1. Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
2. Jack Dabdoub to Anthony John Denison

F. Mitchell Dana Biography (1942-)

Original name, Frank Livingston Mitchell II; born November 14, 1942, in Washington, DC; son of John Daskum (in labor relations) and Elizabeth Francis (a bookkeeper; maiden name, Woods) Mitchell; married Wendy Karen Bensinger (a casting director), December 31, 1967; children: Scott Cameron, Ian Michael.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

November 14, 1942

Washington DC

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Work; Lighting Designer, Unless Otherwise Noted
• Dynamite Tonight (also known as Dynamite Tonite), Martinique Theatre, NewYork City, 1967, also Yale Repertory Theatre.
• Associate designer, 1776, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Calling in Crazy, off-Broadway production, 1969.
• The Birthday Party, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1969.
• Of Mice and Men, McCarter Theatre, 1969.
• The Firebugs, McCarter Theatre, 1969.
• The Way of the World, McCarter Theatre, 1969.
• All My Sons, McCarter Theatre, 1970.
• The Show Off, McCarter Theatre, 1970.
• Little Murders, McCarter Theatre, 1970.
• Pygmalion, McCarter Theatre, 1970.
• Much Ado about Nothing, McCarter Theatre, 1970.
• Ah, Wilderness, McCarter Theatre, 1970.
• Troilus and Cressida, McCarter Theatre, 1970.
• Charley's Aunt, Broadway production, New York City, 1970.
• The Homecoming, McCarter Theatre, 1971.
• The Importance of Being Earnest, McCarter Theatre, 1971 and 1989- 90, also at Cincinnati Playhouse.
• Macbeth, McCarter Theatre, 1971, later Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1990.
• Caesar at the Rubicon, McCarter Theatre, 1971.
• Antony and Cleopatra, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1971.
• Caesar and Cleopatra, American Conservatory Theatre, 1971.
• Cyrano de Bergerac, American Conservatory Theatre, 1972 and 1974.
• The House of Blue Leaves, American Conservatory Theatre, 1972.
• The Merchant of Venice, American Conservatory Theatre, 1972.
• Associate designer, A Doll's House, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1972.
• Associate designer, Hedda Gabler, Playhouse Theatre, 1972.
• Orphee, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1972.
• Patria II, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, 1972.
• Pinocchio, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, 1972, later National Arts Centre of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1982.
• Mark, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, 1972.
• My Fair Lady, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1973.
• Show Boat (also known as Showboat), Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1973.
• The Music Man, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1973.
• Applause, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1973.
• The Sound of Music, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1973.
• The Crucible, American Conservatory Theatre, 1973.
• The Taming of the Shrew, American Conservatory Theatre, 1973, later Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1980.
• Hot l Baltimore, American Conservatory Theatre, 1973.
• The Miser, American Conservatory Theatre, 1973, later Folger Theatre, Washington, DC, 1985-86, then Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY, 1987-88.
• The House of Bernarda Alba (also known as La Casa de la Bernarda Alba), American Conservatory Theatre, 1973.
• Freedom of the City, Goodman Theatre, 1973, later Broadway production, New York City, 1974.
• Richard III, American Conservatory Theatre, 1974, later Goodman Theatre,1977.
• Horatio, American Conservatory Theatre, 1974.
• Jumpers, American Conservatory Theatre, 1974.
• The Cherry Orchard, American Conservatory Theatre, 1974.
• Oh, Coward!, American Conservatory Theatre, 1974, later off- Broadway production, 1981, then Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1986-87, also at Fords Theatre, Washington, DC.
• West Side Story, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1974.
• South Pacific, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1974.
• Brigadoon, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1974.
• The Student Prince, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1974.
• Gigi, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1974.
• The King and I, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1974.
• The Sea, Goodman Theatre, 1974.
• Chemin de Fer, Goodman Theatre, 1975.
• The Ruling Class, American Conservatory Theatre, 1975.
• The Threepenny Opera, American Conservatory Theatre, 1975.
• Tiny Alice, American Conservatory Theatre, 1975.
• The Matchmaker, American Conservatory Theatre, 1975.
• General Gorgeous, American Conservatory Theatre, 1975.
• The Merry Wives of Windsor, American Conservatory Theatre, 1975.
• Scapin, American Conservatory Theatre, 1975.
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1976.
• Mourning Becomes Electra, Goodman Theatre, 1976.
• The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia, Goodman Theatre, 1976.
• A Long Day's Journey into Night, Goodman Theatre, 1976.
• This Is ... an Entertainment, American Conservatory Theatre, 1976.
• Equus, American Conservatory Theatre, 1976.
• Desire under the Elms, American Conservatory Theatre, 1976.
• Othello, American Conservatory Theatre, 1976.
