Vita
Dunsi Dai
Scene Designer, United Scenic Artists, Local 829
Associate Professor of Scene Design at Webster University
1522 Centenary Ct., Valley Park, MO 63088, Tel: 636-825-0734 (H), Tel: 314-968-6932 (O), Fax: 314-963-6102 (O)
E-mail: daidu@webster.edu, Web Site: http://www.webster.edu/~daidu
Scene Designer:
2008 Chaim’s Love Song, Deanna Jent, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2008 Hanna’s Suitcase, Carol North, director, Metro Theatre of St. Louis
2008 The Tale of Allerqist’s Wife, EdwardCoffield, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2008 Bluish, Bill Whitaker. Director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2008 Two Headed, Kim Hughes, director, Black Cat Theatre, MO
2008 Cheery Docs, Deanna Jent, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2007 Kinder Transport, Doug Finlayson, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2007 Sugar, Peter Reynolds, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2007 Women’s Minyan Deanna Jent, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2007 Remnant Deanna Jent, director, Mustard Seed Theatre, MO
2007 Broadway Bound, Gary Baker, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2007 What’s WrongWith This Picture, EdwardCoffield, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2007 Guys and Dolls Ron Himes, director, St. Louis Black Repertory Co.
2006 Broken Glass, Deanna Jent, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2006 Sweet Charity, Brandon Mcshaffrey, director, Maple Rep. MO
2006 Via Dolorosa, Doug Finlayson, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2006 1776, Quin Gresham, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2006 The Sister Rosensweig, Melton Zoth, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2006 From Door to Door, EdwardCoffield, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2005 Big River Joe Deer, director, The Human Race Theatre, OH
2005 Valhalla Deanna Jent, director, HotCity Theatre, MO
2005 Merchant of Venice, Robin Weatherall, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2005 I’m Not Aparport Linda Kennedy, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2005 Harvey, Doug M., director, Maple Rep, MO
2005 You are a Good Man Charlie Brown Kristen, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2005 Unexpected Tenderness, B. Schwartz, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2004 Aida, M. Bollinger, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2004 Pippin, P. Coffield, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2004 Tally’s Folly, Deanna Jent, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2004 Hearts, M. Zoth, director, The New Jewish Theatre, MO
2004 River Niger, B. Butler, director, St. Louis Black Rep. MO
2003 Bash, T. Bishop, director, Most Harmless Theatre, MO
2003 Guys and Dolls, Peter Reynolds, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2003 Waiting to be Invited, Ron Himes, director, St. Louis Black Rep Company, MO
2003 Don’t Dress for Dinner, K. Singleton, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2002 Oklahoma, P. Coffield, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2002 Jesus Christ Superstar, M. Bollinger, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2002 Only Haven, J. Deer, director, Musework, OH
2001 Mame, Peter Reynolds, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2001 Man of La Mancha, Melton Zoth, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2001 Women Who Steal, Carter Lewis, director, Repertory theatre of St. Louis
2000 West Side Story, Cary Libkin, director, Struthers Library Theatre, PA
2000 A Chorus Line, M. Hamilton, director, Stages of St, Louis, MO
2000 Fiddler on the Roof. P. Coffield, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
2000 Joseph and His Amazing Technical Colored Dream Coat, P. Coffield, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Th. MO
1999 WIT, S. Gragg, director, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO
1999 Phantom of Opera, C. Hipkins, director, Strouthers Library Theatre, PA
1999 Fiddler on the Roof, M. Hamilton, director, Stages of St. Louis, MO
1999 Wizard of OZ, P. Coffield, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
1999 South Pacific, P. Reynolds, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
1999 Waiting for Godo, J. Joblin, director, St. Louis Black Rep. Co., MO
1999 The Family of Mann, B. Miller, director, The New Theatre, MO
1998 Big River, P. Coffield, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
1998 The King and I, J. Deer, director, Strouthers Library Theatre, PA
1998 Children of Eden, M. Bollinger, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
1998 Queen of Shiba, W. Soloman, director, St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO
1998 Good News, S. Charles, director, The Principia Theatre, MO
1998 Off the Map, A. Wilcox, director, The New Theatre, MO
1997 A Question of Mercy, S. Woolf, director, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO
1997 Psychopathia Sexualis, J. Hanranhan, director, The New Theatre, MO
1997 Joseph and His Amazing Technical Color Dream Coat P. Coffield, director, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theat. MO
