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484 W 43rd St Apt 28S 

                                                                                                         New York, NY 10036

CHRISTOPHER VAN TUYL                                                     

646-228-8243

                                                                                                          tophernewyork@gmail.com





EXPERIENCE:
Applause Performing Arts
From 2015-2016, I have been the lighting designer for the end-of-term shows at this performing arts school in Manhattan.
 
Cumberland County Playhouse
Between 2014-2016, I designed the lights for 8 shows with various directors.
 

Sierra Repertory Theatre

From 1997-2012, I was the Lighting Designer of 95 shows. I was also the Master Electrician for 136 shows that varied from Broadway musicals to Shakespeare to shows premiering at SRT. I worked with many different directors and other designers. From 2012 to the present, I continue to design 2 shows a year, including the opening gala event of the year.



Merced Playhouse

In 2002, SRT co-produced My Way with Merced Playhouse and I designed the lights and was ME for the production at both theatres.



University of the Pacific

From 2007-2009, as guest designer, I lit The Mikado, Die Fledermaus, and Le Nozze di Figaro in subsequent years for the opera department at UOP. I was also in charge of students as Master Electrician. 



EDUCATION:



University of California at Santa Cruz



TECHNICAL SKILLS AND OTHER KNOWLEDGE:

Equipment:

ETC EOS, Ion, Express, Expression, Strand Lighting boards. 

Martin Mac, Vari*Lite automated Lights.

 

 

Computer programs:


Vectorworks 2012, Lightwright 5, Windows 2010, Mac OS, MS Office 2010 incl. Excel and PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop.


REFERENCES:

          Dennis Jones                                               Scott Viets                                    Rand Enlow

       Producing Director                                          Artistic Director                         Professor/Set Designer
  Sierra Repertory Theatre                            Sierra Repertory Theatre                  University of the Pacific
       srtden@yahoo.com                                    artistic@sierrarep.org                      renlow@pacific.edu
           209-532-3120                                                  209-532-3120                                  209-946-2050



        Russell Garrett                                            Sha Newman                              Ron Madonia
  Director/Choreographer                                 Director/Choreographer                      Lighting Designer          
     Garrett708@aol.com                                     sha@shanewman.com                 maddogrlm@yahoo.com      
         646-489-6071                                                    818-901-9858                                   916-494-3218

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