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Curriculum Vitae
Sean Alexander Saari Lighting/Scenic Designer/ATD
Website: www.sculpturalarts.com/seanwebsite/seansaarihomepage.html
[email protected] cell: (336)-558-6770
Current Employment
Susquehanna University 2015-2016: Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania Her Naked Skin 11/2015 Set, Lighting, and Projection Designer, Scenic Artist
A Catered Affair 10/2015 Set Designer, Lighting Designer, Scenic Artist
Education Susquehanna University Visiting Assistant Professor: Scenic & Lighting Design, & Scenic Artist 2015-
2016: Producing Scenic and Lighting Designs, and acting as Scenic Artist for four of the shows of the season, and Lighting Designer
for the fifth show. Teaching four, four credit courses of Scenic Painting, Understanding Theatre, Lighting Design, From Page to
Stage, and two, Scenic Production labs during the 2015-2016 academic year.
University of Georgia MFA Theatre and Film Studies 2015: Scenic Design I-II, Lighting Design I-III, Automated Lighting, Event Lighting, Architectural Lighting, Scene Painting, Model
Making, Costume Design I, Studio I(dry media), Studio II(Mixed media), CAD Drafting, Hand Drafting, 3-D
modeling/Furniture Design, Seminar of Designers, History of Costume and Decorum, Pedagogy, Intro to Graduate Studies,
Production Assistantship (16 hours + load-ins & strike)
Greensboro College BA Design Technical Major 2012: Design 2-D/3-D, Drafting & Color Rendering, Stage Craft I, Advanced Stage Craft, Welding, AutoCAD, Lighting Design,
Intelligent Lighting, Sound Design, Scene Painting, Period Styles, Play Analysis, Photography. Production Labs 1-6 (Minimum
16 hours weekly work calls + load-ins & strike)
Presentations
“Landscape Lighting” UGA, Lighting Design III, November 2014
“Trade show, Industrial and Corporate Event Lighting” UGA, Lighting Design III, September 2014
“Intro to Lighting Design” University of Georgia, Honors Intro to Theatre, October 2013
Productions as Lighting Designer University of Georgia: Athens, Georgia The Great Gatsby 11/2014 Lighting Designer, Construction
Flying West 02/2014 Lighting Designer, Construction
Macbeth 04/2013 Assistant Lighting Designer, Construction
The Fantasticks 02/2013 Lighting Designer, Master Electrician
Greensboro College: Greensboro, North Carolina Winter Dance and Choreography presentations 12/2011 Lighting Designer, Light Board Op
Cabaret 11/2011 Lighting Designer, ATD, Construction
NCTC Repertory: 16 shows 11/2009-2011 Lighting Designer 2011, Light Board Op
Wake Walking 09/2011 Set Designer, Lighting Designer, ATD,
Scenic Artist, Properties Master
Almost Maine 04/2011 Lighting Designer, Construction
Eurydice 02/2011 Lighting Designer, Construction
Little Shop of Horrors 10/2010 Lighting Designer, ATD, Construction
Rotating Rep. Rabbit Hole 02/2010 Lighting Designer, Construction
Rotating Rep. Anna in the Tropics 02/2010 Lighting Designer, Construction
Productions as Scenic Designer
University of Georgia: Athens, Georgia Doubt: A Parable 09/2013 Set Designer, Scenic Artist
Greensboro College: Greensboro, North Carolina Wake Walking 09/2011 Set Designer, Lighting Designer, ATD,
Scenic Artist, Properties Master
The Weird: Bloody Mary & Insect Love 12/2010 Set Designer, TD, Scenic Artist, Properties Master
Driving Miss Daisy 09/2010 Set Designer, Projection Design, Properties Master
South Pacific 04/2010 Assistant Set Designer, Properties Master
Mere Mortals: part of 3 rotating shows 09/2009 Set Designer, ATD, Run Crew Chief
Productions as Technical Director and Assistant Technical Director
Greensboro College: Greensboro, North Carolina Elvis People 04/2012 ATD, Master Electrician
The Laramie Project 02/2012 ATD, Master Electrician
Cabaret 11/2011 Lighting Designer, ATD, Construction Wake Walking 09/2011 Set Designer, Lighting Designer, ATD,
Scenic Artist, Properties Master
Two Dumb Dogs 09/2011 ATD, Construction
The Weird: Bloody Mary & Insect Love 12/2010 Set Designer, TD, Scenic Artist, Properties Master
