Andrew Thompson
Lighting Designer – Electrician – Technician
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Missouri
Southern State University, Joplin, MO
- Graduated 2007, Summa Cum Laude (4.00 GPA)
Professional Experience
- Technical Assistant: WorldStrides/Live
Arts/American High School Theatre Festival – Fringe
Festival, Edinburg, Scotland (July-August 2007)
- House Crew Technician: Taylor Performing Arts
Center (September 2003-May 2007)
- Master Electrician: Heritage Repertory Theatre
2006 (Equity LOA) – Charlottesville, VA
Mainstage season: South Pacific, Enchanted April, Sunday in the Park
with George
- Electrician: Urinetown: The Musical –
Live Arts, Charlottesville, VA (July 2006)
- Electrician: Heritage Repertory Theatre 2005
(Equity LOA) – Charlottesville, VA
Mainstage Season: Damn Yankees, The Price, Lettice and Lovage, The
Spitfire Grill
Academic Experience
Lighting Design:
- Noises Off! (January 2007)
- Frosty the Snowman (December 2006)
- The Water Children (January 2006)
- Excalibur!: The Story of Young King
Arthur (December 2005)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves: The Musical
(February 2005)
- The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (January 2005)
Set Design:
- Frosty the Snowman (December 2006)
- The Lark (October 2006)
- Faena (October 2005)
Production Stage Management:
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(March 2006)
- The Diviners (September 2005)
- An Evening of Chekhov (October 2004)
Sound Design:
- Jolly Roger, King of the Pirates (February 2007)
- Frosty the Snowman (December 2006)
- Pinocchio, the Puppet (December 2004)
Miscellaneous Credits:
- Technical Director: Student Directed One Acts
(April 2007)
- Properties Design: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad
Wolf? (April 2006)
- Moving Light Programmer: Faena (October 2005)
- Technical Director: An Evening of One Acts (April 2005)
- Scene Shop Student Assistant: (August 2003-May
2007)
Skills and Awards
- ETC control board operation and programming
(Express and Obsession versions)
- ET/Rosco Horizon operation and programming
- Experience with: High End Cyberlight Turbo,
Trackspot, Intellabeam, Studio Color; Martin Roboscan Pro 918, Mac 500
- Stage Research SFX operation and programming
- Received a Blue Star Award for Outstanding
Technical Achievement in 2003 for Anything Goes at Truman H.S.
- Member: Alpha Psi Omega, Omicron Delta Kappa,
Alpha Chi