Duane Schuler

Founder

Minneapolis, New York

Duane Schuler has achieved national and international acclaim as a theatrical lighting designer for such organizations as New York Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, De Nederlandse Opera, Opera National de Lyon, San Francisco Opera, Salzburg Festival, La Scala and American Ballet Theatre.

His extensive and ongoing work as a theatrical lighting designer provides the entire theatre planning group with intimate knowledge of the current styles and requirements of the world’s leading designers and directors.

Significant Projects

Project Name

Location

Marion Oliver McCaw Hall

Seattle, WA

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion-Feasibility Study

Los Angeles, CA

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts – David H. Koch Theater

New York, NY

Ahmanson Theatre Proscenium Renovation

Los Angeles, CA

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Beverly Hills, CA

Seattle Opera Center

Seattle, WA

Washington Opera

Washington, DC

Sarasota, FL

In just one year, with construction occurring only between performance seasons, this 1926 opera house received a renovation and expansion that reached from its 3‑story lobby skylight down to the enlarged orchestra pit.

Schuler Shook’s theatre planners brought to this fast-paced project their years of technical experience working in many other U.S. opera houses. We worked to improve both the technical systems available to the performers and artists as well as to enhance the audience’s experience from the new seating. Our scope covered stage areas and auditorium areas, the orchestra pit, new stage lighting and rigging systems, an LED-based stage titling system, and improved sightlines within a newly configured seating arrangement that allows for almost 160 additional seats.

Architect

Killis Almond & Associates, Inc.

Acoustician

Jaffe Holden

Fitzgerald Theatre

St. Paul, MN

Skylight Music Theatre

Milwaukee, WI

T.B. Sheldon Auditorium

Red Wing, MN

Education

BS - University of Wisconsin, Madison

Organizations

United Scenic Artists of America
International Association of Lighting Designers
Illuminating Engineering Society
United States Institute for Theatre Technology