The Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert, Arizona is seeking a Resident Lighting Designer for our upcoming season. The Lighting Designer is responsible for lighting all productions and concerts (9-12 theatrical productions per year, 14+ concerts). This is a full time salary position.

Expectations:

• Read the script taking note of overall story and theme and specific physical needs. Determine research and dramaturgical needs.

• Consult the production calendar and note all due dates.

• Attend all design and production meetings. Discuss overall production concept, theme, style, period, etc.

• Review script, noting both “broad-stroke” and “moment to moment” demands.

• Begin attending rehearsals regularly, these should be run-throughs whenever possible.

• Develop a light plot in Vectorworks and instrument schedules, magic sheets, and other supporting paperwork in Lightwright as necessary.

• Meet with scenic designer, costume designer, and your mentor to discuss color. Meet with the scenic designer to discuss all masking, flying, shifting scenery, and any wired practicals.

• Provide pre-visualizations and build cues, presets, set levels, special lighting, and effects. Complete pre-programming weeks before the first tech rehearsal to allow time for revisions and to ensure a smooth tech rehearsal process.

• Arrange a meeting with the director, stage manager, and the other production team members for a “Paper Tech”, so that you may go through the show cue by cue prior to the first tech rehearsal. This may take several hours to complete.

• Check for the install of all necessary cue lights, running lights, costume change lights, prop work lights, and design table lights as required for tech rehearsal.

• Attend all tech and dress rehearsals and evaluate, plan, and rework all light cues as necessary. Continue polishing and improving cues and lightplot until the final rehearsal.

• Responsible on an ongoing basis for all hang/focus and lighting equipment maintenance.

Please include a portfolio with relevant experience. Advanced experience on programming moving lights needed, with in-depth experience on ETC consoles. An ETC Ion console is used. Must be experienced with Vectorworks previsualization. Must be able to meet production schedule requirements.