My theatre/performance experience has been onstage, backstage and front of house, and I have worked in venues from a converted church to a 600-seat proscenium arch theatre to a 1600-seat concert hall. My recent experience has allowed me to take on many roles on theatrical productions, from Stage Crew, through Stage Management, and Lighting Design, up to Production Management. This has given me a thorough knowledge of all aspects of a production process, and an awareness of what other teams members may be working on at any point in a production. I maintain an interest in all technical theatre, and as well as Production and Stage Management, with recent Lighting work, I also have some experience of Sound, and touring productions. I am a hard worker, who gets on well with others, can cope with positions of responsibility, and has a sense of humour!
EDUCATION
Sept. 2002 – July 2005 The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance Technology [2:1]
Sept. 2000 – July 2002 Yeovil College, Yeovil, Somerset BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts (Technical Theatre) [Distinction] A-level General Studies [A] A-level Drama and Theatre Studies
Sept. 1995 – July 2000 Huish Episcopi School, Nr Langport, Somerset 12 GCSEs including English [A*], Physics [B], IT [B], Electronics [B], and Music [A]
EMPLOYMENT
January 2006 – Present Production Technician, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. Duties: This is a full-time post encompassing Lighting Design/Operation and Maintenance, as well as some Stage Management, Sound, and other responsibilities (covering Fire Officer duties, keyholders etc.).
December 2005 – January 2006 Assistant Stage Manager, "Sleeping Beauty", Lichfield Garrick, Lichfield Garrick Theatre.
September 2005 – December 2005 Casual Technician, Mulberry Grove Ltd. Duties: working for various clients on conferences and corporate events.
October 2005 DSM, “Misunderstood”, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
June/July 2005 Maintenance Technician, LIPA Productions Department. Duties included PAT testing, general theatre maintenance.
June/July 2005 Lighting Operator/Crew, working for Adlite Productions, “Bugsy Malone”, Chester Gateway Theatre.
January 2004 – January 2006 Casual Technician, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. Duties include Lighting Operation and Followspotting.
January 2004 – July 2005 Duty Technician, LIPA Technical Services. Duties include issuing equipment, advising students, operating computer based room-booking, locking and tidying rooms.
November 2004 Camera operator, filming “Make It, Break It”, LIPA
August 2004 Technician “The Gospel of Matthew”, George Dillon’s Vital Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004.
August 2004 Stage Manager, “The Wild Party (Lippa)”, National Student Theatre Company, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004.
July 2004 Relief Technician, Various, Walk the Plank (on the theatre ship), Liverpool Comedy Festival 2004
August 2002 Lighting Designer/Technician, “Princess Barby and the Wrestler”, Funky Fairytales, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2002
November 2001 – January 2002 Stage Crew, “Jack and the Beanstalk”, Pantoni Pantomimes, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil.
PRODUCTIONS WHILE TRAINING
June 2005 Deputy Stage Manager, “Children of Eden", dir. Beth Hodgson, LIPA.
May – June 2005 Production Manager, Lighting Designer, “Brezhnev’s Children” (revival), dir Maggie Ford, Battersea Arts Centre
April 2005 Created the film element of a collaborative work which featured choreography, music, lighting, sound and structural design. Final Practical Project for BA (Hons) Degree, LIPA
April 2005 Deputy Stage Manager, “Judy Garland”, dir. Beth Hodgson, LIPA
December 2004 -March 2005 Production Manager, “The Insect Play”, dir. Jamie Lloyd, LIPA
September - November 2004 Production Manager, Lighting Designer, “Brezhnev’s Children”, dir Maggie Ford, LIPA
May - June 2004 Production Manager, "Chimera" (dance performance), dir. Jacqui Jones, LIPA
January - May 2004 Production Manager, “Little Shop of Horrors”, dir. Lise Olson, LIPA
SUMMARY OF EQUIPMENT USE
I am familiar with a range of equipment, including:
Lighting Control: Strand 430 and 520i desks, ETC Express 125/250 and 24/48, Flying Pig Wholehog 3, Avolites Pearl, Zero 88 Sirius 24 and Elara, Strand LX and Tempus (manual 2 preset)
Dimming: Zero 88 Betapack/2, Alphapack, some knowledge of Strand LD90.
Luminaires: Strand, CCT and ETC (Source 4) stock. High End Studio Spot, Studio Color, Trackspot, and Cyberlight. Martin RoboColor Pro 400, RoboScan 812, Mac 250.
Sound Control: Allen and Heath GL2200, some knowledge of Cadac A-type.
Sound Equipment: Variety of Mics, including Sennheiser Evo 845, Shure SM58 and SM57.
Miscellaneous: Smoke/Low Fog/Dry Ice, a range of communications and cue light systems.
I have wide-ranging AV knowledge, using VHS, MiniDV, DVCAM and ‘CCTV’ cameras, an analogue Panasonic vision mixer, a variety of projectors and displays, and Mac and PC editing software.
INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Reading, Swimming, Music (Choral Singing, Piano), Theatre, Cinema, Computing.
I have achieved Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Grade 3 Piano.
I have previously been a member of: Somerset County Youth Choir, Somerton Parish Church Choir, 1st Somerton Boy’s Brigade Company, and Somerton Dramatics Society
I am familiar with IBM compatible PC’s and have a working knowledge of Apple Macs. I am familiar with Windows 98/XP, Mac OS X, Microsoft Office 2000, AutoCAD, Final Cut Pro 4, DVD Studio Pro, and other mainstream software packages.
I hold a clean full UK driving licence (Category B).
REFERENCES
Pat Peter General Manager Philharmonic Hall Hope Street Liverpool L1 9BP (0151) 210 2895 pat.peter@liverpoolphil.com
Joe Stathers-Tracey TPDT Programme Leader The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Mount Street Liverpool L1 9HF (0151) 330 3126 j.stathers-t@lipa.ac.uk
