Resume of Charles R. Kaiser

Theatre Lighting Designer & Technical Director

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Newmarket Theatre – Newmarket, Ontario
• Technical Director/Resident Lighting Designer – December 1998 to Present

Livent Inc. – Ford Centre for the Performing Arts – Toronto, Ontario (now the Toronto Centre for the Arts)
• Technical Director/Production Manager – June 1996 to December 1998
• In-house Special Events Lighting (One-offs, Lobby Lighting, Press Launches) 1993-1998
• Technical Supervisor/Associate Production Manager – May 1995 to June 1996
• Studio Theatre Technical Supervisor – October 1993 to May 1995

Livent Inc. – Toronto, Ontario
• Assistant Lighting Designer – Show Boat at the North York Performing Arts Centre (Later the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts)
 Lighting Design by Richard Pilbrow - Pre-production to Opening on October 17, 1993

Arkansas Children's Theatre – Arkansas Arts Center – Little Rock, Arkansas
• Technical Director/Resident Lighting Designer – "1991-92 Season"

Greater Miami Opera Company (now Florida Grand Opera) – Miami, Florida 
• Tour Technical Director/Lighting and Pyrotechnics Designer – "1990 In-School Tour"

Buck's Rock Summer Theatre – New Milford, Connecticut
• Instructor/Lighting Designer/Pyrotechnician – "1990 Season"

Santa Fe Opera – Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Apprentice Designer/Electrician/Followspot Operator – "1989 Season"

Porthouse Theatre Company – Kent, Ohio
• Carpenter/Sound Effects Editor –  "1988 Season"

Sarasota Children's Opera – Sarasota, Florida
• Technical Director/Lighting Designer – "1988 Tour"

Sarasota Opera Company – Sarasota Opera House – Sarasota, Florida
• Assistant Technical Director – "1988 Season"

New Mexico Repertory Theatre – Kimo Theatre – Albuquerque, New Mexico
• House Electrician/Lighting Board Operator – "1987 Season"

EDUCATION

• Master of Fine Arts Degree in Technical Direction and Lighting Design
 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia

• Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre and Dance (Honors in Theatre)
 Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico

PRODUCTION CREDIT HIGHLIGHTS

Lighting Designer
Ragtime the Musical (in Workshop)  – Joey and Toby Tannenbaum Opera Centre, May 1996
Producer:  Livent Inc., Director:  Frank Galati

Lighting Designer
"Press Launch" for Sunset Boulevard – Ford Centre for the Performing Arts (Studio Theatre)

Assistant Lighting Designer
Show Boat – Livent Inc. – North York Performing Arts Centre, October 1993
Director:  Harold Prince, Setting: Eugene Lee, Lighting Design: Richard Pilbrow

Technical Director/Lighting Designer/Pyrotechnics and Special Effects Design
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp – Arkansas Children's Theatre, May 1992
Director:  Alan Keith Smith, Setting: Alan Keith Smith

Technical Director/Lighting Designer
The Witch of Blackbird Pond – Arkansas Children's Theatre, March 1992
Director:  Bradley Anderson, Setting: Jack Barkla

Lighting Designer/Fight Director
The Rover – Virginia Tech (Playhouse 460), April 1991
Director:  Robert Leonard, Setting: Randy Ingram

MEMBERSHIPS, AFFILIATIONS & PERMITS

Associated Designers of Canada - Professional Member (Lighting Design)
Association of Lighting Designers (Member Number 1317)
Explosives Regulatory Division Pyrotechnic Card No: P08174 (Pyrotechnician)
Entertainment Services and Technology Association - Individual Member
Canadian Institute of Theatre Technology - Organizational Representative 
(Newmarket Theatre)
United States Institute of Theatre Technology - Organizational Representative 
(Newmarket Theatre)

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, Virginia
• Graduate Assistant in Technical Theatre and Lighting Design – 1988-1991

SPECIAL SKILLS

Lighting Control:  ETC Express, Martin LightJockey DMX, Stand LP90
Pyrotechnics:  Safe use of pyrotechnic effects, design and construction of firing and control systems - Licensed as a Pyrotechnician by the government of Canada
Sound:  System specification, live mixing and recording
Construction:  Use, maintenance and repair of hand and shop power tools
Electrical:  Basic wiring and electronics, maintenance and repair of lighting equipment
Computers:  Macintosh, Windows, HTML, MS Word, Lightwright, Express Track
Photography:  Processing and printing of black and white and colour
Video:  Studio cameras, ENG cameras, 3/4" and 1/2" videotape

REFERENCES and PORTFOLIO

Available Upon Request