Michael is excited to have joined the faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University this year, coming directly from professional practice. His designs have been seen on stages in NYC, L.A., San Diego, Chicago, Boston, Bangkok, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Dublin, London, and Paris, with some notable institutions including San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, and LA Dance Project, among others, and some notable venues including LA's Hollywood Bowl, Lyon's Théâtre antique de Fourvière, and Dublin's Smock Alley. Some notable credits of his include Kanye West's Sunday Service Choir (Associate Lighting Designer), Theatre Y's devised adaptation of 3 Sisters (Lighting Designer), Ariel Dorfman's La Muerte y La Doncella (Scenic and Lighting Designer), Benjamin Millepied's Pillar 7 (Lighting Designer), Handel's Giustino produced by Long Beach Opera with an arrangement by Grammy nominated composer Shelley Washington (Lighting Designer) and Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem (Midwest Premier, Lighting Designer). He also holds a BA from Wells College (Philosophy, w/ a minor in Neuroscience), and a MFA from the Lir Academy, a part of Trinity College, Dublin (Stage Design w/ a minor in Dramaturgy). Examples of his work can be found in his online portfolio at mfrdesigns.net.