University-
Billings, 1995
Lighting Design and Set Construction, The Diary of Anne Frank, Billings StudioTheatre, 1995
Lighting Design, Set Design, Construction and Acting,Tres Reflexiones Latinas, Montana State University-Billings, 1994.
Fly System Operator,West Side Story, Alberta Bair Theatre, Billings, Montana, 1994.
Technical Director, Moon Over Miami, Duck Soup Players,St. Paul, Minnesota, Summer,
1994.
Lighting Design, Set Design and Construction, Acting,Colette Collage, MontanaState
University-Billings, 1994.
Lighting Design, Set Design and Construction,Speed-the-Plow, Montana State University-Billings, 1994.
Lighting Design, Set Design and Construction, Sometimes I Wake Up in the Middle of the Night, Montana State University-Billings, 1994.
Lighting Design, Set Design and Construction, Night of the Pterodactyls, Billings Studio Theatre, 1994.
Lighting Design, Madrigal Dinner Theatre, Montana State University-Billings, 1993.
Lighting Design, Set Design and Construction,Top Girls, Montana State University-Billings, 1993.
Lighting Design, Set Design and Construction,All In Good Taste, Montana State University-Billings 1993.
Lighting Design, Set Construction and Acting, It Had To Be You, Montana State University-Billings, 1993.
Fly System Operator,Back On Broadway, Alberta Bair Theatre, Billings, Montana, 1993. (A community theatre production)
Lighting Design, Set Design and Construction, 49, Montana State University-Billings, 1993.
Lighting Design, Set Design and Construction,Madrigal Dinner Theatre, Montana State University-Billings, 1992.
Lighting Design and Set Construction,Pinter/Brecht/Pinter, Montana State University-Billings, 1992.
Set Construction,Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Montana State University-Billings, 1992.
Set Construction,The Apple Tree, Alberta Bair Theatre, Billings, Montana, 1992. (A community theatre production)
Lighting Operator,Risqué Business, Montana State University-Billings, 1991.
Lighting Operator and Set Construction,Largo Desolato, Montana State University-Billings, 1991.
Teaching Experience
Instructor in Technical Theatre, Montana State University-Billings, Fall 2006-
The Visual Elements of Performance, Montana State University-Billings, Fall/Spring 2004-2006.
Introduction to Acting, Montana State University-Billings, Fall/Spring 2004-2006.
Venture Theatre, numerous mentoring sessions, instructional workshops, classes and courses
taught in lighting design and construction, stage design and construction, costume coordination, 2002-Present.
Montana State University-Billings, mentoringsessions in lighting design and construction, 2000-
Ongoing Relationship
University of Illinois, numerous collaborative productions and mentoring relationships with
undergraduates, 1997-2000.
Publications
"Language Boundaries and Discourse Stability: 'Tagging' as a Form of Graffiti Spanning International Borders" (with Daniel D. Gross and Barbara Walkosz). ETC. (et cetera), Spring, 1997.
"Tagging: Changing Visual Patterns and the Rhetorical Implications of a New Form of
Graffiti"(with Daniel D. Gross). ETC. (et cetera), Fall, 1993.
Convention Papers
“Images of Idealistic Realism from the “Last Best Place”: Western Art as Postmodernism Rejected (with Daniel D. Gross and Susan G. Baack). Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, Illinois, November, 2004.
"Diversity within Divergence: Identifying the “Signs" (tags) on the Wall" (with Daniel D. Gross). Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1995.
"Language Boundaries and Discourse Stability: 'Tagging' as a Form of Graffiti Spanning International Borders" (with Daniel D. Gross). Paper presented at the World Communication Association Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, July, 1995.
Professional, Student and University Organizations
Committee responsibility, Venture Theatre, 2002-
Committee responsibility, University of Illinois, 1997-2000.
Member of the Search Committee for Theatre Faculty, Communication Arts Department, Montana State University-Billings, 1995.
Assistant Technical Director for Theatre, Communication Arts Department, MontanaState University-Billings, 1993-1996
Secretary, Communication Arts Drama Committee, Montana State University-Billings, 1995-1996
Treasure and Liason between Drama Committee and Katoya Players, Montana State University-Billings, 1995-1996
Member, United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), 1994-
Member, Katoya Players, Montana State University-Billings, 1993-1996
Member, Spanish Club, Montana State University-Billings, 1993-1996
Member, Drama Committee, Montana State University-Billings, 1994-1996
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Honors
Recipient: Venture Theatre Contribution Award,General Construction Manager for Venture Theatre, 2002-2004.
Recipient: "Senior Award for Leadership," Communication Arts Department, Montana State
University-Billings, 1996.
Selected for inclusion in The Lambda Phi National Communication Honors Society, Montana State University-Billings, 1994.
Selected for inclusion in The Lambda Pi Eta Honors Society, Montana State University-
Billings, 1994.
Selected for inclusion in The Alpha Chi National Honors Society, Montana State
University, 1994.
Recipient: Hardy Kindler Memorial Scholarship Endowment," Montana State University-
Billings Foundation, 1993-94.
Recipient: Alpha Mu Gamma Scholarship, Montana State University-Billings Foundation,
1993-94.
Selected for inclusion onThe National Dean's List, 1992.
Awarded: Academic Honors, Montana State University-Billings, 1991-1994.
Awarded: Dean's Honor Roll, Montana State University-Billings, 1991.
References
Dr. Susan Balter-Reitz (PhD), Assistant Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Communication and Theatre, Montana State University-Billings, Montana 59101, (406)657-2178
Mr. Randall Pugh (MFA), University Lecturer, Department of Communication and Theatre, Montana State University-Billings, Montana 59101, (406) 657-2178.
Dr. Victoria Tait Coffman (PhD), Professor (Emeritus), Department of Communication and Theatre, Montana State University-Billings, Montana 59101, (406)656-7657.
Mr. Randall Pugh (MFA), University Lecturer, Department of Communication and Theatre, Montana State University-Billings, Montana 59101,(406) 657-2178.
Dr. Matthew Redinger (PhD), Professor of History,Montana State University-Billings, Montana
59101, (406) 657-2896.
Mr. Mace Archer (MFA), Artistic Director, Venture Theatre, P.O. Box 112, Billings, Montana
59103, (406) 670-2144.
Cory Felgenhour, BFA, Master Electrician, School of Theatre, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, (814) 238-2505.