Matt Reynolds

770-530-6504

Lighting Designer Sound Designer Educator matcreyn@gmail.com

4423 Kingston Road

Las Cruces, NM 88012
MattReynoldsDesigns.weebly.com

EDUCATION
June 2012

Master of Fine Arts in Production Design, Department of Theatre

Michigan State University

May 2008

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Drama with High Distinction

Indiana University Bloomington

January-May 2008

Internship in Assistant Sound Design

Indiana Repertory Theatre

EMPLOYMENT
2012-Present

Theatre Manager / Resident Lighting & Sound Designer

New Mexico State University Department of Theatre Arts
Designed lights, sound, and/or video for all Theatre and Dance productions. Served as Master
Electrician and Head Engineer for all productions. Facilitated the completion, move-in, and
use of the new $38 million Center for the Arts including theatre maintenance, rental, and space
scheduling. Taught lighting, sound, runcrew, and rock history classes.

2007-Present

Freelance Stagehand, IATSE Union Overhire

South Coast Audio: El Paso, TX/Las Cruces, NM; Local 274: Lansing, MI;
Local 38: Detroit, MI; Local 26: Grand Rapids, MI; Local 618: Bloomington, IN
Assisted with various union calls including load-ins, load-outs, performances.

2012

Lighting Supervisor
Michigan State University Department of Theatre
Maintained the electrical needs of multiple spaces with limited budget, personnel, and
resources.

2009-2012

Graduate Assistant
Michigan State University Department of Theatre
Provided the lighting, audio, video, and scenic needs for many productions while teaching
undergraduate students the same skills.

2008

Resident Master Electrician

Indiana University Theatre & Drama and Brown County Playhouse
Maintained the electrical needs of several spaces of varying capabilities with limited budget,
personnel, and resources while navigating office-place and collegiate protocols.

2004-2007

Lighting Staff/Mentor
Indiana University Theatre & Drama
Facilitated the electrical needs for many productions while teaching students the same skills.

2005, 2006

Master Electrician
Brown County Playhouse
Supervised electricians and students to provide the electrical needs for theatre productions.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor:
HON 328V: Rock History.
THR 430: Special Topics-Sound Design.
THR 354: Sound Design.
THR 347: Lighting Practicum.
THR 300A: Theatre Practicum, Production Emphasis.
THR 300C: Theatre Practicum, Area Emphasis.
THR 111: Introduction to Technical Theatre.
THR 111L: Introduction to Technical Theatre Laboratory.
Co-Instructor: THR 411: Stage Lighting Design.
Teaching Assistant: THR 216: Introduction to Sound Design.
Guest Lecturer: THR 832: Contemporary Drama and Criticism. Archibald MacLeish: Poet, Politician, Playwright.
THR 831: U.S. Popular Theatre. Porgy and Bess, Shaking Foundations; An Historical Survey of the American
Circus, 1793-1953.
THR 812: Modern and Contemporary Theatrical Design. Three of Us Dramaturgy; 1920s Period Styles;
1950s Theatre.
THTR 384: Stage Management. Design Team Collaboration.
IAH 241D: Theatre and Society in the West. Lighting in the World of the Play; Sound in the World of the Play.
THR 216: Introduction to Sound Design. Script Scoring and Copyright Law; Signal Flow and Signal Mapping;
Cable Management and Knot Tying; Sound Design Conception and Structure; Sound Design Implementation.
THR 211: Stage Lighting Design. Lighting Orchestration and Schematics; Stanley McCandless.
THR 149: Runcrew. Headset & Production Etiquette; Lighting Crew; Sound Crew.
THR 111L: Introduction to Technical Theatre Laboratory. Scene Shop Safety; Pneumatic Tools; Drills;
Miter Saws and Table Saws; Jigsaws and Circular Saws.
Mentor:
THR 414: Stage Scene Design.
THR 361: Topics in Lighting Design [Architecture, Trade Show, Consulting].
THTR-T347: Introduction to Sound Design for the Theatre.
THTR-T335: Stage Lighting.
THR 216: Introduction to Sound Design.
THR 214: Introduction to Scene Design.
THR 214L: Introduction to Scene Design Laboratory.
THR 211L: Introduction to Lighting Design Laboratory.
THTR-T125: Introduction to Theatrical Production.
THR 111L: Introduction to Technical Theatre.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Presenter, Sierra Theatre Workshops: Lighting & Sound Systems
Presenter, Dona Ana Theatre Association: Acting Tips from a Technical Perspective.
Presenter, Lansing Media Theatre Project: Media Lighting Design.
Co-presenter, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival: Media in the Theatre.
Presenter, Michigan Educational Theatre Association: Acting Tips from a Technical Perspective.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Curriculum Committee, Audience Development Committee, American Southwest Theatre Company Committee,
Creative Student Theatre Company Advisor
New Mexico State University 2012-Present
University Committee on Faculty Tenure Graduate Representative Michigan State University
2010-2011
Board of Directors, Officer: Secretary
Theatre of the People
2008-2009
Board of Directors, Officer: Underclassmen Representative
University Players
2005-2006
Board of Directors, Officer: President
Theatre of the Stars
2001-2002

