Johnny Dodd

For the rugby league footballer of the 1950s for New Zealand, and Wellington, see Johnny Dodd (rugby league).
Johnny Dodd
Born John P. Dodd
June 25, 1941
Died July 15, 1991 (aged 50)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation Lighting designer

John P. "Johnny" Dodd (June 25, 1941 – July 15, 1991) was a lighting designer for theater, dance and music active in the downtown art scene in Manhattan during the last half of the 20th century.

Career achievements

During the 1960s, Dodd was resident lighting designer at the Caffe Cino. In 1967, he received an Obie Award for his work on Soren Agenoux's A Christmas Carol, Lanford Wilson's The Madness of Lady Bright and Tom Eyen's White Whore and the Bit Player. Dodd also worked on productions at Judson Memorial Church,[1] La MaMa and Theater Genesis. During the 1970s, he served as lighting director on the New York Dolls tours and worked with theater director Robert Wilson. He later founded and served as the president of the 14th Street Stage Lighting Inc. Towards the end of his life, Dodd worked at The Living Theater.[2]

Underground film appearances

Dodd was featured in Andy Warhol's film Haircut No. 3 (1963) and appeared in Warhol's film Kiss (1964).

La MaMa Credits

Dodd's credits at La MaMa included extensive lighting work as well as some acting and directing:[3]

Lighting Design
  • The Vacation (1964)
  • So Who's Afraid of Edward Albee? (1964)
  • The Recluse (1964)
  • The Hessian Corporal (1966)
  • Times Square (1968)
  • Melodrama Play (1968)
  • Futz (1968)
  • Changes (1968)
  • 9 to 5 to 0 (1969)
  • Hurricane of the Eye (1969)
  • Solar Inventions (1969)
  • A Rat's Mass (1969, 1971)
  • In Praise of Folly (1969)
  • Wanton Soup (1969)
  • Eye in New York (1969)
  • Nova (1969)
  • Big Charlotte (1969)
  • Sprint Orgasmics (1969)
  • Cock-Strong (1970)
  • Heaven Grand in Amber Orbit (1970)
  • Ubu (1970)
  • Arden of Faversham (1970)
  • Son of Cock-Strong (1970)
  • Captain Jack's Revenge (1970)
  • Shaved Splits (1970)
  • Night Club, or Bubi's Hideaway (1970)
  • The Monkeys of the Organ Grinder (1970)
  • Toy Show (1970)
  • Cranes and Peonies (1970)
  • La Cabeza del Bautista (1970)
  • La Rosa de Papel (1970)
  • Thief (1971)
  • The Red Horse Animation (1971)
  • Sissy (1972)
  • Persia, A Desert Cheapie (1972)
  • Satyricon (1972)
  • Pomp.eii (1972)
  • Audition! (1972)
  • Sobechanskaya Dances (1972)
  • Thoughts (1972)
  • Silver Queen (1973)
  • The White Whore and the Bit Player (1973)
  • The Golem (1974)
  • Stone (1974)
  • Big Mother (1974)
  • Starfollowers in an Ancient Land (1975)
Directing
  • City of Light (1973)
Performing
  • Times Square (1967)
  • Melodrama Play (1967)
  • Futz (1967)
  • Changes (1968)
  • Nova (1969)

Death

Dodd died in 1991, reportedly from AIDS at the age of 50.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Scherman, Tony & Dalton, David, POP: The Genius of Andy Warhol, HarperCollins, New York, N.Y. 2009, p. 203
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "John P. Dodd Is Dead; Lighting Designer, 50". The New York Times. 1991-07-17.
  3. ↑ Smith, Michael. Johnny! Silverton: Fast Books Press, 2011.

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