Eric Berninghausen
10999 Repp Rd Union Bridge MD, 21791
Cell: 802.989.4052
[email protected]
Education:
MFA, Boston University, Boston, MA. 2010
Concentration: Scenic Design
Full Fellowship Boston University 2007-2010
Teaching Assistant: Scenic Design, Boston University 2007 - 2010
Scenic Painting, Props Artistry
Master of Fine Arts Thesis: A stage and costume design for 2010
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
Design concept: Harlem Renaissance
Designer, Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party 2008
Supervisor, set construction, Boston University Studio Theatre
Designer, Gerhardt Hauptman's The Weavers
Mainstage, Boston Center for the Arts 2007
B.S. Theatre, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 2004
Concentration: Scenic Design and Technical Theatre
Departmental Honors, 3.7 GPA
Courses of Study: Modern Drama, Scenic Design, Scenic Painting,
Costume Design, Foreign Films, Sociology, Environmental Studies,
Ceramics/Sculpture, Jewelry and Metal Working.
Employment:
Gettysburg College: Gettysburg PA 2011-2024
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Chair
Scenic Designer and Technical Director for Mainstage productions
Classes taught: Introduction to Theatre, Technical Production, Fundamentals of
Scenic Design, FYS 120 Shop Class as Soul Craft, Multiple Independent Studies in Scenic Design.
Academic Advisor, Active Creative Artist, Community Member.
Scenic Designer, PuppetCinema: 2016
Suddenly, UMD/BAM
Collaborated directly with Artistic Director
Built, painted, designed set pieces
Built puppets + designed clothes
Production Coordinator/ Tour Manager , PuppetCinema: 2015
Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, NY
for Salt of the Earth
Managed tour and a performance date at Gettysburg College.
Scenic Designer, Open Stages Harrisburg: 2015-2018
Harrisburg, PA
Talley’s Folly
One Train Running
Uncanny Valley
Fun Home
Billy Elliot (canceled due to Covid)
Scenic Designer, Maryland Ensemble Theatre: 2014-2024
Frederick, MD
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Clybourne Park
One Man Two Guvnors
Rapture, Blister, Burn
Sweat
Detriot ‘67
Lifespan of a Fact
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Teaching Assistant, Huntington Theatre Company: 2007 -2009
Boston, MA
Taught Boston University undergraduate students
design and held design colloquium. Responsible for directing student work
and providing hands on instruction.
Graduate Teaching Assistant; Huntington Theatre Company:
The 39 Steps, Streamers, Third, How Shakespeare Won the West, Boleros for the Disenchanted, Rock N Roll, Corn is Green, Hinge of the World, Miracle at Naples, Pirates of Penzance.
Woodworking and Art Teacher, Scenic Designer. Kodaikanal International School: Tamil Nadu, India 2004-2005
Full time teacher at one of India's most prestigious international
schools. Developed a woodworking curriculum for middle and high school
levels. Created and implemented a course of arts study geared toward
elementary level students. Designed and coordinated drama productions.
Organized and lead a community service trip to build housing in
Nagaputtnam, a costal town devastated by the 2005 Tsunami.
Creative Work:
Scenic Designer: The Beautyf Queen of Leenane 2024
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Lifespan of a Fact 2023
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Detriot ‘67 2022
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Sweat 2019
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Model Designer and Builder: Gretchen Bender Exhibit 2018
Red Bull Studios, New York, NY
Scenic Designer: Rapture Blister Burn 2018
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Fun Home 2017
OpenStage Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Model Design and Builder: Ramellzee Exhibit 2017
Red Bull Studios, New York, NY
Scenic Designer: NHL Philadelphia Flyers TV Commercial 2017
(Television commercial with Pretty Damn Sweet, Vorhees, NJ
Scenic Designer: Uncanny Valley 2017
OpenStage Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Scenic Designer: Two Trains Running 2016
OpenStage Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Scenic Designer: One Man Two Guvnors 2016
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Talley’s Folly 2016
OpenStage Harrisburg, Harrisburg PA
Scenic Designer: Clybourne Park 2015
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Lieutenant of Inishmore 2014
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer & Technical Director: The Secret Death of Puppets 2011
World Premiere: Dixon Place, NY
Playwright Sibyl Kempson
Scenic Designer & Technical Director: Besharet 2011
World Premiere, Equity Showcase: Performance Space 122, NY
Playwright Chana Porter
Scenic Designer & Technical Director: Potatoes of August 2008
World Premiere: Dixon Place, NY
Playwright Sibyl Kempson
Master Apprentice to Allen Moyer: New York, NY. 2009-2010
Assisted in the design and execution of opera and theatre productions.
