Diane D. Fairchild

Lighting Design

Diane D. Fairchild Lighting Designer A critically acclaimed lighting designer in both theater and dance, Ms. Fairchild enjoys collaborating with directors, choreographers, playwrights and other designers to realize their artistic vision. Diane has a passion for working on new works, revisualized classics and productions for children. 2008-2009 projects include: Under America - a staged reading (Artisan Theatre Project, September 2008); The UN Inspector (Next Theatre, September 2008); Promiscuous Stories (The Plagiarists, October 2008); A House With No Walls (TimeLine Theatre, November 2008); A Midsummer Nights Dream (Wheaton College, November 2008); Side Project Fall Festival (Side Project, November 2008); These Shining Lives (Rivendell, January 2009); Gilbert & Sullivan's Patience (Wheaton College, January 2009); Waiting for Godot (Wheaton College, February 2009); The Shape of a Girl (Pegasus Players, February 2009); The Changeling and Tall Grass Gothic (Caffeine Theatre, March 2009); The Walls (Rivendell, April 2009); Side Project Spring Festival (Side Project, April 2009); Once on this Island (Fleetwood Jourdain, June 2009) 2007-2008 projects include: Resort 76 (Infamous Commonwealth, August 2007); The Busy World is Hushed (Next Theatre, September 2007); The Miser (Northlight Theatre, October 2007); Tesla's Letters (TimeLine Theatre, November 2007); The 22nd Annual Young Playwright's Festival (Pegasus Players, January 2008); Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates (Infamous Commonwealth, April 2008); The Illusion (Wheaton College, April 2008); Psalms of a Questionable Nature (Rivendell, May 2008); Porgy and Bess (Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, June 2008) 2006-2007 projects include: Oliver! (Cain Park, Cleveland, OH, June 2007); The Frogs (Pegasus Players, May 2007); Frozen directed by Steve Scott (Next Theatre, April 2007); Miss Witherspoon (Next Theatre, November 2006); Inherit the Wind (Northlight, October 2006); Neo-Futurists' The Last Two Minutes of Henrik Ibsen (Northlight, September 2006) 2005-2006 projects include: Lettice & Lovage (Court Theatre, May 2006); Infamous Commonwealth's My Thing of Love (Raven Theater, March 2006); A Number (Next Theater, January 2006); From Nothing (Redmoon Theater, December 2005); The Long Christmas Ride Home (Next Theater, November 2005); Loves Me . . . Loves Me Not, a Redmoon Theater Outdoor Spectacle (Museum of Science & Industry Lagoon, September 2005) Favorite projects include: The Kentucky Cycle (Infamous Commonwealth/National Pastime, 2005); The Cabinet (Redmoon Theater, 2005); A Raisin in the Sun (Western Washington University, 2004); Beyond the Bones choreographed by Kun-Yang Lin (Dixon Place/Joyce Soho,2003); The Tutor with director Ruben Polendo (Juilliard, 2000); Eloise & Ray (New Georges/Ohio Theatre, 2000); Just the Boys (Theatre Double/HERE, 2000); Gloria (Lady Cavaliers/Theatre for the New City); and Andorra with director Liviu Ciulei (NYU Graduate Acting, 1998) Work with Director Christopher Bayes includes: Endgame (Court Theatre, 2005); The Moliere Impromtu (Trinity Repertory, 2005); The Birds (Juilliard, 2003); Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (Juilliard, 2002); Scapin (Intiman Theatre/Court Theatre, 2002); The Fiasco Brothers' Circus (Juilliard, 2001); TimeSlips (Lucas Productions/HERE, 2001); The Love of Three Oranges (Juilliard, 2000); The Raven (NYU Experimental Theatre Wing, 2000); Four by Moliere an evening of one acts (Juilliard, 1999); Necromance with magician Derek Hughes (Dixon Place, 1999); Ubu Roi (NYU Experimental Theatre Wing, 1999); and The Reluctant Doctor of Love (NYU Graduate Acting, 1998) Ms. Fairchild holds a Master of Fine Arts in theater design from New York University's TISCH School of the Arts. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in design and technology for the theater from Wright State University in her native city, Dayton, Ohio. Diane resides in Chicagoland's Rogers Park with her wonderful husband, David Senechal, and their beautiful son, Xander.