Professional Lighting Design Experience:
Selected Design Credits Below
You can download the full resumé by clicking here: MJohns Design Resume
A Dark Sun by Alex Levy, UCLA
Asst. Lighting and Video Design, Video Engineer, LD: Pablo Santiago
O.P.C. Obsessive Political Correctness by Eve Ensler (workshop), UCLA Experimental Studio, Dir. Eve Ensler
Little Rock (asst.), TheatreWorks, LD. Paul Toben
New Works Festival 2011 (readings), TheatreWorks, Festival Dir. Meredith McDonough
Upright Grand, by Laura Schellhardt
Wild with Happy, by Colman Domingo
The Giver, Music by Scott Murphy, Book and Lyrics by Nathan Christensen
Up North, by Joe Tracz
This is not an open mic night, Cardboard Box Theatre Project, Dir. Michael Bates
The Secret Garden, Children’s Musical Theatre of San Jose, Dir. Kikau Alvaro
Annie Get Your Gun, Peninsula Youth Theatre, Dir. Meg Fischer
Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Palo Alto Players, Dir. Lennon Smith
A Box of One Acts Festival, Cardboard Box Theatre Project, World Premieres
Sex Ed, by Molly Murphy, Dir. Maren Lovgren
It Ain’t Over Easy, by Phi Le, Dir. Daniel Korth
Adeline, by Julie Jigour, Dir. Jeremy Lum
Migration, by Chad Eschman, Dir. Greg Callaghan
New Works Festival 2010 (readings), TheatreWorks, Festival Dir. Meredith McDonough
Great Wall, Book by Kevin Merrit, Music and Lyrics by Kevin So, Dir. Kevin Merrit
Red Clay, Book and Lyrics by Jeff Hughes, Music by Scott Ethier, Dir. Daniella Topol
How to Write a New Book for The Bible, by Bill Cain, Dir. Kent Nicholson
Variations on a Theme, by Anna Zeigler, Dir. Meredith McDonough
FESTIVAL: Unplugged, a one-night cabaret concert
Fly By Night (asst.) TheatreWorks, LD. Paul Toben
Once on this Island, Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose, Dir. Kikau Alvaro
The Who’s TOMMY, Tri-School Productions Dir. Gennine, Harrington
Once Upon a Mattress, Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose, Dir. Lindsey O’Connel
Annie, Peninsula Youth Theatre, Dir. Alex Acevedo
As You Like It, Pacific Repertory – Forest Theatre, Dir. Ken Kelleher
Oliver, Pacific Repertory – Forest Theatre, Dir. Katie O’Bryon
Joseph…Technicolor Dreamcoat, Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose, Dir. Shannon Self
Amahl and the Night Visitors, Trinity Lyric Opera, Dir. Jimmy Smith
The Gift of the Magi, Trinity Lyric Opera, Dir. Jimmy Smith
Rose of Persia, Lyric Theatre, Dir. Barbara Murray
The Full Monty (asst.), American Musical Theatre San Jose, LD. Derek Duarte
Comedy of Errors, Shady Shakespeare Theatre Co., Dir. Larry Barrot
Twelfth Night, Shady Shakespeare Theatre Co., Dir. Dinna Meyers
Babes in Arms, Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose Dir., Kikau Alvaro
Little Shop of Horrors (asst.), American Musical Theatre San Jose, LD. Derek Duarte
Waiting for Godot, Santa Clara Players, Dir. Larry Barrot
Americana Absurdum, Renegade Theatre Experiment, Dir. Nichole Y. Hamilton
The Tempest, Shady Shakespeare Theatre Co., Dir. Dinna Meyers
Macbeth, Shady Shakespeare Theatre Co., Dir. Karen De Leon
Selected Educational Design Experience:
Execution of Justice, Louis B. Mayer Theatre, Dir. Barbara Means Fraser
Hair, Louis B. Mayer Theatre, Dir. Barbara Murray
Importance of Being Earnest, Louis B. Mayer Theatre, Dir. Barbara Murray
Images ’06-’09 Louis B. Mayer Theatre, Dir. Fran Atlas-Lara
Related Professional Experience:
Production Manager / Technical Director Cardboard Box Theatre Project
Summer 2009 – Summer 2011
Over hire Electrician TheatreWorks
June 2009 – Present
Technical Director Mills High School
Fall 2007 – Fall 2010
SCU Center for Performing Arts Santa Clara University
Fall 2005 – Winter 2009
Other Skills:
Theatrical: VectorWorks and AutoCAD, SketchUp, Carpentry and Electrician skills, Scenic Artistry, Vocal Training
Video / Media: Touchdesigner77, Watchout, Adobe CS5 (Ps, Ai, Au, Pr), QLab
Programming: Hog II, ETC Eos/Ion, Expression, Obsession, Strand 300 and 500 series, Regia 2048
Education:
UCLA School Theatre, Film, & Television, 2011 – 2014 MFA Lighting Design
Zumanity – Lighting Intern Cirque du Soleil March 2009 – June 2009
Santa Clara University, 2005 – 2009 B.A. Theatre Arts
References:
Derek Duarte, Lighting Designer, Santa Clara University
Jim O’Sullivan, Technical Director, ZACH Theatre
Mark Desaulnier, Artistic Director, Peninsula Youth Theatre