Draftsman and model builder for Mr. Moyer's designs for:
Tales of Hoffman, Eugene Onegin, Mr. and Mrs. Fitch, M. Butterfly, Passion Play
Props Artisan: Huntington Theatre Company: Boston, MA 2007 -2009
Worked closely with members of the Huntington Staff. Responsible for
directing student work. Other T.A. responsibilities included management of
production budgets, materials. Shows: The 39 Steps, Streamers, Third, How Shakespeare won the West, Boleros for the Disenchanted, Rock N Roll, Corn is Green, Hinge of the World, Miracle at Naples, Pirates of Penzance.
Props Carpenter/Assistant Props Master
Playwright's Horizons: NY 2006-2011
Assisted Props Master in the acquisition and building of specific show props
for Mainstage and Peter Jay Sharp productions. Built custom furniture,
set dressings and hand props. Responsible for project management;
time, budgets, materials, execution. Shows: Me Myself and I, This, Circle Mirror Transformation, The Retributionists, Our House, Crazy Mary, Frank's Home, Essential Self Defense, The Pain and the Itch, Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky,
Properties Carpenter/Shop Manager 2010
Propstar Inc. New York, NY
Worked closely with designers Santo Loquasto and Michael Yergan to
develop and actualize their ideas. Built both custom and altered furniture for
Lincoln Center as well as the Belasco Theatre
Designed and oversaw the construction of specific show props
Painted and or distressed items to designers specifications.
Opening on Broadway October 2010: A Life In the Theatre,
Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Props Artisan/Props Designer 2008
The Public Theatre: New York, NY
Shakespeare in the Park:
Hamlet, Hair, Sam Shepard's Kicking a Dead Horse.
Built furniture and effects for Hamlet and Hair. Worked closely with
designers to develop and execute their ideas.
Created a life-like horse designed as the central element of the set for
Mr. Shepard's production.
Properties Artisan and Scenic Carpenter 2005 - 2006
Manhattan Theatre Club: New York, NY
On Broadway: A Country Girl, Rabbit Hole, The Shining City,
City Centre: The Beauty of the Father, Based on a Totally True Story,
Defiance, Our Leading Lady, Black Bird, Regrets Only
Lake George Opera Saratoga Springs, NY 2002-2003
Saratoga Performing Art Center, Main Stage
Scenic Carpenter and Light Board Operator
Escape From the Seraglio, Daughter of the Regiment, Susannah, Le Cenerentola
Middlebury College Summer Theatre: Middlebury, VT 2000-2001
Assistant Technical Director
Sound Board Operator, Master Electrician
Fellowships:
Full Fellow Boston University 2007-2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2007-2010
Service to the Community:
Chair, Department of Theatre Arts 2019-2025
Chairs Technology Sub-committee 2019-2022
Committee Member: Website re-design committee 2017-2019
Panel Judge, American Community Theatre Festival 2019
Committee Member: Judaic Studies 2015-2016
Committee Member: EPACC 2013-2014
Field Trip Leader , Kennedy Center American College Theatre Fest 2011,2014
Artist and Craftsman, Gettysburg Heritage Festival 2013
Skills and Qualifications:
Natural Leader, Dedicated Teacher, Traveler. Skilled in Hand Drafting, Computer Drafting, Scenic Painting, Costume Design, Sculpting, Welding, Mould Making, Fine Carpentry, Model Making, Furniture Designer and Builder, Photoshop, Vectorworks, Sketching and Rendering, Set Dressing, Stenciling, Ceramics and Jewelry. Father of two young girls
10999 Repp Rd Union Bridge MD, 21791
Cell: 802.989.4052
[email protected]
Education:
MFA, Boston University, Boston, MA. 2010
Concentration: Scenic Design
Full Fellowship Boston University 2007-2010
Teaching Assistant: Scenic Design, Boston University 2007 - 2010
Scenic Painting, Props Artistry
Master of Fine Arts Thesis: A stage and costume design for 2010
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
Design concept: Harlem Renaissance
Designer, Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party 2008
Supervisor, set construction, Boston University Studio Theatre
Designer, Gerhardt Hauptman's The Weavers
Mainstage, Boston Center for the Arts 2007
B.S. Theatre, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 2004
Concentration: Scenic Design and Technical Theatre
Departmental Honors, 3.7 GPA
Courses of Study: Modern Drama, Scenic Design, Scenic Painting,
Costume Design, Foreign Films, Sociology, Environmental Studies,
Ceramics/Sculpture, Jewelry and Metal Working.
