Lighting Designer

True Villains,
Mainstage Center for the Arts, Summer 2010


As the Lighting/Projection Designer for this brand new musical, I had to overcome many techncal and time constraints to give a good looking show with only conventionals and projections for backdrops. I also pre-programmed the entire show before I saw a single rehearsal and was only in town for a few days for hang, focus, tech and the performances.

Guys and Dolls,
Mainstage Center for the Arts, Summer 2009


As lighting designer for Guys and Dolls, I was in charge of designing, helping setup and program the lights for two weekends with different casts. The plot was the basis for the children's shows that took place in the morning during the same time. This included mostly conventional fixtures with a set of Wybron Color Scrollers from the front.

Disney Spectacular,
Mainstage Center for the Arts, Summer 2009


As lighting designer for Summer Stage, I was in charge of designing, helping setup and program the lights for four children's shows in the morning and one mainstage show in the evening. All these designs took plce within a seven week span with three weeks of prep and four weeks of back to back shows. All these shows used standard theatrical fixtures as well as a set of Wybron Color Scrollers. Disney Spectacular was the last children's show and comprised a medley of Disney favorites. It also used a projector and a screen in the shape of Mickey Mouse's Head that I helped set up the slides for.

Beauty and the Beast,
Mainstage Center for the Arts, Summer 2009


As lighting designer for Summer Stage, I was in charge of designing, helping setup and program the lights for four children's shows in the morning and one mainstage show in the evening. All these designs took plce within a seven week span with three weeks of prep and four weeks of back to back shows. All these shows used standard theatrical fixtures as well as a set of Wybron Color Scrollers. Beauty and the Beast was the third children's show and also included Star Strobes (Curtain Strobes) for the transformation.

Willy Wonka Jr., Mainstage Center for the Arts, Summer 2009


As lighting designer for Summer Stage, I was in charge of designing, helping setup and program the lights for four children's shows in the morning and one mainstage show in the evening. All these designs took plce within a seven week span with three weeks of prep and four weeks of back to back shows. All these shows used standard theatrical fixtures as well as a set of Wybron Color Scrollers. Willy Wonka Jr. was the second of the four children's shows and also included a bubble machine and a gobo rotator for the bubble room fan.

High School Musical 2,
Mainstage Center for the Arts, Summer 2009


As lighting designer for Summer Stage, I was in charge of designing, helping setup and program the lights for four children's shows in the morning and one mainstage show in the evening. All these designs took plce within a seven week span with three weeks of prep and four weeks of back to back shows. All these shows used standard theatrical fixtures as well as a set of Wybron Color Scrollers. High School Musical 2 was the first of the four children's shows.
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