Dan Covey
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Dan Covey is a lighting designer
and projections designer for the theater, working professionally since 1980.
He studied at West Virginia University
from 1976 to 1980. After leaving WVU, he worked for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
, for a variety of theaters in Boston, and recently as a lighting designer and theater renovation advisor in Washington, D.C.
. He and set designer Tony Cisek worked together on more than 40 Washington productions. They also worked together on two Off-Broadway
productions, Beyond Glory (2007), and columbinus (2006).
's new production of Sometimes a Great Notion
. This production was featured in American Theatre magazine in September 2008.
He also received the 2001 Helen Hayes Award
for Outstanding Lighting Design for his work on The Tempest
at the Folger Theatre.
He has been nominated ten other times for the Helen Hayes Award as follows:
Lighting designer
The role of the lighting designer within theatre is to work with the director, choreographer, set designer, costume designer, and sound designer to create an overall 'look' for the show in response to the text, while keeping in mind issues of visibility, safety and cost...
and projections designer for the theater, working professionally since 1980.
He studied at West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
from 1976 to 1980. After leaving WVU, he worked for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the segment of The Walt Disney Company that conceives, builds, and manages the company's theme parks and holiday resorts, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises...
, for a variety of theaters in Boston, and recently as a lighting designer and theater renovation advisor in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. He and set designer Tony Cisek worked together on more than 40 Washington productions. They also worked together on two Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
productions, Beyond Glory (2007), and columbinus (2006).
Awards and nominations
Covey received a 2008 Drammy Award for Lighting Design for Portland Center StagePortland Center Stage
Portland Center Stage is a theater company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Theater productions are presented at the Gerding Theater at the Armory in Portland's Pearl District. PCS was founded in 1988 as the northern sibling of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon...
's new production of Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion is a 1964 novel by the American author Ken Kesey.Sometimes a Great Notion may also refer to:* Sometimes a Great Notion , a 1970 film adaptation of the novel...
. This production was featured in American Theatre magazine in September 2008.
He also received the 2001 Helen Hayes Award
Helen Hayes Award
A Helen Hayes Award is a theater award named for the famed actress Helen Hayes to recognize excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C. area since 1983. The awards are managed by Linda Levy Grossman. and presented by the Washington Theatre Awards Society.-Awards:The Helen Hayes...
for Outstanding Lighting Design for his work on The Tempest
The Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
at the Folger Theatre.
He has been nominated ten other times for the Helen Hayes Award as follows:
- Dangerous Liaisons at Rep StageRep StageRep Stage, was founded in 1993 by Artistic Director Valerie Lash. It is a professional Equity theatre based in Howard County, Maryland. Rep Stage has won 7 Helen Hayes Awards, garnered 37 nominations, received 6 Greater Baltimore Theater Awards and received consistent high critical acclaim from the...
(1999) - EdmondEdmond (play)Edmond is a one-act play written by David Mamet. It premiered at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, on June 4, 1982. The first New York production was October 27 of the same year, at the Provincetown Playhouse. The play consists of twenty-three short scenes. In the original production, each of the...
at Source Theatre (2000) - Leaving the Summer Land for Tribute Productions (2001)
- MacbethMacbethThe Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
at Folger Theatre (2002) - Slaughter CitySlaughter CitySlaughter City is a play written by Naomi Wallace. It tells the story of the otherworldly Cod's employment at a slaughterhouse.-Plot:The play was inspired by a number of labor-related incidents including the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 in which textile workers found themselves locked...
for Theater Alliance at the H Street PlayhouseH Street PlayhouseThe H Street Playhouse is a black-box theater and gallery located in the Atlas District, in Northeast Washington D.C. Home to resident companies , and Forum Theatre , the Playhouse has also hosted African Continuum Theatre Company, Musefire, Landless Theater Company, Theater Blue, Journeymen...
(2004) - The Return to Morality at Rep StageRep StageRep Stage, was founded in 1993 by Artistic Director Valerie Lash. It is a professional Equity theatre based in Howard County, Maryland. Rep Stage has won 7 Helen Hayes Awards, garnered 37 nominations, received 6 Greater Baltimore Theater Awards and received consistent high critical acclaim from the...
(2004) - Mary's Wedding for Theater Alliance at the H Street PlayhouseH Street PlayhouseThe H Street Playhouse is a black-box theater and gallery located in the Atlas District, in Northeast Washington D.C. Home to resident companies , and Forum Theatre , the Playhouse has also hosted African Continuum Theatre Company, Musefire, Landless Theater Company, Theater Blue, Journeymen...
(2005) - Merlin and the Cave of Dreams at Imagination Stage (2005)
- Hannah & Martin at Theater JTheater JTheater J is a professional theater company located in Washington, DC, founded to present works that "celebrate the distinctive urban voice and social vision that are part of the Jewish cultural legacy" as a self-mission.-Organization:...
(2006) - In the Heart of America at Rep StageRep StageRep Stage, was founded in 1993 by Artistic Director Valerie Lash. It is a professional Equity theatre based in Howard County, Maryland. Rep Stage has won 7 Helen Hayes Awards, garnered 37 nominations, received 6 Greater Baltimore Theater Awards and received consistent high critical acclaim from the...
(2009)