rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft

the contributors

Group ages (as at 1st August 2000, some information updated May 2003)
(ordered by surname where known)
Please re-submit information to include
location, "job title"

(e.g. Lighting Designer, Student, Sound Operator, Stage Manager etc. etc.)
,
email and web address

Adam Aglionby
34


Brent Arnold
Age: 16
Jobs: Lighting, Sound, Film
DOB: 9/6/85
Location: Texas, USA
URL: http://brentarnold.netfirms.com
AIM: Barnold999
e-mail: barnold4@ureach.com
(updated February 2002)

John Arrowsmith
65
Retired secondary teacher
Website provider (etc) & bumbling volunteer stagehand / dogsbody for UK Rock Challenge, a movement combating substance abuse in 11-to-18 year olds through competitive creative dance drama in teams of up to 100 performers on stage. Roughly 15000 participants (2003) in events from Aberdeen to Bournemouth.
Website: http://www.rockchallenge.co.uk
Email: john@rockchallenge.co.uk
Updated 10th May 2003
J. Ashby
50
Tom Baldwin
26
Lighting (day job: Applications Developer)
www.techpages.net
Richard Bergstresser
33
Andy Broomsgove
46
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Avi Caplan
18
Patrick Covert
41
Harry Darrow
50
(howdow@aol.com)
Davie Dimmers
16
Jules Eggett
34
Jason Evenson
Fort Collins, CO USA
Lighting Designer, Sound Operator, Stage Manager, Technical Director, carpenter
shop owner, licensed pyrotechnician
email: jason@evensontech.com
web address: www.evensontech.com
(updated 19 May 2003)
Chris Fleming
23
dob: 26/01/1977
location: Edinburgh
day job: Systems Support Engineer.
techie job: Playing with lights ...
multitool: Leatherman.
colour marking on tools: yellow-black-yellow
Konrad Gebels
16
"Fairlane69"
31
Gel Cat
28
Lighting, Stage Management, Coordinator, though I have been known to come in and pick up a paintbrush with fairly good success
Huntsville, AL
Charlie Gibbs
50
Robert Graham
29
Jobs: Lighting/Sound Design; Technical Direction; Stage Management
DOB: 7/7/71
Location: Bloomington,IN
URL: http://php.indiana.edu/~rgraham
AIM: stagemangraham
e-mail: rgraham@indiana.edu
(Updated June 2001)

Grant

20
Location: London UK
job: um, Everything? in all fields?
email:Grant@jturner.co.uk
Matt C. Gordon, Jr.
46
Philip Hazel
56

Peter Herman ("Lights")

57
DOB 3 July 1946
Resident Designer, Technical Director
No Strings Theatre Company
e-mail lights@zianet.com
theatre web web page http://www.no-strings.org
personal http://www.no-strings.org/Peter
Updated 10th May 2003
Chris Higham (Feb 2001)
18
I do lighting and stage management although my "real job" is an A-level student.
Daniel Hoffman
15
Charles Hope
60
Gareth Hughes
29
Mat Hum
21
Richard I'Anson
Age: 20
Jobs: Mostly Light and Sound, speciality is Lighting Design.
DOB: 04/08/1980
Location: Blackpool, UK
Email: richard@ent-tech.co.uk
ICQ: 18841686
(Updated June 2001)
The Islander
57
Chris Jacobs
54
Christopher Jahn
Age: 37
DOB: 12-21-63
Jobs: Technical Director, Scenic Designer, AEA Stage Manager
Location: Actors' Playhouse, Miami Florida, USA
AIM: xjahn01
e-mail: xjahn@yahoo.com
(updated June 2001)
Charles R Kaiser
Charles R. Kaiser
Age: 40
Location: Aurora, Ontario CANADA
Real Job: Technical Director/Lighting Designer/Assistant Administrator - Newmarket Theatre, Newmarket, Ontario
Multitool: Leatherman Wave
Scotch Whisky of choice: Macallan 18 Year Old
Cigar of choice: Cuban Punch Punch
Email: ckaiser@aci.on.ca
Website: http://www.godtar.com
Work Email: ckaiser@town.newmarket.on.ca
Updated 10th May 2003
Kristian A. Kauker
28
Robert Kettridge
20
day job: Electronics Student at University of Nottingham.
Techie job: Lighting/sound/stage/whatever we're short of in the theatre and FOH sound engineer for the students union.
Multitool: Leatherman
http://www.unutec.co.uk
Jennifer Kingry
45
James Allan Kynes
16
DOB 04/10/1983
Lighting Technician - Garrison Theatre
Lighting Technician - Basqueing Shark Productions
Stage Manager - Shetland Youth Theatre
Coffee Maker - All of the Above.
Location Lerwick, Shetland Isles
jkynes@basqueingsharklighting.co.uk
David Lapin
55
Peter Lathan
Age: 60 (with the bus pass to prove it)
Day Job: teacher of Drama in a comprehensive school for the next ten weeks only!
Artistic director of KG Productions (TIE company)
Webmaster of the British Theatre Guide -
http://www.britishtheatreguide.info
At one time or another over my 48 years in theatre I have done a fair amount of sound and LX, as well as directing and - long, long ago - acting
email: peter@britishtheatreguide.info
Updated 10th May 2003
Nick Lee
e: nick@spaced-out.org.uk
w: http://www.spaced-out.org.uk
l: Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
Multitool: Leatherman
Job: Amdram / LX, MADS, The Little Theatre, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
(www.madstheatre.org.uk)
Day Job: Student
Beers of Choice: La Gayant "La Biere du Demon", (12% Proof),
Hoegaarden Wit, Leffe Blonde
Crisps of Choice: Ready Salted
Updated 10th May 2003

