A Sampling of What Others Are Saying
"You created stunning looks throughout the production. Of course, my favorites were the tableau scenes, but the consistent look throughout was just gorgeous. I also particularly like the way you made the set look....I knew you were going to create a cohesive environment."
-Tom Schwans
-Director, Dancing at Lughnasa
-Theatre Fairfield
"Years and years of magical lighting is what you have given this theatre. Your artistry makes each production that much more eloquent. Thank you, Lynne."
-Janis Stevens
-performer, The Year of Magical Thinking
-Theater at Monmouth
"Your lights were particularly wonderful on this show (always wonderful but THIS show, I think, is one of TF's best in recent years)--bravo and many thanks"
-Dr. Martha S. LoMonaco
-Producer and Resident Director, Theatre Fairfield
-regarding Arabian Nights
"Lynne Chase's lighting design is similar [to the set] in it's starkness. However, Ms. Chase uses something that may be unnoticed by the average observer, but illustrates her knowledge of her craft; the intensity of lighting (especially in scenes that start at dawn and continue into morning) changes ever so slightly, mimicking the rising sun. It may not be something that an audience member might notice, but that in and of itself is part of the brilliance of the technique; your eyes adjust to it just as they would the sun's rays."
-Scott Moreau
-Broadway World
-regarding Our Town at Theater at Monmouth
"You work magic with the lights every time. I loved the texture you had on the "grass," and the warm glow at the final moments took my breath away the first time I saw it...You are a class act."
-Julie Leavitt
-costume designer, Dancing at Lughnasa
-Theatre Fairfield
"Your lights are beautiful--you help shape every single moment of the show. I'm so grateful to have had you present in rehearsal, what a difference it makes."
-Catherine Weidner
-director, Two Gentlemen of Verona
-Theater at Monmouth
"Thank you, thank you, thank you for the magical and seemingly effortless way you have with lights...it is, as always, simply beautiful!"
-Dawn McAndrews
-Producing Artistic Director
-Theater at Monmouth
" Thank you so much for your artistry and contribution to the production. It has been a pleasure working with you."
-Barbra Berlovitz
-Guest director, Romeo & Juliet
-Theatre Fairfield
"A set is only as good as a lighting designer's hand. You breathed incredible life into these worlds. I'm so grateful for your sophisticated approach. Not to mention your humble spirit. It has been a real pleasure to work with you."
-Michael Minahan
-scenic designer, Tartuffe and Henry IV, Part 1
-Theater at Monmouth
-scenic artist, Westport Country Playhouse
"Thank you for the lovely, malleable spaces you created for this show. It's a fabulous design of contrasts: large and small, warm and cool, harsh and gentle--just like the text. Congratulations on your wonderfully expressive design."
-Lynne Porter
-Resident Scenic Designer, Theatre Fairfield
-regarding Romeo & Juliet
"Thank you so much. It's beautiful!"
-Anita Stewart
-Artistic Director, Portland Stage Company
-Regarding Doubt
"Thank you, thank you for your beautiful and complex and oh so fluid lights-yet another stunning design. And of course, the support and collaboration throughout."
-Matthew Arbour
-director, Over The Tavern
-Penobscot Theatre Company
"I remember Enchanted April very fondly, and would welcome the chance to work with you again."
-Bruce K. Sevy
-Director, New Play Development
-Associate Artistic Director, Denver Center Theatre Company
-regarding Enchanted April at Pioneer Theatre Company
"Lynne you've done it again. It is beautiful! Thank you for being so open and talented. I love to watch you work. Congrats!"
-Sally Wood
-director Taming of the Shrew
-Theater at Monmouth
"Lynne Chase's lighting design is tasteful and never overdone, while establishing time and place and even time of day with unbelievable clarity."
-Scott Moreau
-Broadway World
-regarding Taming of the Shrew at Theater at Monmouth
"It has been such a pleasure working with you again. I loved our collaborative effort, and bouncing ideas off of you. Thanks for always making the set look better than it was intended!"
-Lex Liang
-scenic designer, Falsettos
-Penobscot Theatre Company
"Without you there would be 5 logs and a splat of white paint on stage. Your lighting breathes life into the show."
-Dan Bilodeau
-scenic designer, King Lear
-Theater at Monmouth
"The lofty, scarred space and inventive lighting create some stunning effects"
-Nan Lincoln
-The Bar Harbor Times
-regarding Angles in America: Millennium Approaches at Penobscot Theatre Company
-lighting by Lynne Chase
"Thank you...for all of the beautiful work that you gave us during my tenure."
