Objective

To obtain a position in stage management, production management, lighting design, or electrician with a professional performing arts organization.

Stage Management Experience

May 2003

Stage Manager and Lighting Designer

Carolina Voices concert – Broadway Bon Voyage!

Booth Playhouse

September 1996

Stage Manager

Serenade to Autumn Fashion Show

Produced by Junior Women’s League and Belk Inc.

Ovens Auditorium

November 1994

Stage Manager

UNC Department of Drama – Crimes of the Heart

Playmaker’s Theatre, Chapel Hill, NC

Lighting Experience

June 1995 to present

Lighting Designer

At least 68 fully staged Charlotte productions.

Producing organizations include:  Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, Afro-American Children’s Theatre, Afro-American Cultural Center, Barebones Theatre Group, Carolina Voices, Charlotte Repertory Theatre, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Northwest School of the Arts, Opera Carolina, and Stage One.

Oct 2002 to May 2003

Assistant Master Electrician

Opera Carolina

Summer 2002

Master Electrician

Shirley Valentine – Playworks Summer Stage, Duke Power Theatre

Summer 2003 (upcoming)

Master Electrician

Open Season – Playworks Summer Stage, McGlohon Theatre

1995 to present

Electrician

Wink Lighting (Eric Winkenwerder)

Additional Employment Experience

April 1993-August 1994

Production Supervisor

Carolina Union Production Services

Duties included training and supervision of staff in the technical production of performances, according to prior communication with clients.

November 1997 to September 1999

Technical Coordinator

NC Blumenthal PAC Box Office

Duties included operation of higher functions of Artsoft ticketing software, including file maintenance and reports for Marketing, and also event set-up and front-end event co-ordination.

September 1995 to November 1997

Customer Service Specialist

NC Blumenthal PAC Box Office

Duties included resolving ticketing issues courteously, sensitively, and quickly, managing special customer service ticketing matters.

Summer 1994

Television Camera Operator

UNC-TV

Education

1991-1995

Bachelor of Arts – Drama and Psychology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Awards

Best Lighting Designer, Creative Loafing, 2001

Additional skills

§         Familiarity with foreign languages, especially French

§         Familiarity with music – I play piano and flute

§         Writing skills

§         Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel

§         Sewing skills – I have costumed 2 plays professionally and have sewn some of my own clothes

§         Carpentry skills – I’m not building anyone’s decks or anything, but I can make use of most tools should the occasion arise

§         Licensed driver, own car

§         Passport is still current!

References

Available Upon Request