• Man and Superman, American Conservatory Theatre, 1976-77, then Circle inthe Square Theatre, New York City, 1978, later Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1987-88.
• A Christmas Carol, American Conservatory Theatre, 1976.
• Ashes, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1976.
• Cross Country, Mark Taper Forum, 1976.
• Where She Stops ..., Mark Taper Forum, 1976.
• Vanities, Mark Taper Forum, 1976.
• The Three Sisters, Mark Taper Forum, 1976, later Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1977.
• The New York Idea, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1977.
• Valentin and Valentina, American Conservatory Theatre, 1977.
• The Bourgeois Gentleman, American Conservatory Theatre, 1977.
• The Circle, American Conservatory Theatre, 1977.
• Angel City, Mark Taper Forum, 1977.
• A History of the American Film, Mark Taper Forum, 1977, later Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1979, then American Conservatory Theatre, 1980.
• Guns, Mark Taper Forum, 1977.
• Bugs, Mark Taper Forum, 1977.
• Leander Stillwell, Mark Taper Forum, 1977.
• Saint Joan, Goodman Theatre, 1977.
• Anything Goes, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1977 and 1986, Virginia Museum Theatre, 1991, and GeVa Theatre, Rochester, NY, 1992.
• Gypsy, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1977.
• Kismet, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1977 and 1987.
• Company, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1977.
• Finian's Rainbow, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1977.
• Oliver, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1977.
• Otherwise Engaged, Goodman Theatre, 1978.
• The Devil's Disciple, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, BrooklynAcademy of Music, 1978, also Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, and Mark Taper Forum.
• The Play's the Thing, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, BrooklynAcademy of Music, 1978.
• Julius Caesar, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1978, later Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1991.
• Waiting for Godot, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1978.
• The Inspector General, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1978.
• Once in a Lifetime, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1978.
• A Penny for a Song, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1978.
• Absurd Person Singular, American Conservatory Theatre, 1978.
• Heartbreak House, American Conservatory Theatre, 1979.
• The Visit, American Conservatory Theatre, 1979.
• Romeo and Juliet, American Conservatory Theatre, 1979.
• Fallen Angels, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1979.
• The Trojan War Will Not Take Place, American Conservatory Theatre, 1980.
• Images, American Conservatory Theatre, 1980.
• The Marriage Dance, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1980.
• A Coupla White Chicks Sittin' around Talkin', off-Broadway production, 1980.
• Mass Appeal, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1980, later Golden Theatre, New York City, 1982.
• The Vikings, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1980.
• One Tiger to a Hill, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1980.
• Songs My Mother Never Sang, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1981.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1981.
• The Recruiting Officer, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1981.
• The Wild Duck, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1981.
• In the Jungle of the Cities, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1981.
• The Suicide, American National Theatre and Academy, New York City, 1981.
• A Perfect Gentleman, Virginia Museum Theatre, 1981, later Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1983.
• Lakeboat, Goodman Theatre, 1982.
• The Man Who Had Three Arms, Goodman Theatre, 1982.
• Three Acts of Recognition, off-Broadway production, 1982.
• Dear Daddy, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA, 1982.
• Keystone, McCarter Theatre, 1982.
• The Philanthropist, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1983.
• Monday after the Miracle, Broadway production, New York City, 1983.
• Haven't a Clue, Virginia Museum Theatre, 1983.
• West Side Story, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1984.
• Once upon a Mattress, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1984.
• Song of Norway, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1984.
• Pippin, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1984.
• 110 in the Shade, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1984.
• Guys and Dolls, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1984.
• The Father, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1984.
• The Babe, Broadway production, New York City, 1984.
• Husbandry, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1984.
• Billy Bishop Goes to War, GeVa Theatre, 1984.
• A Hell of a Town, GeVa Theatre, 1984.
• The Ninth Step, off-Broadway production, 1984.
• Planet Fires, GeVa Theatre, 1985.
• Jesus Christ Superstar, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1985.
• George M, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1985.
• Desert Song, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1985.
• Carousel, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1985.
• Man of La Mancha, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1985.
• The Boys Next Door, McCarter Theatre, 1985-86.
• Daughters, Westside Arts Theatre, New York City, 1986.
• A Delicate Balance, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1986.
• Hello, Dolly!, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1986.
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1986, and McCarter Theatre, 1988-89.
• Can Can, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1986.
• Fiddler on the Roof, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1986.
• Little Murders, McCarter Theatre, 1986-87.
• Our Town, McCarter Theatre, 1986-87.
• Napoleon Nightdreams, McCarter Theatre, 1986-87.
• Don't Trifle with Love, McCarter Theatre, 1986-87.
• Uncle Vanya, McCarter Theatre, 1986-87, also produced at Spreckles Theatre.
