Design Designer

Drama Department

LONNIE RAFAEL ALCARAZ *** Drama

Irvine, CA 92697 2775

LIGHTING DESIGNER 714-***-****

PROFESSOR/HEAD OF LIGHTING: Fax: 949-***-****

University of California, Irvine E Mail: ********@***.***

Website: http://www.lradesigns.com/

Objective:

Lighting Designer for Theatrical Productions, Architecture, Themed Environments, and Dance.

Qualifications:

Over 15 years of professional design in theatre and dance.

Over 10 years as a professor of lighting at the University of California, Irvine.

Able to work under all types of diverse situations, while retaining a strong emphasis on the aesthetic needs

of a project.

Able to work quickly and efficiently within a fast paced theatrical environment.

Strong background in themed lighting.

Featured Work:

Fifth season as lighting designer for the Great River Shakespear Festival.

Creative Design Consultant/Producer for Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Company.

Architectural and Show/Ride Lighting Designer for Universal Studios Japan.

Resident Designer for Ballet Repertory Theatre for 30 years.

Selected Design Experience

King Lear and Two Gentlemen of Verona for The Great River Shakespeare Festival, Absurd Person Singular

for South Coast Repertory, Comedy of Errors at The Repertory Theatre of Saint Louis, Dead Man s cell Phone

for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ordinary Days for South Coast Repertory, The Glass Menagerie for

Arizona Theatre Company and Water and Power for San Diego Repertory. He also designed Culture Clash in

AmeriCCa both at South Coast Repertory and San Diego Repertory. He is an associate artist for Cornerstone

Theater Company where he has designed 10 productions including, and most recently, The Unrequited as a

co production with Watts Village Theatre and Touch the Water on the LA River. Other designs include: In

the Grace of the World for the Orchestra of St. Luke s and over 30 productions at South Coast Repertory,

including La Posada Magica for 15 seasons, Saturn Returns, An Italian Straw Hat, Emilie, Goldfish, Sidney

Bechet Killed a Man (for which he received a Dramalogue Award). He designed again with Culture Clash on

their national touring show Radio Mambo, which was seen in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Arizona,

New York, Seattle and Washington DC. He has designed a total of eight seasons for the Utah Shakespearean

Festival in both their indoor and outdoor theatres. He has also designed full length ballets such as The

Nutcracker, Giselle, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella along with many divertissements ballets for

Ballet Repertory Theatre. His work can be see at Universal Studios, Japan in such shows and attractions as

Terminator 2 in 3D, Jurassic Park the Ride, Snoopy Studios and the architectural fa ade ligting for the Jurassic

Area, Amity Area, Snoopy Plaza, Hollywood Blvd. and Western Street.

To see portfolio images and more information on his teaching, see www.lradesigns.com

Education: MFA in Lighting Design and a BA Degree in Drama from the University of California, Irvine.

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