Kirkegaard Associates


Joanne

  • Joanne Chang, ISF-C, CTS, Associate

  • Consultant

Education

MFA in Technical Design and Production, 2002, Yale School of Drama
B.A. in Sociology, 1994, National Taiwan University

Experience

Ms. Chang joins Kirkegaard Associates with thirteen years of experience in professional theatrical production. Her diverse production background includes production management, stage management, and technical direction. Most recent production works include Associate Production Supervisor for six productions at Yale Repertory Theatre/Yale School of Drama in 2001, Assistant Technical Director of “Geography II: Tree,” and “Rice Boy,” and Master Electrician of “The Birds” for Yale Repertory Theatre.

Prior to joining Kirkegaard Associates, Ms. Chang worked as a Project Manager for Performance, Arts, Technology, and Design Consultant Inc., a theatre consulting firm with an office in Taiwan. She has participated in designing works for performing arts facilities including theatres, multipurpose halls, international meeting facilities, and performing arts classrooms.

At Kirkegaard Associates, her project involvement includes the Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, NE; Strathmore Concert Hall, North Bethesda, MD; University of Wisconsin-Microbial Science Building, Madison, WI; Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC; Oswego High School Auditorium, Oswego, IL; Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL; Northwestern Memorial Hospital-New Prentice Women’s Hospital, Chicago, IL; Indiana University-Purdue University Music Building, Fort Wayne, IN; Bowdoin College – Recital Hall, Brunswick, ME; Edwardsburg High School Auditorium, Edwardsburg, MI; Canton Performing Arts and Education Center, Canton Township, MI.

Professional Membership

AES Member
United States Institute for Theatre Technology
ISF-C (Imaging Science Foundation, Inc. - Commerical) Certified
InfoComm CTS (Certified Technology Specialist).