Mike Gnazzo
is a six-time award-winning lighting designer, as well as a recipient of the Golden Elm Leaf Award and a recipient of the coveted Life Membership at Elmwood. Some favorite lighting designs here are Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Next to Normal, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Spring Awakening, Enchanted April, Glass Menagerie, Almost, Maine, An Inspector Calls, Ragtime, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Jekyll & Hyde, A Delicate Balance, and Rodgers & Hart. With over 100 Lighting Designs here at Elmwood, he recently lit A Doll’s House, Part 2. It’s been a pleasure to work on Night and Day with Lighting Designer Ray Poquette.
Golden Elm Leaf Recipient (1999)
Life Member (2003)
As A Cast Member:
- Room Service (2007-2008) - Gregory Wagner
- Jekyll & Hyde (2001-2002) - Priest
- The House of Blue Leaves (2000-2001) - M.P.
- Minnie’s Boys (1999-2000) - Sandow
- Glengarry Glen Ross (1996-1997) - Baylen
- House of Blue Leaves (1972-1973) - Military Policeman
- Private Life of the Master Race (1970-1971) - Young Man
As Production Staff / Crew Member:
- A Sherlock Holmes Showcase (2022-2023) - Lighting Designer
- The Shape of Things (2022-2023) - Lighting Designer
- Pride and Prejudice (2022-2023) - Lighting Designer
- The Cake (2022-2023) - Lighting Designer
- Night and Day (2022-2023) - Technical Consultant
- A Doll’s House, Part 2 (2022) - Lighting Designer
- Sweat (2022) - Production Stage Manager - Lighting Designer
- You Should Be So Lucky (2022) - Lighting Designer
- Far Fetched Fables (2021) - Lighting Designer
- Born Yesterday (2021) - Lighting Designer
- Step and The Munson Card (2021) - Lighting Designer
- Juvie (2021) - Lighting Designer
- We Need A Little Elmwood Holiday Special (2020) - Lighting Designer
- Porch Stories II (2020) - Lighting Designer
- Porch Stories (2020) - Lighting Designer
- The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (2019-2020) - Lighting Designer
- Our Town (2019-2020) - Lighting Designer
- Next Fall (2019-2020) - Lighting Designer
- Morning’s at Seven (2018-2019) - Lighting Designer
- Rumors (2018-2019) - Lighting Designer
- Disgraced (2018-2019) - Lighting Designer
- She Loves Me (2018-2019) - Lighting Designer
- Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2018-2019) - Lighting Designer
- The Fox On The Fairway (2017-2018) - Lighting Designer
- Stick Fly (2017-2018) - Lighting Designer
- On Clover Road (2017-2018) - Lighting Designer
- The Odd Couple (2017-2018) - Lighting Designer
- On Golden Pond (2016-2017) - Lighting Designer
- A Lesson Before Dying (2016-2017) - Lighting Designer
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2016-2017) - Lighting Designer
- Next to Normal (2015-2016) - Lighting Designer
- A Time To Kill (2015-2016) - Lighting Designer
- Broadway Bound (2015-2016) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer
- Intimate Apparel (2014-2015) - Lighting Designer
- Time Stands Still (2014-2015) - Lighting Assistant
- The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (2014-2015) - Lighting Designer
- Sunday In The Park With George (2014-2015) - Lighting Designer
- Black Comedy and The Real Inspector Hound (2014-2015) - Lighting Designer
- Smokey Joe’s Cafe (2013-2014) - Lighting Designer - Spotlight Operator
- The Pillowman (2013-2014) - Lighting Designer
- Les Miserables (2013-2014) - Lighting Designer
- Squabbles (2012-2013) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Dinner with Friends (2012-2013) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Exonerated (2012-2013) - Lighting Designer
- Spring Awakening (2012-2013) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer - Stage Manager
- Living Out (2012-2013) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer - Stage Manager
- Private Eyes (2011-2012) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Secret Garden (2011-2012) - Lighting Designer
- A Soldier’s Play (2011-2012) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Almost, Maine (2011-2012) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager - Sound Designer
- The Foreigner (2010-2011) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Rose Tattoo (2010-2011) - Stage Manager
- Enchanted April (2010-2011) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Gypsy (2010-2011) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- November (2010-2011) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager - Sound Designer
- Boy Gets Girl (2009-2010) - Lighting Designer
- Noises Off (2009-2010) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer
