Lee Burckes
(812) 606-8619
lee@lightinggoddess.com
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LIGHTING DESIGNER
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Experience
 

Playhouse on the Square &
The Circuit Playhouse, Memphis TN
Crowns
Beauty and the Beast
Man of La Mancha
Of Mice and Men
Book of Days
Nine
Jekyll & Hyde
Picnic
Wizard of Oz
The Philadelphia Story
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (2003, 2004)
Peter Pan (2003, 2004)
Macbeth
Guys & Dolls
Bat Boy: the Musical
Ragtime
The Dinner Party
R&J
A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline
The Santaland Diaries
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
God’s Man in Texas
Anton in Show Business
Over the River and Through the Woods

TheatreWorks, Memphis TN
Hedwig and the Angry Inch

The Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Atlanta GA
Camp Shakespeare

Monroe County Civic Theater, Bloomington IN
Oliver Crumb and the Key to Atlantis

Bloomington Playwrights Project, Bloomington IN
AwareFest: A Green World
Cadillac
Sans Merci
Symphony for Three
Sex/Death V
Holiday Detor
Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy
Cowboyily
Seussical: the Musical
The Taming of the Shrew
Men of Tortuga
Mad Honey
Empty Sky
Drama Tech
Vroom
From the Mouth of My People
An Arrangement for Two Violas
Macbeth
Peter Pan

Cardinal Stage Company, Bloomington IN
Doubt
The Santaland Diaries
A Year With Frog and Toad

InterAction Theater, Bloomington IN
Miss Witherspoon

Starry Night Productions, Bloomington IN
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Oolitic Music, Bloomington IN
Hymndody of Earth
(Bloomington Chamber Singers and Ooolitic Music)
The Welcome Table

 
Work History
 

Freelance Lighting Designer, February 2008 - Current
Lighting Consultant for the Bloomington Playwrights Project, February 2008 - Current
Resident Lighting Designer for the Bloomington Playwrights Project, May 2006 - February 2008
Resident Lighting Designer for The Circuit Playhouse Inc., January 2003 - September 2005
Lighting Intern for The Circuit Playhouse Inc., May 2002 - December 2002
Master Electrician for The Virginia Shakespeare Festival, May 2001 - August 2001
Assistant Master Electrician for the Georgia Shakespeare Festival, May 2000 - August 2000 

 
Skills
 

Computer & Mechanical Drafting
Lighting Console Programming
Hiring & Training
Managing a Budget
AutoCAD, Lightwright, VectorWorks

Mainting Equipment
Parallel & Series Wiring
Basic Dimmer Repair
Single & Double Purchase Fly System
Special Effects: Fog, Haze, Snow

 
Education

Bachelor of Arts in theatre with an emphasis in lighting design from Georgia College & State University
August 1998 – May 2002

Honors and Awards

Memphis Theatre Awards in lighting design for Macbeth & Of Mice and Men at Playhouse on the Square
Memphis Theatre Award nominations for Ragtime, The Wizard of Oz, Bat Boy: the Musical, and
Man of La Mancha at Playhouse on the Square and Hedwig and the Angry Inch at TheatreWorks

Outstanding Student Scholarship 1998-2002
ACTF Nomination in lighting design for The Beggar’s Opera
Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honors Society
Graduated Magna Cum Laude

 
References
 

 
Reference contact information available upon request.