-Scott R. C. Levy
-referring to his tenure as Producing Artistic Director at Penobscot Theatre Company
"Lynne Chase's subtle lighting effects form an integral part of the production, completing the transformation from winter to spring and repression to freedom."
-Celia Baker
-Salt Lake Tribune
-regarding As You Like It, Pioneer Theatre Company
"What a delight to work with such a generous, kind and talented lady."
-Lex Liang
-scenic designer, A Christmas Carol
-Penobscot Theatre Company
"...a fabulous lighting design and a wonderful show. You are a joy to work with on a production team."
-Susan Haggstrom
-Academic Technical Director (now retired)
-Theatre Fairfield
-regarding The Rocky Horror Show
"I continue to be amazed at your skill, insight and penchant for perfection."
-Mark Torres
-former Producing Artistic Director
-Penobscot Theatre Company
-regarding Blue Window
"Thanks again for the lights on Enemy. It is a handsome show, with some seriously uncomfortable lighting. You really shaped the audience experience."
-Lynne Porter
-Director of Theatre Program
-Theatre Fairfield
"It has been such a thrill to finally have a real lighting designer up here. Especially one with strong opinions and good taste! I have been thrilled with your work on this production and think your 'house light' solution is ingenious. I would welcome the chance to work with you again--here or elsewhere."
-Lucy Smith Conroy
-director, La Bête
-Theater at Monmouth
"I am incredibly impressed with everything you have done. This show had so many difficulties from the beginning...but you tackled each one full on and created magic. Also, thank you for being in rehearsals with us. Your presence and your laughter were magnificent."
-Tom Schwans
-director, Almost, Maine
-Theatre Fairfield
"Lynne Chase's gorgeous light plot simulates the corner of a barn window penetrated by moonlight, the lines of Ma's lantern made large when she raises it, the reflections of sun off water when they reach Colorado."
-Megan Grumbling
-The Portland Phoenix
-Regarding The Grapes of Wrath at Theater at Monmouth
"...we are grateful for your continued pursuit of excellence in each of your designs."
-Mark Torres
-former Producing Artistic Director
-Penobscot Theatre Company
"Though I can't see your lights "in total", I can feel them and they are making magic."
-Janis Stevens
-performer, The Glass Menagerie
-Theater at Monmouth
"What a joy it's been to find such a wonderful collaborator! The lights are beautiful and the process was a joyful one."
-Douglas Moser
-director, The Dining Room
-Stamford Theatreworks
"Thanks so much for bringing your considerable talents to I Hate Hamlet...I appreciate your calm demeanor amongst the chaos and the fact your area of expertise is one I never have to worry about during the process."
-Chris Dolman
-director, I Hate Hamlet
-Penobscot Theatre Company
"Congratulations on a terrific looking show. We all enjoyed working with you and such results made it all worth the effort."
-Peter L. Willardson
-resident lighting designer
-Pioneer Theatre Company
-regarding As You Like It
"Thanks so much for a beautiful Dial M. It has been nothing but pleasure working with you."
-Mark Torres
-former Producing Artistic Director
-Penobscot Theatre Company
-regarding Dial "M" for Murder
"The tableaux effect created by scene designer Lynne Porter, lighting designer Lynne Chase and costume designer Ginger Phelps...is superb."
-Nan Lincoln
-The Bar Harbor Times
-regarding Sunday in the Park With George at Penobscot Theatre Company
"Thank you for light--jarring or static--evocative or glaring--mundane and daring. You've created wonderful air for our angry people. And you make it look easy!"
-Douglas Moser
-director, Twelve Angry Jurors (a gender-blind Twelve Angry Men)
-Theatre Fairfield
"Thanks for another terrific experience and for a long and enjoyable collaboration. I hope our paths cross again. It's been a privilege."
-Mark Torres
-former Producing Artistic Director
-Penobscot Theatre Company
-regarding Noises Off, his final production at PTC
"You were a delight to work with....you are also a wonderful collaborator..."
-Martha Schmoyer LoMonaco
-Producer and Resident Director
-Theatre Fairfield
"Lynne Chase works lights like Prospero waved a wand over her. The things that happen to white muslin when Chase turns the lights on is pure poetry."
- J. P. Devine
-Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME)
-regarding The Tempest at Theater at Monmouth
"Our work seems to grow each year through the efforts of artists like yourself who devote themselves so thoroughly to high standards."
