Category: Lighting Programming

Annie (2020) – Storybook Theatre

Post author By Ian McClellan
Post date December 12, 2020

UPDATE January 6, 2021: JP Thibodeau & Ian McClellan were recipients of Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical BroadwayWorld Calgary Regional Awards 2021. Read more here: https://www.broadwayworld.com/calgary/article/Winners-Announced-For-The-BroadwayWorld-2021-REGION-Awards-2001010112

Assistant Lighting Designer & Programmer

December 12, 2020 – January 2, 2021

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Production Team:

Director: Jayme Armstrong
Music Director: Joel Schaefer
Choreographer: Angela Kuklicz
Producer: JP Thibodeau
Stage Manager: Joy Hodgson
Lighting Design: JP Thibodeau
Set Design: Rich Davis & JP Thibodeau
Sound Design: Kris Mish
Costume Design: Catherine Handford & Ralamy Kneeshaw
Hair Design: Cat Bentley
Makeup Design: Melody Kiekek

Production Photos:

Photos by Kris Mish

Video:

All material on this page is protected by the provisions of the Copyright Act and, unless otherwise noted, is the sole property of Ian McClellan and Ian McClellan Entertainment Design. Reproduction of any of the material contained on this page is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from Ian McClellan.

Lighting Lighting Programming Portfolio

Spring Awakening (2020) – Storybook Theatre

Post author By Ian McClellan
Post date September 4, 2020

Assistant Lighting Designer & Programmer

September 4 – 30, 2020

Based on Frank Wedekind’s groundbreaking and controversial play (once banned in Germany), Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s brilliant rock score and searingly emotional book take the story of sexual awakening, youth revolt, and self-discovery into a new century. It’s 1891, and grown-ups hold all the cards. Headstrong Melchior and naive Wendla stumble into each others’ arms, passionate and curious, while anxious Moritz struggles to live up to the stringent expectations of society. With only each other for guidance, this group of young men and women travel the fraught and rocky path of adolescence, discovering their bodies, their minds, and themselves along the way. An electric, vibrant celebration of youth and rebellion, Spring Awakening fuses issues of morality, sexuality, and rock and roll into a story that packs a powerful emotional punch.

Production Team:

Director: JP Thibodeau
Assistant Director: Constantine Anastasakis
Music Director: Joe Slabe
Choreographer: Jocelyn Hooover-Leiver
Producer: JP Thibodeau
Stage Manager: Joy Hodgson & Cale Tompson
Production Manager: Kris Mish
Lighting Design: JP Thibodeau (assist. Ian McClellan)
Set Design: JP Thibodeau
Sound Design: Kris Mish
Costume Design: Darcie Howe

Production Photos:

Video:

Lighting Lighting Design Lighting Programming Portfolio

Central’s Got Talent (2020) – Central Memorial High School

Post author By Ian McClellan
Post date March 12, 2020

Lighting Designer & Programmer

March 12, 2020

Central’s Got Talent is an annual competition open to students of Central Memorial High School. Performers of all facets are invited to come out and compete within a supportive school community, and will be given the opportunity to showcase their talents!

Production Team:

Production Manager: Ian McClellan
Promoter: Kerry Warner
Producer: Kerry Warner
Stage Manager: Miranda Ried
Production Designer: Ian McClellan
Audio Engineer: Sophia Halsey-Dam
Lighting Programmer: Ian McClellan

Production Photos:

Lighting Lighting Programming Portfolio Stage Management

Seussical! The Musical (2019) – Central Memorial High School

Post author By Ian McClellan
Post date December 10, 2019

Stage Manager & Lighting Designer

December 10 – 15, 2019

The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many “thinks.” Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping, and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family, and community are challenged and emerge triumphantly.

Production Team:

Director: Andrew MacDonald-Smith
Music Director: Ian Robertson
Choreographer: Andrew MacDonald-Smith & Corrine Vessey
Producer: Len Simon
Stage Manager: Ian McClellan
Lighting Design: Ian McClellan & Gundars Jautaiķis
Set Design: Len Simon
Sound Design: Gundars Jautaiķis
Costume Design: Victoria Krawchuk
Hair Design: Victoria Krawchuk
Makeup Design: Victoria Krawchuk

Production Photos:

Lighting Lighting Design Lighting Programming Portfolio Sound Sound Designer

Sweet Charity (2019) – Browncow Collective & The Honest Collective

Post author By Ian McClellan
Post date November 1, 2019

Lighting & Sound Designer

November 1 – 9, 2019

Charity Hope Valentine always tries to look on the bright side of life, despite working in a rundown dance hall and contending with a seemingly endless run of bad dates. Determined to find love, Charity falls for suave actor Vittorio Vidal, but their romance is all too brief. However, when Charity finds herself stuck in an elevator with the reserved Oscar Lindquist, it turns out that she may have finally met her match.

