LIGHTING DESIGNS
Show Company Director
"Die Fledermaus" Northeastern Illinois University Sasha Gerritson
"Guys and Dolls" Northeastern Illinois University Sasha Gerritson
“La Vie Parisienne” Northeastern Illinois University Sasha Gerritson
“Elemeno Pea” Redtwist Theatre Steve Scott
“Spamalot” Nightblue Theatre David Walters
“Broken Glass” Redtwist Theatre Jan Ellen Graves
“Sweeney Todd” Northeastern Illinois University Sasha Gerritson
“Purple Heart” Redtwist Theatre Jimmy McDermott
“A Body of Water” Redtwist Theatre Mary Renard
“The Laramie Project - Ten Years Later” Redtwist Theatre Greg Kolack
“The Laramie Project” Redtwist Theatre Greg Kolack
“Winter Dance Showcase” Chicago HS for the Arts (Chi Arts) Reggie Harris
“Marvin’s Room” Chicago HS for the Arts (Chi Arts) Rob Chambers
“Opus” Redtwist Theatre Jason Gerace
“Freshman Preview” Chicago HS for the Arts (Chi Arts)
“A Christmas Carol” Notheastern Illinois University Sasha Gerritson
“Winter Dance Concert” Prairie Spirits Dance Troupe (College of Lake County)
“Pippin” Bohemian Theatre Ensemble Peter M Sullivan
“The Secret Garden” Northeastern Illinois University Sasha Gerritson
“Wigmore Follies” Northwestern University Randall Ortman
“The Man From Nebraska” Redtwist Theatre Andrew Jessop
“Les Miserables” Protolight/Plainfield South High School Michael Potsic
“Shining City” Redtwist Theatre Joanie Schultz
“Lobby Hero” Redtwist Theatre Keira Fromm
“Fall Opera Scenes” Northeastern Illinois University Sasha Gerritson
“Dracula” Redtwist Theatre Steven Anderson
“A Delicate Balance” Redtwist Theatre Steve Scott
“Equus” Redtwist Theatre Michael Colucci
“Rent” NightBlue Theatre David Walters
“25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Guerin Prep Kristen Mackie
“Pirates of Penzance” Protolight/Plainfield South High School Chris Ruge
“Under Ground” Tooth and Nail Ensemble Marti Lyons
“The Pillowman” Redtwist Theatre Kimberly Senior
“Lettuce and Lovage” Redtwist Theatre Steve Scott
“Waiting for Godot” Redtwist Theatre Jimmy McDermott
“The Ride Down Mt Morgan” Redtwist Theatre Alex Levy
“Saturday Morning Movie Club” Disciples of Clyde Productions Jen McGee
“The Music Man” Protolight/Plainfield South High School Chris Ruge
“Aura” Redtwist Theatre Jan Ellen Graves
“The Goat” Redtwist Theatre Michael Ryzcek
“Marvin’s Room Redtwist Theatre Michael Ryzcek
“The Terrible Head” Mythic Proportions Theatre Andrew Boyer
“Psst... I have something to tell you...” The Goodman/DePaul University Henry Godinez
JOBS AND POSITIONS
Position Company
Assistant Director Northwestern University
Technical Services Manager Northwestern University
Technical Director Northeastern Illinois University
Project Manager/Crew Chief Chicago Stagehand
Resident Lighting Designer Redtwist Theatre
Programmer/Field Technician Barbizon Lighting
Designer/Electrician Protolight
Electrician/Stagehand Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Theatre
Electrician Lookingglass Theatre
Electrician/Stagehand Event Engineering
Electrician Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre
Stagehand Ballet Chicago
Stagehand Chamber Opera Chicago
EDUCATION
- MS Higher Education, Northwestern University
- BFA Lighting Design, The Theatre School at DePaul University
SKILLS
- Proficient in most ETC Consoles, including Eos, Ion, Element, Obsession, Expression, Express, Microvision
- Proficient in Lightwright and Vectorworks
- Experienced in AutoCAD and Sketchup
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Illustrator
- Proficient in Microsoft software, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook
- Proficient with both Mac OSX and Windows
- Skilled Lighting Technician - Can install, program, and repair most lighting systems and fixtures.
- Professional Photographer, proficient with both film and digital media
- Read Music, Skilled in Trumpet, Experience Conducting