Paul Sullivan: Lighting Designer

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PAUL SULLIVAN (504) 315-9060

Lighting Designer psullivantheatre@gmail.com

Design Experience
Lighting Designer Shrek The Musical Jr. New Stage Theatre Sharon Miles, dir. Jackson, MS
Lighting Designer Rising Towards a New Day New Stage Theatre Francine Reynolds, dir. Jackson, MS
Lighting Designer Pirates Past Noon KIDS New Stage Theatre Sharon Miles, dir. Jackson, MS
Lighting Designer 9 to 5 The Musical (Upcoming) Starkville Community Theatre Paula Mabry, dir. Starkville, MS
Lighting Designer Banner: A Sea Turtle Saga Mississippi State University Tonya Hays, dir. Starkville, MS
Lighting Designer 2021 Summer Camp River Region Ballet, Inc. Various Norco, LA
Co-Lighting Designer 2021 10 Minute Play Festival Mississippi State University Various Starkville, MS
Lighting Designer 2021 Senior Showcase Mississippi State University Various Starkville, MS

Associate/Assistant Experience
Assc. Lighting Designer Once On This Island (Upcoming) Mississippi State University Matthew Webb, LD Starkville, MS
Assc. Projection Designer Anne & Emmett Mississippi State University Tonya Hays, dir. Starkville, MS
Asst. Sound Designer Dirty Rotten Scoundrels River Region Drama Guild Cristina Hatheway, dir. Norco, LA

Professional Experience
Lighting Design Internship New Stage Theatre Jackson, MS
• Designed lights for multiple musical theatre productions
• Drafted light plots, generated channel hookups and instrument schedules, and created cue lists
• Programmed incandescent and LED moving lights, including manual marking to minimize noise
• Programmed intelligent LED fixtures, and implemented fog and haze special effects

Drafting Assistant ReNew, Bruce Wood Dance Erin Earle Fleming, Assc. LD
• Updated a pre-existing plot in Vectorworks to reflect instrument details communicated through Lightwright
• Communicated questions with associate lighting designer when instrument or venue details were unclear

Technical Experience
Programmer Men On Boats Mississippi State University Matthew Webb, LD Starkville, MS
Audio Engineer (A1) 2021 School Showcase River Region Ballet, Inc. Heidi Adams, dir. Norco, LA
Electrician Pipeline Mississippi State University Donovan Andrade, dir. Starkville, MS
Electrician RED Mississippi State University Thomas McBride, dir. Starkville, MS
Run Crew Beowulf Mississippi State University Cody Stockstill, dir. Starkville, MS
Digital Accompanist The Addams Family River Region Drama Guild Karl Harrod, Music dir. Norco, LA

Skills & Abilities


• ETC Programming – ion, Element, idea 48 • Vectorworks 2021 - BeamViz 6
• Moving light programming • Lightwright 6 - Data Exchange
• Working with LED and Intelligent fixtures • Ballet performance
• Hand drafting and soldering • Critical thinking and problem solving
• Qlab 4 - Audio and Video • Ability to work independently
• Computer Programming – Java, Python, COBOL, C++ • IT networking and databases
• Adobe CC suite - InDesign and Preimere Pro • Video Editing – Premiere Pro, Adobe Certified Associate

Education
Mississippi State University B.B.A. in Business Information Systems, Minor in Theatre
Minor Coursework (Selected) - Advanced Theatrical Lighting Systems, Lighting & Sound Design, Stagecraft & Lighting
Accolades - President’s List - Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
Awards & Nominations
The Vectorworks Award Banner: A Sea Turtle Saga KCACTF - Region IV Festival 54 February 2022
Best Lighting Design, Nom. Banner: A Sea Turtle Saga KCACTF - Region IV Festival 54 November 2021

www.psullivantheatre.com

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