Resume
Queer Mvmt Fest LD: Casey Hall-Landers
Evanston Salt Costs are Climbing UC San Diego Dir: Shyama Nithiananda
New Directions UC San Diego Dir. Ana Maria Alvarez
Four Rituals UC San Diego Percussionist: James Koo
Deep Roles UC San Diego Artist: Sophia Cleary
Apprentice Scenes The Santa Fe Opera Dir: Kathleen Clawson
Motherloss UC San Diego Dir: Ludmila De Brito
Describe the Night UC San Diego Dir: Shyama Nithiananda
Gone Missing UC San Diego Dir: Aysan Celik
People, Places, and Things UC San Diego Dir: Kieran Beccia
Antigonick Lehigh University Dir: Héctor Alvarez
Annie Jr. The Candlelight Theatre Dir: Tracy Friswell-Jacobs
Vinegar Tom UC San Diego LD: Taylor Olson
The La Jolla Project [The Stuart Collection] UC San Diego LD: Christopher Kuhl
Cassils’ Incontrovertible Being Stanford University LD: Christopher Kuhl
Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future Lehigh University LD: Will Lowry
Extended Reality Lab UC San Diego Cognitive Science Dept
Hidden Whispers Lehigh University Dir: Juliana Kilgore
Bakkhai Lehigh University Dir: Nessie Houck
Prefers Bright Indirect Light Lehigh University Dir: Nessie Houck
I Dream Before I Take the Stand Lehigh University Dir: Juliana Kilgore
The Catilinarian Conspiracy Lehigh University Dir: Ian Ward
Lighting and Media Design
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
Professional Production Experience
Lighting Designer
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Asst. Lighting Designer
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Lighting Consultant
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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
Education
Skills