- Rabbit Hole (2009-2010) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Beau Jest (2009-2010) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- A Man of No Importance (2009-2010) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Glass Menagerie (2009-2010) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Relatively Speaking (2008-2009) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer - Lighting Board Operator
- Othello (2008-2009) - Sound Designer - Stage Manager - Lighting Assistant
- A Thousand Clowns (2008-2009) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Doubt (2008-2009) - Lighting Designer
- Hot Mikado (2008-2009) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- An Inspector Calls (2008-2009) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Beauty Queen of Leenane (2007-2008) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Elephant Man (2007-2008) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Room Service (2007-2008) - Lighting Designer - Master Carpenter
- The Prisoner of Second Avenue (2007-2008) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Crucible (2006-2007) - Sound Designer
- Over the River and Through the Woods (2006-2007) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer
- Ragtime (2006-2007) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Blithe Spirit (2006-2007) - Lighting Designer - Special Effects Designer
- Deathtrap (2005-2006) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer - Lighting Board Operator
- Moon Over Buffalo (2005-2006) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager - Sound Designer
- A Little Night Music (2005-2006) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Trip to Bountiful (2005-2006) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- I Hate Hamlet (2004-2005) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer
- A View From The Bridge (2004-2005) - Stage Manager
- Barefoot in the Park (2004-2005) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Boys Next Door (2004-2005) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ (2004-2005) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- As Bees in Honey Drown (2004-2005) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Little Me (2003-2004) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer - Spotlight Operator
- Jitney (2003-2004) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Proof (2003-2004) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer - Stage Manager
- All My Sons (2003-2004) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Picasso at the Lapin Agile (2003-2004) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager - Sound Designer
- A Shayna Maidel (2002-2003) - Lighting Designer - Sound Designer - Stage Manager
- The Gingerbread Lady (2002-2003) - Stage Manager
- A Raisin in the Sun (2002-2003) - Lighting Designer
- “Art” (2002-2003) - Lighting Designer
- Jekyll & Hyde (2001-2002) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Fences (2001-2002) - Stage Manager
- Our Town (2001-2002) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Waverly Gallery (2001-2002) - Sound Designer
- Do I Hear A Waltz? (2000-2001) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Side Man (2000-2001) - Lighting Designer
- How I Learned to Drive (2000-2001) - Producer - Master Electrician
- The Memory of Water (2000-2001) - Stage Manager - Special Effects Designer
- The House of Blue Leaves (2000-2001) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager - Special Effects Designer
- You Can’t Take It With You (1999-2000) - Lighting Designer
- Proposals (1999-2000) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Three Tall Women (1999-2000) - Lighting Designer
- Tim (1999-2000) - Lighting Designer
- Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1999-2000) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- And The World Goes ‘Round (1998-1999) - Lighting Designer
- Kindertransport (1998-1999) - Sound Designer
- Rumors (1998-1999) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- The Dining Room (1998-1999) - Lighting Designer
- Angels in America II (1998-1999) - Special Effects Designer
- Sylvia (1997-1998) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1997-1998) - Lighting Designer
- Laughter on the 23rd Floor (1997-1998) - Lighting Designer
- A Delicate Balance (1997-1998) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- After-Play (1997-1998) - Lighting Designer - Stage Manager
- Wait Until Dark (1996-1997) - Lighting Designer
- Gemini (1982-1983) - Lighting Designer
- Rodgers and Hart (1977-1978) - Lighting Designer
- Habeas Corpus (1977-1978) - Lighting Designer
- Oh Coward! (1977-1978) - Lighting Designer
- Fiorello! (1976-1977) - Lighting Designer
- Dracula (1972-1973) - Lighting Designer
- Private Life of the Master Race (1970-1971) - Lighting Designer
