Nov. 20, 2024
Join the LIGHT TALK hosts as they speak with UNLV Theatre assistant professor Christina Watanabe and special guest, retired UNLV 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 UNLV; 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.