Detailed Information for Don Henschel Jr.

Don Henschel Jr. 
Theatre
 » Stage Design
Office Location
Fain Fine Arts Center 		Phone
Voice: (940) 397-4781
Fax: (940) 397-4909
 		 
Theatre
 » Professor
Office Location
Fain Fine Arts Center B209
Office Hours

 		Phone
Voice: (940) 397-4781
Fax: (940) 397-4909
 		 

Contact Information

don.henschel@mwsu.edu

My Websites

Interests

Scenic design, construction, painting, and stage lighting. 

Performance sound

British Theatre

Speech

Course Information

  Semester Course #    Section Course Name Location Days / Times
Details Spring 2013 Thea 3493  201  Performance Sound    Fain Fine Arts Center B120
Details Spring 2013 4363  01  Scene Design    Fain Fine Arts Center B120

10:00am  M - W - F
Details Spring 2013 1133  201  Fundamentals of Speech Communication    Fain Fine Arts Center B114

T Th 11:00 to 12:30
Details Fall 2012 THEA 1513  01  Stagecraft    Fain Fine Arts Center Scenic Studio

    9:00   M - W - F
Details Fall 2012 3483  01  Theatre Graphics    Fain Fine Arts Center B120

 T - Th 9:30
Details Fall 2012 3473  01  Performance Lighting    Fain Fine Arts Center B120

 M - W - F  10:00 am.
Details Spring 2012 THEA 1513  01  Stagecraft    Fain Fine Arts Center Scenic Studio

    10:00   M - W - F
Details Spring 2012 1133  205  Fundamentals of Speech Communication    Fain Fine Arts Center B114

T Th 8:00 to 9:30
Details Spring 2012 1133  206  Fundamentals of Speech Communication    Fain Fine Arts Center B114

T Th 11:00 to 12:30
Details Fall 2011 1503  01  Appreciation of Theatre    Fain Fine Arts Center Mainstage

M - W - F  10:00 am.
Details Fall 2011 1133  104  Fundamentals of Speech Communication    Fain Fine Arts Center B120

T Th 9:30 to 10:50
Details Fall 2011 1133  102  Fundamentals of Speech Communication    Fain Fine Arts Center B114

T Th 8:00 to 9:30
Details Spring 2011 THEA 1513  01  Stagecraft    Fain Fine Arts Center Scenic Studio     9:00   M - W - F
Details Spring 2011 3463  01  Scene Design    Fain Fine Arts Center B120 10:00am  M - W - F
Details Fall 2010 3493    Performance Sound    Fain Fine Arts Center B120
Details Fall 2010 1503  01  Appreciation of Theatre    Fain Fine Arts Center Mainstage

M - W - F  10:00 am.
Details Fall 2010 1133  104  Fundamentals of Speech Communication    Fain Fine Arts Center B120

T Th 9:30 to 10:50
Details Spring 2010 1133  104  Fundamentals of Speech Communication    Fain Fine Arts Center B120

T Th 9:30 to 10:50


Education Background

Institution Degree    Graduation Date
Ming Cho Lee Master class Aug 10 1994 12:00AM 
Scenography under Josef Svoboda Master class Aug 15 1985 12:00AM 
Dickinson State University Bachelor of Arts May 10 1968 12:00AM 
Colorado State University Master of Arts May 10 1970 12:00AM 


Employment Background

Institution Position Start Date / End Date
 Midwestern State University  Professor of Scenic Design  1970-09-01  


Research and Publications

At Midwestern State  - I have designed and supervised  over 150 productions with a score of directors.  Productions ranging from Hamlet to Waiting for Godot were staged on thrust, proscenium,  arena, outdoor and experimental spaces. 
Have designed large musicals like Hello Dolly!, Carousel,
and Mame, children’s plays, graduate thesis productions,
touring shows, pageants and original scripts.  Several of my
designs have advanced to the regional level of ACTF and
one went on to play at the Kennedy Center in Washingto
D.C. where it won the AMOCO Award of Excellence.

Lighting Consultant – Several elementary and secondary school plants,
City of Wichita Falls outdoor sculpture and architecture. Have served as a lighting consultant on churches and the Kemp Center.


 Scenic Artist – Summerfest of Birmingham Alabama on Oklahoma and
 Bye Bye Birdie!, Oakie Girls Television, Wichita Falls Museum and
 Art Center, Wichita Falls Ballet, Women’s Forum, United Regional
 Health Care, Burkburnett ISD, Children’s Miracle Network, various
 nightclubs and many charities.

Scenic Designer – University of Nebraska, Suzannah, Summerfest in 
 Birmingham, Hello Dolly!, West Texas A & M, Pirates of Penzance. 
 Graham Regional Theatre, The Wizard of Oz.  Guys and Dolls.


Designer and Fabricator – MSU2, three TV settings, acoustic concert
shell for Akin Auditorium. MSU Burns Fantasy of Lights, six
 outdoor fiberglass animated displays with sound and lighting: The
 Three Little Pigs, The Nativity, Cinderella, Peter Pan,
 The Christmas Carol.  and Santa's Workshop.