SELECTED ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT (*=World Premiere)

Lighting Design
American Southwest Theatre Company at New Mexico State University
Frankenstein, directed by Tom Smith, 2015
KCACTF Regionally Selected Design Participation
Upright Citizens Brigade Tour, starring Amanda Sitko, Josh Brekhus, Tamar Stevens, Kale Hillis, 2015
Twelfth Night, directed by Larissa Lury, 2015
KCACTF Regionally Selected Design Participation
*Far From Finished, directed by Ross Marks starring Jeffrey Tambor, Neil Patrick Harris, 2014*
FDR & Eleanor, directed by Ron Nash, starring Ed Asner & Loretta Swit, 2014
Seths Big Fat Broadway Show, written by and starring Seth Rudetsky, 2013
Our Town, directed by Josh Chenard, 2013
Pan American Dance Institute at New Mexico State University
Toy Box/Four Seasons, artistic direction by Debra Knapp, 2015
Harvest of Dance 2014, 2015, artistic direction by Debra Knapp, 2014, 2015
Appalachian Spring, artistic direction by Ann Gavit, 2014
Senior Dance Showcase 2014, 2015, artistic direction by Ann Gavit, 2014, 2015
Crystal Jubilee, artistic direction by Debra Knapp, 2013
Gala Performance Revisited, artistic direction by Debra Knapp, 2013
Crystal Memories: 15 years of Dance, artistic direction by Debra Knapp, 2013
Michigan State University
Legally Blonde, directed by Rob Roznowski, 2012
National Collegiate Premiere, Nominated for Best Lighting Design Pulsar Award 2012
On The Verge, directed by Melissa Thompson, 2012
Around the World in 80 Days, directed by Rob Roznowski, 2012
Round the World Tales, directed by Wes Haskell
The Atheist, directed by and starring Edward ORyan (Andrew Harvey), 2012
Adrift in Macao, directed by Chad Badgero, 2012
The Grapes of Wrath, directed by Ann Folino White, 2011
The American Clock, directed by Tony Caselli, 2010
Recipient of the 2010-11 Gretel Geist Design Award
*Voluble, choreographed by Jin-Wen Yu, artistic direction by Sherrie Barr, 2010*
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, directed by Rob Roznowski, scene designed by Rob Odorisio, 2009
Indiana University
*February Stars: The FOOsical, directed by Codey Girten, 2008*
Trio for Saki, choreographed by Bella Lewitzky, 2008
The Memory of Water, directed by Danielle Howard, 2007
*Privilege, directed by Tom Robson, written by Paul Shoulberg, 2007*
Muse of Fire, choreographed by Ben Munisteri, 2007
Lobby Hero, directed by John Maness, 2006
Vanishing Shadows, choreographed by Iris Rosa, 2006
The Credeaux Canvas, directed by Renee Racan, 2005
Assistant Lighting Design
Scaffolding Theatre Company
Chicago, directed by Justin Lucero/Megan McQueen, lighting design by Sam Tyson, 2015
Nine, directed by Justin Lucero/Megan McQueen, lighting design by Sam Tyson, 2014
American Southwest Theatre Company at New Mexico State University
A Wrinkle in Time, directed by Larissa Lury, lighting design by Drew Kelley, 2015
James and the Giant Peach, directed by Josh Chenard, lighting design by Josie Parsons, 2013
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Sound Design
American Southwest Theatre Company at New Mexico State University
The Servant of Two Masters, directed by Wil Kilroy, 2016
The Drowsy Chaperone, directed by Mike Wise, 2016
In the Time of the Butterflies, directed by Larissa Lury, 2016
Frankenstein, directed by Tom Smith, 2015
The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, directed by Josh Chenard, 2015
Twelfth Night, directed by Larissa Lury, 2015
KCACTF Regionally Selected Design Participation
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, directed by Josh Chenard, starring Tom Smith, 2014
*West Highland Way, directed by Larissa Lury, starring Dean Robinson, 2014*
The Misanthrope, directed by Josh Chenard, 2014
KCACTF Regionally Selected Design Participation
Aunt Raini, directed by Mark Medoff, written by Tom Smith, 2014
For the Falls, by Emily Dendinger, directed by Larissa Lury, 2014
James and the Giant Peach, directed by Josh Chenard, 2014
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, directed by Marcus Vickers, 2013
Our Town, directed by Josh Chenard, 2013
The Rocky Horror Show, directed by Mike Wise, 2012
*Sweet, Sweet Spirit, directed by Tom Smith, 2012*
Divas 2012, 2013, directed by Megan McQueen, 2012, 2013
Michigan State University
On The Verge, directed by Melissa Thompson, 2012
Around the World in 80 Days, directed by Rob Roznowski, 2012
Round the World Tales, directed by Wes Haskell
The Atheist, directed by and starring Edward ORyan (Andrew Harvey), 2012
Adrift in Macao, directed by Chad Badgero, 2012
A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Rob Roznowski, 2011
As You Like It, directed by Christina Traister, 2010
Nominated for Best Sound Design Pulsar Award 2011
KCACTF Regionally Selected Design Participation
Rent, directed by Scott Burkell, 2010
Indiana University
An American Ma(u)l, directed by Edris-Cooper Anifowoshe, 2008
Measure for Measure, directed by Fontaine Syer, 2007
Big Love, directed by John Maness, 2007
Brown County Playhouse
The Boys Next Door, directed by Bruce Burgun, 2008
How the Other Half Loves, directed by Dale McFadden, 2008
The Glass Menagerie, directed by Jonathan Michaelsen, 2007
Pump Boys & Dinettes, directed by George Pinney, 2007
Phoenix Theatre
Black Gold, directed by Brian Fonseca, written by Seth Rozin, 2008
Cardinal Theatre
Shocktoberfest, directed by Randy White, 2007
Bloomington Playwrights Project
*Girl on the Wing, directed by Tom Robson, written by Paul Shoulberg, 2007*
Theatre of the People
*Peace on Terror, written and directed by Hannah Moss and David Nosko, 2008*