Bobby Ann Loper

57
Costume studio manager, Uni South Florida
www.arts.usf.edu/theatre
Email loper@satie.arts.usf.edu
Rhonda Lou
40
Ben Mehlman
35
Jack R. Meyer ("RBPAC TD") (Feb 2001)
Age: 42
Title: Technical Director
Location: Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Redondo Beach, CA
E-mail: jackrmeyer@nospam.hotmail.com
Web address: http://www.rbpac.com
Clive Mitchell
35

Tim Mitchell

32
Location:Kingston-upon-Hull, UK
Job:
I design electronics, software and other gizmos for lighting manufacturers.
tim@sabreltd.demon.co.uk
http://www.sabreltd.demon.co.uk
Colin Monk - "Techie"
Age: 17
Jobs: Lighting + Sound Design; Special Effects; Event Security
DOB: 18/02/1984
Location: Kent, UK
email :  colin@madhouseuk.co.uk
Bert Morris
54
Gary Thomas Musante
44.5
Ciaran P
16

Thomas Paterson

Age: 24
Job: Architectural Lighting Designer
Email: t_p_paterson@hotmail.com
Home location: London, but coming to a town near you!
Updated 11th May 2003
Jon Primrose
33
Technical Manager,
Uni of Exeter School of Drama & Music
Lighting Designer
jon@lightheart.co.uk
www.lightheart.co.uk / www.theatrecrafts.com
Exeter, UK
Updated 10th May 2003
"Trippy"
19
Bday: July 21
Rigger
39
Richard Roberts
Age: 21
Jobs: Most things, but always happiest on a flown truss...
DOB: 20/10/1979
Location: Portismarf, UK
Multitool: Leatherman PST2
e-mail: morph@thirst.net
(Updated June 2001)
Jeff Scollon
40
Gary Smith
Age: 20
Jobs: Lighting/Sound/Rigger/Stagehand (De Montfort Hall, Leics, UK) and Perf Arts Technician (Plumstead, UK), etc.
DOB: 27/12/82
Location: Leicester, UK
URL: www.l33t-d00d.co.uk
MSN: shadyron3@hotmail.com
ICQ: 109036129
e-mail: shadyron@l33t-d00d.co.uk
(Updated June 2001)

Sören Steinmetz

31
Noise Guy
showtech@get2net.dk
Holbaek, Denmark
"Steve. . . . . "
35
Lawrence Stromski
Lawrence Stromski (Feb 2004)
20
Occupation: Student Lighting Designer
Uni: Central School of Speech and Drama, BA Theatre Practice, Lighting Design Strand
Location: London, UK
Web: http://www.wc3.co.uk
EMail: lawrence@wc3.co.uk
Student member of the ALD, full contact details with the ALD or on my site.
Updated 18th February 2004
K. Dawn Stubblefield
31
Erin Joy Swank (Feb 2001)
25
Bday: April 12
Job: Currently a Stage Management Production Assistant at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT.
Drink of choice at opening night parties with an open bar: Kir Royale
"King Thor"
20
Sarah Thiboutot
24
Birthday: 28th July
"Thtrteckie"
15
Jonathan Tom
Age: 23
Birthday: 16 June 1979
Expertise (if you want to call it that): Show Control, Pyrotechnics and Lighting.
Location: Montreal, Canada
E-Mail: jon_tom@canada.com
Updated 10th May 2003

Christian Tucker

Still older than 19
Director of Dance Production
SUNY College at Brockport
ctucker@brockport.edu
Jason Volkman
22

Simon Waldman

Age: 23
Current work: Deputy Production Manager for a cruise line.
Multitool: leatherman wave
swaldman@firecloud.org.uk
http://www.firecloud.org.uk/simon/
(Updated 12 May 2003)
Mark Wetstein (Feb 2001)
DOB: 8 Jan 1961
I share the same birthday as Elvis Presley (not age though)
LOCATION: Carbondale IL USA
350 miles south of Chicago
JOB: Technical Director, Shryock Auditorium
and the SIU Arena
BEVERAGE: Busch beer
(there's no accounting for taste)
E-MAIL: opnsmngr@siu.edu
or opsguy54@hotmail.com
Stuart Wheaton (Feb 2001)
Still 34
Welder/Electrician/Installer
River City Scenic
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio USA (if I am posting) Some cruise ship somewhere (If I haven't posted for a while)
Former University ME, Equity Theatre TD
Randy Whitcomb
42
Pippa Williams
"almost" 19
"Wolf" (Dreamstalker)
20
Frank Wood
Age: 64
Birthday: 9th May 1939
Job: Forcibly retired as an engineer by the BBC in a staff-cutting exercise.
Still designing lights at the Questors Theatre, from time to time.
Updated 10th May 2003
Ynot
Ynot

(Tony Deeming)
Full time BT engineer (yes, I AM an engineer, though without the degree status!!)
Part-time chairman and tech director of the Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton UK.
www.abbeytheatre.co.uk
e-mail tech@abbeytheatre.co.uk
Age 41 (in 2003)
Experienced in lighting design & op, sound design & op, stage management & scenery construction, Agent Provocateur......
Updated 10th May 2003
   

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Please email Jon Primrose (jon@lightheart.co.uk)
Last update: 18th February 2004
First online: 3rd August 2000

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