Kade Mendelowitz - a brief biography

Kade Mendelowitz
Theatrical Designer & Multimedia Artist
e-mail:
PO Box 81522
Fairbanks, AK 99708 USA
Phone/Fax: (907) 455-9469

Brief Bio

Kade Mendelowitz
Headshot

The Messenger
on IMDB

Water Stealers
on IMDB

Theatrical Makeup Design Interactive
on IMDB

Kade is the Lighting Designer and Technical Director for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Theatre Department, where he is a Professor. Originally from New York, he has designed nearly 100 productions and over two dozen sets. Kade wrote and directed “The Messenger” - a feature-length movie recently released as well as published interactive, multimedia discs about lighting or sound design which are sale through Amazon.com. He also produced a 4-disc set of Makeup for the Theatre instructional DVD’s with Tara Maginnis of Costumes.org fame.

He has designed the set & lighting for KTVF's News Center (NBC affiliate), the lighting for the North Star Ballet's "Nutcracker", and has lent his design expertise to most production groups in town including the Fairbanks Drama Association (FDA), Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre Company (FLOT), Fairbanks Concert Association, Fairbanks Opera Theatre and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival.

Kade is the owner of Multimakers , a multimedia company through which he authored, directed and produced “Water Stealers” – an interactive science fiction adventure DVD, for which he won an Aurora Award (Best in show: Entertainment).

He has also written a few plays primarily used as lighting projects including: “Case 457” (which was featured in an 8x10 Festival through FDA and Looking Glass Theatre Co.), “A Night for Conversation” and “Foxhole”.
Kade won “Best in show: Animation” at the Fairbanks Film Festival for his animated short “Love at First Light” and an honorable mention for his animated short “Hounds”.