I am an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Lighting Designer at the University of Montevallo in Alabama and a member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829. My work focuses on lighting and scenic design for theatre and live events, and I am passionate about mentoring the next generation of theatre artists through both classroom instruction and production work.
Before joining the faculty at Montevallo, I served as an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Lighting and Scenic Designer at Susquehanna University. There I taught courses including Scenic Production, Scenic Design, Lighting Design, Introduction to Theatre, From Page to Stage, and Production Lab while supervising student electricians and scenic charge artists and mentoring student designers.
I have also held faculty and production leadership roles at McLennan Community College in Texas and Waldorf College (now Waldorf University) in Iowa. At McLennan, I served as Associate Professor of Lighting and Scenic Design as well as Technical Director and Lighting Supervisor for the theatre department, designing scenery and lighting for theatrical productions and opera while managing the scenic and lighting shops. At Waldorf, I taught courses across the design and technology curriculum, redesigned the Design and Technology track of the Theatre Arts major, and directed and designed for departmental productions.
Professionally, I have worked as a lighting designer for theatres and live events across the country. I served as Resident Lighting Designer for the 2024–2025 season at Virginia Samford Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, and have spent several summers as the Resident Lighting Designer at Millbrook Playhouse in Pennsylvania. Earlier in my career, I designed lighting for concerts, corporate events, weddings, and galas with Harvest Productions in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked with Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park in Kansas.
I hold an MFA in Scenography from the University of Kansas and a BA in Theatre Arts from Texas A&M University. While at Kansas, I worked as a graduate teaching assistant for Stage Makeup and Lighting Production, an experience that sparked my long-standing passion for teaching. I believe teaching and design inform one another, and I am continually inspired by the collaborative process of bringing stories to life on stage.
Before joining the faculty at Montevallo, I served as an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Lighting and Scenic Designer at Susquehanna University. There I taught courses including Scenic Production, Scenic Design, Lighting Design, Introduction to Theatre, From Page to Stage, and Production Lab while supervising student electricians and scenic charge artists and mentoring student designers.
I have also held faculty and production leadership roles at McLennan Community College in Texas and Waldorf College (now Waldorf University) in Iowa. At McLennan, I served as Associate Professor of Lighting and Scenic Design as well as Technical Director and Lighting Supervisor for the theatre department, designing scenery and lighting for theatrical productions and opera while managing the scenic and lighting shops. At Waldorf, I taught courses across the design and technology curriculum, redesigned the Design and Technology track of the Theatre Arts major, and directed and designed for departmental productions.
Professionally, I have worked as a lighting designer for theatres and live events across the country. I served as Resident Lighting Designer for the 2024–2025 season at Virginia Samford Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, and have spent several summers as the Resident Lighting Designer at Millbrook Playhouse in Pennsylvania. Earlier in my career, I designed lighting for concerts, corporate events, weddings, and galas with Harvest Productions in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked with Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park in Kansas.
I hold an MFA in Scenography from the University of Kansas and a BA in Theatre Arts from Texas A&M University. While at Kansas, I worked as a graduate teaching assistant for Stage Makeup and Lighting Production, an experience that sparked my long-standing passion for teaching. I believe teaching and design inform one another, and I am continually inspired by the collaborative process of bringing stories to life on stage.
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