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performing arts
Mr. Stephen Hudson-Mairet
Artistic Assistant Professor/Artistic Director, Chair of Media & Performing Arts
Helfaer Theatre 009
(414) 288-3391 Phone
(414) 288-7048 Fax
stephen.hudson-mairet@marquette.edu
COURSES TAUGHT
THAR 1300: Stagecraft
THAR 1020: Theatre Appreciation
THAR 1150: Acting for Non-Majors
THAR 2400: Aspects of Theatrical Design
THAR 2320: Scenographic Techniques
THAR 2500: Scenic Design
THAR 4200: History of Theatre
THAR 4953: Computer Applications in Theatre
EDUCATION
M.F.A, Scenography, University of Kansas, LawrenceB.F.A, Theatre and Chemistry, Education, Carroll College
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Stephen studies the use of computer technology and its application in theatre, as a design tool, as a medium to project and create scenic elements in productions and as a mode for presentation on the web. He worked as a computer modeler and general factotum on the i.e. VR productions of "Tesla” and “Wings" at the University of Kansas. Stephen has continued to explore the use of computers in the design and implementation of theatrical productions, including the computer generated and animated scenery for Marquette’s production of
The Fir Tree, the Virtual Reality production of The Magic Flute at the University of Kansas in April of 2003, and the computer generated scenery for Marquette’s 2004 production of The Memorandum.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
USITT - United States Institute for Theatre TechnologyKCACTF Region III
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Stephen has designed sets, lights, and costumes and directed productions at the middle school, high school, and university level for the last 11 years. Stephen has taught at Earlham College in Richmond Indiana and Augusta State University in Augusta Georgia. During this time, he has also studied the use of computer technology and its application in theatre, as a design tool, as a medium to project and create scenic elements in productions and as a mode for presentation on the web. He worked as a computer modeler and general factotum on the i.e. VR productions of "Tesla" and "Wings" at the University of Kansas. Since leaving KU, Stephen has continued to explore the use of computers in the design and implementation of theatrical productions.Stephen is involved in the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, the only professional organization in the US for theatre designers and technicians. He is also active in the KCACTF Region III, having served as the festival co-host in 2001, and currently acting as the regional webmaster. In 1998, Stephen was chosen as a Barbizon design award nominee for the KCACTF Region V festival, where his designs for Bus Stop were displayed.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Stephen Hudson-Mairet and Chester Loeffler-Bell (Winter 2006), “The Dimension-less Character: The Digital Design of The Memorandum”Theatre Design and Technology.
Hudson-Mairet, Stephen Bonewits Feldner, S. (2005-2006),“On Being Entrepreneurial with Havel’s "The Memorandum: A Cross Curricular Conversation,”Journal of the Wisconsin Communication Association, Volume XXV.
Hudson-Mairet, Stephen (Spring 2002),“Animated Scenery Using Simple Web Page Software,”Theatre Design & Technology.
Hudson-Mairet, Stephen (Spring 2004),“The Edge of The Illusion,”Theatre Design & Technology
PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC WORK
Scenic design, "The Daily News," Milwaukee Chamber Theatre–Milwaukee, WI, November 2008, C. Michael Wright (dir)
Scenic design, "McGuire," Hofstra University–Hemstead, NY, February 2008, H. Smith (dir)
Scenic design, "Trying", Milwaukee Chamber Theatre – Milwaukee, WI, November 2007, C. Michael Wright (dir)
Scenic design, "McGuire," Alliance Theatre – Atlanta, GA, March 2007, H. Smith (dir).
Lighting design, "A Few Good Men," Sunset Playhouse, Elm Grove, WI, February 2007, M. Salentine (dir).
