Alumni Spotlight
Avery Reagan, MFA 2020 – Hemsley Lighting Intern for 2020-2022 https://www.averyreagandesigns.com/
Throughout the pandemic, Avery’s role was to assist in organizing the 2021 Student Portfolio Review. Due to the pandemic, the Hemsley Program invited last year’s participants to this year’s review. There were twice as many students participating than the previous year, and it was virtual. Avery’s responsibility was to contact student participants to schedule their interview and round table rotations.
As Avery goes forward with the actual internship, she will be assisting in several theaters throughout the year. She will work with the San Francisco Opera from mid-July to mid-November on their fall season which consists of 3 operas and a concert series. She will be responsible for creating and updating paperwork through Vectorworks, Lightwright, cue sheets, spot sheets, work notes, and lighting scripts.
From mid-November through the end of February, Avery will be in New York working with Mark Stanley and the New York City Ballet on their annual production of The Nutcracker. In 2022, she will be working with Al Crawford and the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre for their winter season.
Alumni Information
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MFA 1996
Senior Lighting Designer-Walt Disney Imagineering
MFA 2012
Walt Disney Imagineering Company, Lead imagineer on numerous refurbishment theme park projects, https://sites.disney.com/waltdisneyimagineering/
MFA 1984
Mr. Bouch provides lighting design and consultation services for an exclusive list of commercial, hospitality, theatrical, and residential clients. https://www.allgoodthingsllc.com/ , https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-bouch-26243811/
MFA 1983
Independent Contractor as Production Manager/Technical Director/Lighting Designer from 1983-1986, opened 3,000 seat theatre now called the Segerstrom, became the Production Manager at Orange County Center for the Performing Arts from 1986-1989, opened the Irvine Barclay Theatre and became General Manager from 1989-2016, became the Executive Director at Hammer Theatre Center at San Jose State University 2016-present.
MFA 1999
Shelly was in NYC for two years pursing lighting design again where she had the opportunity to work on a few shows but chose to move back to California for other pursuits. Shelly now owns and operates Advanced Laser Design creating custom laser engraving and cutting of many materials. Another accomplishment involves the invention of the Shade-A-Rella which is a decorative shade cloth holder for plants that need a little extra protection from the sun. http://www.advancedlaserdesign.com , http://www.shade-a-rella.com
MFA 1993
Senior Show Lighting Designer, Walt Disney Imagineering. After assisting on Broadway shows and tours has designed mostly internationally for WDI since 1997. https://sites.disney.com/waltdisneyimagineering/
MFA 1997
MFA 2017
Panelist for “A Conversation on Diversity and Anti-Racism in Entertainment Design” Hosted by LDI & USITT KCACTF Region 6 Keynote Speaker DTM Guest on Artistic Finance Podcast Hosted by Ethan Steimel Guest Lecterns: Department of Design for Stage and Film at NYU, Cal State LA, University of ARK, Montclair State University ,https://www.ebmadry.com/ , http://www.bicts.com/
MFA 2007
BA 2007, MFA 2012
Clinical Assistant Professor in Lighting Design at Loyal Marymount University
BA 1997, MFA 2000
Associate Principal at Lighting Design Alliance (celebrating 20 years with the company this year), 2020 Lumen West Awards, IES SoCal Illumination Awards, Awards of Merit for Interiors, Mayfair Supper Club at Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV (not the stage lighting), Rosina Cocktail Lounge at Palazzo, Las Vegas, NV http://www.LightingDesignAlliance.com, https://www.lumenwest2020.com/#header3
MFA 2010
Radiance Lightworks Vice President, Architecture and Attractions, https://www.radiancelightworks.com/
BA 1989, MFA 1885
For the last 15 years Michael served as the Dean of Arts, Humanities and Communications at Modesto Junior College. Prior to 2005, he taught design and technical theatre at the college and served as the coordinating lighting designer for three American College Dance Association Conferences over the last decade. They have also served as the principal lighting designer for Central West Ballet for over 20 years.
BA 1979, MFA 1981
In 1981 he joined Pepperdine University’s Malibu campus as Associate Professor of Theatre. In 1987 he began what was to become a thirty year career with Walt Disney Imagineering. With the title of Lighting Designer, David’s first WDI assignment was for EPCOT’s Wonders of Life Pavilion. As an Imagineer, and growing through the ranks of the Show Lighting Department, his career included lighting designs for numerous park attractions, shops, restaurants and area development as well as relocations to Paris, France, Orlando, Florida, and Hong Kong. He was the Principal and Lead Lighting Designer for both Animal Kingdom and Hong Kong Disneyland Parks. With the year 2000 came expanded roles at Imagineering including Show Producing. His credits in this regard include Disney’s California’s attractions, “It’s Tough to be a Bug”, and in theater effects for “Golden Dreams Theater”. He also produced the Grand Plaza Fountain feature, the entrance piece to Hong Kong Disneyland. In 2008 David was asked to manage the group that came to be known as Show Arts, and included Show Lighting, Show Set, and Set Decoration departments. In 2010 he was promoted to Director of Show Arts in the Production Studio and managed various attraction design teams, including design teams creating Shanghai Disneyland, as well as the Animal Kingdom Avatar attraction, Toon Town attractions, and Marvel attractions. David retired from Walt Disney Imagineering in October of 2016. David has two adult children, Austin and Lauren. In retirement with his wife Melissa, both try to maintain a home in Santa Clarita, California.
MFA 1997
MFA 2006
MFA 2016
Freelance designing and teaching at Southeastern Oklahoma State University for the 2021-2022 term
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