Christopher Gadomski
Introduction My EIU Story Education & Training Conference Presentations Community Publications Funding & Grants Frequently Taught Courses Research & Creative Interests Professional Affiliations

Christopher Gadomski

Senior Instructor/Technical Director Office: 2045 - Doudna Fine Arts Center
Email: cgadomski@eiu.edu
Website: http://polishsamurai.wix.com/design-portfolio

INTRODUCTION

Spring 2019 Office Hours:

          Monday - Thursday:  1:00pm - 2:00pm in Scene Shop (DFAC 1011)
                     
Scene Shop Hours:

          Monday-Friday: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Technical Director, Senior Instructor and Scene Shop Supervisor, Christopher Gadomski has been at Eastern Illinois University since 2012.  A 1998 graduate of the EIU Theatre Department, Christopher brings twenty plus years of theatrical experience with him having worked across the country in a variety of venues.  Previously he has had the pleasure to work as the Technical Director for Indiana University NW, an exhibitions preparator with The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, IL, and as a freelance scene designer in various regional theatres.

Christopher brings expertise in scene design, carpentry and props design & construction to the EIU Theatre Department and is excited to share his love of theatre with the students.  Outside of the EIU Theatre Arts Dept. Christopher works as a freelance scene designer and has been a member of the international prop master association S.P.M. (The Society of Prop Artisan Managers) since 2012.

 

My EIU Story

 

 

Education & Training

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Eastern Illinois University, 1998

Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Scene Design and Technology, West Virginia University, 2002

 

Conference Presentations

Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2015 - Creativity In Propping For The High School Drama Club
Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2017 - Propping For The High School Drama Club

Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2019 - Stage Props 101

Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2020 - Stage Props 101 (Virtual)

Illinois High School Theatre Festival 2023 - Stage Props 101

Community

Secretary - Coles County Arts Council (2014 - 2017)
Faculty Advisor EIU Belegarth Chapter "Realm of Endrik" (Spring 2015 - Fall 2017 when RSO went inactive)
Faculty Advisor Lunchbox Voodoo Sketch Comedy Group (Spring 2015 - Spring 2019 Hiatus)
Faculty Advisor Couture Models (Fall 2016 - Spring 2019)

Faculty Advisor Hello Dali (2018-Present))

 

Publications

Contributed 2 short stories (Hot Box and The Tot & The Hammer) to the anthology LITTLE STORIES FOR THE SMALLEST ROOM
      -  Published by Knightwatch Press, 2013

 

Funding & Grants

Redden Grant recipient Fall 2013
Redden Grant recipient Spring 2016
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2017
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2018
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2019
Redden Grant recipient Fall 2020

Redden Grant recipient Fall 2022

Redden Grant recipient Fall 2023

Redden Grant recipient Fall 2024

Frequently Taught Courses

THA2140 - Introduction To Theatre
THA2211 - Stagecraft
THA33612 - Stage Props

 

Research & Creative Interests

Freelance Scene Designer

2011
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. The Taming of the Shrew
  2. Kiss Me Kate

2012
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. The Tempest
  2. Carousel
  3. Lend Me A Tenor
  4. And Then There Were None

2013
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. MacBeth
  2. Treasure Island

2014
Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse - Rock Island, IL

  1. Miss Abigail's Guide To Dating, Mating, & Marriage!
  2. Always A Bridesmaid

Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
  2. As You Like It

2015
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. Julius Caesar

2016
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. The Winter's Tale

Midland Center For the Arts - Midland, MI

  1. The Drowsy Chaperone

2017
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. The Comedy of Errors

2018
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. A Midsummer Night's Dream

2019
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. Othello

2020
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. Polkadots
  2. Romeo + Juliet
  3. Godspell

Cornwell's Turkeyville USA dinner Theatre - Marshall, MI

  1. Right Bed, Wrong Husband
  2. Godspell
  3. Ring of Fire
  4. Dashing Through The Snow

2023
Festival 56 - Princeton, IL

  1. Twelfth Night
  2. Footloose

Professional Affiliations

Society of Prop Artisan Managers (S.P.M.)