Harold "Chip" Ulich

ASTC

Senior Theatre Consultant

San Francisco Bay

Chip joined Schuler Shook in 2006 from the Phoenix area where he worked in lighting systems design and sales for several years.

Chip’s theatre background includes a degree in scene design, work as Technical Director and Director of Operation at Herberger Theater Center, and Adjunct Faculty in Theatre for Paradise Valley Community College. He combines his experience in theatre operations and building management with his knowledge of lighting systems design to bring a fresh perspective to each project.

Significant Projects

Project Name

Location

Crested Butte Center for the Arts

Crested Butte, CO

Oklahoma State University, McKnight Center for the Performing Arts

Stillwater, OK

Oklahoma City Civic Center Freede Little Theatre Renovation

Oklahoma City, OK

Annette Strauss Artist Square

Dallas, TX

Arlington Music Hall

Arlington, TX

Charlotte County Event Center

Punta Gorda, FL

City of Richardson Cultural Assessment

Richardson, TX

Hattiloo Theatre

Memphis, TN

Kiowa Event Center

Carnegie, OK

Memphis Botanical Garden, Live at the Garden Amphitheatre

Memphis, TN

Sun Valley Center for the Arts Feasibility Study

Sun Valley, ID

Walton Arts Center Renovation

Fayetteville, AR

Choctaw Nation – Grant Casino

Grant, OK

Choctaw Nation – McAlester Casino

McAlester, OK

Unitech Grande Conference Resort

Pradesh, India

Texas Christian University Ed Landreth Hall

Fort Worth, TX

University of Arkansas, Faulkner Performing Arts Center

Fayetteville, AR

University of Oklahoma – Gaylord Hall

Norman, OK

Austin ISD Centralized PAC

Austin, TX

Eisenhower High School

Oklahoma City, OK

Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School – Fine Arts Center

Austin, TX

Harding University, Benson, Benson Auditorium Renovation

Searcy, AR

Kiva Auditorium Study

Albuquerque, NM

Education

BS - Oklahoma City University
MPA - Oklahoma City University

Organizations

American Society of Theatre Consultants (2015-2018 Vice President, 2018-2022 Director)
United States Institute for Theatre Technology

Presentations & Panels

"Proscenium Opening Protection – Code Changes", USITT 2018 National Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
"From Commissioning to Operation - Steps in Getting your Performing Arts Building Up and Running," USITT 2016 National Conference, Salt Lake City UT
"Low Level Lighting – Egress Paths," USITT 2014 National Conference, Fort Worth, TX
"Live Performance Theatre Design (It’s not just an auditorium any more)," Texas Society of Architects Annual Conference, 2012, Austin, TX