Assistant Sound Design

American Southwest Theatre Company at New Mexico State University
A Wrinkle in Time, directed by Larissa Lury, sound design by Anayssa Vasquez, 2015
Other Desert Cities, directed by Josh Chenard, sound design by Alonso Ontiveros, 2015
A Christmas Carol, written, directed, sound designed by Tom Smith, 2013, 2016
Red, directed by Larissa Lury, sound design by Chris Lininger, 2013
Indiana Repertory Theatre
The Fantasticks, directed by Peter Amster, sound design by Todd Reischmann, 2008
Looking over the Presidents Shoulder, directed by Janet Allen, sound design by Todd Reischmann, 2008
The Piano Lesson, directed by Seret Scott, sound design by Todd Reischmann, 2008
The Power of One, directed by Richard Roberts, sound design by Todd Reischmann, 2008
Indiana University
Reel, directed by Jonathan Michaelsen, sound design by Andrew Hopson, 2007
Master Electrician
New Mexico State University, all productions and events 2012-Present (approx. 70)
Michigan State University
The Cripple of Inishmaan, directed by Ann Folino White, lighting design by Max Taylor, 2012
9/11 Plays, directed by Lynn Lammers and Wes Haskell, lighting design by Katie Sprow, 2011
Evil Dead: The Musical, directed by Rob Roznowski, lighting design by Ryan Davies, 2010
You Cant Take It With You, directed by John Lepard, lighting design by Ryan Davies, 2010
Indiana University
*Slow Dance with a Hot Pickup, written by John Pielmeier and Matt Selman, directed by George Pinney,
lighting design by Rob Shakespeare, 2006*
Falsettos, lighting design by Greg Brenchley, 2005
Assassins, lighting design by Greg Hoffmann, 2005
Brown County Playhouse
Suds, the Rockin 60s Musical Soap Opera, lighting design by Jojo Percy, 2008
How the Other Half Loves, lighting design by Marie Shakespeare, 2008
The Boys Next Door, lighting design by Marie Shakespeare, 2008
Woman in Black, directed by Murray McGibbon, lighting design by Marie Shakespeare, 2006
Smoke on the Mountain, lighting design by Ryan Davies, 2006
Greater Tuna, lighting design by Marie Shakespeare, 2005
Installations and Related Design Work
Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science
Permian Trackways, Lighting Co-Designer, Fossil Exhibit, with Christopher Mitchell, 2015
DanceSport
Seven Stages of Dance, Lighting Designer, Dance as Installation Art, directed by Hannah Cole, 2013
Lansing Media Theatre Project
Fear, Sound Designer, Integrated Media, written and directed by Genesis Garza, 2011
Painting the Dark, Sound Engineer, Integrated Media, written and directed by B. Emil Boulos, 2011
Michigan State University
Project Project, Experiments in using video projection as key light, starring Alice Bever, 2009
Williamston Theatre
The Dead Guy, Electrician/Carpenter, 2011
While We Were Bowling, Carpenter, 2011
An Infinite Ache, Master Electrician, 2009

