Q. Brian Sickels

Member: United Scenic Artists, LU 829 International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

Email: bsickels@uarts.edu

GENERAL BACKGROUND

Thirty+ years professional experience in touring productions and regional theatre. Twenty five +  years experience in theatre education. Training and work experience includes: production and stage management, FOH, lighting design, scene design, costume design, technical direction and rigging. Knowledge of maintenance, programming, and board operation of the following systems: Highend, Vari*Lite, Martin, Strand, ETC. Educational courses taught include Stagecraft, Scenic, Lighting and Costume Design, Theatre History, Aesthetics (James Joyce), Introduction to Theatre, Stage Make up, Stage Management, Management for the Performing Arts, Scene Painting, Stage Engineering, and Graphics for the Performing Arts. Workshops in Stage Rigging and Computer Automated Lighting.

EDUCATION
M.F.A. degree - Michigan State University
B.A. degree - Central Michigan University

EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

Technical Director/ Designer University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA current

Associate Professor East Stroudsburg University East Stroudsburg, PA 18301   Assistant Professor State University of New York Cortland, New York 13045

Assistant Professor University of Rochester Rochester, New York 14627   Assistant Professor Keuka College Keuka Park, New York 14478

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

IATSE, Local 200 Allentown, Bethlehem, PA

Barry Manilow, Lord of the Dance, Showboat, Peter Pan, Little River Band, Master Class, Jethro Tull,

Pat Benetar, Grease, Blondie, Fleetwood Mac, Beach Boys, Eliot Feld Ballet, Pilobolus Dance Co.

 

Philadelphia Arts Bank Theatre

School of Theatre Arts

University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Opera North Philadelphia, PA   JTS Entertainment Boston, MA Studio Arena Theatre Buffalo, NY   Kavinoky Theatre Buffalo, NY   JWS Entertainment Naples, NY   GeVa Theatre Rochester, NY   Mark Twain Music Theatre Elmira, NY   Judith Hook Dance Co. Rochester, NY   Blackfriar's Theatre Rochester, NY   Cortland Summer Theatre Cortland, NY   Koshare Dance Co. Geneva, NY   Bristol Valley Playhouse Naples, NY

Eastman Opera Co.  Rochester, NY   Civic Theatre of Allentown  Allentown, PA   Studio Arena Theatre Buffalo, NY   TOY Theatre Buffalo, NY   Lansing Opera Lansing, MI   National Black Theatre Ensemble New York, NY Cortland Repertory Theatre Cortland, NY   Greenhouse Dance Ensemble New York, NY   Tibbits Opera Coldwater, MI   Louise Nevelson Art Exhibit New York, NY   Mirage Mime Co. Boston, MA

RECENT PRODUCTIONS

Design and Technical Production, Opera North, Transitions, Philadelphia, PA, December 2009 Technical Director, Major Barbara, Arts Bank Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009 Scenic Designer and Technical Director, To Kill A Mockingbird, Arts Bank Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, October 2009 Technical Director, Bat Boy, Arts Bank Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, April 2009 Technical Advisor, Cider House Rules, 1 and 2, Merriam Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, March 2009 Technical Director, Quake, Arts Bank Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, February 2009 SOTA Technical Director, ACTF Festival 41. Philadelphia, PA, January 2009 Technical Director, Little Women, Arts Bank Theatre, Philadelphia, PA. December 2008 Technical Director, Tis Pity Shes a Whore, Arts Bank Theatre, Philadelphia, PA. November 2008 Technical Director, Hot L Baltimore, Arts Bank Theatre, Philadelphia, PA. October 2008 Scenic Design for Jonah and the Whale, New Horizons Theatre Co. Alexandria, VA. Sept. 2008 Concert Design and Staging for Summer Fest. July 2008 Scenery, lighting design for La Boheme. April 2008 Concert Design and Staging for Music Festival. December 2007 Scenery, lighting design and technical direction for A Streetcar Named Desire. May 2007 Scenery, lighting design and technical direction for Spinning Into Butter. December 2006 Scenery, lighting design and technical direction for Goodbye Marianne. October 2006 Scenery, lighting design and technical direction for The Seagull. April 2006 Scenery, lighting design and technical direction for Proof. December 2005 Scenery, lighting design and technical direction for Metamorphoses. April 2005 Scenery, lighting design and technical direction for Twelfth Night. April 2004 Scenery, lighting design and technical direction for Anton in Show Business. April 2002 Scenery, lighting design and technical direction for Machinal. December 2002 Scenery, lighting, and technical direction for Alice Through the Looking Glass. October 2002 Scenery, lighting, costume, and technical direction for Romeo and Juliet. April 2002 Scenery, lighting, costume, and technical direction for Tango at the End of Winter. December 2001 Scenery, lighting, and technical direction for You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. October 2001 Scenery, lighting, costume design and technical direction for A Midsummer Nights Dream. April 2001  Scenery, lighting, costume, sound design, and technical direction for Coyote Ugly,  December 2000  Scenery, lighting, costume, and technical direction for Rags to Riches, October 2000 Scenery, lighting, costume, sound design, technical direction for The Crucible,  April 2000

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
United States Institute on Theatre Technology
United Scenic Artists, LU 829
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

COMPUTER SKILLS
Computer skills with PC, MAC. Familiar with AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Lightwright, SoftPlot, LightShop, FrontPage

HEALTH AND SAFETY SKILLS
Certified in CPR and O2 administration

SPECIAL AWARDS
Winner - Southern Illinois University Undergraduate Scene Design Competition for The Caretaker presented at the ACT Festival. Artie Award- Best Scenic and Lighting Design for The Price produced at the Kavinoky Theatre.

PERSONAL DATA

• SPORTS: Technical Scuba Diving and Shipwrecks, Sailing, Skiing, Archery and Bridge
  

• HOBBIES: Model Shipbuilding
  

• INTERESTS: Classical Music
  

• READING: James Joyce, WB Yeats, J. Campbell

  References available on request. Phone 570-801-1079.