616-403-6171 Eric Van Tassell [email protected] Lighting Designer evtlights.com

LIGHTING DESIGN SELECTED EXPERIENCE:

DONTRELL, WHO KISSED THE SEA Tyrone Phillips (Dir.) University of 2016 HARLEQUINADE Sergey Kozadayev (Chor.) Salt Creek Ballet 2016 DESCEND SKY Jessie Young (Chor.) University of Illinois 2016 PART THREE: THE SPECTACLE OF US Jess Pretty (Chor.) University of Illinois 2016 PXYXL OR… Brendan Behan (Chor.) University of Illinois 2016 SOCIAL ANIMAL, PLEASE TAME ME Lailye Weidman (Chor.) University of Illinois 2016 THE AMERICA PLAY Vanessa Stalling (Dir.) Oracle Productions 2015 CHALK Megan Smith (Dir.) Sideshow Theatre Company 2015 UNNECESSARY FARCE Ronan Marra (Dir.) Fox Valley Repertory 2015 LINE ONE Thomas Murray, Zack Florent (Dir.) Waltzing Mechanics 2014 ROMULUS Kasey Foster (Dir.) Oracle Productions 2014 GENESIS Alana Arenas (Dir.) Definition Theatre Company 2014 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Holly Robison (Dir.) Strangeloop Theatre2014 THE PRESIDENT Max Truax (Dir.) Oracle Productions 2014 THE MOTHER (remount) Max Truax (Dir.) Oracle Productions 2014 THE REVENGE OF RADIO GOGGLES Ben Fuchsen, K. Hannah Friedman, Kristin Davis Oracle Productions 2013 THE MOTHER Max Truax (Dir.) Oracle Productions 2013 BEAUTIFUL BROKEN Thomas Murray (Dir.) Broken Nose Theatre 2013 A KLINGON CHRISTMAS CAROL Christopher Kidder-Mostrom (Prod.) Commedia Beauregard 2012 THE RETURN OF RADIO GOGGLES Laura K. Smith, Brendan Balfe, Lyndsay Kane (Dir.) Oracle Productions 2012 BARD FICTION Christopher Kidder-Mostrom (Dir.) Commedia Beauregard 2012 THEY ARE DYING OUT Max Truax (Dir.) 2012 IN PURSUIT Richard Paro (Dir.) Hobo Junction Productions 2011 RADIO GOGGLES Karen Yates, Laura K. Smith, Ben Fuchsen (Dir.) Oracle Productions 2011 WOYZECK Max Truax (Dir.) Oracle Productions 2011 THE GHOST SONATA Max Truax (Dir.) Oracle Productions 2010 TERMEN VOX MACHINA Max Truax (Dir.) Mac Vaughey (Co-Des.) Oracle Productions 2008

SKILLS AND RELATED EXPERIENCE:  Career Experience: Master electrician, assistant lighting design, directorial, dramaturgy, technical direction, stage management  Crew: Running hang and focus of with crews varying in size from one to twenty  Consoles: ETC Eos Family, ETC Expression Line, Chameleon software, Light Factory software  Intelligent Fixtures Including: Varilite 1000, Mac 301, Mac Aura, Chauvet Rogue R2Wash, ROBE Colorspot 250  Software: Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Isadora, Watchout, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word  Paperwork: Vectorworks 2015, Lightwright 5, Hand Drafting  Miscellaneous: Read music, Speak a little German and Klingon

HONORS: EDUCATION:  Nominee for Non-Equity Lighting Design on  Masters of Fine Arts – Lighting Design & Technology THE GHOST SONATA, Oracle Theatre, 2010. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign  Jeff Award Winner for Best Production – Play, 2014 Anticipated completion date, May 2018 Non-Equity; Lighting Designer on THE MOTHER, Oracle Theatre.  Bachelor of Arts - Theatre  BroadwayWorld Award Nominee for Non-Equity Hope College, Holland, MI Lighting Design on THE MOTHER, Oracle Theatre, May 2006 2013. Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa  Distinguished Artist Award in Theatre from Hope College, 2002-2006.

REFERENCES:

Robert Perry Chris Wood Max Truax Thomas Murray USA #829 Lighting Designer USA #829 Lighting Designer Artistic Director Co-Founder Associate Professor of Lighting - UIUC Visiting Assistant Professor Red Tape Theatre Waltzing Mechanics [email protected] of Lighting Design - UIUC [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]