Dex Edwards, Associate Professor
Dex
holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Mississippi and has
spent the last 15 years designing and directing nationally and internationally.
During six years as resident designer at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta,
his designs won the Critics Choice Award three years in a row. Regionally,
he has designed for theatres such as Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Long
Wharf Theatre, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Indiana Repertory Theatre,
Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Portland Centre Stage and the Sacramento
Theatre Company. Outside the US he has designed for the Queen's
Mill Theatre and the Winter Garden, both in Toronto, and at the Berlin
Opera House. He served as Design Consultant for the 1996 Olympic Centennial
Park and as Concept Designer for the 1994 World Cup Opening Ceremonies
in the nation's capital. Prior to returning to Ole Miss in 1998,
he received a Carbonell Award Nomination for designing the world premiere
of Jimmy Buffet's Don't Stop the Carnival. His design of
Much Ado About Nothing for Chicago Shakespeare won Chicago's
coveted Jefferson Award for best scene design, and he also won the
Boston Critic's Circle Award for his design of Miss Saigon at
the Northshore Music Theatre. Commercially, his designs have appeared
recently in both Las Vegas and Branson. He serves as Associate Artist
for the Virginia Stage Company and is a member of United Scenic Artists.
Contact Information
- Office Location: Isom 110
- Phone: (662) 915-7442
- E-Mail: dedwards@olemiss.edu
Courses Taught
- Thea 185 - Stage Management Practicum I
- Thea 186 - Stage Management Practicum II
- Thea 275 - Introduction to Scene Painting
- Thea 285 - Stage Management Techniques I
- Thea 286 - Stage Management Techniques II
- Thea 341 - Property Design and Construction
- Thea 370 - Introduction to Scenic Design
- Thea 387 - Stage Management Practicum IV
- Thea 487 - Stage Management Practicum V
- Thea 488 - Stage Management Practicum VI
- Thea 493 - Production Studies for Designers III
- Thea 576 - History of Dress and Decor I
- Thea 677 - Computer-Aided Design Studies for Theatre
Education
- BFA, MFA (Mississippi)
