Chester Loeffler-Bell
Lighting Designer
chet.bell.23@gmail.com
CURRENT POSITION
Artistic Assistant Professor, Departmental Lighting Designer/ Technical Director, Marquette University, Aug ‘01-present
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Professional- LORT, TYA, SPT, LOA:
Censored on Final Approach, Renaissance Theatre Works, Leda Hoffman(dir.), '16
Chesapeake, In Tandem Theatre, Chris Flieller(dir.), ‘14
McGuire, Hofstra University, Alliance Theatre, Marquette University, Heidi Meuller-Smith(dir.) ’06-‘09
Girl in the Frame, In Tandem Theatre, Jane Flieller(dir.) ‘08
The Duke, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, David Koch(dir.) ‘06 (LORT)
Brighton Beach Memoirs, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Montgomery Davis(dir.) ‘05 (LORT)
Blue Rose, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, David Koch(dir.) ‘05 (LORT)
Jazz Royalty, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, David Koch(dir.) ‘05 (LORT)
The Apollo of Bellac/The Bald Soprano, Theatre X, John Schneider(dir.), ‘04 (LORT)
The Guys, Milwaukee Chamber Theater, Jim Tasse(dir.), ‘03 (LORT)
Two Pianos/Four Hands, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Rene Moreno ‘03 (LORT)
What Matters, Theatre X, John Schneider(dir.) ‘03 (LORT)
Krazy Kat, Theatre X, John Schneider(dir.), ‘03 (LORT)
King of Cool: Nat King Cole, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, David Koch, ‘03 (LORT)
Oil City Symphony, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, David Caldwell(dir.), '02 (LORT)
Beach Blanket Bash, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Roger Bean(dir.), '02 (LORT)
The Bachelors, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stiemke Theatre, Jeffrey Herbst(dir.), '02 (LORT)
The Herbal Bed, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Montgomery Davis(dir.), ‘02 (SPT)
Ancestral Voices, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Jenny Wanasek(dir.), ‘01 (SPT)
8 Track, the Sounds of the 70’s, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Rick Seeber(dir.), '01 (LORT)
The Bachelors, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Jeffrey Herbst(dir.), '01 (LORT)
Maybe Baby Its You, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Edward Morgan(dir.), '01 (LORT)
Three Days of Rain, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Jenny Wansek(dir.), '01 (SPT)
Things We Do For Love, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Montgomery Davis(dir.), '00 (SPT)
Don’t Touch That Dial II, The Spin Off, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Roger Bean(dir.), ‘00 (LORT)
Old Friends, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Jeffrey Herbst(dir.), '00 (LORT)
The Gin Game, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Montgomery Davis(dir.), '00 (SPT)
Teddykins, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Jim Tasse(dir.), ’99 (SPT)
Skylight, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Montgomery Davis(dir.), '98 (SPT)
Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Montgomery Davis(dir.), '97 (SPT)
The Moving of Lilla Barton, Temple Theatre (Sanford, NC), Tim Morrissey(dir.), '97 (LOA)
Molly Sweeney, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Stiemke Theater, Edward Morgan (dir.), '97 (LORT)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, First Stage Milwaukee, Bill Theisen(dir.), '96 (TYA)
The Trip to Bountiful, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Montgomery Davis(dir.), '96 (SPT)
Sing 'em a Story, Tell 'em a Song, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, John Staniunus(dir.), '96 (LORT)
The Sun Also Rises, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Montgomery Davis(dir.), '95 (SPT)
Lost in Yonkers, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Montgomery Davis(dir.), '94 (SPT)
According to Coyote, Toured to Omsk(Siberia) State Theater, '92 (LORT tour)
Moot, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Mainstage, John Dillon(dir.), '92 (LORT)
Appalachian Voices, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Edward Morgan(dir.), '92 (LORT)
Greater Tuna, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Ken Albers(dir.), '91 (LORT)
84 Charing Cross Road, Milwaukee Chamber Theater, Montgomery Davis(dir.), '91 (SPT)
Going Forward Backward, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stiemke Theater, Daniel Stein(dir.), '91 (LORT)
Hula Hoop Sha Boop, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Larry Deckel(dir.), '91 (LORT)
It's Burlesque, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Ken Albers(dir.), '90 (LORT)
No Man's Land, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Tom Blair(dir.), '89 (SPT)
According to Coyote, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stiemke Theater, John Kauffman(dir.), '89 (LORT)
Mass Appeal, American Inside Theatre, Morrigan Hurt(dir.), '89 (SPT)
Ain't Nobody's Blues But Mine, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Rob Meiskins(dir.) '88 (LORT)
The Irish Rascal, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, Ken Albers(dir.), '89 (LORT)
