Artist

Joe's recent credits include Boleros for the Disenchanted (Goodman Theatre); the world premiere of Boleros for the Disenchanted (Yale Repertory Theatre); Noises Off (Cleveland Playhouse); and The Glass Experience (Museum of Science and Industry), an extensive exhibit on the history, industrial application and artistic use of glass. His regional theatre credits include numerous productions at Milwaukee Rep as well as productions at The Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo, Syracuse Stage and American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, as well as productions performed at the Spoleto Festival USA and in Tokyo, Japan. He has served as Resident Lighting Designer for Missouri Rep (now The Kansas City Repertory Theatre) and the Kansas City Ballet. Mr. Appelt teaches at Northwestern University where he is Director of the MFA Stage Design Program.