-Mark Torres
-former Artistic Director
-Penobscot Theatre Company
"When you say that you're going to 'make all of that look beautiful', you really meant it."
-Clinton O'Dell
-scenic designer, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
-Theater at Monmouth
"...another show where you've had to light every single space! But, you do it SO well! Congratulations on another great show with TF. I loved the use of fog--it worked beautifully--and the gobos and subtilties in the design were quite arresting. Wonderful work, Lynne. You have been a great asset to our program, Lynne--you always do a terrific job and everyone loves working with you."
-Martha S. LoMonaco, Ph.D.
-Professor of Theatre
-Fairfield University
-regarding Shadow Box at Theatre Fairfield
"A beautiful job. I really enjoy our working relationship--lots of freedom knowing I have someone as talented as you to back me up."
-Mark Torres
-former Artistic Director
-Penobscot Theatre Company
-regarding Tartuffe
"...Lynne Chase's lighting was magnificent, showing the changing of the seasons from a cold unforgiving winter to the warmth and happiness of spring."
-Rob Wells, Senior Writer, The Chronicle
-regarding As You Like It
-Pioneer Theatre Company, Salt Lake City
"Thanks for another in a series of beautiful, insightful designs. It's a beautiful show and I am so proud of your association with this theatre."
-Mark Torres
-former Producing Artistic Director
-Penobscot Theatre Company
-regarding Hedda Gabbler
"A beautifully lit production. You are always a pleasure to work with."
-Susan Haggstrom
-former academic Technical Director
-Theatre Fairfield
-regarding Three Sisters
"It's beautiful. Thanks so much Lynne! It has been a joy to work with you. Thanks for giving so much. It's really, really beautiful. (I can't believe it's a rep plot!!)
-Sally Wood
-director, Midsummer Night's Dream
-Theater at Monmouth
"I want to thank you for the excellent job you did on Christmas Carol. You were truly a lifesaver, as well as an integral collaborator on this new undertaking. We were all very impressed by your professionalism, patience and artistry."
-David G. Kent
-former Producing Artistic Director
-Merrimack Repertory Theatre
"It was a pleasure working with you and I thoroughly enjoyed our collaboration."
-Martha Schmoyer LoMonaco
-Producer and Resident Director
-Theatre Fairfield
"It's been a pleasure working with you--thank you for all your hard work and fine artistry. I've been very grateful for your professionalism and insight. It's a BEAUTIFUL show--just like you said it would be at our 1st design meeting!"
-Gregg W. Brevoort
-director, Betrayal
-Penobscot Theatre Company
"Thank you, once again, for a brilliant and beautiful finished product, and the ease with which you approach the process with us. You are truly a talent, and a delightful person and professional to work with."
-Susan Haggstrom
-Academic technical director (retired)
-Theatre Fairfield
"As always, without fail, Lynne Chase provides not lighting, but magic."
- J. P. Devine
-Morning Sentinal (Waterville, ME)
-regarding The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Theater at Monmouth
"Lynne Chase's film noir lighting sets the melodramatic moods."
-Alicia Anstead
-Bangor Daily News
-regarding Angels in America: Millennium Approaches at Penobscot Theatre Company
"You will probably not even notice Lynne Chase's lighting designs. In theatrical terms, that means they're perfect. Any pro can light "Chicago." Lighting farce is a gift."
-J. P. Devine
-Kennebeck Journal (Augusta, ME)
-regarding Charley's Aunt at Theater at Monmouth
"I am delighted with the light design and the process by which we arrived at it. Thank you for your consummate professional and creative work"
-Mark Torres
-former Producing Artistic Director
-Penobscot Theatre Company
-regarding Wait Until Dark
"Shadowy lighting by guest designer Lynne Chase and old jazz tunes played during blackouts are a smashing addition to the drama of the story."
-Alicia Anstead
-Bangor Daily News
-regarding Dial M for Murder, Penobscot Theatre Company
"I love the extra touches of sunsets and window gobos and especially your willingness to continue to improve the show each night and not let up if there is more to be done."
-Lisa Tromovitch
-director, Philadelphia Story
-Penobscot Theatre Company
"You've made miracles happen with the most minimal tools."
-Douglas Moser
-director, Boy Gets Girl
-Stamford Theatreworks
"Your lighting is so transformative of my productions...your work completes a project so well."
-Jay Scrilitz
-scenic designer, Our Town
-Penobscot Theatre Company
