Profile for Dave Harlan

Dave Harlan, Laurie Kincman, Mandy Kolbe, Anna Mcardle Wooden and Gregory Parmeter, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays" as part of the 2025-2026 season on Thursday, Dec. 4 in Toland Theatre. The production, with direction and fight choreography by Greg Parmeter, featured the work of Mandy Kolbe (scenic design), Nate Mohlman (technical direction), Anna Wooden (costume design), Laurie Kincman (dramaturgy), and David Harlan (snow man), along with the work of students Amber Meyers and Avery Weston (lighting design), Alex Haaland (sound design), Ellie Hemming (props design), Hailey Kluck (assistant scenic design and assistant fight choreography) and Amanda Visger, Dawn Havican, and Ilex Rosen (stage management). It ran Dec. 4-7, 2025.

Submitted on: Dec. 3

Katie Fries, College of Business Administration; and Nic Barilar, Dylan Curvin, Dave Harlan, Mandy Kolbe and Nate Mohlman, all Theatre & Dance; presented "tick, tick...BOOM!" at as part of the 2025-2026 season on Nov. 7 in Frederick Theatre. The production, directed by Nic Barilar, featured the work of Katie Fries (musical director), Nate Mohlman (scenic designer), Mandy Kolbe (lighting designer), and David Harlan (sound designer), and Dylan Curvin (technical director) along with students Paige Huling (assistant director), Miranda Logan (costume designer), A Muma (assistant scenic designer), Coleman Breedlove (assistant lighting designer) Apollo Kasprzyk (assistant props & costumes designer), Ozzy Glazer (dramaturg), Morgan Millard (stage manager), and Leah Costello (assistant stage manager). It ran Nov. 7-16, 2025.

Submitted on: Nov. 10

Dave Harlan, Mandy Kolbe, Nate Mohlman, Gregory Parmeter, Mary Trotter and Anna Wooden, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really" as part of the 2025-2026 season on Oct. 19 in Toland Theatre. The production, directed by Mary Trotter, featured the work of Mandy Kolbe (scenic design), Greg Parmeter (fight choreography), Nate Mohlman (blood effects), Anna Wooden (costume effects), and David Harlan (lighting/sound/projections engineer), along with the work of students Elin Voegeli (costume design), Amber Meyers (lighting design), River Podjasek (technical direction), Connor Pangburn (sound design) and Avery Weston (stage manager). The production ran Oct. 10-19, 2025.

Submitted on: Oct. 23

Dave Harlan, Theatre & Dance, was named a Professional Member of Theatrical Sound Designers & Composers Association on Aug. 7.

Submitted on: Aug. 19

Nic Barilar, Michelle Collyar, Jesse Curvin, Ashley Dobrogosz, David Harlan, Laurie Kincman, Amanda Kolbe, Nate Mohlman, Kathryn Moran, Gregory Parmeter and Anna Wooden, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Cabaret" as the final production in the 2024-2025 season on April 25 in La Crosse. The production, directed by Nic Barilar, featured the work of Musical Director Kathryn Moran; Choreographer Ashley Dobrogosz; Scenic Designer Mandy Kolbe; Technical Director Nate Mohlman; Costume Designer Anna Wooden; Sound Designer & Engineer David Harlan; Projections Designer Laurie Kincman; Fight Director Greg Parmeter; Scene Shop Supervisor Dylan Curvin; and Costume Shop Supervisor Michelle Collyar. The creative team also included students Sage Goetsch, stage manager; Avery Weston, dramaturg; Ozzy Glazer, props designer; Connor Pangburn, sound designer; and Alumna Tracy Joe, lighting designer. It ran April 25-May 4, 2025 in Toland Theatre.

Submitted on: April 28