Name: John P. Woodey
Title: Assistant Professor of Theatre
Education: Ohio University, MFA, University of Maryland, BA
Office: 236-A, Johnson Hall
Phone: 803/323-2430
E-mail: woodeyj@winthrop.edu
Area(s): Theatrical Design and Production
John has designed lighting and scenery for numerous companies including the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Olney Theatre Center, Imagination Stage, Shaker Mountain Opera, Theatre Charlotte, Gallery Players (Off Broadway), Access Theatre (Off Broadway), Chautauqua Opera, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center and Charlotte Ballet. John has also designed lighting for broadcast including Netflix’s "Fortune Feimster’s Sweet and Salty" and the ACC Football Honors Program. John spent time in London designing for the Central St. Martins School of Art where he designed lights for “The Birds Project.” Other lighting credits include assisting at Baltimore’s Centerstage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Geva Theater and the Alley Theatre. John was faculty and designer at DeSales, Catholic and Johnson C. Smith Universities. He is the Assistant Professor of Theatre at Winthrop University specializing in technical direction and design. He completed his graduate work at Ohio University where he received the regional Peggy Ezekiel Award of Outstanding Achievement in Design. He is a member and Vice President of the IATSE Local 322 in Charlotte, NC.
