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Traci Klainer
trkdesign@gmail.com
Visiting Lecturer, Lighting Design
B.A. Smith College and
M.F.A. NYU, Tisch School of the Arts
Websites: 
www.traciklainer.com
www.lucegroup.com

 

 

NY theatre credits include: THE ASPHALT KISS (59E59, Drama Desk nomination); BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY (MTC); the Broadway production of PRUNE DANISH starring Jackie Mason (Royale Theatre); FOUR (MTC, Lucille Lortel nomination); ECHOES OF THE WAR (Mint Theatre); DRAGAPELLA (Upstairs Studio 54); ALIENS IN AMERICA (Second Stage); BC/EFA’s NOTHING LIKE A DAME 2001-2004 and the 92nd Street Y Gala 2006-2009.  Regional theatre credits include:  Hartford Stage, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, The Prince Music Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, City Theatre, Charlotte Repertory, Virginia Stage Company, Adirondack Theatre Festival, George Street Playhouse, Act II Playhouse and Capital Repertory.  

Traci is also a partner in the design firm Luce Group that specializes in architectural, exhibit and event lighting design.  Luce’s credits includePresident Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington D.C.; A New Light on Tiffany:  Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls at the New York Historical Society; NYC2012’s presentation to US and International Olympic Committees at the Queens Museum of Art; and the Nantucket Whaling Museum.  Current projects include: the Harbor & Home exhibit at Foulger Gallery at the Nantucket Whaling Museum; the renovations at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg; Moving Beyond Earth at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum; and consulting on several areas at Discovery Place in North Carolina. 

Traci is a member of:  USA Local 829, the American Association of Museums (AAM), the National Association for Museum Exhibitions (NAME), the American Association of State and Local History  (AASLH) and the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA).

Websites: 
www.traciklainer.com
www.lucegroup.com

 

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