Michael Barnett, Assistant Professor

Michael holds an MFA in Lighting Design from Florida State University and has served as Assistant Professor at Tennessee State University, taught at Florida State University, and guest lectured at the University of Tennessee. He has designed across the Southeast at professional and university theatres, including Clarence Brown Theatre, Theatre Southeast, Wordplayers, Seaside Music Theatre, the University of Tennessee, Florida State University, and Tennessee State University. His designs include Inherit the Wind, Caligula, Bent, Barefoot in the Park, Proof, The Good Women of Setzuan, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Servant of Two Masters, The Ground Zero Project, This is Our Youth, and Highway One, USA. Michael is a member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) and the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC).

Contact Information

• Office Location: Isom 110
• Phone: (662) 915-3775
• E-Mail: lighting@olemiss.edu

Courses Taught

• Thea 276 - Fundamentals of Computer-Aided Design for the Theatre
• Thea 291- Production Studies 1
• Thea 372 - Introduction to Lighting Design
• Thea 379 - Theatre Production Techniques III
• Thea 391 - Production Studies III
• Thea 471 - Lighting Design
• Thea 491 - Production Studies V

Education

• BA (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), MFA (Florida State University)