JULIE KEARNEY CURRENT CV

Lighting Design Employment/Experience

• October 2006 - Spooky Days/Spooky Nights, Croxteth Hall and Country Park, Liverpool
• July 2006 - Procter Dance Academy, Crosby Civic Hall, Crosby
• July 2006 - Breakout Conference, Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Arena Venue
• April 2006 - AoG Conference, Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Pavillion Venue
• January 2006 - Dance Showcase, Chesterfield High School, Crosby
• October 2005 - Bugsy Malone, Chesterfield High School, Crosby
• May 2005 - Tina Duckett Says..., Neptune Theatre, Liverpool
• October 2004 - Ms Ross, Neptune Theatre, Liverpool
• April 2004 - Beautiful Thing NSDF, New Hall, Scarborough (winner of Stage Electrics best lighting design award)
• Nov - Dec 2003 - Cornerstone Festival, Liverpool Hope University
• May 2003 - Beautiful Thing, New Wave Season, Sennheiser Studio Theatre, LIPA
• Nov 2002 - Guys and Dolls, New Wave Season, PMA, LIPA
• Oct 2001 - July 2002 - Sun & Moon, Funk Fat, Push, various venues, Urban Babe Ltd
• Sept 2001 - Urban Memoirs 1 (sun & moon, funk fat, push and relight of generation vex) ICA , London (Commissioned by Arts Council)
• May 2001 - Songs for a New World, Student Theatre Festival , Switzerland
• May 2001 - Twirly Stairs Lighting Installation (photographs of this installation have been published in a book and various promotional material for LIPA)
• Feb 2001 - Songs for a New World (world premiere), Climax Season, Paul McCartney Aditorium, LIPA
• Nov 2000 - Company, LipaFEST, Paul McCartney Aditorium, LIPA
• March 2000 - All My Sons, Sennheiser Studio Theatre, LIPA
• Nov 1999 - The Strip LipaFEST, Sennheiser Studio Theatre, LIPA
• July 1998 - LIPA 1st Graduation, Paul McCartney Aditorium, LIPA
• June 1998 - Bugsy Malone, Starmakers Theatre School
• Feb 1998 - Godspell, PMA, LIPA

Technical Theatre Employment

• October 2006 - Swing LX Crew - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Liverpool Empire Theatre
• July 2006 - Lighting and Sound Technician - Lee Kelly Summer School, Cornerstone Theatre, Liverpool Hope University
• March 2006 - Followspot Operator for My Fair Lady, Liverpool Empire Theatre
• October 2005 - current - Technician at Liverpool Hope University
• August 2005 - Followspot Operator for Basement Jaxx, Creamfields
• August 2005 - Sound technician for choir (20/08 open day), St Georges Hall, Liverpool
• Dec 2003 - July 2005 - Support Technician at Neptune Theatre, Liverpool
• Nov - Dec 2003 - Cornerstone Festival, Liverpool Hope
• Aug 2003 - Beatles Auction
• June 2003 - Follow spot, Obscenes, Unity Theatre, Liverpool
• Aug 2001 - Technical/LX Manager - Lake District Summer Music Festival, Ambleside
• July - September 2001 - Casual Stage Technician, Lipa - External Hires & Events

Qualifications

• BA (hons) in theatre and performance technology (first class)
• Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Graduated July 2003
• Diploma in Production and Performance Technology (NVQ in stagecraft, lighting) June 98
• 9 GCSEs (June 95), 4 A-Levels (June 97), Calderstones CCS, Liverpool

Extra Information

• Experience of automated fixtures and control including cyberlight, studio color, trackspot, mac 250, mac 500, tourspot 250, hog II, hog pc and status cue
• Experience of generic fixtures and control including Strand 300 series/430/530/LBX, Zero 88 Illusion 500/FROG series, ETC Express
• Experience of WYSIWYG visualization software and AutoCAD
• Trained theatre fire officer and events steward (July 2002 - current, employed as theatre fire officer at Lipa)
• Pc literate
• Enjoy visits to theatre and cinema, and listening to music

Contact Information

Email: jules@purplelights.co.uk

Website: http://www.purplelights.co.uk

NB Other information and references are available on request.