Background
Wechsler, Gil was born on February 5, 1942 in New York City. Son of Arnold J. and Miriam (Steinberg) W. Student Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1958-1961.
Wechsler, Gil was born on February 5, 1942 in New York City. Son of Arnold J. and Miriam (Steinberg) W. Student Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1958-1961.
Student, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1958—1961. Bachelor of Science, New York University, New York City, 1964. Master of Fine Arts, Yale University, New Haven, 1967.
Lighting designer Harkness Ballet, New York City, 1967—1969, Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadelphia, 1969—1970, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Ontario, Canada, 1969—1978, 1997—2006, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, 1971, Lyric Opera, Chicago, 1972—1976, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1976—1996, Equus, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, 1997, Macbeth, Stratford Festival, 2004, Coriolanus, Stratford Festival, 2006. Teacher New York University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1998. Guest lecturer Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, 1985, Yale University, 1980, Broadway Lighting Designers, 1994—1998.
Guest lighting designer American Ballet Theatre, New York City, 1980, Paris Opera, 1983, Chatelet Theatre, Paris, 1991. Dean's advisory council Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Illuminating Engineering Society, United Scenic Artists.