Lecturer in Theatre Design/Technology (part-time)
Design/Technology Program
Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film
Tel.: (914) 251-6850
Fax: (914) 251-6839
Email: jesse.poleshuck@purchase.edu
Jesse Poleshuck debuted on Broadway in Sly Fox, starring Richard Dreyfuss and Eric Stoltz, directed by Arthur Penn. Poleshuck has been the associate designer for numerous Broadway productions and has worked at Second Stage, The Guthrie, La Jolla Playhouse, the Old Globe, and the Palladium in London. He was represented by the national tour of Legends!, starring Joan Collins and Linda Evans. He has also served as a puppet consultant on The Lion King, projection illustrator on Lennon, and special effects consultant for Universal Studios (Twister), and has provided art direction for shows on CBS, MTV, PBS, and ABC.
Education
B.F.A., Purchase College
Selected Broadway Credits
Associate designer:
Edward Albee’s The Goat
Fortune’s Fool
The Ride Down Mount Morgan
The Best Man
Selected Off Broadway Credits
A Mother, a Daughter, and a Gun (starring Olympia Dukakis, directed by Jonathan Lynn)
The Gorey Details (Century Center)
Menopause the Musical (New York and Las Vegas)
Breaking Up is Hard to Do (Neil Sedaka musical)