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Paul Wonsek
PAUL WONSEK ASSOCIATES
www.pwadesign.com
Bio:
Paul Wonsek is a scenery and lighting designer, working in New York, regional theatres and television for over thirty years. He has taught theatre at Boston University, Wright State University in Dayton, and Webster University in St. Louis; and lectured on design and painting throughout the United States and Canada. Paul Wonsek Associates, Inc. specializes in lighting design and interior consulting, working to create the most effective communication arenas possible. Recent PWA projects include: Christian Life Assembly sanctuary design in Harrisburg PA, Christ Community Church auditorium, chapel and youth center design in St. Charles IL, and Full Gospel Church theatrical consulting in New York City.
After teaching positions in theatrical design at Webster College, Wright State University and Boston University during the most of the 1970’s, I moved to New York City to pursue a professional career in theatre and television. Coming back to teach at the Technologies For Worship conferences is completing the circle back to my teaching roots, with the added professional experience of twenty-five years of successes and mistakes. The tools of the designer have changed remarkably during that time, but the final goal of creating a magical speaker to audience environment has always remained the same.
Too often as I walk the exhibit floors of conventions, I am reminded how much technology has taken over our world. Video screens, moving lights, massive sound systems are all buzz word phrases for a successful performance venue. Architects don’t always worry about seeing the actual speaker because they are visible on the video screens. The speaker’s message is getting lost in the support systems. My seminars, whether on church architecture, stage design or lighting design, all begin with the premise that the speaker is the focal point of the environment, and all other elements are used to assist but not distract from the spoken message. It’s back to basics: the human form, composition, color, and the combining of elements for one common goal.
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