1997 Tambourines to Glory, R. Himes, director, St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO
1997 I Ought to be in Pictures, E. Avioli, director, Off the Cuff Productions, MO
1997 L’Historie du Soldat, S. Gordon, director, Conservatory of Theatre, Webster U.
1996 I Sing Too, R. Himes, director, St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO
1996 Black Theatre, R. Himes, director, St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO
1996 Sala Cinderella, R. Himes, director, St. Louis Black Repertory Co. MO
1996 Desert Song, S. Lawless, director, Hampton Playhouse, NH
1996 Not Now, Darling S. Whiling, director, Hampton Playhouse, NH
1996 South Pacific, J. Defina, director, BroadHollow Players, NY
1996 Gossip, A. Sullivan, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1996 Once Upon Mattress, C. Dufrenoy, director, BroadHollow Players, NY
1996 Africa Atunbi, J. Cameron, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1996 Carmen, R. Parrish, director, Trenton State Theatre, NJ
1995 Fiddler on the Roof, J. Defina, director, BroadHollow Players, NY
1995 Oleanna, F. Richmond, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1995 Blood Wedding, J. Lutterbie, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1995 Ma Rainy's Black Bottom, D. Evens, director, Trenton State Theatre, NJ
1995 Rita's Resources, K. Kuroda, director, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. NYC
1994 Raft of Medusa, T. Neumiller, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1994 Diary of Ann Frank, F. Richmond, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1994 Cinderella, C. Krohn, director, Houston Children Theatre Festival, TX
1994 The Pied Piper, C. Hudson, director, Houston Children Theatre Festival, TX
1994 The Bacchae, T. Kim, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1994 Keep the Home Fires Burning, J. Bell, director, Bandwagon Theatre, NYC
1994 On Strivers Row, K. Ervin, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1993 Silence! The Court is in Session, F. Richmond, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1993 Italian American Reconciliation, J. Cameron, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1993 Jungle Book, C. Hudson, director, Houston Children Theatre Festival
1993 The Rivals, J. Cameron, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1993 Stony Brook Dance Ensemble, R. Thomas, coordinator, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1992 M. Butterfly, F. Richmond, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1992 Rivers of China, R. Wessller, director, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1992 Ceilly Hey! W. Bruehl & A. Sullivan, Stony Brook Theatre, NY
1991 The Nightingale, D. Bauer, director, Illinois Opera Theatre, IL
1991 The Goose of Cairo, K. Klippstatter, director, Illinois Opera Theatre, IL
1991 A Little Hotel on the Side, W. Knight, director, Illinois Repertory Theatre, IL
1989 Marat/Sade, D. Saltz, director, Stanford Rep, CA
1988 Streetcar Named Desire, R. Eddelman, director, Stanford Actor Project, CA
1987 A Midsummer Night's Dream, H. Gyde, director, Stanford Rep, CA
1984 Family, S. Bai, director, Central Academy of Drama, China
1983 Returning, X. Wei, director, Jilin Repertory Theatre, China
1981 True Son, H. Li, director, Jilin Repertory Theatre, China
Art Director (Movie/ TV/Industrial):
2008 Israel 60th Anniversary Celebration, Zelda Sparks, producer, JCC, MO
2007 IBEV Expo, Andy Ruhlin, producer, The Spark, MO
1993 Complete Silence, C. Shepherd, director, Shepherd Production, NY
1985 Family Game in Seconds, Z. Zhang, director, Beijing TV Station, China
Honors and Works in Exhibitions:
2008 Remnant, Scene Design, Outstanding Set Design, Kevin Kline Award, The Professional Theatre Council
2008 Biography has been selected for inclusion in 2009 Edition of Who’s Who in America, Marquis Who’s Who.
2008 Remnant, Scene Design, Group Show, Design Expo, USITT ’08
Two Headed, Scene Design,
2008 Chinese Scene Design Project, Messing Award, Webster University
2005 River Niger, Scene Design, Group Show, The World Stage Design, Toronto, Canada
Waiting for Godot, Scene Design,
Wit, Scene Design,
2004 River Niger, Scene Design, Group Show, Design Expo, USITT ’04 (Inclusion for TD&T publication Summer issue, 2004)
2001 Women Who Steal, Scene Design, Digital Design on Screen, USITT ’01
2000 Wit, Scene Design, Group Show, Design Expo, USITT ‘00
1999 Nominated as the best scene designer of the year by St. Louis Post-Dispatch for scene design Wit for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and scene design Waiting for Godo for St. Louis Black Repertory Company.
1996 Name and resume was published and distributed in Artist Bulletin by Theatre Communication Group (TCG)
1996 Rita’s Resource, Scene Design, Group Show, SUNY Stony Brook Faculty Publication Exhibition
1994 M. Butterfly, Scene Design, Group Show, Design Expo., USITT '94
1992 Young Designers Forum Juried Participant, USITT '92 Conference
1991 Ah, Wilderness, Scene Design, Group Show, PQ'91, Prague, Czechoslovakia
1982 Sunset, Oil Painting, Group Show, Beijing Spring Exhibition, China
1980 Great Wall, Oil Painting, Group Show, Beijing Oil Painting, China
2004 Faculty Fellowship Award, Webster University
2003 Faculty Development Award, Webster University
2001 USITT Grant and Fellowship Committee 2001 Grant, USITT
1997 Technology Grant, Webster University
1996 Technology Grant, Webster University
Professional Membership:
1996- United Scenic Artists Local 829 (USA)
1992- United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT).
