Faculty
Ben Tusher
Artist-in-Residence
Production & Design
B.A., UC Riverside
M.F.A., UC Irvine
E-mail: thea160@ucr.edu
Office: INTS 2122
Phone: 951-827-7044
Mr. Tusher has designed lighting for theatre, dance, and theme parks for the past fifteen years. As a professional designer, he has created the lighting for attractions and shows at Universal Studios Japan and Hollywood, Movie World Madrid, the Reno Hilton Hotel and Casino, and the Disneyland Resort. At UCR, Ben has designed the lighting for numerous productions including The Sea Gull, King Stag, Blood Wedding, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Women, Cabaret, Julius Caesar, The Comedy of Errors and Lysistrata. Currently, as the Director of Production for Saint Joseph Ballet, Ben has created lighting designs for over a dozen commissioned original dances.