​Melinda Arthur  

Lighting Designer/Stage Manager 

Black Hat Duncan             Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis                     Chelsea Anderson, Dir                              June 2023-July 2023

• Overseeing the scripted performance of the actors and actresses.

• Addressing the needs of the audience, designers, director, and designers as they arise.

• Keeping a database of qualified production and creative resources.

• Working with props, set, lighting, and costume equipment.

• Making sure that cast and designers are in the right place at the night time.

• Organize design meetings and send out reports.

• Run rehearsals send out daily rehearsal reports.

• Manage designers and workers. 

• Design, hang, and focus light instruments

• Find and program intelligent lighting instruments (2 profiles and 4 washes) for a small space

• Program light board

• Run light board, sound, and projections

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Lighting Designer

Lighting Rep Plot             Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis     Ronan Mara , Dir.                                      March 2023

• Design, hang and focus lights for the space

• Program light board

• Run dmx and electric cables 

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Stage Manager            

POST-DEMOCRACY   Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis        Ronan Mara, Dir                                                   December 2022-January 2023

• Overseeing the scripted performance of the actors and actresses.

• Addressing the needs of the audience, designers, director, and designers as they arise.

• Keeping a database of qualified production and creative resources.

• Working with props, set, lighting, and costume equipment.

• Making sure that cast and designers are in the right place at the night time.

• Organize design meetings and send out reports.

• Run rehearsals send out daily rehearsal reports.

• Manage designers and workers. 

• Run light board and sound board

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Stage Manager        

PUSH    Summit Performance Indianapolis         Kelsey Johnson Lyons, Lauren Briggeman, Dir                                 August 2022

• Overseeing the scripted performance of the actors and actresses.

• Addressing the needs of the audience, designers, director, and designers as they arise.

• Keeping a database of qualified production and creative resources.

• Working with props, set, lighting, and costume equipment.

• Making sure that cast and designers are in the right place at the night time.

• Run rehearsals send out daily rehearsal reports.

• Manage shows and send out show reports.

• Manage designers and workers. 

• Run light board and sound board

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Technical Director            Warren Performing Arts Center                  Warren Central High School                                   June 2019-January 2020

• Design lights, props, and sound for shows coming in and performed by high school

• Keep Performing Arts Center in running condition

• Work with renters to make sure Performing Arts Center is up to their standard. 

• Supervise students and renters.

• Keep records and in contact with all using the performing art center.

• Help set up a data base for student workers.

• Design and create bulletin boards.

Stage Manager                 

 Prowess           Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis       Ronan Mara, Dir                           April 2018-July 2018

• Overseeing the scripted performance of the actors and actresses.

• Addressing the needs of the audience, designers, director, and designers as they arise.

• Keeping a database of qualified production and creative resources.

• Working with props, set, lighting, and costume equipment.

• Making sure that cast and designers are in the right place at the night time.

• Organize design meetings and send out reports.

• Run rehearsals send out daily rehearsal reports.

• Manage designers and workers. 

• Run light board and sound board

Stage Manager 

Fairfield             Phoenix Theatre Indianapolis          Ansley Valentine, Director       February 2018 to April 2018    

• Overseeing the scripted performance of the actors and actresses.

• Addressing the needs of the audience, designers, director, and designers as they arise.

• Keeping a database of qualified production and creative resources.

• Working with props, set, lighting, and costume equipment.

• Making sure that cast and designers are in the right place at the night time.

• Run rehearsals send out daily rehearsal reports.

• Manage shows and send out show reports.

• Manage designers and workers. 

• Run light board and sound board

Lighting Director:

Westfield HS Holiday Festival            Westfield High School          Jon Majors, Technical Director                                                      December 2017

• Hang and focus lights.

• Design looks from semi existing lighting plot.

• Choose gel colors, gobos. 

