Dwight Richard Odle (Dick Odle)
FJC CLASS OF 1961
FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA
SHOWDESIGNER@ATT.NET
EDUCATION:
- Fullerton Junior College 1959-61 AA Theatre/Art
- University of Southern California 1961-62
- San Francisco State University 1962-63 BA Theatre
- Yale University School of Drama 1963-66 MFA Theatrical Design
“Fullerton College gave me exceptional design opportunities and prepared me to launch a fifty-year career as a professional theatrical designer and producer specializing in art direction scenery, costumes, special events, pageantry and pyrotechnics. Also as an author, playwright, professor, lecturer, commentator and arts consultant."
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS:
- Stanford University Theatre Department 1966-67 Assistant Professor
- California State University Fullerton 1967-80 Professor of Theatre
- California Polytechnic University Pomona 1982-87 Visiting Professor/ Theatre
- University of California Irvine DANCE 1987-95 Guest Professor/Designer
AFFILIATIONS:
- United Scenic Artists
- United States Institute of Theatre Technology
- Phi Kappa Phi (Life Member)
AWARDS:
- Lifetime Achievement in Scenic Design, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle -2005
- Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award for Career Achievement, Arts Orange County -2006
Selected List: Special Event Design: TOMMY WALKER PRODUCTIONS-1972-84
- PASADENA ROSE BOWL, JULY 4th SHOWS
- ANAHEIM STADIUM JULY 4th SHOWS
- PROVO, UTAH JULY 4th SHOWS w/ The Osmond Family
- SANDS, HILTON and UNION PLAZA HOTELS, Las Vegas
- LONDON BRIDGE DEDICATION, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Historical parade floats, costume publication, hot-air balloon design
- INTERNATIOONAL SHRINE EXTAVAGANZA, Texas Stadium, Dallas
With Bob Hope and Meredith Wilson
- KNOTT’S BERRY FARM, Roaring Twenties Area Dedication/TV Special
- U.S. PAVILLION, WORLD’S FAIR, Knoxville, Tennessee -1982
WITH Johnny Cash and Jude Carter Cash
- OPENING CEREMONIES, WORLD’S FAIR, Spokane, Washington -1974
- With President and Mrs. Nixon
- DEDICATION GALA AND STAGE SETTING, SPOKANE OPERA HOUSE -1974
- JOHNE WAYNE STATUE UNVEILING, Great Western Savings, Beverly Hills
- SUPERBOWL XXVII HALFTIME SHOW, Los Angeles
- CHRISTENING OF THE ROYAL PRINCESSM PRINCESS CRUISE LINES,
Port of Los Angeles -1984
- RADIO CITY HALL PRODUCTIONS -1987
Art Direction for Pope John-Pail II visit to Los Angeles in Dodger Stadium
- LOTTE WORLD THEME PARK, Seoul, Korea -1989
Title Character Show Scenery and Costumes
- PORT ADVENTURA THEME PARK, Barcelona, Spain -1995
American Western Stunt Show Scenic Environment
- PASADENA ROSE PARADE, Float Designs
- “ARTS ON THE GREEN”, Major Fine Arts Festival, Costa Mesa, California -1984-89
- THE QUEEN MARY FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, Long Beach, California
- J.W. MARRIOTT HOTELS (5 Grand Opening Celebrations)
- HOLLYWOOD BOWL, Pyrotechnic extravaganzas -1980-1995
- NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA), Fort Worth –
1984 with Buzz Aldrin
Selected Theatrical Scenic and/or Costume Design Credits:
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY, Costa Mesa, California – 1978-2000
Some 90 productions as well as 35 years (to the Present) of
costuming its annual presentation of “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”
LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE, Laguna Beach, California – 1988-the Present
Resident Scenic/Costume Designer for some 150 productions
including 8 World and 12 American Premieres
MCCOY-RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT, La Mirada, California, 1994-the Present
FULLERTON MUSIC THEATRE (Civic Light Opera), Fullerton, California
Scenic Design for some 15 musicals staged at FUHS Plummer Auditorium
SUNDANCE CHILDREN’S THEATRE, Sundance, Utah -1991-96
Unique outdoor theatre at Robert Redford’s mountain resort
KNOTT’S BERRY FARM, Buena Park, California
GOODTIME THEATRE -1992 & 93
Costuming Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and her Halloween Revues
BIRD CAGE THEATRE -1959-63
Wrote 5 old-fashioned melodrama: initial one-year/1500 performance-runs
plus annual revivals through 1997; scenic-costume design
SITMAR/PRINCESS CRUISE LINES -1987-90
On-board musical revues
HOME BOX OFFICE/WESTWOOD PLAYHOUSE -1980
“VANITIES”: Live stage and taped for television production
NEDERLANDER ORGANIZATION -1980 Tour
“SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM” with Miss Peggy Lee
THE OLDE COLLECTION LTD. Fullerton -2010-2014
A costume rental resource for professional designers in Orange County and beyond. In mid-2014, to become a permanent addition to the Dodge College of Film and Media Studies at Chapman University in Orange, California, as a unique educational resource for advanced film production students.
Selected Exhibitions of Designs and Art Work:
- MUCKENTHALER CENTER, Fullerton, California, One-Man Show-1969
- BENNET COLLEGE, Millbrook, New York -1969
- WRIGHT/HEPBURN/WEBSTER GALLERY, New York City -1971
- LIBRARY OF PERFORMING ARTS, LINCOLN CENTER, New York City -1976
- YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, New Haven, Connecticut -1977
- TURNER/WAKEFIELD GALLERY, Los Angeles -1985
- ARTSPACE COLLECTION, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1997
Design used as textbook illustrations:
- Theatre: a Contemporary Introduction, Pickering, Jerry, West Publishing, 1975.
- Stage Costume Design, Russel, Douglas, Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1975.
- Transcending Boundaries: My Dancing Life, McKayle, Donald, Routledge, 2002.
Selected civic activities:
- FULLERTON THEATRE LEAGUE, Founder -2005
to support the small theatre companies in the City
- FULLERTON HISTORIC THEATRE FOUNDATION, Co-Founder -2002
to raise public awareness, create a partnership with the City and save the
downtown 1925 Fox Fullerton motion picture theatre from demolition
and restore it for future use. Now under restoration: 2014.
“It has been an extremely busy but creatively fascinating, richly challenging and an ultimately rewarding life.!” –DRO, May 2014