Nov. 20, 2024
Join the LIGHT TALK hosts as they speak with 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Theatre assistant professor Christina Watanabe and special guest, retired 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ lighting design professor Brackley Frayer, as they discuss the early days of discovering lighting design; hitting the pavement in NYC; the "Christina Questions"; Christina's Knights of Illumination Award project; most challenging productions; issues with Zactrack; losing the human element; taking over from Brackley at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ; teaching graduate and undergraduate lighting designers; hard lessons to learn; balancing an academic career with a professional career; taking students with you on professional gigs; advice for the LDI Portfolio Review; and words of advice to young designers.