HONORS AND AWARDS

Delta Zeta Professor Appreciation Award
Theatre Arts Faculty Appreciation Award
Gretel Geist Design Award
Phi Beta Kappa

New Mexico State University

New Mexico State University
Michigan State University
Indiana University

2013
2013
2011
2008

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Facility Coordinator/Tech Director: New Mexico High Desert High School Theatre Festival, 2014, 2016
Structure Design/Master Carpenter: Playground Redesign, Unitarian Universalist of Las Cruces, 2014
Lighting/Sound Upgrade Consultant: Rio Grande Theatre, 2013
Facility Coordinator, Arena Theatre: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, 2011
Audio/Visual Services: Lansing 150, A Sesquicentennial Celebration, 2009
Audio Installation Consultant: Columbiana County Career and Technical Center (Ohio Public Schools), Phil James, 2010
Electrical Contractor: Light Totem, Indiana University School of Fine Arts, Rob Shakespeare, 2007
PUBLISHING
USITT Lighting Design Commission: Sustainable Theatre, 2014
USITT Lighting Design Commission: Cable Management Ideas, 2014
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
Graduate Support Fellowship: Sustainability in Theatre ($4500), Michigan State University, 2011
Graduate Support Fellowship: Digital 2D & 3D Theatrical Space Modeling ($4500), Michigan State University, 2010
Jay Mark Scholarship ($1000), Indiana University, 2006
MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
United States Institute for Theatre Technology
Member, 2010-Present
International Organization of Scenographers, Theatre Architects, and Technicians
Member, 2010-Present
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
Freelance Overhire, 2007-Present
Phi Beta Kappa
Member, 2008-Present
Theatre of the People
Founding Board Officer, 2007-2009
University Players
Board Officer, 2005-2006; Member, 2004-2008
Theatre of the Stars
Board President, 2001-2002; Member, 1998-2002
New London Theatre
Founding Member, 1999-2003
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Typing 60WPM (300CPM) Proficient in the following computer programs and suites:
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Autodesk (AutoCAD, 3DsMax, LDAssistant, LytPlot)
Photoshop
Vectorworks
Lightwright
Radiance
Sensor/Smartfade/CD80/Kliegpac Dimmers
ETC Lighting Consoles (Eos/Obsession Families) Vision.net & ETC Paradigm/Unison Architectural Lighting Systems
Sonic Foundry (Sound Forge, Acid, Vegas Video) SFX QLab Adobe Audition Audacity
Yamaha M7CL/Mackie TT Digital Sound Consoles
Mackie/Soundcraft/A&H Analog Sound Consoles
REFERENCES

Debra Knapp
Director of Graduate Studies
Pan American Dance Institute
deknapp@nmsu.edu
575-646-4079

Josh Chenard
Asst. Professor, Acting
Virginia Commonwealth University
chenardjk@vcu.edu
575-312-8718

Tom Smith
Artistic Director/Assoc. Professor
Pacific Lutheran University
smithtt@plu.edu, 253-535-7323

David Grindle
Executive Director, USITT
david@office.usitt.org
800-938-7488 ext.108

Andrew Hopson
Asst. Professor, Sound Design
Indiana University
anhopson@indiana.edu
812-855-0047