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Dennis Parichy is an American lighting designer. He won the 1980 Drama Desk Award for ''Talley's Folly'' and the Obie Award in 1981. ==Career== Parichy has designed lighting for 25 Broadway productions since 1976, including: ''The Price'', ''The Tenth Man'', ''Coastal Disturbances'', ''Penn & Teller'', ''Burn This'', ''The Nerd'', ''As Is'', ''Angels Fall'', ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'', ''Duet for One'', ''Crimes of the Heart'', ''The Water Engine'', and ''Knock Knock''.〔("Dennis Parichy Credits and Awards" ) playbillvault.com, accessed September 4, 2015〕 He has designed for Off-Broadway and regional theatres as well.〔("Dennis Parichy 'Whos Who'" ) playbillvault.com, accessed September 4, 2015〕 His first Off-Broadway show was ''Little Eyolf'' at the Actors Playhouse in 1964; he was the lighting designer for the Lanford Wilson play ''Book of Days'' in a Signature Theatre Company production in November 2002.〔("Dennis Parichy Off-Broadway Credits" ) lortel.org, accessed September 4, 2015〕 Parichy has been nominated three times for a Tony Award, for his work on ''Redwood Curtain'' (1993), ''Fifth of July'' (1981), and ''Talley's Folly'' (1980), for which he won a 1980 Drama Desk Award.〔 He was the resident lighting designer for Circle Repertory Company where he worked with director Marshall W. Mason on the first productions of plays by many American playwrights. He lit many productions for the Manhattan Theatre Club, such as ''The Miss Firecracker Contest'' (1984), ''Bloody Poetry'' (1987) and ''Aristocrats'' (1989).〔 He has had a long working relationship with Athol Fugard.〔Saltzman, Simon. ("'Sorrows and Rejoicings': Athol Fugard's Newest Returns to Politics" ) Playbill, April 24, 2001〕 He designed the lighting for Fugard's ''Scenes from Soweto'' (Manhattan Theatre Club, 1978), ''Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act'' (Manhattan Theatre Club, 1978), ''Boesman and Lena'' (Off-Broadway, 1992), ''Playland'' (1993) (Manhattan Theatre Club), and ''My Children! My Africa!'' (Off-Broadway, 1989).〔 At the McCarter Theatre, Princeton, New Jersey, he was the lighting designer for ''The Captain's Tiger'' (1998);〔Lefkowitz, David and MacDonald, Laura. ("Fugard's Tiger Roars at NJ's McCarter, May 8-24" ) Playbill, May 8, 1998 〕 at Seattle Repertory Theatre he designed the lighting for ''Valley Song'' in January 1998.〔Hughes, David-Edward and Lefkowitz, David. ("Fugard Collaborator Helms Seattle Rep 'Valley Song' Jan. 28" ) Playbill, January 28, 1998〕 He is one of the company artists at People's Light and Theatre Company, Malvern, Pennsylvania, and has provided lighting for many shows there since 2004.〔("Listing" ) peopleslight.org, accessed September 4, 2015〕 He was the lighting designer for People's Light production of ''Nathan the Wise'' starring David Straithairn in September 2009.〔("David Strathairn to Star in People's Light & Theatre Company Staging of 'Nathan the Wise'" ) Playbill, August 7, 2009〕 Among his many works in regional theatre he designed the lighting for the Repertory of St. Louis Repertory Theatre and Hartford Stage production of Lanford Wilson's ''Book of Days'' in 1999, starring Dee Hoty.〔Jones, Kenneth and Simonson, Robert. ("Dee Hoty Is Part of Lanford Wilson's 'Book of Days' Ensemble in MO and CT" ) Playbill, August 12, 1999〕 He was the lighting designer for the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park production of ''Tally's Folly'' in 2001.〔McBride, Murdoch. ("Cincinnati Playhouse Season Closer, 'Talley's Folly', Runs Thru June 1" ) Playbill, May 4, 2001〕 He was the lighting designer for the Pittsburgh Public Theater production of ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' in 1999, starring Bonnie Franklin.〔Jones, Kenneth. ("Bonnie Franklin is Albee's Martha in Pittsburgh Virginia Woolf, Opens Mar. 5" ) Playbill, March 4, 1999〕 He received the 1981 Obie Award for sustained excellence in lighting design.〔"Negro Ensemble Wins an Obie", ''The New York Times'', June 2, 1981, p.C7.〕 Parichy teaches Theatre Design/Technology at Purchase College. He is a graduate of Northwestern University.〔(Faculty Design/Technology" ) purchase.edu, accessed September 4, 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis Parichy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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