BIOGRAPHY

Ben Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Design for Theatre and Television) from Charles Sturt University.

After graduating from university he was lighting designer, Patrick Woodroffe’s assistant on The Boy From Oz (arena spectacular) and the associate lighting designer for Titanic, a new musical in Australia. Ben has also lit the Australian version of the IQ Squared Debates, which aired nationally on the ABC and internationally on BBC World.

He has worked on a variety of award shows including The 2005 ARIA Awards, the APRA Screen Music Awards, the IF Awards and Australian International Design Awards and lit Lorna Luft in her only concert of Australia.

Ben’s lighting designs have seen him cast light over many different genres and shows including comedy, drama, dance, concerts, orchestral, television and award shows. Some of his credits include; Love of the Nightingale directed by John Sheedy, The Lark and The Golden Age directed by Clarence Sophie Dany, Below, Medea and for television Australian Idol, Australia Day Live and Mother of all Galas.

Higher Education: BA Design for Theatre and Television
Charles Sturt University (Wagga Wagga)

Selected Experience:

2017

Lighting Design - War Crimes
Lighting Design - Those Who Fall in Love Like Anchors Dropped Upon the Ocean Floor
Lighting Design - The Five Essential Freedoms of the Individual (ISA - dir. Kevin Jackson)
Lighting Design Mentor - Australian Institute of Music Dramatic Arts
Lighting Design - AIM Showcase
Lighting Design- Peter Coombe (MonkeyBaa)
Lighting Design - Animal Farm
Lighitng Operator - Bondi Feast Festival
Production Manager - The 13 Storey Treehouse (CDP - Australian & NZ Tour)
Production Manager & Lighting Design - Monkey Tales in the Garden (MonkeyBaa)
Production Manager - Captain Nemo's Nautilus (MonkeyBaa)

2016

Lecturer – Lighting Design (Excelsia College, formerly Wesley Institute)
Lighting Design – The Screwtape Letters
Lighting Design – The Bald Soprano
Lighting Design – AIM Drama Showcase
Lighting Design – Hearts Like Fists
Lighting Design – Mary of Nijmegen
Head Electrician & Programmer – Notes from Underground
Interim Production Manager - ATYP
Acting Production/Operations Manager – Monkey Baa Theatre Company
Production Manager – The Very Hungry Caterpillar (2 venues)
CAD Draftsman – Snugglepot & Cuddlepie (Australian Tour 40+ Venues)

2015

Lecturer – Lighting Design (Excelsia College, formerly Wesley Institute)
Lighting Design – The Oresteia
Assistant to Lighting Designer/MX – Sungglepot & Cuddlepie
Lighting Design – Diversity (AMPA School of Dance)
Lighting Design – And Miss Readon Drinks A Little
Lighting Design – Danse en Liberte (AMPA School of Dance)
Lighting Design – Ghost City

2014

Lecturer – Lighting Design (Wesley Institute)
Lighting Design – So You Know You Can Dance (Wesley School of Dance)
Lighting Design – Blood Wedding
Lighting Design – Unity (Wesley School of Dance)
Lighting Design – An Experiment With An Air pump

2013

Lecturer – Lighting Design (Wesley Institute)
Lighting Design – Hot Fudge with Ice Cream
Lighting Design/Operation – IQ2 Sydney Debates Televised on ABC Australia and BBC News Worldwide
Lighting Design/Operation – TaikOz Pulse:Heart:Beat (Sydney Concerts)
Lighting Design/Operation – Sydney Writers Festival (City Recital Hall)
Lighting Design/Operation – An Evening with Neil Gaiman
Lighting Assistant – Operamainia (Sydney)
Lighting Supervisor & Board Operator – Australian Chamber Orchestra with Barry Humphries (Sydney)
Lighting Assistant & Board Operator – Commonwealth Bank TV Commercial

2012

Lighting Design - Entertaining Angels
Lighting Design - Can I Come Home Now
Lighting Design/Operation - International Design Awards
Lighting Design/Operation - Seniors Week Awards
Lighting Design/Operation - Penguin Cafe (Sydney)
Lighting Design/Operation - Synergy (Sydney)
Lighting Design/Operation - City of Sydney CityTalks
Lighting Design/Operation - IQ2 Sydney Debates
Lighting Design/Operation - 18th Biennale of Sydney
Lighting Supervisor - Jane Birkin (Sydney)
Lighting Supervisor - Bic Runga (Sydney)
Lighting Assistant/Operation - Macquarie Bank Commercial
Lighting Assistant - Sydney Festival (City Recital Hall)

2011

Lighting Design - Romeo and Jeanette
Lighting Design/Operation - APRA Screen Music Awards
Lighting Design/Operation - The Song Company (Sydney)
Lighting Design/Operation - Joanna Newsom in Sydney
Lighting Design/Operation - IQ2 Sydney Debates
Lighting Supervisor - Brooke Fraser (City Recital Hall)
Lighting Assistant - Sydney Festival (City Recital Hall)

2010

Lecturer - Lighting Design (Wesley Institute)

Lighting Assistant - Inside Film Awards
Lighting Design/Operation - Tic Tic Tour
Lighting Design/Operation - Musica Viva (City Recital Hall)
Lighting Design/Operation - Ken Tribe Tribute Concert
Lighting Design/Operation - Peter Cousins: A Life on Earth
Lighting Design/Operation - 17th Biennale of Sydney
Lighting Assistant - Michael Jackson DVD Launch
Lighting Design/Operation - Al Di Meola (Sydney Australia)
Lighting Design/Operation - IQ2 Sydney Debates
Lighting Assistant - Sydney Festival (City Recital Hall)

2009

Lecturer - Lighting Design (Wesley Institute)

Lighting Design/Operation - APRA Screen Music Awards
Lighting Design/Operation - Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (Sydney Australia)
Lighting Design/Operation - The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (City Recital Hall)
Lighting Design/Operation - Kodo & TaikOz (City Recital Hall)
Lighting Assistant - Sydney Festival (City Recital Hall)

2008

Lighting Design/Operation - The Hypochondriac & La Dispute (for the NIDA Open Program)
Lighting Design - Medea
Lighting Design - All's Well That Ends Well
Lighting Design/Operator - Lorna Luft in Sydney
Lighting Design/Operator - Cracker Comedy Festival - Mother of all Galas (City Recital Hall)
Lighting Design/Operator - City of Sydney City Talks (City Recital Hall)
Lighting Design/Operator - Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (City Recital Hall)
Lighting Design/Operator - Commonwealth Bank corporate events/broadcast
Follow Spot Caller - Australia Day Live '08

2007

Lighting Design - Shakespear's Romeo + Juliet
Lighting Design - The House of Bernada Alba
Lighting Design/Operation - APRA Screen Music Awards (City Recital Hall)
Lighting Design - Love of the Nightingale (directed by John Sheedy)
Lighting Design - Don Juan
Lighting Design - Kerros (Human Circus)
Follow Spot Caller - Australia Day Live '07
Lighting Operator - Macbeth (for the NIDA Open Program)

2006

Lighting Design - Bush Tails (for the NIDA Open Program)
Lighting Design - Below
Assistant Lighting Designer - Titanic, A New Musical
Assistant to Lighting Designer, Patrick Woodroffe - The Boy from Oz
Lighting Design - The Lark