Meg McCormick, MFA
Artist
Education
B.S. Major: Theatre/Secondary Education University of Texas El Paso 1981
M.F.A. Major: Theatre/Lighting Design University of Utah 1984
Professional Experience
Photography
2024 Invited Artist for following Gallery Exhibitions and Art Festivals and Art Fairs:
64th Annual Tubac Festival of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2023 Invited Artist for following Gallery Exhibitions and Art Festivals and Art Fairs:
Signs and Wonders: West by Southwest co-exhibit of photography (Meg McCormick) and pastel art (Judith Zimmerman) at the Loge Gallery in Pioneer Memorial Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Unveiled: Local Artists Take the Stage co-exhibit of several Utah artists at the Loge Gallery in Pioneer Memorial Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT
Stone Arch Bridge Festival, Minneapolis, MN
Park Point Art Fair, Duluth, MN
Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN
Morning Glory Art Fair, Milwaukee, WI
Art in Bayfront Park, Duluth, MN
Austin Art Works, Austin, MN
Lakeville Art Fair, Lakeville, MN
Spirit of St. Croix Art Festival, Hudson, WI
Rivertown Art Fair, Stillwater, MN
Fall Art Exhibition, at Loge Gallery in Pioneer Memorial Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT
Las Artistas Fine Art and Craft Festival, El Paso TX
Tempe Festival of the Arts, Tempe, AZ
Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair, Tucson, AZ
Theatrical Lighting Design
1979-2020 Freelance lighting design for opera, theatre, musicals, and dance productions. Designed lighting for more than 150 productions in California, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Pennsylvania and Washington DC.
1984-1986 Resident Lighting Designer for Promised Valley Playhouse, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1986-1993 Resident Lighting Designer for Salt Lake Acting Company, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1990-2003 Resident Lighting Designer for the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko, Nevada.
1993-1996 Resident Lighting Designer for Utah Musical Theatre, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah.
Theatrical Set Design
1982 The Big Time, Babcock Theatre, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1986-1989 Designed sets for The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, The Odd Couple, The Miracle Worker, Little Mouse Christmas Show and Graceland for Bingham High School, Sandy, Utah.
2000-2002 Set design consultant for Chess, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Much Ado About Nothing for Brighton High School, Cottonwood Heights, Utah.
Producer/Director
1975-1977 Produced University of Texas at Austin, Annual Rodeo. Coordinated sponsors and guest performers. Directed production parade and entertainment.
1981-1982 Technical Director and production coordinator, Black Box Theatre, University of Utah. Season of 15 student productions.
1986-1989 Producer, Technical Director and Director for nine musicals, plays and student productions for Bingham High School, South Jordan, Utah.
2000-2002 Producer and Technical Director for six musicals and plays for Brighton High School, Sandy, Utah.
Writing
2011 Original Screenplay The Paradise Goat Ranch
2014 Original Screenplay Mary’s Quinceanera (adapted from the play Mary’s Quinceanera by S.T. Green)
2022 Short Play: Rodeo Queen Redux