Kim Fain | Entertainment Design
Lighting & Media Designer | Creative Director | Consultant
Education:
2021 The University of Iowa | MFA in Theatre Arts | Magna Cum Laude
Emphasis in Lighting & Media Design
2012 Southern Oregon University | BFA in Theatre | Cum Laude
Emphasis in Lighting Design
Minor in Native American Studies & Shakespeare Studies
2009 College of the Siskiyous | AA in Technical Theatre
Technical Theatre Certificate
Experience:
2021 Lighting Designer, Dispossessed (Installation Art Gallery)
The University of Iowa - Grant Wood Fellow Elena Smyrniotis - Iowa City, Iowa, USA
2019-2021 Research Assistantship, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Office of Community Engagement
The University of Iowa - Arts Share - Iowa City, Iowa,USA
2018-2019 Projection Mapping Speaker - Station Programmer
Live Design International - Projection Mapping Summit - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2019 Entertainment Design Fellowship - Corporate, Nightclub, Wedding
Rock The House Entertainment - Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2019 Lighting Director, 98 Degrees
Wired Entertainment - Rhythm City Casino - Davenport, Iowa, USA
2018 Master Electrician, Born Yesterday - Nunsense, The Musical - Tally's Folly
New Harmony Theatre - Murphy Auditorium - New Harmony, Indiana, USA
2014 - 2017 Assistant Manager Production – Lighting & Video (Designer-Operator-Programmer-Technician)
Carnival UK - P&O Cruises - Britannia Build Team - Southampton, England, UK
2016 Lighting Designer, The Great Gatsby
The California Theatre Company - The Grand - Fresno, California, USA
2012 - 2014 Entertainment Staff - Lighting Apprentice
RCCL - Celebrity Cruises - Equinox, Infinity, Summit - Miami, Florida, USA
2012 Lighting Designer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Southern Oregon University - Center Stage Theatre - Ashland, Oregon, USA
2011 Projection Designer, Speech & Debate
Oregon Shakespeare Festival - The Black Swan Theatre - Ashland, Oregon, USA
2008 Lighting Designer, Spitfire Grill
College of the Siskiyous – Kenneth Ford Theatre – Weed, California, USA
2008 Lighting Designer, Inspecting Carol
College of the Siskiyous – Kenneth Ford Theatre – Weed, California, USA
Related Experience:
2019 Rock The House Entertainment - Corporate Design Fellowship
2015 Carnival UK - Training Courses: GrandMA2, Hippotizer V4, ROBE Moving Light Maintenance, Just FX Pyrotechnics Operator, & Showtime Laser Operator
2012 Oregon Shakespeare Festival - Internship in Lighting
2005 ROP Work-Study, Fresno Board of Education - Lighting Technician I Certificate
Related Skills & Interests:
Lighting Consoles — ETC, HOG, GrandMA2, Strand, Avolites, Onyx
Lighting Softwares — Lightwright, Vectorworks, Vision, MA3D, Capture.se, Wysiwyg
Media Servers — Watchout, [Green Hippo]tizer, Qlab, Catalyst, Pandora’s Box, PowerPoint, Resolume, Isadora
Media Software — DaVinci Resolve, Adobe; Photoshop, Premiere Pro, In Design, After Effects, Illustrator
Lifts — Genie Lift Safety Certified at Sea, Mobile Platform Lift trained
Chicago Fly House Training — Aerial Rigging & Performer Flying
Carnival UK Training — ROBE Maintenance, [Green Hippo]tizer, GrandMA2, Showtime Laser, & Just FX Pyrotechnics
Awards:
Graduate Assistantship - University of Iowa - Fall 2018 thru Spring 2021
SOU Theatre Department Scholarship - Professional Development & Potential
Theatre Study Abroad: Thailand, Singapore, & Vietnam, focus on Water puppets & Shadow puppets
Music Study Abroad: Austria, Italy, & Czech Republic, focus on Music Business & Diplomacy
References:
Available Upon Request