• Sweet Charity, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1987.
• 1776, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1987.
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1987.
• Bunker Reveries, Roundabout Theatre, 1987.
• The Middle Ages, McCarter Theatre, 1987-88.
• Stepping Out, McCarter Theatre, 1987-88.
• Cold Sweat, Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 1987-88.
• Ghosts, Roundabout Theatre, 1988.
• Rashomon, Roundabout Theatre, 1988.
• The Mistress of the Inn, Roundabout Theatre, 1988.
• Sarcophagus, McCarter Theatre, 1988-89.
• Arms and the Man, Roundabout Theatre, 1989.
• Rocky and Diego, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1989.
• Italian-American Reconciliation, GeVa Theatre, 1989.
• Candida, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1989.
• Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1989.
• On the Verge, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1989.
• The Road to Mecca, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1989.
• An Enemy of the People, McCarter Theatre, 1989-90.
• Woman in Mind, McCarter Theatre, 1989-90.
• A Streetcar Named Desire, GeVa Theatre, 1989-90.
• Twelfth Night, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1990.
• Tartuffe, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1990.
• Measure for Measure, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1990.
• Oklahoma, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1990.
• Driving Miss Daisy, GeVa Theatre, 1990, later Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1990-91.
• Jane Eyre, GeVa Theatre, 1990, later Studio Arena Theatre, 1990-91.
• The Radiant City, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1991.
• Two Gentlemen of Verona, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1991.
• Inherit the Wind, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1991.
• The Rivals, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1991, later Walnut Street Theatre, 1997.
• A Little Night Music, Virginia Museum Theatre, 1992.
• Them ... within Us, Theatre Row Theatre, New York City, 1992-93.
• Morning Dew with Trellis, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1992-93.
• Don't Dress for Dinner, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1992- 93.
• New Year's Eve Gala, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1992-94.
• Phantom, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1993.
• It Runs in the Family, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1993-94.
• Animal Crackers, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1993-94.
• Papa, Caldwell Theatre Company, Boca Raton, FL, 1993-94.
• Tangents, George Street Playhouse, 1993-94.
• South Pacific, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1993-94.
• Peter Pan, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1994-95.
• Oliver, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1994-95.
• The Secret Garden, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1995.
• The Glass Menagerie, GeVa Theatre, 1995.
• Italian-American Funerals and Other Festive Occasions, Walnut Street Theatre, 1995.
• Lust, Walnut Street Theatre, 1995.
• Philadelphia Here I Come, Walnut Street Theatre, 1996.
• As You Like It, InterAct Theatre Company, Washington, DC, 1996.
• The Mousetrap, George Street Playhouse, 1996.
• Sing a Christmas Song, George Street Playhouse, 1996.
• Lost in Yonkers, George Street Playhouse, 1997.
• Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Purloined Patience, InterAct TheatreCompany, 1997.
• Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Walnut Street Theatre, 1997.
• Man of La Mancha, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1997.
• Beast on the Moon, GeVa Theatre, 1997.
• Picasso at the Lapin Agile, GeVa Theatre, 1997.
• To Kill a Mockingbird, Walnut Street Theatre and George Street Playhouse,both 1998, also Syracuse Stage.
• Blood Brothers, Walnut Street Theatre, 1998.
• Council of Thirty, George Street Playhouse, 1998.
• Lighting director for off-Broadway productions of Monday after the Miracle, The Nuns, and Possibilities. Lighting designer for regional productions, including The Guardsman, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre and Mark TaperForum; Guys and Dolls, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;Down at the Old Bull and Bush, PAF Playhouse, Queens, New York City; The SnowQueen, Empire State Institute for the Performing Arts; Godspell and The School for Scandal, both Cincinnati Playhouse, Cincinnati,OH; Night Sky, Philadelphia Theatre, Philadelphia, PA; Clouds and Hamlet, both Yale Repertory Theatre; Virginia Museum Theatre; and The Double-Bass, Syracuse Stage. Lighting designer for concert and nightclub productions, including A Soldier's Tale, LosAngeles Philharmonic, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA; The Heydayof Rodgers and Hart, Philharmonic Hall, New York City; The Life of Christ, Philharmonic Hall; and Anthony Newley at the Waldorf and Black Theatre Festival, both at Lincoln Center, New York City.
• Credits; Stage Work; Lighting Designer for Opera and Operettas
• Turandot, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London, England, 1984, also produced at Wembley Arena, London, England.
• La Rondine, New York City Opera, New York City, 1984.
• The Magic Flute, Cleveland Symphony, Cleveland, OH, 1985.
• Un Ballo in Maschera, Virginia Opera Association, 1985.
• The Merry Widow, Baltimore Opera Company, Baltimore, MD, and Cleveland Symphony, 1986.