Professional Conference:
2008 Design EXPO, Participant, USITT ’08 Conference
2007
Portfolio Review, Invited Reviewer, USITT ’07 Conference
2006
Portfolio Review, Invited Reviewer, USITT ’06 Conference
2005
Portfolio Review, Invited Reviewer, USITT ’05 Conference
2004
Portfolio Review, Invited Reviewer, USITT ’04 Conference
2001
Computer Application Development, Panelist, USITT ’01 Conference
2000 Design Expo. "00, Participant, USITT '00 Conference
2000
Designs From China, Panelist, USITT ’99 Conference
1998 Teaching with Computer, Panelist, USITT ’98 Conference
1997 Technical Resource On-Line, Panelist,USITT ’97 Conference
1994 Introducing Cultural Diversity into Your Theatre Program, Panelist, USITT '94 Conference
1994 Design Expo. '94, Participant, USITT '94 Conference
1993 Incorporate Culture Diversity in Academic Theatre Environment, Panelist, USITT '93 Conference
1992 Young Designers Forum, Juried Participant, USITT '92 Conference
Teaching Experience:
1996- Associate Professor of Scene Design, Webster University:
Scene Design I & II, Scenography, Rendering, Computer Aided Rendering for Theatre, BFA, Introduction to Drawing.
1992-1996 Assistant Professor of Scenic Design, State University of New York at Stony Brook:
Scene Design I & II, Scenic Design Theory and Practice, Rendering for Theatre, Scenic Painting, Costume Design I, Drafting for Theatre, Introduction to Theatre, Introduction to Design, AutoCAD for Theatre.
1982-85 Instructor of Stage Design, the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing, China:
Stage Design III, Painting III.
Computer Skills: (PC&Mac)
Computer Aided Drafting, Computer Aided Rendering, and Web Publishing. Applications including:
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Dreamwaver, Power Point, Corel Painter...
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate:
1982-85 Scene Design III
1992- Scene Design I&II
1996- Scenography
1996-
Rendering
1997-
Computer Aided Rendering for Theatre
1998-99
Internet for Theatre
1992-96
Introduction to Theatre
1992-96 Introduction to Design
1992-96 Drafting for Theatre
1994 Costume Design I
1992-96
Scenic Painting
2004 Introduction to Drawing
2005- BFA
Graduate:
1992-96 Scene Design I & II
1992-96 Design Theory and Practice
1992-96
Rendering for Theatre
1992-96
Scenic Painting
New Courses Offered at Webster University:
1997- Computer Aided Rendering for Theatre
1998-99 Internet for Theatre.
Community Service:
Webster University Committee Service:
2008- Speaker Committee
2000-01
Library Committee
1999-01 International Study Committee
1996-98
Academic Technology Task Force
Service to Professional Community:
2008 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’08 Conference, Houston, TX 2007 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’07 Conference, Phoenix, AZ
2006 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’01 Conference, Louisville, KE
2005 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’05 Conference, Toronto, Canada
2004 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’04 Conference, Long Beach CA
2001 Invited Reviewer Young Designer’s Forum, USITT ’01 Conference, Long Beach CA
2000 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’00 National Conference, Denver, CO
1999 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’99 National Conference, Toronto, Canada
1998 Invited Portfolio Reviewer USITT ’98 National Conference, Long Beach, CA
Education:
1992 MFA, Scene Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1989 MA, Theatre History/Stage Design, Stanford University
1982 BA, Stage Design, the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing, China
References:
Susan Gragg
Associate Artistic Director
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
130 Edgar Rd
St. Louis, MO 63119, Tel: 314-968-7340 (O)
Tisa Chang
Artistic Director
Pan Asian Rep.
47 Great Jones St.
New York, NY 10012, Tel: 212-505-5655 (O)
Agnes Wilcox
Artistic Director
The New Theatre
634 N. Grand, Suite 10C
St. Louis, MO 63193, Tel: 314-531-8330 (O)
Patricia Zaback
Executive Artistic Director
BroadHollow Players
200 Stewart Ave.,
Bethpage, NY 11714, Tel: 516-713-1100 (O)
Michael Bollinger
Executive Director
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
110 W. Finney Avenue
Suffolk, VA 23434
Tel: 757-923-0003, ext. 3031(O)
Ron Himes
Producing Director
St. Louis Black Repertory Company
634 N. Grand Blvd,
St. Louis, MO 63104, Tel: 314-534-3807 (O)
Kathleen Sitzer
Artistic Director
The New Jewish Theatre
2 Millstone Campus Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63146, Tel: 314-4442-3257 (O)
Peter Sargent
Dean of the College of Fine Arts
Webster University
470 E. Lockwood Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63119-3194, Tel: 314-968-7006 (O)