Years at Knox: 1991 to present 
            
Education
M.F.A., Scenic and Lighting Design, 1996, Carnegie Mellon University
B.A., Theatre and Philosophy, 1993, Knox College

Current Interests
"Along with staying on top of all the design and technical elements of the Knox College Department of Theatre and Dance, I also continue to pursue design opportunities in professional theaters in Chicago. While at Knox, I have designed at least one show, if not two or three, in Chicago each year. This increases my awareness of current trends and cutting-edge technology, which enables me to better educate my students by referencing my real world experiences. I also try to involve my students in these productions through the construction and painting of some elements of the set. This provides students with unique opportunities to work on professional Chicago productions while maintaining their studies at Knox."

Teaching Interests
Introductory theatre technology, lighting design, scene design, scene painting for the theatre

Recent Scholarly Achievements
Scenic Design
Scenic and Lighting Design
Lighting Design
Scenic and Costume Design
Involvement

Scenic Design
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Bailiwick Mainstage, Chicago, 2002

Death and the Maiden, Timeline Theatre Co., Chicago, 2002

Night Sky, Boxer Rebellion Ensemble, Chicago, 2001

Three Days of Rain, Studio Theatre, Knox College, 2001

Pippin, Boxer Rebellion Ensemble, Chicago, 2001

Museum, Boxer Rebellion Ensemble, Chicago, 2000

Floating Rhoda and the Glue Man, Vitalist Theatre Co., Chicago, 1998

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Chicago, 1998

Cabaret, Cinderella and She Loves Me, Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, Ohio, 1997

Scenic and Lighting Design
Blithe Spirit, Harbach Theater, Knox College, 2002

The Winter's Tale, Harbach Theatre, Knox College, 2002

War & Peace, Harbach Theatre, Knox College, 2001

Caucasian Chalk Circle, Harbach Theatre, Knox College, 2000

Macbeth, Knox College, Harbach Theatre, 1998

The Mill on the Floss, Vitalist Theatre Company, Chicago, 1997

Scenic and Lighting Design on three Joseph Jefferson Awards-recommended productions in Chicago: Death and the Maiden, Night Sky, and Pippin

Lighting Design
Rest Stop: An Evening of Dance, Links Hall, Chicago, 2000

The King and I, Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, Pennsylvania. 1998

Scenic and Costume Design
The Grapes of Wrath, Carnegie Mellon University and the Moscow Arts Theatre, 1995

Exhibit Design for a Federal Trial, Federal Court, Madison, Wisconsin, 1999

Design Consultant for the Knox Capital Campaign Kickoff Committee, 1998

Technical Director, Primitive Science: Hunger & the Imperfect Librarian, North American Premieres, Knox College, Studio Theatre, 1998

Involvement
Member, United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)

Contact
309-341-7330 
schoma@knox.edu

What Students Say 
"Professor Choma was one of my closest professors, first and foremost because of his unfailing generosity with his time and knowledge. I worked on several student-run Studio Theatre productions, and he was as eager as we were to present the best show we were capable of, and graciously assisted me whenever I came to him. At the same time, he scrupulously avoided taking over my projects. In anything I undertook, Craig (and the rest of the Knox Theatre Department) gave me the freedom to fail, but the tools to succeed."
—Ted DeLong, Theatre Major