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Daniel MacLean Wagner

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Professor Emeritus, Dance/Theatre Design and Production

Daniel MacLean Wagner was professor of lighting design at the University of Maryland from 1990 to 2014, where he served as Director of the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies from 2001-2012. 

Education/Training:

M.A., Design/Technical Theatre, University of Maryland, 1982; B.A., Dramatic Arts, University of Maryland, 1979

Areas of Specialization/Interest:

Lighting Design; Producing

Professional Affiliations:

Lighting Designer, United Scenic Artists Local 829
Resident Lighting Designer, Olney Theatre Center (1992-2012)
Artistic Associate, Signature Theatre (1996-2010)
Associate Artist, Round House Theatre (2003-2012)
Resident Lighting Designer, The Studio Theatre (1986-1998)
Producer and Production Designer, Helen Hayes Awards (1988-present)
Lighting Consultant/Systems Designer
Board Member:
Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA)
National Theatre Corporation

Representative Publications/Research Activities:

Again and Again: The Legacy of Washington Theatre, Washington Theatre Awards Society, 1988.

Honors and Awards:

Eight-time recipient of the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lighting Design, for which he has been nominated twenty-eight times; Creative and Performing Arts Award, College of Arts and Humanities, 1997; Individual Artist Fellowship, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, 1992, 1996.