Mason T. Barker

Lighting Designer

www.masonTbarker.com   • mason@masonTbarker.com

3760 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90007    •    831-247-4372

Selected Assistant Lighting Design Experience

The Caucasian Chalk Circle, LD: Christopher Akerlind, Director: David Bridel, USC School of Theater, 2007

The Importance of Being Earnest, LD: Jake Bray, Director: Mark Booher, PCPA Theaterfest, 2007

Company in Concert, LD: Jake Bray, Director: Valerie Rachelle, PCPA Theaterfest, 2007

Noye’s Fludde, LD: Brian Gale, Director: Eli Villanueva, LA Opera, 2007

Company, LD: Brian Gale, Director: Kelly Ward, USC School of Theater, 2006

Selected Lighting Design Experience

Boeing Atlas Achievement Awards, PSAV, Hyatt Century Plaza, 2007

Community Music Now! Featuring Build An Ark and the Dublab Sound System, Visions and Voices, 2007

Awaken Humanity Music Festival, Featuring: Daniel Bedingfield, Project 86 and Christafari, 2007

The Letter, Director: Eli Villanueva, LA Opera, 2007

Origins 2007 Conference, Mosaic LA, 2007

Crave, Producer: Erwin Raphael McManus, Mosaic LA, 2007

What on Earth, Artistic Director: Leigh Curran, Virginia Avenue Project, 2007

The Ash Girl, Director: Paul Backer, USC School of Theater, 2007

The Myth, Director: Winthrop Ellsworth, Brand New Theater, 2007

Buried Child, Director: Jack Rowe, USC School of Theater, 2006

The Dumbwaiter, Co-Lighting Design, Director: Lorden Ellison, Evolver Entertainment, 2006

Batboy The Musical, Director: Kate Gorman, The Musical Theater Collective, 2005

The Sweetest Hangover, Director: Tony Abatemarco, USC School of Theater, 2005

Selected Additional Lighting Experience

Venue Lighting Director, Village Banking Campaign with Natalie Portman, Bovard Auditorium, 2007

Venue Lighting Director, An Evening with Lily Tomlin, A Visions and Voices Signature Event, 2007

Location Lighting Crew, Mad Money with Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2007

Location Lighting Programmer, House M.D., Director: Katie Jacobs, FOX Network, 2007

Current Employment

Technical Crew, Lighting Crew, Bovard Auditorium, 2004-Present

Related Skills

Programming: ETC Express(ion), Whole Hog II and III OS. Moving Lights: Experience with High End and Martin moving lights. Software: Mac and PC literate, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Google SketchUP, Lightwright, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat. Other: Photography, 3 years of choral music instruction.

Education

Pursuing a BA in Theater at the University of Southern California. Expected graduation date: May 2008

References

Casey Cowan      626-826-9759                             Jake Bray          805-928-7731 ext. 3134

Jeffery Flowers    818-601-4867                             Stan Eng           626-688-2451