Bill Ward

About Bill

• Chair, Professor
• Office: 303B East Melnitz
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• Phone: 310-205-7008

Biography

Bill Ward is president of Control Research & Engineering Corporation and Chair of the Department of Theater at UCLA (1987–1993 and 1998–Present). His research has led to the development of advanced high-technology systems for theater, film, television, and opera. Projects include MiComm, SmartMotion, Light Pallet-90 and systems for rigging and the control of lighting, scenery, and/or acoustics for the Brussels Royal Opera, the Seattle Opera, the National Theater of Venezuela in Caracas, the Orange County Center for the Performing Arts, the National Opera of Argentina in Buenos Aires, Teatro Colon de La Plata in Argentina, Teatro Maestranza, the opera of Seville, Centro Cultural Belem and the San Carlos Opera in Lisbon. Additional commissioning institutions include, in Los Vegas, The Bellagio Hotel, Luxor Hotel, Pairs Hotel, Venetian Hotel & Casino Theater, Mandalay Bay Hotel, Mirage Hotel and Casino; in Hollywood, Paramount Studios; three theaters at Disneyland Paris; in Seville, Teatro Central for Expo ’92, and Expo ’86, the world’s fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia. His lighting systems have been selected for installation in over 650 performing arts venues and are recognized as the world standard for lighting control in professional theater, television and opera. He has directed major research and development projects for Strand Lighting, Colortran, Protech Inc., and Hoffend & Sons.