Jim Thurston teaches TD 135-Introduction to Design. Professor Thurston is the Resident Designer for the Department of Theater & Dance and has been teaching at Colby since 1988. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Theater Design Program at the School of Communication. His specialties include Scenography, Scene Design and Light Design, Theater Architecture and Performance Space, and Computer Aided Design for Theater. In addition to TD 135, Professor Thurston teaches TD 235-Intermediate Design, TD 335-Topics in Design, TD 197-Live Performance and Digital Media, and Independent Studies in Scenographic Theory and Practice.

Professor Thurston's design credits include over 100 plays, musicals, and modern dance. His web site presents a range of his academic and professional work. This fall he is the scenographer for the Department of Theater & Dance mainstage production of The Long Christmas Ride Home written by Paula Vogel and directed by Todd Coutler.

Professor Thurston's research centers on innovation and aesthetic change in scenography for contemporary dance. He investigates evolving aesthetic shifts due to the impact of the digital age on choreography, performance, and scenography. Currently he is the principal of a CBB Mellon Foundation grant titled "Live Performance and Digital Media: Expanding Creative and Pedagogical Opportunities."

Professor Thurston serves on the Physical Plant Committee at the Waterville Opera House and is involved in the renovation of this magnifincent cultural resource.

Office: Runnals 305 (3rd floor--look for the orange door).

Office Phone: (207) 859-4525.

Email: jcthurst@colby.edu

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or by appointment.