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CHAD STEVENSON BONAKER

Current Address:		Permanent Address:
	137 Laurie Meadows Dr #280		460 Woodbury Dr.
	San Mateo, CA 94403		425 P.O. Box
			Craig, CO 81625
	Cell: (513) 218-7084		(970) 824-5415
E-mail: charva@stanfordalumni.org

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (All credits are for lighting design unless noted otherwise)
Opera:
			West Bay Opera at the Lucie Stern Theater in Palo Alto, CA..
				Magic Flute	Directed by Daniel Helfgot	October 2005
				La Perichole	Directed by: Daniel Helfgot	May 2003
				The Masked Ball	Directed by David Ostwald	February 2003
				Tosca	Directed by Kenneth Tigar	October 2002
				La Boheme	Directed by Kenneth Tigar	May 2002
				Marriage of Figaro	Directed by David Ostwald	February 2002
				Faust	Directed by Christopher Harlan	October 2001
				The Tales of Hoffmann	Directed by David Ostwald	May 2001
				Tartuffe	Directed by Kenneth Tigar	February 2001
				The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny	Directed by Jonathan Field	May 2000
	College Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Oh
				Markheim	Directed by Thomas de Mallet Burgess	November 2003
				The Good Soldier Schweik	Directed by Brian Anderson	January 2004
				The Spanish Hour	Directed by Andrea Dorf	May 2004

Musicals:
College Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Oh
				Brigadoon	Directed by Richard Hess	November 2004
				Under Construction Assistant LD	Directed by Diane Lala	March 2003
	TheaterWorks, Mountain View, Ca
				Jane Eyre Assistant Lighting Design	Directed by Robert Kelly	April 2003
				Smokey Joe’s Café	Directed by Linda Goodrich	June 2002
				Pacific Overtures Assistant LD	Directed by Robert Kelly	Sept. 2001
	Peninsula Civic Light Opera, San Mateo, Ca
				Evita Moving Light Design	Directed by Brooke Knight	Sept 2002
				Camelot Assistant Lighting Design	Directed by Brooke Knight	Sept 2001
				Oliver!	Directed by Alex Perez	July 2001
				Jesus Christ Superstar Moving Light Design	Directed by Brooke Knight	September 2000
				Damn Yankees	Directed by Ted Curry	April 2000

Dramas:
	Resident Lighting Designer for the Stanford Summer Theater 1998-Current:
				Lysistrata	Directed by Rush Rehm	July 2003
				Biederman and the Firebugs	Directed by Alex Wolska	July 2002
				The Chairs	Directed by Alex Wolska	July 2001
				Waiting for Godot	Directed by Alex Wolska	July 2000
	As an Alumni Designer at Stanford University
				The Magic Flute	Directed by Jennifer Lane	April 2002
				Midsummer Night’s Dream	Directed by Shawn Kursner	February 2001

	Resident Lighting Design Technical Director for San Mateo, Ca High School from 2000-2003
				Oklahoma	Directed by Brad Freidman	February 2003
				Pirates of Penzence	Directed by Brad Freidman	October 2002
				Fiddler on the Roof	Directed by Brad Freidman	February 2002

EDUCATION:
	MFA Lighting				Expected June 2005
		College Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati
	B. A. English Emphasis on creative writing				Conferred June 1998
		Stanford University

TEACHING:
	Introduction to Lighting	College Conservatory of Music	UC Ohio	Winter 2005
	Technical Theater and Theater Craft	San Mateo High School	San Mateo, Ca	2000-2003
	Lighting Design	Discovery Theater Institute	Stanford University	2001-2003
	Play-Writing	Discovery Theater Institute	Stanford University	2001-2003
	Advanced Lighting Design	Stanford Drama Department	Stanford University	Spring 2000

AWARDS:
	The Spanish Hour	Winner of the National Opera Association Production Competition for the Best College Production in the U.S. – Studio Series	2004
	Smoke Joe’s Café	Dean Goodman Award for Excellence in Theatrical Design for	2002
	Pacific Overtures	Nominated for a Bay Area Critic’s Circle Award in Musical Lighting	2001
	Damn Yankees	Nominated for a Bay Area Critic’s Circle Award in Musical Lighting	2000
	Gypsy	Nominated for a Bay Area Critic’s Circle Award in Musical Lighting	2000
	When the Shark Bites	Selected to represent the U.S.A. at the student exhibit at the Prague Quadrennial	1999
	Recipient Douglas A. Russell Prize for Excellence in Theatrical Design		1998

