Mark Waites

Lighting Technician
Lighting Designer
Location: Kempston Hardwick, England, UK

Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company	Location
2017	Lighting Designer and Operator Theatre	The Best of British Pop The London Cabaret Club	Bloomsbury Ballroom
2017	Casual LX Technician Theatre	Aylesbury Waterside Theatre	Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
2016	Lighting Designer and Operator Theatre	Sweeney Todd Jeff Stewart / Vivo D'Arte	Frogmore Paper Mill, Hemel Hempstead
2016	Sales and Business Development Executive Event	installations Clarity in Sound Light and Vision
2015	Lighting Programmer Theatre	The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Louise Townsend / Townsend Productions	Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre and tour
2015	Lighting Designer and Operator Theatre	Oliver Dan Cowtan / Vivo D'Arte	Watford Palace Theatre
2015	Lighting Designer and Operator Theatre	On the Road to Freedom Louise Townsend / Townsend Productions	Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre
2015	Lighting Designer Theatre	Parade Vivo D'Arte	Watford Palace Theatre
2015	Lighting Designer Theatre	West End at Home Box of Frogs Theatre School	Gordon Craig Theatre
2015	Lighting Designer and Operator Theatre	Our House Vivo D'Arte	Rudolf Steiner School, Kings Langley
2015	Production Arts Teacher Event	lots Da Vinci School of Creative Enterprise
2014	Lighting Designer Theatre	Hairspray Vivo D'Arte	Rudolf Steiner School, Kings Langley
2014	Lighting Designer Theatre	13 Box of Frogs Theatre School	St Christophers School
2014	Lighting Designer Theatre	The Night Before Christmas Arts Assembly	Da Vinci Hall
2013	Lighting Designer and Operator Theatre	The Phantom of the Opera Dan Cowtan / Vivo D'Arte	Rudolf Steiner School, Kings Langley
2013	Lighting Designer and Operator Theatre	13 Vivo D'Arte	Rudolf Steiner School, Kings Langley
2013	Production Arts Course Leader Event	lots North Hertfordshire College
2011	Lecturer Event	various Amersham & Wycombe College
2003	Chargehand electrician Theatre	Bombay Dreams Really Useful Group	Apollo Victoria
2002	Chargehand electrician Theatre	Starlight Express Really Useful Group	Apollo Victoria
2000	Deputy Chief Electrician Theatre	Various Vaudeville Theatre	Vaudeville Theatre
1999	Dayman Electrician Theatre	Starlight Express Really Useful Group	Apollo Victoria
1998	Stage and Followspot Swing Theatre	Whistle Down The Wind Really Useful Group	Aldwych Theatre
1998	Stage Electrician Theatre	Saturday Night Fever Stoll Moss	London Palladium
1998	Followspot Captain Theatre	Fast Show & Shooting Stars Live Apollo leisure	Hammersmith Apollo
1997	Followspot Operator Theatre	Heathcliff The Musical Cliff Richard organisation	Hammersmith Apollo
1997	Followspot Operator Theatre	Summer Holiday Apollo leisure	Hammersmith Apollo
1997	Chief Electrician Theatre	Various Apollo leisure	Hammersmith Apollo
1997	Lighting Technician Theatre	Heathcliff The Musical Cliff Richard organisation

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
1997	3 yr. Lighting Design	Croydon College

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit:

I can use:

About me

I am currently looking for freelance work as a lighting technician or designer.
I have worked in the past as a Lighting Technician mainly for Musical Theatre. I have also worked on events, trade shows and conferences.
I am a lighting designer for small to medium scale theatre productions and other events.
In my previous role as a Technical Theatre Tutor i also acted as Production Manager and budget holder.
I am a member of BECTU and have public liability insurance.
Additional skills:
Pyrotechnic training.
Vari*lite training

License & Passport

Driver's License:

Yes

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Lighting Designer
Job Titles	Special Effects (SFX) Artist, Production Assistant (PA), Production Manager, Production Coordinator, Production Supervisor, Production Support, Lighting Tech / Operator, General Staff, Teacher, Lighting Designer, Electrician, Theatre Technician, Automation / Flying
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	ASP (UK), BECTU (UK)
Work Permits	EU