James Zwicky

James Zwicky received his MFA in Technical Design and Production from the Yale School of Drama. He received his Bachelors of Science in Theatre with a technical emphasis from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. While serving as the technical director at UWEC, he also taught technical direction for the National High School Institute’s Theatre Arts division – Cherubs program at Northwestern University for 3 summers. While at Yale, Mr. Zwicky served as the technical director for the national premiere of Yale Repertory Theatre’s production of A Servant of Two Masters, and associate production manager. He is a member of United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) and is certified in theatre rigging through the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP). Mr. Zwicky has been the technical director (or has mentored a student technical director) for over 52 mainstage productions while at UWEC.