Technical Theatre

Professional Experience

MYP Drama/DP Theatre Teacher, Hanoi International School, Hanoi, Vietnam (August 2020-present)

Alongside teaching duties, responsible for staging an annual production, including coordinating lighting, sound, multimedia, props, costumes, set, stage, scheduling, and budgets, as well as training and managing student technicians.

Projects in this position include:

  • Director, Lighting Designer, and Sound Designer for secondary musical The Addams Family

  • Producer, Director, and Sound Designer for secondary play A Christmas Carol

Please refer to Work Samples to view video of various design projects.

Theatre Operations & Production Manager, Chadwick International, Songdo, South Korea (August 2016-June 2019)

Coordinating lighting, sound, multimedia, stage, scheduling, budgets, and daily operations of Main Theatre and Blackbox Theatre; working with major stakeholders (administration, performing arts, admissions, etc.) to schedule and produce rehearsals and public events; training small groups of middle and upper school students in technical theatre skills.

Projects in this position include:

  • Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, and Multimedia Designer for all events and productions (drama, dance, music, lectures, etc.)

  • Stage Manager for middle school musical (Peter Pan Jr.) and middle school plays (The Black Rose and The Return)

  • Production manager for upper school musical (Little Shop of Horrors)

  • Director for upper school plays (Lend Me A Tenor and The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon)

Please refer to Work Samples to view video of various design projects.

Theatre Technical Assistant, Chadwick International, Songdo, South Korea (August 2013-June 2015)

Assisting with maintenance of and productions in Main Theatre and Blackbox Theatre; training small groups of middle and upper school students in technical theatre skills.

Projects in this position include:

  • Stage Manager for middle school plays (Agatha Rex, The Dread Pirate Sadie), all-school musicals (Mulan Jr., High School Musical Jr.)

  • Sound Designer for middle school play (The Dread Pirate Sadie), all-school musicals (Mulan. Jr., High School Musical Jr.)

  • Lighting Designer for all-school musical (Mulan Jr.)

  • Multimedia Designer for all-school musicals (Mulan Jr., High School Musical Jr.)

Freelance Lighting Designer, South Hadley, MA, USA (May 2011-May 2013)

Self-taught, programmed, and ran digital light boards for local high school productions.

Projects in this position include:

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (South Hadley High School)

  • A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (South Hadley High School)

Student Stage Crew, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA (January 2010-May 2013)

Working with and leading small student teams; setting up and running sound, lighting, and multimedia for a variety of events; event setup and breakdown; liaising with event sponsors

Projects in this position include:

  • Lighting Designer for Once Upon A Mattress (Mount Holyoke College)

  • Sound and Light Board Operator for various plays, concerts, parties, lectures, etc.

  • Deck Crew for a wide variety of events

Audio-Visual Coordinator, Exploration Summer Programs, Wellesley, MA, USA (June 2012-August 2012)

Processing and implementing A/V requests for classroom needs and events, ranging from outdoor festivals to weekly assemblies.

Student Experience

Directing

No Exit, Mount Holyoke College (director)

The Importance of Being Earnest, Mount Holyoke College (director)

The Vagina Monologues, Mount Holyoke College (director)

Urinetown: The Musical, Mount Holyoke College (musical director)

The Importance of Being Earnest, Harker Conservatory Studio (director)

Lighting and Sound

The Heidi Chronicles, Mount Holyoke College (sound board operator)

Urinetown: The Musical, Harker Conservatory (light board operator)

42nd Street, Harker Conservatory (followspot operator)

Management

Project: Theatre board member, Mount Holyoke College (locations coordinator, public relations coordinator)

The Vagina Monologues, Mount Holyoke College (producer)

Twelfth Night, Mount Holyoke College (producer)

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mount Holyoke College (stage manager)

The Moustache Guys, Mount Holyoke College (stage manager)

The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail, Mount Holyoke College (stage manager)

The Real Inspector Hound, Mount Holyoke College (stage manager)

Guys & Dolls, Harker Conservatory (crew chief)

Training

Properties Design - taught by J. David Blatt (University of Northern Colorado)

Costume, Hair, and Makeup Design - taught by Anne Toewe (University of Northern Colorado)

Set, Lighting, and Sound Design - taught by Brian Hapcic and Renae Selmeyer (University of Northern Colorado)

Stage Management - taught by Rick Mauran (Mount Holyoke College)

Student-Directed Showcase - taught by Laura Lang-Ree (Harker Conservatory)

Technical Theatre - taught by Brian Larsen and Paul Vallerga (Harker Conservatory)