Employment:
Gettysburg College: Gettysburg PA 2011-2024
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Chair
Scenic Designer and Technical Director for Mainstage productions
Classes taught: Introduction to Theatre, Technical Production, Fundamentals of
Scenic Design, FYS 120 Shop Class as Soul Craft, Multiple Independent Studies in Scenic Design.
Academic Advisor, Active Creative Artist, Community Member.
Scenic Designer, PuppetCinema: 2016
Suddenly, UMD/BAM
Collaborated directly with Artistic Director
Built, painted, designed set pieces
Built puppets + designed clothes
Production Coordinator/ Tour Manager , PuppetCinema: 2015
Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, NY
for Salt of the Earth
Managed tour and a performance date at Gettysburg College.
Scenic Designer, Open Stages Harrisburg: 2015-2018
Harrisburg, PA
Talley’s Folly
One Train Running
Uncanny Valley
Fun Home
Billy Elliot (canceled due to Covid)
Scenic Designer, Maryland Ensemble Theatre: 2014-2024
Frederick, MD
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Clybourne Park
One Man Two Guvnors
Rapture, Blister, Burn
Sweat
Detriot ‘67
Lifespan of a Fact
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Teaching Assistant, Huntington Theatre Company: 2007 -2009
Boston, MA
Taught Boston University undergraduate students
design and held design colloquium. Responsible for directing student work
and providing hands on instruction.
Graduate Teaching Assistant; Huntington Theatre Company:
The 39 Steps, Streamers, Third, How Shakespeare Won the West, Boleros for the Disenchanted, Rock N Roll, Corn is Green, Hinge of the World, Miracle at Naples, Pirates of Penzance.
Woodworking and Art Teacher, Scenic Designer. Kodaikanal International School: Tamil Nadu, India 2004-2005
Full time teacher at one of India's most prestigious international
schools. Developed a woodworking curriculum for middle and high school
levels. Created and implemented a course of arts study geared toward
elementary level students. Designed and coordinated drama productions.
Organized and lead a community service trip to build housing in
Nagaputtnam, a costal town devastated by the 2005 Tsunami.
Creative Work:
Scenic Designer: The Beautyf Queen of Leenane 2024
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Lifespan of a Fact 2023
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Detriot ‘67 2022
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Sweat 2019
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Model Designer and Builder: Gretchen Bender Exhibit 2018
Red Bull Studios, New York, NY
Scenic Designer: Rapture Blister Burn 2018
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Fun Home 2017
OpenStage Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Model Design and Builder: Ramellzee Exhibit 2017
Red Bull Studios, New York, NY
Scenic Designer: NHL Philadelphia Flyers TV Commercial 2017
(Television commercial with Pretty Damn Sweet, Vorhees, NJ
Scenic Designer: Uncanny Valley 2017
OpenStage Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Scenic Designer: Two Trains Running 2016
OpenStage Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Scenic Designer: One Man Two Guvnors 2016
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Talley’s Folly 2016
OpenStage Harrisburg, Harrisburg PA
Scenic Designer: Clybourne Park 2015
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer: Lieutenant of Inishmore 2014
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Frederick, MD
Scenic Designer & Technical Director: The Secret Death of Puppets 2011
World Premiere: Dixon Place, NY
Playwright Sibyl Kempson
Scenic Designer & Technical Director: Besharet 2011
World Premiere, Equity Showcase: Performance Space 122, NY
Playwright Chana Porter
Scenic Designer & Technical Director: Potatoes of August 2008
World Premiere: Dixon Place, NY
Playwright Sibyl Kempson
Master Apprentice to Allen Moyer: New York, NY. 2009-2010
Assisted in the design and execution of opera and theatre productions.
