Christopher Gadomski
Senior Instructor/Technical Director Office: 2045 - Doudna Fine Arts CenterEmail: cgadomski@eiu.edu
INTRODUCTION
Spring 2019 Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm in Scene Shop (DFAC 1011)
Scene Shop Hours:
Monday-Friday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Technical Director, Senior Instructor and Scene Shop foreman Christopher Gadomski has been at Eastern Illinois University since 2012. A 1998 graduate of the EIU Theatre Department, Christopher brings twenty plus years of theatrical experience with him having worked across the country in a variety of venues. Previously he has had the pleasure to work as the Technical Director for Indiana University NW, an exhibitions preparator with The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, IL, and as a freelance scene designer in various regional theatres.
Christopher brings expertise in scene design, carpentry and props design & construction to the EIU Theatre Department and is excited to share his love of theatre with the students. Outside of the EIU Theatre Arts Dept. Christopher works as a freelance scene designer and has been a member of the international prop master association S.P.A.M. (The Society of Prop Artisan Managers) since 2012.
My EIU Story
Education & Training
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Eastern Illinois University, 1998
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Scene Design and Technology, West Virginia University, 2002
Conference Presentations
Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2015 - Creativity In Propping For The High School Drama Club
Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2017 - Propping For The High School Drama Club
Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2019 - Stage Props 101
Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2020 - Stage Props 101 (Virtual)
Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2023 - Stage Props 101
Community
Secretary - Coles County Arts Council (2014 - 2017)
Faculty Advisor EIU Belegarth Chapter "Realm of Endrik" (Spring 2015 - Fall 2017 when RSO went inactive)
Faculty Advisor Lunchbox Voodoo Sketch Comedy Group (Spring 2015 - Spring 2019 Hiatus)
Faculty Advisor Couture Models (Fall 2016 - Spring 2019)
Faculty Advisor Hello Dali (2018-Present))
Publications
Contributed 2 short stories (Hot Box and The Tot & The Hammer) to the anthology LITTLE STORIES FOR THE SMALLEST ROOM
- Published by Knightwatch Press, 2013
Funding & Grants
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2013
Redden Grant recipient Spring 2016
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2017
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2018
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2019
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2020
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2022
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2023
Frequently Taught Courses
THA2140 - Introduction To Theatre
THA2211 - Stagecraft
THA33612 - Stage Props
Research & Creative Interests
Freelance Scene Designer
2011
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Kiss Me Kate
2012
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- The Tempest
- Carousel
- Lend Me A Tenor
- And Then There Were None
2013
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- MacBeth
- Treasure Island
2014
Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse - Rock Island, IL
- Miss Abigail's Guide To Dating, Mating, & Marriage!
- Always A Bridesmaid
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
- As You Like It
2015
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- Julius Caesar
2016
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- The Winter's Tale
Midland Center For the Arts - Midland, MI
- The Drowsy Chaperone
2017
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- The Comedy of Errors
2018
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
2019
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- Othello
2020
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- Polkadots
- Romeo + Juliet
- Godspell
Cornwell's Turkeyville USA dinner Theatre - Marshall, MI
- Right Bed, Wrong Husband
- Godspell
- Ring of Fire
- Dashing Through The Snow
2023
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL
- Twelfth Night
- Footloose
Professional Affiliations
Society of Prop Artisan Managers (S.P.A.M.)