Apprentice Scenes

Motherloss

Describe the Night

Gone Missing

People, Places, and Things

Antigonick

Annie Jr.

Vinegar Tom

The La Jolla Project [The Stuart Collection]

Cassils’ Incontrovertible Being 

Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future

Extended Reality Lab

Hidden Whispers

Bakkhai

Prefers Bright Indirect Light

I Dream Before I Take the Stand

The Catilinarian Conspiracy

Selected Design Credits

Head Electrician and Programmer at Delaware Shakespeare Festival

Julius Caesar (Wilmington, DE) – Production Manager: Marisa Gittelman

     Coordinated a crew of apprentices to execute the lighting design for an outdoor production. Managed the electrics budget, inventory and 

     rental equipment package. Oversaw load in, lighting tree construction, circuiting, and focus. Daily responsibilities included leading daily 

     setup/strike, programming, fixture maintenance/ troubleshooting, and supporting safety practices amongst crew.

Electrics Apprentice at The Santa Fe Opera 68th Festival Season

La Boheme, The Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto, Turn of the Screw, Die Walküre – Head Electrician: Hannah Mackey

     Executed lighting for 5 operas in rotating rep in an outdoor theatre. The daily electrics changeover included a team refocus of 250+ lights in 60 

     minutes. As asst. deck electrician, coordinated daily deck changeover including lighting position load in and scenic lighting install. As head 

     followspot op was the lead for communication from the spot booth. Additional responsibilities included wiring practicals, wireless DMX, major      

     LED tape install, fixture maintenance and troubleshooting.  

Production Apprentice at Delaware Shakespeare Festival

Macbeth (Wilmington, DE) – Production Manager: Marisa Gittelman

     Worked in all areas of production to build and run a fully outdoor show. Tasks for the scenic and lighting load in included carpentry, scenic 

     painting, rigging LX trees, hanging/focusing lights, and weather protection. Specialized in electrics for daily set up/strike and as light board op.

Stage Technician at Zoellner Arts Center 

20+ events including dance, concerts, plays, operas, puppet shows, and guest speakers (Bethlehem, PA) – Lighting Director: Justin Burns

     Responsibilities for touring shows included hanging/focusing lights, operating the fly system, setting up AV equipment, scenic load in/out, and   

     lightboard operating. Additionally served as a live stream moving camera operator, and supervised orchestra setup and strike for concerts. 

Crew at The Candlelight Theatre

 Sister Act, Christmas by Candlelight, Annie Jr. (Arden, DE) – Technical Director: Max Redman

     Filled multiple roles per production including: lighting designer, light board op, electrician, asst. stage manager, carpenter, and scenic charge.

Awards and Recognition

The Santa Fe Opera

UC San Diego

UC San Diego

UC San Diego

UC San Diego

Lehigh University

The Candlelight Theatre

UC San Diego

UC San Diego

Stanford University

Lehigh University

UC San Diego

Lehigh University

Lehigh University

Lehigh University

Lehigh University

Lehigh University

Professional Production Experience

Dir: Kathleen Clawson

Dir: Ludmila De Brito

Dir: Shyama Nithiananda

Dir: Asyan Celik

Dir: Kieran Beccia

Dir: Héctor Alvarez

Dir: Tracy Friswell-Jacobs

LD: Taylor Olson

LD: Christopher Kuhl

LD: Christopher Kuhl

LD: Will Lowry

Cognitive Science Dept

Dir: Juliana Kilgore

Dir: Nessie Houck

Dir: Nessie Houck

Dir: Juliana Kilgore

Dir: Ian Ward

Lighting Designer

Lighting & Media Designer

Lighting & Media Designer

Lighting Designer

Lighting Designer

Lighting Designer

Lighting Designer

Asst. Lighting Designer

Asst. Lighting Designer

Asst. Lighting Designer

Asst. Lighting Designer

Lighting Consultant

Lighting Designer

Lighting Designer

Lighting Designer

Lighting Designer

Lighting Designer

SETC Undergraduate Lighting Design Competition Second Place 2024 - Antigonick at Lehigh University

Lehigh University Williams Prize for outstanding work in performance 2024, 2023

M.F.A. in Lighting Design –  University of California San Diego (San Diego, CA) – Anticipated graduation April 2027

B.S. in Integrated Degree in Engineering Arts and Sciences – Concentrations in Theatre and Mechanical Engineering

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)  – Graduated with highest honors

Programming: ETC Eos Family, Qlab, Isadora

Drafting, Rendering, Data management: Vectorworks, Augment3d, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, Lightwright 6, Fusion 360

Additional Skills: Storyboarding, Painting, Digital Rendering, Scale model building, Prop construction, Sewing

Followspot Operation, Hang/focus lights, S4 and ML maintenance/repair, Soldering, LED tape install, Wireless dmx, Practical wiring

Carpentry, MIG welding, Manufacturing with 3D printers, laser cutters, waterjets, CNC mills, and vacuum forms