Joseph Monaghan, M.F.A.
Senior Lecturer of Theatre: Lighting & Sound Design
678-839-4702
jmonagha@w estga.edu
Martha Munro Hall - Room 207D
Joe has been with the University of West Georgia Theatre program since 2011. He holds an MFA from the University of Connecticut and a BA from the University of Virginia. Joe is a member of USA 829, the Union for Professional Designers, Artists, and Craftspeople, as a Lighting Designer. His professional design credits include over 50 Productions as Lighting and/or Sound Designer for Actor's Express Theatre Company, where he is an Associate Artist. In Atlanta, Joe has also designed for : Theatrical Outfit, Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company, The Weird Sisters Theater Project, Horizon Theater Company, Atlanta Lyric Theatre, The Atlanta History Center, Georgia Ensemble Theater, Theatre Emory, 7Stages, Synchronicity Theatre, Serenbee Playhouse, The Alliance Theatre Teen Ensemble, Theater in the Square, Oglethorpe University, and Berry College. Regionally he has designed for for Playhouse on the Square/The Circuit Playhouse (TN), CAST (IA), Screaming Madman Productions (NYC) and The Wayside Theater (VA).
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia, 1997
- M.F.A., Masters of Fine Arts in Dramatic Arts, University of Connecticut, 2001
- GFA-1000 (GFA Intro On-Set Film Prod)
- GFA-2020 (GFA Lighting and Electric)
- GFA-3020 (Motion Picture Set Lighting)
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation Honors)
- THEA-1111 (Performance and Production)
- THEA-1112 (Performance and Production)
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life)
- THEA-2111 (Performance and Production)
- THEA-2112 (Performance and Production)
- THEA-2214 (Concepts Theatre & Film Design)
- THEA-2215 (Intro Light, Sound, Media Tech)
- THEA-2224 (Drafting)
- THEA-2290 (Stage and Film Craft I)
- THEA-3111 (Performance and Production)
- THEA-3112 (Performance and Production)
- THEA-3201 (Stage & Film Craft II)
- THEA-3215 (Lighting Design)
Spring 2025 Sections
- THEA-1112 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2112 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2214 (Concepts Theatre & Film Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-3112 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-3201 (Stage & Film Craft II) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-1111 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Stag:OralComDlyLife) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2111 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-3111 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- GFA-2020 (GFA Lighting and Electric) Section: 2 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- GFA-3020 (Motion Picture Set Lighting) Section: 1 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- THEA-1112 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2112 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-3112 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-3215 (Lighting Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: AB1 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-1111 (Performance and Production) Section: AB1 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-1111 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Stag:OralComDlyLife) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2111 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2215 (Intro Light, Sound, Media Tech) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-3111 (Performance and Production) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- GFA-1000 (Intro to Film & TV Production) Section: 6 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- GFA-2020 (GFA Lighting and Electric) Section: 2 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-3201 (Stage & Film Craft II) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: AB1 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Stag:OralComDlyLife) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- GFA-1000 (Intro to Film & TV Production) Section: 5 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- GFA-2020 (GFA Lighting and Electric) Section: 2 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2224 (Drafting) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-3215 (Lighting Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- THEA-2050 (Self-Stag:OralComDlyLife-Honor) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2215 (Intro Light, Sound, Media Tech) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2290 (Stage and Film Craft I) Section: AB1 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2290 (Stage and Film Craft I) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- GFA-1000 (GFA Intro On-Set Film Prod) Section: 5 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- GFA-2020 (GFA Lighting and Electric) Section: 2 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- THEA-1100 (Theatre Appreciation Honors) Section: 26H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2050 (Self-Staging:Oral Com Dly Life) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2290 (Stage and Film Craft I) Section: AB1 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- THEA-2290 (Stage and Film Craft I) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource