Campbell, Drew 1962–

PERSONAL: Born April 19, 1962, in Minneapolis, MN; son of David (a psychologist) and Phyllis (a university administrator) Campbell; married Ann Marie Michaels, 1997 (marriage ended, 2003). Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Brown University, B.A., 1985; University of Illinois, M.F.A., 1988.

ADDRESSES: Office—Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608.

CAREER: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, lecturer, 1989–91; high school teacher, 1991–97; freelance designer, 1997–2000; Universal Studios, Universal City, CA, technical manager, 2000–.

WRITINGS:

Technical Theater for Nontechnical People, Allworth Press (New York, NY), 1999, 2nd edition, 2004.

Technical Film and TV for Nontechnical People, Allworth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

(With Ann Marie Michaels) Cooking to Hook Up, Globe-Pequot Press (Guilford, CT), 2004.

SIDELIGHTS: Drew Campbell told CA: "I have been working and teaching backstage for over twenty years, and my goal has always been to help technical and nontechnical people understand one another. I have taught (and am constantly learning about) lighting, audio, video, and show control. Recently my writing career diversified, when I wrote (with my ex-wife) a cookbook for men who seek to impress the girls of their dreams. What we ended up with was part cookbook, part dating guide, and part social manifesto. Oh—and a ball to write. Comedy, now that's hard!"

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Library Journal, July, 1999, Barry X. Miller, review of Technical Theater for Nontechnical People, p. 92.