Production Team:

Director: Amber Bissonnette
Music Director: Jill O’Connell
Choreographer: Ryan Maschke
Producer: Ryan Maschke, Alex Bergen
Stage Manager: Molly Noonan, Chandler Ontkean
Lighting Design: Ian McClellan
Sound Design: Ian McClellan
Costume Design: Costume Collective

Production Photos:

Lighting Lighting Design Lighting Programming Portfolio

Bring It On (2019) – Storybook Theatre

Post author By Ian McClellan
Post date August 17, 2019

Assistant Lighting Designer

August 17 – September 7, 2019

Set in the high-stakes world of competitive high school cheerleading, Bring It On: The Musical tells the story of Campbell, cheer captain and most popular girl at the uber-affluent Truman High School. Before she can lead her award-winning squad to another win at Nationals, tragedy strikes: School redistricting forces Campbell to transfer to the multi-ethnic Jackson High School. Knocked off her throne as teen queen, Campbell tries to make sense of her new “outsider” status. Soon she discovers that Eva, a plotting sophomore with delusions of grandeur, is responsible for knocking her from the top of the cheer pyramid. With a national title on the line, Campbell must convince Danielle, Jackson’s “it-girl” and leader of hip-hop dance troupe The Crew, to start a cheerleading squad and help bring on some sweet revenge.

Production Team:

Director: Justine Westby
Associate Director: Justine Westby
Music Director: Tara Laberge
Choreographer: Jocelyn Hooover-Leiver
Producer: JP Thibodeau
Stage Manager: Alissa Grams
Production Manager: Jody Low
Lighting Design: JP Thibodeau
Set Design: JP Thibodeau
Sound Design: Kris Mish
Costume Design: Darcie Howe
Hair Design: Cat Bentley
Makeup Design: Cat Bentley

Production Photos:

Lighting Lighting Design Lighting Programming Portfolio

Moby Dick (2019) – Scorpio Theatre

Post author By Ian McClellan
Post date May 31, 2019

Co-Lighting Designer & Programmer

May 31 – June 8, 2019

Three small words will transport you into a literary classic, filled with both the perils of nature and the dangers of obsession. Three small words will ignite the story of one man’s relentless and unbending quest for revenge. Three small words will show you all that most maddens and torments and breaks the mind of this one man, and destroys the lives of those who would follow him into the deep.

Production Team:

Director: Ted Lach
Producer: Daisy Pond
Stage Manager: Daisy Pond
Lighting Design: Ian McClellan & Thomas Hall
Set Design: Ted Lach
Sound Design: Thomas Hall
Costume Design: Rhonda Mottle
Hair Design: Rhonda Mottle
Makeup Design: Rhonda Mottle

Production Photos:

Lighting Lighting Design Lighting Programming Portfolio

Oliver! (2019) – Central Memorial High School

Post author By Ian McClellan
Post date May 21, 2019

Lighting Designer & Programmer

May 21 – 26, 2019

An English musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. After running away from the orphanage run by the heartless Mr. Bumble, Oliver meets the Artful Dodger and is recruited to pick pockets for Fagin.

Production Team:

Director: Michelle Crimmins
Music Director: Sheldon Zandboar
Choreographer: Christine Mooney, Peyton Lake, Christie Preston, & Corinne Vessey
Fight Director: Zakk MacDonald
Producer: Len Simon
Stage Manager: Brinn Web-Sully
Lighting Design: Ian McClellan
Set Design: Dan Moore & Len Simon
Sound Design: Ty McKenzie
Projection Design: Len Simon, Ian McClellan, & Brinn Web-Sully
Costume Design: Victoria Krawchuk
Hair Design: Victoria Krawchuk
Makeup Design: Victoria Krawchuk
Orchestra Director: Sheldon Zandboar

Production Photos:

Lighting Lighting Design Lighting Programming Portfolio

Avenue Q (2019) – Front Row Centre Players

Post author By Ian McClellan
Post date March 29, 2019

Lighting Programmer

March 29 – April 13, 2019

This laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that, although the residents seem nice, it’s clear that this is not your ordinary neighbourhood. Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.