Education: M.F.A., The Florida State University
Office: SB 241
Phone: 815-753-9342
E-mail: tnunnally@niu.edu
Tracy Nunnally has worked in professional theatre for over twenty years. During the 1990s, he served concurrently as the Technical Director for Theatre Calgary, a Lecturer in Theatre Technology for Mount Royal College, the Lead Rigger for Down Stage Right Industries, a Special Consultant for Johnson Systems, Inc., and the Chairman of the Education Committee for I.A.T.S.E. Local 212, all based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Currently, Mr. Nunnally holds the positions of President of Hall Associates Flying Effects, President of the North American Association of Flying Effects Directors (N.A.A.F.E.D.), and maintains his active membership in the I.A.T.S.E. and the U.S.I.T.T.
Mr. Nunnally specializes in all aspects of rigging, motion control, pyrotechnics, special effects, scenery construction, and CADD, and has designed and executed an extremely diverse range of systems and effects for clients all over the world. Through his company, Mr. Nunnally provides flying effects for over one hundred productions per year, including numerous productions of Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, Aladdin, Angels in America, Seussical, and A Christmas Carol. His recent professional credits include the Broadway tours of Camelot, Dr. Dolittle, and Tarzan, as well as the Broadway production of Curtains, with David Hyde Pierce. Mr. Nunnally’s work has taken him to the four corners of the United States, as well as Canada, Norway, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tiawan, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Caymans, Mexico, and France.
In addition to his professional work, Mr. Nunnally gives numerous workshops in his areas of specialization to a wide array of groups every year, the most notable being his annual NAAFED performer flying workshop at NIU, his master classes for the USITT, and his workshops for the Illinois High School Theatre Festival.