Patricia Jane Collins (April 3, 1932 – March 21, 2021) was an American

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Career

Collins made her Broadway debut with a 1976 revival of ''

Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music ...

''. Her additional New York City credits include '' Ain't Misbehavin''', ''

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'', ''

I'm Not Rappaport ''I'm Not Rappaport'' is a play by Herb Gardner, which originally ran on Broadway in 1985. Productions The play was originally staged by Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1984. The play premiered on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on November 19, ...

'', ''

Execution of Justice ''Execution of Justice'' is an ensemble play by Emily Mann chronicling the case of Dan White, who assassinated San Francisco mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk in November 1978. The play was originally commissi ...

'', ''

The Heidi Chronicles ''The Heidi Chronicles'' is a 1988 play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Production history A workshop production at Seattle Repertory Theatre was held in April 1988, directed by Daniel J. Sullivan, starri ...

'', '' Conversations with My Father'', ''

The Sisters Rosensweig ''The Sisters Rosensweig'' is a play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play focuses on three Jewish-American sisters and their lives. It "broke theatrical ground by concentrating on a non-traditional cast of three middle-aged women." Wasserstein received ...

'', '' Proof'', '' Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'', and ''

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''. In 1986, Collins won the

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for ''I'm Not Rappaport'' and the

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. In the 2009 ceremony, the category was sepa ...

for ''Execution of Justice''. Pat Collins was also active with regional theaters such as Hartford Stage Company, Goodman Theater, McCarter Theater, Steppenwolf, Lincoln Center, Mark Taper Forum, Old Globe Theater and Ford's Theater.

"Good People"

In the production "Good People", Collins' goal was to bring naturalism to the show. Collins was aware not only of the need to hear actors but also the need to see them speak. She said that the lighting was dictated by what scenic designer John Lee Beatty did with the sets, but her job went a little deeper than that. "It is really quite specific in its locations, and it is about trying to make you believe those locations that became my job as well as making sure that you heard because you could see those actors all of the time."

Productions

Pat Collins was a Lighting Designer for all of the following productions: *''The Widow Lincoln'' ord's Theatre, 2015*''

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' is a Christmas children's story by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who tries to cancel Christmas by s ...

'' he Old Globe, 2013*''

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'' roadway, 2013*''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' roadway, 2006*''

'' roadway, 2005*'' Sight Unseen'' roadway, 2004*''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' an Diego, CA (Regional), 2003*''

'' roadway, 2002*'' Proof'' roadway, 2000*''

A Moon for the Misbegotten ''A Moon for the Misbegotten'' is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. The play is a sequel to O'Neill's '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', with the Jim Tyrone character as an older version of Jamie Tyrone. He began drafting the play late in 1 ...

'' roadway, 2000*''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' an Diego, CA (Regional), 1998*''

Once Upon a Mattress ''Once Upon a Mattress'' is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway. The play was writte ...

'' roadway, 1996*''Paper Moon'' roadway, 1993*''

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...

'' est End, 1990*''One Two Three Four Five'' ff-Broadway, 1988*'' Ain't Misbehavin''' roadway, 1988*''In a Pig's Valise'' egional (US), 1986*''I'm Not Rappaport'' roadway, 1985*''

Quartermaine's Terms ''Quartermaine's Terms'' is a play by Simon Gray which won The Cheltenham Prize in 1982. Plot The play takes place over a period of two years in the 1960s in the staffroom at a Cambridge school for teaching English to foreigners. It deals wit ...

'' ff-Broadway, 1983*''

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'' roadway, 1983*''Livin' Dolls'' ff-Off-Broadway, 1982*''Snapshot'' ff-Off-Broadway, 1980*''Ain't Misbehavin' '' est End, 1979*''

'' roadway, 1978*''Sammy Stops the World'' roadway, 1978*''Ain't Misbehavin' '' roadway, 1978*''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a " play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music ...

'' roadway, 1976

Awards and nominations

Drama Desk Award

*1988: Outstanding Lighting Design for Woman in Mind - Nominee *1986: Outstanding Lighting Design fo
Execution of Justice
- Winner *1981: Outstanding Lighting Design for Penguin Touquet - Nominee

Tony Award

*2005: Lighting Design of a Play fo
Doubt
- Nominee *1986: Lighting Design (Play or Musical) fo
I'm Not Rappaport
- Winner *1977: Lighting Design (Play or Musical) fo
The Threepenny Opera
- Nominee

References

External links

*http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=25595 *http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Pat-C ollins/ *http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/22970/Pat-Collins *https://web.archive.org/web/20150217223444/http://www.playmakersrep.org/aboutus/artist.aspx?id=37fc6a7b-ee9a-4007-88b1-038da8be4f53 {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Pat 1932 births 2021 deaths American lighting designers Artists from Brooklyn Deaths from cancer in Connecticut Deaths from pancreatic cancer Drama Desk Award winners Pembroke College in Brown University alumni Tony Award winners Yale School of Drama alumni