Little Shop of Horrors 10/2010 Lighting Designer, ATD, Construction
Romeo and Juliet 10/2009 ATD, Master Electrician, Construction
Mere Mortals: part of 3 rotating shows 09/2009 Set Designer, ATD, Run Crew Chief
Tartuffe 04/2009 ATD, Construction
Other Educational Theatre Experience
University of Georgia: Athens, Georgia Much Ado About Nothing 04/2015 Electrician, Construction
Mein Kampf 02/2015 Scenic Artist, Construction
Clybourne Park 09/2014 Scenic Artist, Construction
Spring Awakening 03/2014 Electrician, Construction
Pride and Prejudice 11/2013 Master Electrician, Construction
Must Go On 02/2013 Electrician, Construction
The Darker Face of the Earth 11/2012 Scenic Artist, Construction, Electrician
Little Clay Cart 11/2012 Lighting Assistant, Light Board Op
In the Next Room 09/2012 Scenic Artist, Construction
Greensboro College: Greensboro, North Carolina Barter Theatre Touring: Billy Goats Gruff 01/2010 Light Board Operator
Dixie Swim Club 09/2009 Properties Master, Construction
Student Directed One Acts: 4 shows 03/2009 Properties Assistant, Construction
Rotating Rep. Dog Sees God 02/2009 Light Board Op, Construction
Rotating Rep. Seascape with Sharks and Dancer 02/2009 Sound Board Op, Construction
Into the Woods 12/2008 Properties Assistant, Construction
Blues for an Alabama Sky 09/2008 Construction
Professional Experience
Texas Shakespeare Festival Summer 2013: Kilgore, Texas Camelot, A Winter’s Tale, The Foreigner, The Comedy of Errors Carpenter, Sculptor
A & V Company, Inc.: Greensboro, North Carolina Two month 2012 Internship Assisted with loading lighting, audio and video gear for transport to and from events. As well as setting up trusses, lighting
equipment and running cables in ballroom/convention setups for corporate meetings and event lighting.
Employment
Susquehanna University: Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 2015-2016 Visiting Assistant Professor of Scenic and Lighting Design, and Scenic Artist: Producing Scenic and Lighting Designs, and
acting as Scenic Artist for four of the shows of the season, and Lighting Designer for the fifth show. Teaching four, four credit
courses of Scenic Painting, Understanding Theatre, Lighting Design, From Page to Stage, and two, Scenic Production labs
during the 2015-2016 academic year.
University of Georgia: Athens, Georgia 2012-2015 Scene Shop Assistant: Help run the shop and strikes, teach undergrad workers, go on supply runs, and acted as carpenter for all
productions
Greensboro College: Greensboro, North Carolina 2011-2012 Assistant Technical Director: Helped run the shop, load-ins and strikes, taught undergrad workers, went on supply runs, and
acted as carpenter for all productions
John Saari Designs and Displays, Inc.: Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro College Life size Nativity Display 05/08 -12/08 Lighting Assistant, Construction
5 by O. Henry (5 Annual rotating Shows) 09/04- 09/14 Properties Assistant, Construction
Industrial Tradeshow Displays 03/02- 03/04 Painting, Construction
Sculptural Arts Coating, Inc.: Greensboro, North Carolina Sales Representative, Shipping & Receiving Clerk 2003 – 2014 Properties Construction
Conferences
Southeastern Theatre Conference 03/09-2014 Expo Sales Rep for SACI.
United States Institute for Theatre Technology 03/09-2014 Expo Sales Rep for SACI.
USITT-SE Regional Conference 09/09-2013 Attended Master Classes
Awards and Honors KCACTF National Barbizon Lighting Nominee 02/2011 Region IV KCACTF in Daytona Beach, FL
2010 USITT-SE Design Expo award for Lighting 09/2010 Master Classes in Jacksonville, Alabama
Skills Lighting Design, Scenic Design, Graphic Design, Scene Painting, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Rhino
5, 123D Make, 3-D modeling, Hand Drafting, Color Rendering, Scale models, Carpentry (Hand, Power, and Pneumatic tools),
Welding (Mig and Stick), Rigging, Electrician, Soldering, Sculpting, Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Audacity, Sound cue
system, UPS Worldship software, Sage accounting software.