• The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1990.
• The Mikado, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1990.
• Die Fledermaus, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1991.
• Don Giovanni, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1991, later Los Angeles MusicCenter Opera, Los Angeles, CA, 1994.
• Falstaff, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1991.
• The Abduction from the Seraglio, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1991.
• The Merry Widow, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1992.
• Madama Butterfly, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1992, later Los Angeles Music Center Opera, 1994.
• "Carmen," Expo '92, Seville Opera, 1992.
• Carmen, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, 1992.
• The Makropolous Case, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, 1992.
• La Traviata, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, 1992, later Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1996, also Gran Theatre de Liccu, Barcelona, Spain, and Julliard American Opera Center.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, 1992.
• Carmen, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1993.
• The Magic Flute, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1993.
• The Lighthouse, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1993.
• The Pirates of Penzance, InterAct Theatre Company, 1993.
• Lettice and Lovage, InterAct Theatre Company, 1993.
• The Barber of Seville, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1994.
• La Boheme, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1994.
• The Tempest, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1994.
• El Gato Montez, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, 1994.
• Faust, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, 1994, later Opera Festival of NewJersey, 1997.
• Elektra, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, 1994.
• Rigoletto, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1995.
• Elixir of Love, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1995.
• The Turn of the Screw, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1995.
• Cosi Fan Tutti, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1996.
• The Rake's Progress, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1996.
• The Mikado, InterAct Theatre Company, 1996.
• La Cenerentola, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1997.
• Vanessa, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1997.
• The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1998.
• Tosca, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1998.
• Suzannah, Opera Festival of New Jersey, 1998.
• Lighting designer for other operas and musicals, including Elegy for Young Lovers, Julliard American Opera Center; The Daughter of the Regiment, OperaDelaware; Beatrice and Benedict, Cosi Fan Tutti, Don Giovanni, and Turk in Italy, all Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University; Harriet: The Woman Called Moses, Virginia Opera Association; The Taming of the Shrew, Wolf Trap Farm Park; Tamu, Tamu, Chicago Opera, Studebaker Theatre, Chicago,IL; andTurandot, Olympic Arts Festival, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA.
• Credits; Major Tours; Lighting Designer
• The Cherry Orchard, American Conservatory Theatre, U.S. cities, includingLos Angeles, CA, 1974.
• The Taming of the Shrew, American Conservatory Theatre, U.S.
• cities, including Los Angeles, CA, 1974-75.
• Cyrano de Bergerac, American Conservatory Theatre, U.S. cities, 1975.
• Equus, American Conservatory Theatre, 1976.
• The Matchmaker, American Conservatory Theatre/State Department tour of the U.S.S.R., Soviet cities, including Moscow, Leningrad, and Riga, 1976.
• Desire under the Elms, American Conservatory Theatre/State Department tour of the U.S.S.R., Soviet cities, including Moscow, Leningrad, and Riga, 1976.
• The Bourgeois Gentleman, American Conservatory Theatre, 1977.
• A Month in the Country, American Conservatory Theatre, 1979.
• The Circle, American Conservatory Theatre, 1979.
• Hello, Dolly!, 1981.
• Mass Appeal, 1982.
• Guys and Dolls, 1982.
• Richard III, National Arts Centre of Canada, 1982.
• The Torchbearers, National Arts Centre of Canada, 1982.
• Walsh, National Arts Centre of Canada, 1983.
• Sprung Rhythm, National Arts Centre of Canada, 1984.
• Jesus Christ, Superstar, 1985.
• Stop the World, I Want to Get Off, 1986.
• Other People's Money, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1988- 89, then Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 1989-91, later Theatre Virginia, 1991,and GeVa Theatre, 1991.
• Also lighting designer for touring productions of The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, A Doll's House, George M., Guys and Dolls, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Oh, Coward!, Oklahoma, The Rothschilds, Show Boat (also known as Showboat), and Un Ballo en Maschera.
• Credits; Television Work; Specials
• Lighting designer, "El Gato Montes from the Los Angeles Music Center Opera," Great Performances, PBS, 1995.
• Lighting director for "La Rondine," Live from Lincoln Center, PBS, and The Babe. With Ferd Manning, associate lighting director for ABC in Concert, ABC; Christopher Close-Up; Disco Beaver in Outerspace; The International HorseJumping Show; The Rossman/Tallaferro Title Match; and Take Five with Stillerand Meara.
• Credits; Television Work; Episodic
• Associate lighting designer for "Slim Goodbody" segments, Captain Kangaroo, CBS; also associate lighting director for Inside the NFL, HBO; Pinwheel, Nickelodeon; Sneak Preview, HBO; Take Five, CBS; 3- 2-1 Contact, PBS; and Let's Find Out.