Clothed Art Model                                                                           Ivy Tech Community College                                      October 2017-May 2018

• Posing for aspiring and professional artists in classrooms or studios

• Holding poses or facial expressions for extended periods of time

• Posing for students or professional artists individually for paintings, drawings or sculptures

• Changing poses, facial expressions and gestures to display the impression the artist wants

Stage Manager

Infinity                                       Storefront Theatre  of Indianapolis                                       Ronan Mara, Dir              August 2017 to October 2017

• Overseeing the scripted performance of the actors and actresses.

• Addressing the needs of the audience, designers, director, and designers as they arise.

• Keeping a database of qualified production and creative resources.

• Working with props, set, lighting, and costume equipment.

• Making sure that cast and designers are in the right place at the night time.

• Organize design meetings and send out reports.

• Run rehearsals send out daily rehearsal reports.

• Manage designers and workers. 

• Run light board

IndyFringe Venue Technician                                                            Indy Fringe                                                                   August 2016

• Set up and run audio and lighting for Theatre on the Square

• Stage manage and keep acts on time

Technical Director

Tastings 2016                                                             Motus Dance                           Heidi Keller Phillips                             April 2016

• Help chorographers design lights for acts

• Run lights and sound

 Lighting Director:   

Maze                                          Motus Dance                                 Heidi Keller Phillips                                        November 2015

• Help choreographers design lighting looks from existing lighting plot.

• Run lights for show.

IndyFringe Venue Technician                                                          Indy Fringe                                                                      August 2015

• Run lights and audio for Musicians Union Hall

• Stage mange and keep acts on time

Overhire Technician                                                                 Center for the Performing Arts     Carmel, Indiana        January 2015 to April 2017

• Help events load in and strike

• Hang and focus lights

• Run crew 

Light Board Operator

Broadway Meets Motown              Dance Kaleidoscope               Laura Glover                                                                  December 2014

• Hang, circuit, focus, and run lights.

Technical Director

Cultivate 2014                    Motus Dance                                     Heidi Keller Phillips                                                       November 2014

• Help choreographers design lights for acts

• Run lights and sound​

Lighting Designer

Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical   Theatre on the Square      Thomas Turner , Dir.                  November 2014 to December 2014

• Design, hang and focus lights.

• Program light board

Lighting Designer

Sacrifice                               Theatre on the Square                   Marcus B. May & Caleb Nunez, Dir                           October 2014

• Design lights

• Hang and  focus lights

• Run light board and audio equipment

• Stage manage and read lines for actors not there​

Light and Sound Board Operator                        

Calendar Girls                        Theatre on the Square                    Lori Raffel, Dir                                                     September 2014 to October 2014

• Run lights and audio

• Manage time and call places

• Run projections​

IndyFringe Venue Technician                                                            Indy Fringe                                                                   August 2014

• Set up and run audio and lighting for the Cook Theatre

• Stage manage and keep acts on time​

Conference and Scheduling Audio Engineer                              University of Indianapolis                                August 2013 to May 2014

• Set up and run audio for campus events.

• Manage audio workers for campus events.

Greyhound Production Services Student Manager                      University of Indianapolis                             January 2014 to May 2014

• Maintain, set up, and run audio/lighting equipment for campus events.

• Manage workers for campus events

Greyhound Production Services Summer Student Manager      University of Indianapolis                             May 2013 to August 2013

•  Maintain, set up, and run audio/lighting equipment for campus events.

University Lighting Manager                                                           University of Indianapolis                               August 2012 to May 2013

• Supervise all usage of lighting equipment

• Keep inventory and maintain lighting equipment and boards

• Maintain rep plot in studio theatre and auditorium

Follow Spot Operator 

 Upon This Rock                Upon this Rock Productions              Sharon L. Hill, Dir                                                  March 2013

Summer Crew                                                                                      University of Indianapolis                                May 2012  to August 2012                 

• Maintain the auditorium

• Work events that in the auditorium/on campus.