Sonia Pasqual, Cirriculum Vitae PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sonia Pasqual Cirriculum Vitae spdesigntech@yahoo.com

EDUCATION
Bachelor's of Art (August 2001) in Theatre Production with emphasis in Lighting Design, Fordham University, New York, NY.
Associate of Science (Spring 1999) Theatre and Entertainment Technology, focus on stage electrics and lighting design, Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL.

Artist: Frio Colombia Music Video -Film Lighting October 2009
Director: JJ Ramos
Camera Op1: Dylan Allen
Camera Dolly: Ayla and Joel H.
Lighting for stage and film: Sonia Pasqual

Ballet South, Maitland, FL 2006-present
Artistic Direction by Russell Sultzbach

• Lighting Director for Spring and Winter productions.
• Stagemanager
  

Trinity Preparatory Theatre School, Winter Park, FL March 2007-2009
Directors Janine Papin and Richard Width

• Lighting and Scenic Designer
• Duties include lighting direction, programming (Strand Palette) and scenic artist, maintenance of automated and conventional lighting.
  
  Shows designed: March 2007 to November 2009
  
• Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
• Hedda Gabler -set design included
• MacBeth
• Importance of Being Earnest -set design included
• LaCage aux Folles
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• Songs for a New World
• School for Wives
• Hamlet
• Rosencrantz & Gildenstern are Dead
• Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
• Ragtime
• Aida
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Sfumato Design Group, LLC, June 2008 to November 2009, Orlando, FL
Own and Operated by George Jackson and Sonia Pasqual

• Lighting Designer
• Consultations
• Production & Events (includes: Stage, Theatre, Houses of Worship & Corporate)
• Assistant Lighting Designer for such companies as First Presbyterian Church of Orlando, Joe Conrad Magician, and Cando Event Planning.
  

Eckerd Theatre Company, Universal Studios Theatre, Orlando Rep, Orlando, FL 2008

• Lighting Designer for The Great Alphabet Adventure
  Artistic Direction: Julia Flood
  

Walt Disney World Entertainment,Lake Buena Vista, FL May 2004-2006 full-time, January 2007-present part-time

• Production Planner, Downtown Disney, Boardwalk, & Resorts, Pleasure Island,TA.
  In charge of crews, lighting events, staging events, special events, stage demolition, order and purchase, rentals, event planning, and part of design team.
  
• Lighting Designer, Walt Disney World, Lighting Designer Global Bench.
• Lighting Assistant & Follow Spot Op. Press Event, MGM Studios, Crew Chief, Greg Stevens.
• Lighting Facilitator for Lighting the Disney Way (Basic Lighting).
  
• Lighting Technician night clubs (BET SoundStage, Mannequins, 8Trax, & West End Stage) Pleasure Island.
• Lighting programmer Hog II, III, PC, & ETC consoles for night club entertainment, stage concert and events.
  
• Lighting Assistant & Follow Spot Op. Night of Joy 2004, Magic Kingdom, Dir. Rob Ryan.
• Pyrotechnics, Video/Camera Op, Tech for Live Shows, Downtown Disney & Magic Kingdom.
  

Valencia Character Company Blackbox Theatre,Orlando, FL 2001-present

Resident Lighting Designer

Blackbox shows

• And Baby Makes Seven
• Tempest
• Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
• Misanthrope
• Proof
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
• The Night of Jan 16th
  
  Mainstage shows
  
• Annie Get Your Gun
• Dark of the Moon
• Batboy the Musical
• Into the Woods
• Little Shop of Horrors
• Lucky Stiff
  
  Directors worked with: Julie Gagne, John DiDonna, Kathleen Lindsey-Moulds, Michael Shugg, and Anne Herring
  
  Set Design by Kristin Abel and Michael Shugg (Dark of the Moon)
  

People's Theatre, Orlando, FL July 2006

• Lighting Designer
• The Wiz by the Young People's Theatre. William F. Brown take on the The Wiz of Oz
  Direction Canara Price
  

Women's Playwright Initiative, Orlando, FL 2006

• Lighting Designer for Thousand Variations of a Lie Told Once by Stacey Lane
  Artistic Direction: Kathleen Lindsey
  Technical Director: Aaron Babcock
  

First Baptist Church, Orlando, FL 2005

• Lighting Designer Christmas Holiday event.
  
  Artistic Direction: Susan Ordeal
  

Empty Spaces Theatre Company, Orlando, FL 2006-present

• Lighting Designer at the Mandell theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Fesitval
  Shows design
• Ubu Roi
• Jesus Hopped the A Train
  
  Direction by John DiDonna and Seth Kubersky and set concept design
  Technical Director: Dana Robbins
  

Festival of Dance company, Orlando, FL 2005-2007

• Lighting Designer for three years of the Festival of Dance 05/06 annual production at the Annie Russell Theatre, Rollins College.
• Festival of Dance 2007, Timbercreek High School Theatre.
  