Strange Snow, Pennsylvania Stage Company, Wendy Liscow(dir.), '88 (LORT)
Educational- visiting artist, faculty, graduate school:
Songs of Note, Marquette University, Karen Estrada(dir.), ‘20
Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Marquette University, Marcella Kearns(dir.), ‘20
Theory of Relativity, Marquette University, Debra Krajec(dir.) ‘20
Peter and the Starcatcher, Marquette University, Maggie Spanuello(dir.), ‘19
Dooby Dooby Moo,, Marquette University, Niffer Clark(dir.), ‘19
On the Verge,Marquette University, Maureen Kilmurry(dir.), ‘18
Little Women, Marquette University, Lenny Banovez(dir.), ‘18
A Year with Frog and Toad, Marquette University, Tony Clements(dir.), ‘18
The Skin of Our Teeth, Marquette University, Jamie Cheatham(dir.), ‘17
As You Like It, Marquette University, Maureen Kilmurry(dir.), ‘16
As You Like It, Marquette University, Maureen Kilmurry(dir.), ‘16
To Kill a Mockingbird, Marquette University, Jamie Cheatham(dir.), ‘15
Company, Marquette University, Niffer Clark(dir.), ‘15
How I Became a Pirate, Marquette University, Todd Denning(dir.), ‘15
Our Town, Marquette University, Debra Krajec(dir.), ‘14
Almost Maine, Marquette University, Debra Krajec(dir.), ‘14
Hamlet, Marquette University, Maureen Kilmurry(dir.), ‘14
Urinetown, Marquette University, Tony Clements(dir.), ‘13
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Marquette University, Diana Aliota(dir.), ‘12
The Foreigner, Marquette University, Todd Denning(dir.), ‘12
If You Take a Mouse to School, Marquette University, James Fletcher(dir.), ‘12
Little Shop of Horrors, Marquette University, Ray Jivoff(dir.), ‘11
The Lion in Winter, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre/Marquette University, Michael Wright(dir.), ‘11
The Laramie Project, Marquette University, Debra Krajec(dir.), ‘11
Sunday in the Park with George, Marquette University, Tony Clements(dir.), '10
Nickel and Dimed, Marquette University, James Bailey(dir.), ‘10
A Midsummers Night's Dream, Marquette University, Maureen Kilmurry(dir.), ‘09
Censored on Final Approach, Marquette University, Phylis Ravel(dir.), ‘09
Heidi Chronicles, Marquette University, Phylis Ravel(dir.), ‘09
The Cherry Orchard, Marquette University, Maureen Kilmurry(dir.) ‘08
Moon Over Buffalo, Marquette University, Debra Krajec(dir.) ‘08
Winter’s Tale, Marquette University, Maureen Kilmurry(dir.) ‘08
Poor Tom, Marquette University/Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin, Ireland, Patrick Sutton(dir.) ‘07*
Hekabe, Marquette University, Phylis Ravel(dir.) ‘07
Nunsense, Marquette University, Bill Kincaid(dir.) ‘06
The Trial of the Catonsville 9, Marquette University, Maureen Kilmurry(dir.) ’05
Bye, Bye Birdie, Marquette University, Phylis Ravel(dir.) ’04
The Memorandum, Marquette University, John Schneider(dir.) ’04
Winter Dance Concert, Marquette University, ‘04
Romeo and Juliet, Marquette University, Maureen Kilmurry(dir.), ’03
Snoopy, Marquette University, Ray Jivoff(dir.), ’03
And Then They Came For Me, Marquette University, Debra Krajek(dir.), ’03
Waiting for Gidget, Marquette University, Fred Barczyk(dir.), ’02
Damn Yankees, Marquette University, Phylis Ravel(dir.), ’02 (faculty)
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten, Marquette University, Phylis Ravel(dir.), ’01 (faculty)
Shayna Maidel, Carroll College, Tara Viel (dir.), ’00 (visiting artist)
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, UNC-Wilmington, Renee Vincent(dir.), '97(faculty)
As You Like It, UNC-Wilmington/Cape Fear Shakespeare Festival, Linda Lavin(dir.), '97(faculty)
Julius Caesar, UNC-Wilmington/Cape Fear Shakespeare Festival, Michael Granberry(dir.), '97(faculty)
False Admissions, UNC-Wilmington, Terry Rogers(dir.), '97(faculty)
The Grapes of Wrath, UNC-Wilmington, Renee Vincent(dir.), '96 (faculty)
The Adding Machine, Carroll College Otteson Theatre, Charles Erven(dir.), '95 (visiting artist)
Eastern Standard, University of South Carolina, Richard Blair(dir.), '94 (graduate school)
House of Blue Leaves, Carroll College Otteson Theatre, Charles Erven(dir.), '92 (visiting artist)
Hunting Cockroaches, Carroll College Otteson Theatre, C. Michael Wright(dir.), '91 (visiting artist)
The Temptation, Carroll College Otteson Theatre, Charles Erven(dir.), '91 (visiting artist)
Steel Magnolias, Carroll College Otteson Theatre, Jonathon Smoots(dir.), '90 (visiting artist)
The Happy Time, Carroll College Otteson Theatre, David Molthen(dir.), '89 (visiting artist)
Wild Honey, Carroll College Otteson Theatre, Charles Erven(dir.), '89 (visiting artist)
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Production Manager, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, Sept. ’97 – Aug. ‘01
Lighting Supervisor, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee, WI, July '88 -June '92
Master Electrician, Pennsylvania Stage Company, Allentown, PA, Sept. '86-May '88
Master Electrician, Muhlenberg Summer Theatre Festival, Allentown, PA, Summer '87
Master Carpenter, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, Summer '86
EDUCATION
M.F.A., Lighting Design, University of South Carolina, December 1995
B.A. , Theatre Arts, Carroll College, May 1985