Draftsman and model builder for Mr. Moyer's designs for:
Tales of Hoffman, Eugene Onegin, Mr. and Mrs. Fitch, M. Butterfly, Passion Play
Props Artisan: Huntington Theatre Company: Boston, MA 2007 -2009
Worked closely with members of the Huntington Staff. Responsible for
directing student work. Other T.A. responsibilities included management of
production budgets, materials. Shows: The 39 Steps, Streamers, Third, How Shakespeare won the West, Boleros for the Disenchanted, Rock N Roll, Corn is Green, Hinge of the World, Miracle at Naples, Pirates of Penzance.
Props Carpenter/Assistant Props Master
Playwright's Horizons: NY 2006-2011
Assisted Props Master in the acquisition and building of specific show props
for Mainstage and Peter Jay Sharp productions. Built custom furniture,
set dressings and hand props. Responsible for project management;
time, budgets, materials, execution. Shows: Me Myself and I, This, Circle Mirror Transformation, The Retributionists, Our House, Crazy Mary, Frank's Home, Essential Self Defense, The Pain and the Itch, Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky,
Properties Carpenter/Shop Manager 2010
Propstar Inc. New York, NY
Worked closely with designers Santo Loquasto and Michael Yergan to
develop and actualize their ideas. Built both custom and altered furniture for
Lincoln Center as well as the Belasco Theatre
Designed and oversaw the construction of specific show props
Painted and or distressed items to designers specifications.
Opening on Broadway October 2010: A Life In the Theatre,
Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Props Artisan/Props Designer 2008
The Public Theatre: New York, NY
Shakespeare in the Park:
Hamlet, Hair, Sam Shepard's Kicking a Dead Horse.
Built furniture and effects for Hamlet and Hair. Worked closely with
designers to develop and execute their ideas.
Created a life-like horse designed as the central element of the set for
Mr. Shepard's production.
Properties Artisan and Scenic Carpenter 2005 - 2006
Manhattan Theatre Club: New York, NY
On Broadway: A Country Girl, Rabbit Hole, The Shining City,
City Centre: The Beauty of the Father, Based on a Totally True Story,
Defiance, Our Leading Lady, Black Bird, Regrets Only
Lake George Opera Saratoga Springs, NY 2002-2003
Saratoga Performing Art Center, Main Stage
Scenic Carpenter and Light Board Operator
Escape From the Seraglio, Daughter of the Regiment, Susannah, Le Cenerentola
Middlebury College Summer Theatre: Middlebury, VT 2000-2001
Assistant Technical Director
Sound Board Operator, Master Electrician
Fellowships:
Full Fellow Boston University 2007-2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2007-2010
Service to the Community:
Chair, Department of Theatre Arts 2019-2025
Chairs Technology Sub-committee 2019-2022
Committee Member: Website re-design committee 2017-2019
Panel Judge, American Community Theatre Festival 2019
Committee Member: Judaic Studies 2015-2016
Committee Member: EPACC 2013-2014
Field Trip Leader , Kennedy Center American College Theatre Fest 2011,2014
Artist and Craftsman, Gettysburg Heritage Festival 2013
Skills and Qualifications:
Natural Leader, Dedicated Teacher, Traveler. Skilled in Hand Drafting, Computer Drafting, Scenic Painting, Costume Design, Sculpting, Welding, Mould Making, Fine Carpentry, Model Making, Furniture Designer and Builder, Photoshop, Vectorworks, Sketching and Rendering, Set Dressing, Stenciling, Ceramics and Jewelry. Father of two young girls