  Artistic Direction: Paul Jepson, Choereographers: Jere James and Courtney de Cosmo.
  

Respect the Musical Tour, Darden Theatre, Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL 2006

• Lighting Designer for Respect the Musical, a musical journey by women by Dorothy Marcic
  
  Artistic Direction: Ellen Jones
  Set Designer: Kristin Abel
  

Harrison Arts Center, Lakeland, FL October 2004

• Lighting Designer for The King and I
  Director: Joel Snegnoki
  Scenic Charge and Design: Robin Watts
  

Children's Theatre of Florida, Sanford, FL January 2004

• Lighting Design for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Scenic charge and design
  Directors Allen and Tracey McCoy
  

Seaside Music Theatre, Daytona Beach, FL 2003 & 2008

• Follow Spot Operator for You Never Know, '03
• Master Electrician for Summer season, '08
  

Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, FL Fall 2003

• Lighting Director for the Cultural Arts Department. Responsible for Lighting Designs for shows and Theatreworks/USA tours,
  troubleshooting and maintaining conventional and theatre spaces, assist with inventory and purchasing of lighting, and operation of console or spotlight
  for shows. ETC Expression board Programmer for all events. Load-In and Load-Outs for invited shows.
  
  Shows designed
• The Curate Shakespeare, direction David Peshek
• 1959 Pink Thunderbird " "
  Fall Dance Preview by Kevin Vega
  

Orlando Youth Theatre, Orlando, FL July 2003

• Lighting Director for Kiss Me Kate Musical Director Tim Haynes
  Set Design: Kristin Abel

Children's Theatre of Florida, Sanford, FL June 2003

• Newspaper Theatre Instructor children ages 3-13. Teach students how to construct costumes, props, and set pieces using Newspaper.
• Lighting Director/Design. Teach students about conventional lighting, color, and theory.
  
• Lighting Technician/NSI board Programmer for show.
  

Olympia High School Titan Theatre, Orlando, FL April 2003

• Lighting and Set Design for Bye Bye Birdie, direction Valerie and Ken Grant.
• Lighting Technician in charge of hang, focus, circuit, and troubleshooting.
• ETC Expression Programmer.
  

Osceola Center for the Arts, Kissimmee, FL Fall 2002

• Set Design for The Man Who Came to Dinner and The Cemetry Club direction David Gerrard
  Technical Director Tim Anderson.
  

Gorilla Theatre,Tampa, FL July 2002

• Lighting, Scenic Design for Young Dramatics Project, direction Susan Hussey.
• Lighting Technician in charge of hang, focus, circuit, and troubleshooting.
• Lightboard Programmer.
  

Valencia Performing Arts Center, Orlando, FL December 2001

• Lightboard Operator for Nutcracker by Rollins Dance.
• Load in and Load out of production.
  

Melon Patch Playhouse, Leesburg, FL December 2001-2002

• Lighting Designer
  Shows design:
  
• Man of LaMancha
• Hooray for Hollywood
• Hello Dolly
  Technical Director: Michael Wintergarten

Young Artists United, Blue Heron Arts Center, New York, NY August 2001

• Lighting Design *premiere's*Unheard Of by Paul Hagen & eXILE by Jose Landivar.
• Lighting Technician in charge of hang, focus, circuit, and troubleshooting.
• Lightboard Programmer.
  

Gallery Players, Inc.,Independent Theatre, New York, NY April 2000

• Lighting Design *premiere*Galleria degli Angeli by William Kernen.
• Master Electrician, Lightboard Programmer & Stage Manager.
  Set Design: Obadiah Savage of Cherry Lane Theatre Co.
  

M4JP/A Motion Crusade, Speyer Hall, University Settlement, New York, NY April 2000

• Lighting Design *premiere*Recreating the Myth of Medusa & Shaka Sankofa Choreography Kevin Clayborn.
  M4JP/A Motion Crusade is a performance troupe. Experimental Dance & Movement Theatre.
• Master Electrician, Lightboard Programmer & Operator.
  

Marionette Swedish Cottage Theatre, New York, NY Summer Season 2000 & 2001

• Lighting Consulant and Lighting Technician for touring shows, Assistant to Winifred Sensiba.
• In charge of maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairs of conventional and architectural lighting instruments and boards.
  

Universal Studios, Orlando, FL 1997-1999

• Tech Level 5, in charge of show operation for Horror Makeup & Nickelodeon Game Lab venues.
• Special Events Tech, Follow Spot Operator for Mardi Gras, setting up for special park events in Universal Studios Escape.