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Mark Varns

Mark Varns, Professor Emeritus

A graduate of the University of Missouri at Kansas City, Mark has worked with the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Sacramento Theater Co., Utah Shakespearean Festival, The Black Rep of St. Louis, New Harmony Theatre, Millikin University, McLeod Summer Playhouse, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Central Missouri Repertory Theater. Recent professional design credits include; The Foreigner at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Pericles at The Black Rep in St. Louis, Oklahoma at McLeod Summer Playhouse and Treasure Island at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
Mark Varns varns@siu.edu
Phone: 618-453-5741
Office: Comm 2032

Education

MFA Theater Design and Technology, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Teaches

Lighting Design, Sound Design, Structural Design for Theatre, Stagecraft, Technical Direction, Drafting for the Theater, Computer Aided Design

Research and Creative Interests

Lighting Design, Human physiological and psychological response to light, Sustainability methods and practice for theatrical production.