Careers in Lighting Technician

Getting into backstage work

Simon Lovelace founded CrewClass in an effort to provide greater access to backstage training.

Simon Lovelace, founder of technical crew training company Crewclass, has seven tips for finding backstage technical work.

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Working as a lighting designer

Bruno Poet is an award-winning lighting designer who has worked extensively with theatre and opera companies all over the world.

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Lighting up the stage

Lighting technicians set up and operate lighting equipment during theatre productions. Both creative and technical, they can use lights to achieve a variety of effects to dramatically alter the mood and shape of a performance.

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Lighting operations in theatre

Simon Fraulo is a theatre lighting expert. He has seen big changes in technical theatre training and jobs over the years.