I've been designing lights for live theatre for several years, working with companies across the Twin Cities and southeast Minnesota. Below is a portfolio of shows I've designed.

I run ETC Element and Ion consoles, along with the Obsidian NX1-16, the boards you'll find on most live events.

Interested in learning more or hiring me? Reach out at bill@backstageessentials.com.

Credits

Grand Horizons (2026), dir. Lisa Weaver — Inver Hills Community College

Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025), dir. Alberto Justiniano — Teatro Del Pueblo — review from Talkin' Broadway
Legacy of Light (2025), dir. Kari Steinbach — Theater in the Round Players — review from Stages of MN, review from Cherry and Spoon
And Then There Were None (2025), dir. Lisa Weaver — Inver Hills Community College
A Hero's Nap (2025), dir. Tyler Monroe — Inver Hills Community College
The Birds (2025), dir. Joe Hendren — TheatreX — review
West Side Story (2025), dir. Jake Sung-Guk Sullivan — Inver Grove Community Theatre

Men on Boats (2024), dir. Sophia Peyton — Theater in the Round Players
These Shining Lives (2024), dir. Lisa Weaver — Inver Hills Community College
She Kills Monsters (2024), dir. Tyler Monroe — Inver Hills Community College
The Music Man (2024), dir. Deanne McDonald Haywood — Inver Grove Community Theatre

The Doctor in Spite of Himself (2023), dir. George Roesler — Inver Hills Community College

Doubt (2022), dir. Kari Steinbach — Theater in the Round Players

Elf Jr. (2019) — Phipps Center for the Arts
The Government Inspector (2019), dir. Kari Steinbach — Theater in the Round Players
Comedy of Errors (2019), dir. Kari Steinbach — Theater in the Round Players

A Nice Family Gathering (2018) — Phipps Center for the Arts
Strega Nona (2018) — Phipps Center for the Arts
The Metromaniacs (2018), dir. Kari Steinbach — Theater in the Round Players

The 39 Steps (2017), dir. Kimberly Miller — The Chameleon Theatre Circle
Deathtrap (2017), dir. Shanan Custer — Theater in the Round Players

Sense and Sensibility (2016), dir. Kari Steinbach — Theater in the Round Players
Romeo and Juliet (2016), dir. Kari Steinbach — Theater in the Round Players