REFERENCES:
	Michele Sullivan	(650) 424-0808	Managing Producer of West Bay Opera
	E-mail: michele@wbopera.org
	Michael Ramsaur	(650) 723-4762	Lighting Professor at the Stanford Drama Department
	E-mail: mram@stanford.edu
	James Gage	(513) 265-7740	Lighting Professor at College Conservatory of Music
	E-mail: gagehj@ucmail.uc.edu
	Brad Friedman	(650) 558-2348	Drama Teacher at San Mateo High School
	E-mail: bkfriedman@hotmail.com
	Paul Shortt	( 513) 556-9426	Set Design Professor at College Conservatory of Music
	E-mail: paulshortt1@hotmail.com
	Steve Mannshardt	(650) 463-7128	Production Manager Theater Works in Palo Alto

SKILLS:

Highly Skilled in most common computer applications including: Word, Excel, Access, Photoshop, Corel Draw, Vectorworks, Renderworks, AutoCad, and Light Wright. Highly proficient in reading and understanding blueprints and construction drawings, as well as extensive knowledge of creating light plots and paper work. Working knowledge of many lighting consoles including: Express, Expression, Obsession, Strand GXS, Strand 520i, Wholehog 2, Wholehog 3, Maxzxy, Grand MA, and Horizon. Good scenic carpentry skills ranging from fine carpentry to glue and staple construction. Hobbies include photography, reading, writing and drawing.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1999-Present Free Lance Lighting Designer (See Professional Experience Above)

2004-Present Part Time Production Specialist, Vincent Lighting Systems, Kentucky Branch
Responsible for providing basic labor for the load in and strike of lighting for productions ranging in size form large setups for corporate events, to occasional tent weddings.

2003-Present Graduate Assistant College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati Lighting Shop
Responsible for the maintenance of the light shop and all lighting equipment including lighting consoles, fixtures, cable, and color inventories. Responsibilities also include maintaining all lighting systems in all of the theaters at CCM including managing recital plots, and providing support for all main stage productions.

2004 February Assistant Lighting DesignerEurope in Belgrade, Belgrade Serbia
Designed the moving lights for the nationally televised production of the celebration for the 200 years of Serbian independence. Sava Center, Beograde, Serbia.

2004 Summer Digital Artist,Rendering for Paul Shortt (Architectural Theater Consultant), Moeller Archbishop High
School Theater Redesign. Created computer rendered images from Paul Shortt’s floor plan and elevations of the gym/auditorium into a dedicated theater space. The project gained approval and a commitment of the fundraising office for several million dollars. Cincinnati, Ohio.

2001-2003 Summers Lecturer/Designer, Theater Discover Institute, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Taught gifted high school students interested in theater at an intense three week theater immersion camp. Classes taught ranged from playwriting, where students were encouraged to write a complete one act in a workshop environment, to theater technology, were groups of students learned to design lighting around a short pieces of music.

2000-2003 Technical Director and Technical Theater Teacher, San Mateo High School, California
I developed my own curriculum under the supervision of Drama teacher Brad Freidman which covered every aspect of technical theater including designing costumes, sets, and lighting, scenery construction techniques, and managing production budgets. I also supervised parents and managed student crews for the build and tech of the three large productions a year at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center. This job also involved teaching different levels of students ranging from honors students to several students with special needs.

1999-Present Free Lance Electrician, Various theater companies and Venues, Theater Works in Palo Alto
Labor for the load in and strikes of lighting and scenery.

1995-2003 Shop Assistant, Scenic Carpenter, Stanford University Drama Department
Responsibilities included building departmental shows, managing student crews, hanging electrics, maintaining theaters, and anything else that needed to get done.

1999-2000 Inventory Manager, CSC Newark, Newark California
Responsibilities involved discovering and resolving discrepancies in the inventory, troubleshooting customer to shipping issues, maintaining the office computers and phone system, training employees on new software, and filling in any gaps in service.