Résumé
Joshua Ryan Heerssen
Lighting Designer
830 Threadneedle, #223
Houston, TX 77079
(832)215-5383
joshua@jrheerssen.com
Experience:
Post-Grad/Professional:
Lighting Design:
I Love You, Your Perfect, Now Change Great Caruso, Houston August 2006
A Long Christmas Ride Home Stages Rep, Houston April 2006
Smokey Joe's Cafe Great Caruso, Houston March 2006
Infinite Ache Stages Rep, Houston February 2006
Youth Design- Permanent Install Riverpointe Community October 2005
Lend Me A Tenor Wilde Playhouse, Tucson April 2005
The Vagina Monologues Sunnyside Playhouse, Tucson March 2005
Extremities Wilde Playhouse, Tucson February 2005
The Blue Room Wilde Playhouse, Tucson January 2005
The Good Doctor Studio Connections, Tucson November 2004
The Good Doctor The Muse, Tucson November 2004
The Allergists Wife Wilde Playhouse, Tucson October 2004
Long Ago and Far Away Wilde Playhouse, Tucson October 2004
Action Wilde Playhouse, Tucson October 2004
Double Speak Zuzi Theatre, Tucson October 2004
Stephen F. Austin State University:
Lighting Design
Sideways Stories From Wayside School Turner Auditorium Summer 2004
The Two Maples Turner Auditorium Summer 2004
The Increased Difficulty of Concentration Turner Auditorium Fall 2003
Trio SFASU Downstage Spring 2003
Bacchae Turner Auditorium Spring 2003
Dance Repertory Turner Auditorium Spring 2003
Veronica’s Room SFASU Downstage Spring 2002
Halftime at Halcyon Days SFASU Downstage Fall 2001
Master Electrician:
Elixir of Love Turner Auditorium Spring 2004
Trio SFASU Downstage Spring 2003
Follies Turner Auditorium Fall 2002
Falstaff Turner Auditorium Spring 2002
Light Board Operator:
The Good Person Of Seztuan Turner Auditorium Spring 2001
Nine Flags Festival Turner Auditorium Summer 2004
Spot Light Operator:
Nine Flags Festival Turner Auditorium Summer 2003
Porgy and Bess Turner Auditorium Spring 2002
Jekyll and Hyde Turner Auditorium Spring 2001
Professional Experience:
The Great Caroso, Houston, TX
Production Designer, Technical Director, Board Op. January 2006- present
Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston, TX
Lighting Designer, Contract Per Show Designer Spring 2006
StageLight, Inc. Houston, TX.
Installation, Inside Sales July 2005-October 2006
Spoleto Festival USA. Charleston, SC
Electrician at the Dock Street Theatre Summer 2005
Arizona Theatre Company, Tucson and Phoenix, AZ
Lighting Intern 2004-2005 Season
Ballibay, INC., Camptown, PA: A Theatre Camp
Lighting Designer, Set Designer, Director and Stage Manager Summer 2003
Alley Theatre, Houston, TX
Hamlet Lighting Crew May and June 2003
Ad Deum International Dance Company
HCC Downtown Light Board Operator June 2003
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Houston, TX
Local Union 51 Member since June 2001 12 Productions
Dance Works SFASU Dance Rep Company
Technical Director/ Production Designer Dec. 2001 - May 2004
Austin High School, Sugar Land, TX
Lighting Designer - Mystery Comedy Murders of the 1940’s
Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, TX Summer 2002
Lighting Crew
Light Board Operator - Shenandoah Spot Light Operator - Forever Plaid
Six Flags Astroworld, Houston, TX January 2000- August 2000
Master Electrician, Light Board Operator & Spot Light Operator at Showcase Theatre
A.D. Players Theatre, Houston, TX
Master Electrician- Summer 2003 Carpenter- April 2000
Education:
University:
Stephen F. Austin State University- Aug. 2000- May 2005 with a B.F.A. in Design/Tech
High School:
Stephen F. Austin High School- Aug. 1996-May 2000 and Graduated with a Diploma
Other:
Lighting Board Experience:
Encore 96/48; ETC Insight; ETC Expression 3 w/ Emphasis & Obssesion 2; Strand Light Boards; Leprecons.
Design Programs:
AutoCAD; Vectorworks; Beam Wright; Light Wright; Photoshop. Microsoft Office as well.
Memberships:
U.S.I.T.T. - January 2003 - present
Theatre Communication Group (T.C.G.) - October 2004 - present
Alpha Psi Omega - December 2003 - present
I.A.T.S.E. - Locals 51 & 415 - June 2001 - present
Drafting by hand as well.
References by Request.
