Tony-winning lighting designer Don Holder to speak Nov. 1
University of Maine alumnus and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Don Holder will give a public talk Nov. 1 at his alma mater.
“From UMaine to Broadway: A discussion with lighting designer Don Holder” will be held 2–3:30 p.m. in Hauck Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, call 581.1781.
Holder will speak about his career on and beyond Broadway, as well as his time at UMaine.
Holder has designed 58 Broadway productions. He is the recipient of two Tony Awards for “The Lion King” and “South Pacific,” as well as 13 Tony nominations. Other recent credits include several productions at the New York Metropolitan Opera, seasons one and two of the NBC drama “Smash,” and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Ocean’s Eight.”
Holder graduated from UMaine in 1980 with a degree in forestry before earning a master’s degree from the Yale School of Drama. He currently is head of lighting design at Rutgers University.