Umble Center Technical Director
Office: UC 204
Phone: (574) 535-7391
Email: andrewm1@goshen.edu
Education
BA, Eastern Illinois University, 2008
MFA, West Virginia Univ Morgantown, 2011
Assistant Professor of Theater
Current Projects
-Technical Director of 2012 Peace Play competition
-Technical Director of 2012 Fall mainstage Urinetown: the Musical
Courses
Design for Theater
- An introduction to the elements of design and how they apply to designing for the stage including their relationships to scenery, costumes and lights.
Historic Courses
Basic Theater Production I
Basic Theater Production II
Theater Practice
Personal Information
Andrew Moeggenborg works as the Technical Director and Assistant Professor of Theater at Goshen College, teaching classes in stage craft and design as well as managing the construction and implementation of all productions for the Theater Department and Umble Center. He has been working in theater since his first high school production in 2001. Over the past 11 years Andrew has worked on numerous academic productions and has also worked with several professional companies in the areas of construction, design, and stage management.
Employment
- 2011- Present
- Assistant Professor of Theater
Umble Center Technical Director
Goshen College - 2009-2011
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Division of Theatre and Dance
West Virginia University, Morgantown - 2010-2011
- Scenic/Stage Carpenter
Des Moines Metro Opera, Indianola, Iowa - 2009
- Scenic Painter
Contemporary American Theatre Festival - Shepherdstown, WV
Honors & Awards
- 2008-2011
- Graduate Assistantship, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
- 2008
- West Virginia Higher Education Resource Fun Top-Off Award for Graduate Education, West Virginia University
- 2008
- Cum Laude, Eastern Illinois University
- 2007
- Gerald E. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship, Eastern Illinois University
- 2007, 2008
- Eastern Illinois Theatre Research Symposium, Chosen by Dr. Christopher Mitchell
Memberships & Associations
United States Institute for Theatre Technology
Alpha Psi Omega National Honorary Theatre Society
International Thespian Society
Hobbies & Interests
My interest and passion for theater began in high school when I took part in constructing scenery for our school’s production of Robin Hood. I immediately fell in love with the idea of creating a world inhabited by characters performing for a live audience, the challenge and outside of the box thinking necessary for designing for the stage has continued to fascinate and inspire me. In addition to art form itself, theater also has a wealth of history and tradition, beginning with the first cave man telling stories around a camp fire, to the Greek amphitheaters, to the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare and the list goes on and on.
The study of theater is as study of the human experience in the most fundamental and honest way, through the plays of the ancient Greeks, the Elizabethan masters, and even the dramas of the Checkov we get a unique glimpse of society. Through those voices we learn of fashion, architecture, politics, and especially language and social norms. As an avid history buff I am always excited at getting to delve deeper into periods of history that otherwise get bypassed and faded in the memory and introduce them to new audiences.
