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Mark Ridgeway is the Associate Professor of Scenic and Lighting Design and Head of Design and Technology for PFW’s Department of Theatre. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatrical Design from The University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Arts degree in Theatre History/Design Theory from Northwestern University, and a B.S. in Drama Television and Film Performance from Oral Roberts University. Before coming to PFW Mark served as an Assistant Professor of Theatre at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Ridgeway has designed lighting and/or scenery for over 100 productions. He has designed lighting and/or scenery in Texas, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois. He also directed a productions of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The Real Inspector Hound and The Pot Boiler, Tape and directed a staged reading of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot several years ago. Ridgeway has worked with The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Sharir Dance Company, University of Texas Opera Theatre, and University of Tennessee Theatre Company as a Designer or Scenic Artist.