| CHRISTINA BARRIGAN (Assistant Professor and Lighting
Design) is a native of North Pole, Alaska. Barrigan earned her B.A.
in Theatre from Grinnell College, and an M.F.A in Design and Technology
from the University of Texas at Austin. Before joining the faculty
at CWU, she worked as a freelance artist, working in opera, dance,
theatre, ballet, independent film and performance art. Professionally,
she has lit sea-creatures, ice shows, music acts, production shows,
singers, magicians, jugglers, and comedians in situations ranging
from theatrical performances, theme parks, corporate/industrial
events, cruise ships and concerts. Barrigan's favorite lighting
design was for The Old House Under the Elms, an adaptation of Eugene
O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms in the style of Chinese
Opera, produced by the ZhengZhou Qu Opera Company. She also has
extensive experience in computer aided design and robotic lighting.
At CWU she has designed lighting for Bird Woman, Tom Sawyer,
Working, West Side Story, Frankenstein, and Orchesis
Dance concerts. She has provided both scenic and lighting design
for Bus Stop and Lloyd's Prayer. She is lighting
designer for this season's Hard Times, the new musical
Blankity-Blank!, Pecos Bill and the Ghost Stampede,
and this spring's Orchesis Dance concert. |
