DANIEL FRIEDMAN
LIGHTING DESIGN
RESUME
SELECTED LIGHTING DESIGNS
2019
2019 Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards
Steve Scott
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook
TEN 2019
Michael Patrick Thornton
The Gift Theatre
2018
Rose of Damascus
Chiara Mangiamelli
Studio Mangiamelli/The Vittum Theatre
The Book of Sebastian
Ashlyn Lozano
The Jacobins/The Den
A Christmas Carol
Scott Calcagno
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook
2018 Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards
Michael Weber
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook
Masque Macabre
Anderson Lawfer
Strawdog Theatre
Sagittarius Ponderosa
James Fleming
Redtwist Theatre
The Shipment
Wardell Julius Clark
Red Tape Theatre
Curves and Edges
Maeli Goren
Interrobang Theatre/Three Things Productions
Surely Goodness and Mercy
Wardell Julius Clark
Redtwist Theatre
TEN 2018
Michael Patrick Thornton
The Gift Theatre
Copenhagen
Maureen Payne-Hahner
ETOPiA Northwestern
2017
I Saw My Neighbor on the Train and Didn't Even Smile
Erin Murray
Redtwist Theatre
2017 Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards
Michael Weber
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook
1980 (Or Why I Voted for John Anderson)
Kaiser Ahmed
Jackalope Theatre
Two Mile Hollow
Hutch Pimental
First Floor Theatre/The Den
Our Town
James Fleming
Redtwist Theatre
dirty butterfly
Azar Kazemi
The Blind Owl/Theatre On The Lake
Wonderground
Carissa Barecca
Matter Dance Company/Stage 773
Circle Mirror Transformation
Scott Weinstein
Redtwist Theatre
24 Words
Lavina Jadhwani
Stage 773/Steppenwolf 1700
Death of a Salesman
Steve Scott
Redtwist
TEN 2017
Michael Patrick Thronton
The Gift Theatre
2016
Turtle
Damon Kiely
Redtwist Theatre
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Ann Filmer
Emerald City Theatre Company/Broadway Playhouse
dirty butterfly
Azar Kazemi
The Blind Owl/Halcyon Theatre
Macbeth
Geoffrey Arndt
Saint Patrick's High School
A Life Extra Ordinary
John Gawlick
The Gift Theatre
Page Turner
Carissa Barecca
Matter Dance Company/Stage 773
The Realization of Emily Linder
Hans Fleischmann
Redtwist Theatre
School House Rock Live!
Morgan A. Madison
Emerald City Theatre Company/Apollo Theatre
Snafu
David Kersnar
University of Illinois at Chicago
The Drawer Boy
Scott Weinstein
Redtwist Theatre
2015
Incident at Vichy
Ian Frank
Redtwist Theatre
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Ernie Nolan
Emerald City Theater Company/Broadway Playhouse
Robin Hood
Geoffrey Arndt
Saint Patrick's High School
Ordinary People
Scott Phelps
Citadel Theatre
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jason Gerace
Redtwist Theatre
Homo Andronicus
Michael Osinski
The Antidote/A Red Orchid Theatre
The Realization of Emily Linder
Hans Fleischmann
Redtwist Theatre
The Day John Henry Went to School
Ernie Nolan
DePaul University/Merle Reskin Theatre
Hairspray
Timothy Ortmann
Niles North Theatre
Terminus
Lavina Jadhwani
DePaul University/Studio Theatre
2014
In The Heights
Lisa Portes
DePaul University/Fullerton Stage
Fairytales: Not Suitable for Children
Morgan A. Madison
Emerald City Theater Company/Broadway Playhouse
The Coming World
Azar Kazemi
The Blind Owl/Prop Thtr
The Importance of Being Earnest
Kevin Theis
Oak Park Festival Theatre
The Polar Bear Play
Matthew T. Messina
DePaul University/Studio Theatre
The Little Dog Laughed
Kelvin Wong
DePaul University/Studio Theatre
Bull
Jacob Stanton
DePaul University/Studio Theatre
35MM
M.E. Barker
DePaul University/Fullerton Lobby
2013
Arabian Nights
Kevin Kingston
DePaul University/Healy Theatre
The Bee
Kelvin Wong
DePaul University/Studio Theatre
Drunk and Ready
Michael Osinski
Redtwist Theatre
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Kyle Trent
Haven Theatre/Theatre Wit
Pan
Bella Cohello
DePaul University/Studio Theatre
The Little Dog Laughed
Kelvin Wong
DePaul University/Studio Theatre
ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNS
2019
Mary Poppins
Paul Miller
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook
Romeo and Juliet
Philip Rosenberg
Chicago Shakespeare
The Adventures of Augie March
John Culbert
Court Theatre
Djembe! The Show
Zach Blane
Apollo Theatre Chicago
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Jared Gooding
Writers Theatre
A Doll's House, Part 2
Christine Binder
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2018
Beauty and the Beast
Ryan O'Gara
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Christine Binder
Lookingglass Theatre
Having Our Say
John Culbert
Goodman Theatre
Until the Flood
ML Geiger
Goodman Theatre
The Doppelganger
Scott Zielinski
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Blind Date
Aaron Spivey
Goodman Theatre
2017
Red Velvet
Christine Binder
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest
John Culbert
Writers Theatre
42nd Street
Mike Baldassari
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook
Trevor: The Musical
Peter Kaczorowski
Writers Theatre
Ah, Wilderness!
Aaron Spivey
Goodman Theatre
Parade
Christine Binder
Writers Theatre
Objects In The Mirror
John Culbert
Goodman Theatre
2016
Tug of War: Civil Strife
Aaron Spiey
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
The Chinese Room (2nd ALD)
Eric Southern
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Tug of War: Foreign Fire
Anthony Pearson
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Arcadia
John Culbert
Writers Theatre
Bye Bye Birdie
Charlie Cooper
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook
2015
The Heir Apparent
Christine Binder
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Spill
Betsy Adams
Timeline Theatre/Stage 773
Good for Otto
Charlie Cooper
The Gift Theatre
Two Women (2nd ALD)
Mark McCullough
San Francisco Opera
The Trojans (2nd ALD)
Pia Virolainen
San Francisco Opera
Inana
Charlie Cooper
Timeline Theatre
2014
Angels In America: Millennium Approaches
Paul Colwell
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Cats (2nd ALD)
Jesse Klug
Paramount Theatre
Ain't Misbehavin'
Nick Belley
Porchlight Music Theatre/Stage 773
Hedda Gabler
Christine Binder
Writers Theatre
2013
To Master The Art
Charlie Cooper
Timeline Theatre/Broadway Playhouse
The Color Purple
Nick Belley
Mercury Theatre
Oklahoma! (Intern)
Christine Binder
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (2nd ALD)
Christine Binder
Lookingglass Theatre Company
RELATED SKILLS
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Proficient in Lightwright 5, Vectorworks 2014, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Isadora
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Operation and Programming of most ETC consoles
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Maintenance and Repair of Theatrical Lighting Equipment
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Experience managing crews as a Master Electrician and Production Manager
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Summer 2019
Staff - Lighting Designer
Jennifer Avery
National High School Institute - Cherubs
Summer 2018
Staff - Lighting Designer
Jennifer Avery
National High School Institute - Cherubs
Summer 2016
Lighting Design Intern
Wilburn Bonnell
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Summer 2015
Lighting Design Intern
Gary Marder
San Franisco Opera
2013-2015
Studio Production Coordinator
Jennifer Smith
DePaul University
2012-2015
Electrician, TTS Electrics Shop
Ronald Seeley Jr.
DePaul University
2011-2015
Representative, TTS Student Government
John Bridges
DePaul University
2013-2014
Chair, USITT at DePaul Student Chapter
Shane Kelly
DePaul University
EDUCATION
The Theatre School at DePaul University, Chicago, IL - BFA Lighting Design
Class of 2015
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London, UK
Study Abroad: Fall 2014