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This is my fourth time working with Orchesis Dance Company, and it will be my last. I was the light board operator and a lighting designer for this show, and I could not be more proud of myself to go out with such a bang. I believe lighting this dance truly shows how much I've improved as a Lighting Designer and technician. Lighting Enigma is truly a highlight of my whole high school career.

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Hand Forged and Welding Project (in progress)

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Hand Forged and Welding Project (in progress)

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Metal and Jewelry Arts Semester 6

I wanted to go big for my last project in Metalworking, so I designed and forged a 5ft tall plant sculpture out of steel, and welded different shaped branches onto it with a MIG welder. Its still in progress but it looks great so far!

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Drawing and Painting Semester 1

The project was to make up your own character, and to use a different material on top of watercolor when drawing it out. I used metallic Sharpie on top of watercolor.

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(combine 2 random image squares into something more unique)

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by Jessi Rae

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Maria Aki, Carly Aboshadi, Marina Oakley, Delainy Grube, Paul Mahon, and Myself

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Point of View Observational Sketching Practice

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Point of View Observational Sketching Practice

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Drawing and Painting Semester 1

Some of my quick sketching practice for an upcoming Facial Observation Project

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Drawing and Painting Semester 1

My first ever attempt at using acrylic paint on a canvas.

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My two favorite and most artisitic pictures I took on the field trip.

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Using Homemade Patterns (Gobos) and 5 Source 4s

This is how I asked my girlfriend to prom my junior year. She said yes!

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Wood and Metal Combination Project

The project was to combine an aspect of wood and metal into one piece. I also made my own chain so the pendant could be wearable.

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TinkerCAD - ETC Source 4 Design and 3D Printed Final Product

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TinkerCAD - ETC Source 4 Design and 3D Printed Final Product

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Our metalworking class got a small 3D printer, so I chose to design my project the same way I design my shows.

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by Lynne Alberding

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by Sarah Ford

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Fall Orchesis 2014 - "Common Thread" - October/November 2014

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Fall Orchesis 2014 - "Common Thread" - October/November 2014

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Common Thread was my first time designing anything that was going to go onstage. When I was assigned to light my two dances I had no idea where to start. After I was able to set up a meeting with the choreographers, everything just sort of clicked. As they would explain the beat of the music and the color of the dancers' costumes, I could picture the lighting and the cues in my head. This is where I started designing, so it's most definitely had it's impact on me in the present.

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Cats was the first high school production I was on run crew for, and I was the light board operator. It was my first time ever touching something so confusing. Or at least it was confusing at the time. Cats was not only a phenomenal production, it was also the very first stepping stone that got me to stick with tech theatre. Everything about this musical made me fall in love with the job, from the star drop that went across the entire stage, to the detail work on the set that made it look like a trashy surface. And of course the wiring in the car's headlights!

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The Sparrow was our Spring black box production of my first year on tech, and our black box has an ETC board compared to our main stage which is a Strand board. It was more than just difficult to switch back and fourth between the two, it near impossible for me as a first year. Learning the black box board however has paid off majorly today, as I'm one of the only senior technicians who knows how it works. I can thank The Sparrow for that.

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Brighton Beach Memoirs was the last show that I worked my Sophomore year, the year I joined tech. I worked mostly as a stagehand with a few members of set crew, who taught me the basics of how their job works. A lot of what I know about set designing and carpentry has been from BYDE and my days as a Sophomore. Props also had a huge part in this show, as you can see from the shelves and rooms of the set, so it was a good experience helping them make everything look neat onstage.

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The Cat's Meow was my first show as ME, and I was scared sick going into it. I had been on lights crew for a full school year, however I never saw myself as a crew head or a leader. As it turns out, I love being both: the boss, and the leader. I found a passion for inspiring others that I never knew existed, and I found a passion for being an ME that I never even dreamed of. This is also the show where I learned a lot about wiring little detailed that go on the set like sconces and lamps. It took some trial and error, but I figured it out eventually and its always been one of those little things that makes me love what I do.

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The Nutcracker is produced at BHS by Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble annually, so I've worked it twice in the past 2 years. Once as a spot-op, and once as a board op. Both times I've gotten to work closely with Greg Etter, who is a professional Lighting Designer for BYDE. Being able to shadow him for two shows has taught me a lot about design and plotting, as well as organization and efficiency. Working with BYDE has no doubt been where I've gained the most experience as a technician in my time at BHS.

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Everyone loves Grease, and so did we. We had a blast with this show, and we at BHS were all very big fans of the 4ft diameter mirror ball that we hung in front of our proscenium. I was the house left Follow-Spot Operator for this show, and it was not my first rodeo as a spot-op. This was however the first show I worked where we used projection as part of our set. Not only was putting them up an physical challenge, but learning how to set them up and use them to our advantage was good experience. This was also the show where BHS Tech Crew as a whole was introduced to QLab, so we all gained some experience using the program.

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by Katherine Olexa

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by Devin Buchanan

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During my second Orchesis show, I was still learning the process of lighting a show, and as board operator, it was most definitely a challenge. Like I would find again, this show was all about the learning curve for me. Learning how to design and program on the fly is a big part of my job as a senior technician at BHS, and this show helped serve as a stepping stone to where I am now. The two pieces I designed turned out to be pretty basic, but served me well in the long run. They taught me that I don't have to use shadows to make a dance look good.

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The Elephant's Graveyard is another one of my proudest moments. After having all the lights hung and being set for opening night 2 days early, the Director and our TD decided to hang 5 silk drapes across the stage to make it look like a circus tent, where the play is set. It looked amazing, except for the fact that it blocked almost every single light that we hung completely. So, with the ME's and the Director's O.K, I re-plotted and redesigned the whole show in 24 hours. I took insane amounts of extra hours after school, but I made it work, and the production had a fantastic opening night. It was the first non-dance production I had gotten the chance to design, and it showed me how much I love my job, even when there's a time crunch.

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Aladdin - BHS Children's Theatre - April/May 2015

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Aladdin - BHS Children's Theatre - April/May 2015

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Aladdin was the last show of my junior year, and I spent a majority of my time running all over the theatre. I was a lights crew member, a stagehand, a fog machine operator, and a follow-spot operator, and there laid the challenge. Even though the show was meant for kids, it ended up being one of the most stress heavy shows I've worked at BHS. As you can see though, I made it through it, and it was quite the learning experience. Real world theatre can be and definitely is just as stressful sometimes.

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Fall Orchesis -  "Here's To..." - September 2015

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Fall Orchesis -  "Here's To..." - September 2015

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I was the light board operator and a lighting designer for the Spring show of my senior year as well as the Fall show, however I had the chance to design a few more pieces for the Fall show. The challenge for this show was how much we had to program the cues on the fly, due to massive time crunches with the Fall play going on at the same time, which I was ASM for. Because of this challenge I had a lot of practice at speed programming, which has helped me a ton since.

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Courtney Abernethy

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by Brittany Mileski

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by Avery Braun

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by Elena Safavi