Timothy J. Amrhein holds an M.F.A from Wayne State University in Scenic Design. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Theatre and the Theatre Arts Coordinator at York College. Prior to his arrival at York College, Mr. Amrhein served as the faculty technical director and guest designer at the Univeristy of Pittsburgh and faculty designer at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, MI (The City University of New York). Though Mr. Amrhein is known for his scenic and costume designs on the York College stage and throughout the tri-state area, he has directed several productions as well. Some of his past directorial credits include: Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz, Loot by Joe Orton, Dark Ride and Ramona Quimby by Len Jenkin, Witness by Terrence McNally, Oleanna by David Mamet, All in the Timing by David Ives, Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim, and Once Upon A Mattress. Mr. Amrhein has also designed both costumes and scenery throughout the United States. Some of his most recent designs have been No Exit, Callaloo 12, Harlem Speakeasy, and Antigone (York College), the first New York City revival of The Full Monty and The Fantasticks (The Gallery Players), and Twelfth Night (Princeton Rep Shakespeare Festival). Some of his past work includes: The Merry Widow, My Favorite Year and Princess Ida (Village Light Opera); Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Princeton Rep Shakespeare Festival); and Damn Yankees and Bus Stop (River Rep Theatre Company). Prof. Amrhein has also designed productions for The Wings Theatre, The Second City, Carnegie Mellon University, and the California Rep. Theatre. He received the Best Scenic Design award from the NJ Star Ledger for The Merry Wives of Windsor and the Detroit Free Press’s Theatre Excellence Award for Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Scapin. He is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
