Stage Lighting
I enjoy nearly every aspect of the theatrical process and have discovered a love for light design. I have designed the lights exclusively for Centralia's Evergreen Playhouse since 2015 and helped bring in a new lighting system and LEDs over that next year to the facility. I have also worked with the local high school in balancing their aging fixtures to help tell the story the students are sharing as well as Centralia College and working in their black box space. Although I have no formal education in theatrical lighting, I have many years of experience both onstage and behind the scenes and credit others wiser than myself for teaching me everything I know about light design. I enjoy small, intimate spaces, and supplementing the story being told onstage with colors and light - I love to find the "magic" in every production and look for ways to bring it to the next level.
The following posts are a selection of some of my favorite lighting designs. For a full list of all of the shows I have designed, check out my lighting resume.
Gambling with Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls features several different locations and different times of day. This scene pictured takes place in early morning, so the stage was bathed with soft pinks and yellows. The iconic sewer scene (where the song, “Luck Be a Lady” is sung), was created using a projection light to simulate water dancing on the wall, as well as lights shining through a manhole.
Running Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot in the Park was a single, interior set, so we used LEDs on the sky to help set the time of day. As the play progressed, the sky would reflect the mood of the characters - becoming dark and purple for when Paul and Corie were fighting and then moving to bright pink and red when they realized that they could indeed walk barefoot in the park.
Photo Credits on the Stage Lighting Posts: Pete Caster, Aran Graham, Rebecca Lund, Danielle Kays, Carrina Stanton, Jared Wenzelburger