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S1e4: How Do You Get From The Maine Woods To Broadway?, Ron Lisnet, Donald Holder
S1e4: How Do You Get From The Maine Woods To Broadway?, Ron Lisnet, Donald Holder
The Maine Question
In this episode, we explore the unique career path of lighting designer Don Holder, UMaine class of ’80 who has worked on Broadway, in film, television, opera and dance across the globe. His lighting designs have earned 13 Tony Award nominations and two Tonys — most notably for Disney’s “The Lion King,” which garnered him his first award in 1998. In this episode, Holder tells his story — beginning in the late ’70s when he was, of all things, a forestry major at UMaine.