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John Gleason Biography (1941-)

Born April 10, 1941, in Brooklyn, NY; son of John and Sue (Manzolillo) Gleason. Addresses: HOME--170 W. 73rd Street, New York, NY 10023.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

April 10, 1941

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• FIRST STAGE WORK--Lighting designer, Tartuffe, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, New York City, 1965.
• PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; LIGHTING DESIGNER,ALL IN NEW YORK CITY UNLESSINDICATED La Grosse Valise, 54th Street Theatre, 1965.
• Father Uxbridge Wants to Marry, American Place Theatre, 1967.
• Lovers and Other Strangers, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1968.
• The Great White Hope, Alvin Theatre, 1968.
• We Bombed in New Haven, Ambassador Theatre, 1968.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stratford Festival Theatre, Stratford, ON, Canada, 1968.
• Cop Out/Home Fires, Cort Theatre, 1969.
• Hamlet, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1969.
• The Alchemist, Hamlet, both Stratford Festival Theatre, 1969.
• Credits; Lighting designer, all in New York City unless indicated
• Brightower, John Golden Theatre, 1970.
• Candida, Longacre Theatre, 1970.
• Othello, American National Theatre Academy (ANTA) Playhouse, 1970.
• Two by Two, Imperial Theatre, 1970.
• Songs from Milkwood, National Theatre of the Deaf, ANTA Playhouse, 1970.
• Hamlet, All's Well That Ends Well, Othello, The Devil's Disciple, all American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1970.
• Frank Merriwell, Longacre Theatre, 1971.
• The Tempest, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Mourning Becomes Electra, all American Shakespeare Festival, 1971.
• Love Suicide at the Schofield Barracks, ANTA Playhouse, 1972.
• Tough to Get Help, Royale Theatre, 1972.
• Small Craft Warnings, Truck and Warehouse Theatre, 1972.
• Veronica's Room, Music Box Theatre, 1973.
• A Streetcar Named Desire, St. James Theatre, 1973.
• The Pajama Game, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1973.
• A Delicate Balance, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Raisin in the Sun, Kiss Me Kate, Old Times, all Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1973.
• Lorelei, Palace Theatre, 1974.
• Over Here, Shubert Theatre, 1974.
• Perfect Pitch, Eisenhower Theatre, Washington, DC, 1974.
• Harvey, Travelers, Arsenic and Old Lace, Tartuffe, and Monkey, Monkey, Bottle of Beer, all Playhouse in the Park, 1974.
• Savages, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1974.
• Present Laughter, The Scarecrow, The Royal Family, all Eisenhower Theatre, 1975.
• Oh Coward!, Hot l Baltimore, That Championship Season, all Playhouse in the Park, 1975.
• Le Nozze Di Figaro (opera), Manhattan School of Music, 1975.
• The Four Temperaments, Le Sacre Du Printemps, The Life of the Bee, Dancefor Six, Reflections in "D" (ballets), all New Dance Group/Danscompany, 1975.
• My Fair Lady, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1976.
• Herzl, Palace Theatre, 1976.
• The Duchess of Malfi, Mark Taper Forum, 1976.
• Savages, Hudson Guild Theatre, 1977.
• Boris Godunov (opera), Greater Miami Opera, Miami, FL, 1977.
• Il Quattro Rusteghi, Manhattan School of Music, 1977.
• Macbeth (opera), Dallas Civic Opera, Dallas, TX, 1977.
• Angel, Minskoff Theatre, 1978.
• The Dodge Boys, Hudson Guild Theatre, 1978.
• Adriana Lecouvreur, Greater Maimi Opera, 1978.
• The Ballad of Baby Doe, Dallas Civic Opera, 1978.
• Getting Out, Mark Taper Forum, 1978.
• Crimes of the Heart, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1979.
• Manon Lescaut (opera), Dallas Civic Opera, 1979.
• Lighting designer, all in New York City unless indicated: The Stitch in Time, ANTA Playhouse, 1980.
• The Philadelphia Story, Vivian Beaumont Theater, 1980.
• Really Rosie, Chelsea Theatre Centre, then American Place Theatre, 1980.
• The Lady and the Clarinet, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1980.
• Peter Grimes (opera), Dallas Civic Opera, Dallas, TX, 1980.
• The Survivor, Morosco Theatre, 1981.
• An Evening with Dave Allen, Booth Theatre, 1981.
• The Playboy of the Western World (ballet), Irish Ballet, City Center Theatre, 1981.
• Macbeth, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1981.
• Madame Butterfly (opera), Dallas Civic Opera, 1981.
• Black Angel, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1982.
• Number Our Days, Mark Taper Forum, 1982.
• Der Rosenkavalier (opera), Dallas Civic Opera, 1982.
• The Guys in the Truck, New Apollo Theatre, 1983.
• The Mikado, New York City Opera, State Theatre, 1984, then 1985.
• Enter a Free Man, Perry Street Theatre, 1984.
• Il Trittico, Juilliard School of Music, 1984.
• Don Giovanni (opera), La Nozze di Figaro (opera), both Juilliard School of Music, 1986.
• Werther (opera), New York City Opera, State Theatre, 1986.
• Albert Herring, Amelia al Ballo, Tamu Tamu, Jakob Lenz, all Juilliard School of Music, 1987.
• The Magic Flute (opera), New York City Opera, State Theatre, 1987.
• Beatrice and Benedict, A Midsummer Night's Dream, both Juilliard School of Music, 1988.
• Also as lighting designer, all in New York City: The Porcelain Year, 1965; The Woman, 1973; Who's Who in Hell, All Over Town, both 1974; Don't Call Back, Hello Dolly, Truckload, all 1975; Flowers, 1975; The Royal Family, MontyPython Live, An Evening with Diana Ross, all 1976; The Merry Widow (ballet),Australian Ballet; Let My People Come, 1976; Platinum, Halloween Bandit, Algonquin Sampler, all 1978; Sidewalkin' Bread and Circus, 1980.
• Credits; ALL AS LIGHTING DESIGNER WITH THE REPERTORY THEATRE OF LINCOLN
• CENTER,NEW YORK CITY The Alchemist, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1966.
• Saint Joan, Tiger at the Gates, Cyrano de Bergerac, King Lear, A Cry of Players, all Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1968.
• Walking To Waldheim and Happiness, Summertree, Bananas, An Evening for Merlin Finch, all Forum Theatre, 1968.
• Inner Journey, The Year Boston Won the Pennant, The Increased Difficultyof Concentration, The Time of Your Life, all Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1969.
• Camino Real, Operation Sidewinder, Beggar on Horseback, The Good Woman ofSetzuan, all Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1970.
• The Disintegration of James Cherry, Landscape and Silence, Amphitryon, all Forum Theatre, 1970.
• The Playboy of the Western World, An Enemy of the People, Antigone, MaryStuart, all Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1971.
• The Birthday Party, Pictures in the Hallway, Play Strindberg, People AreLiving There, all Forum Theatre, 1971.
• Narrow Road to the Deep North, Twelfth Night, Enemies, all Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1972.
• The Ride across Lake Constance, Duplex, Suggs in the City, Happy Days, Act without Words, Not I, Krapp's Last Tape, all Forum Theatre, 1972.
• The Plough and the Stars, A Streetcar Named Desire, both Vivian BeaumontTheatre, 1973.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Lighting designer, In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, U.S.
• cities, 1969.
• Also lighting designer for National Theatre of the Deaf tour of U.S.
• cities, 1968.
• Writings;SCREENPLAYS
• Over Due.
• Needing You.
• Final Cut.
• Writings;NONFICTION
• Contributing editor, Lighting Dimensions.