Awards and Nominations

Jessie Richardson Peer Reviewed Awards for Outstanding Design:

  2010
    *Award for Lighting Design, Small Theatre, for The Edward Curtis Project, Presentation House Theatre
    * Nomination for Lighting Design, Large Theatre, for The Miracle Worker, Vancouver Playhouse Theatre
    * Nomination for Lighting Design, Large Theatre, for Black Comedy, Arts Club Theatre

  2009   
    * Nomination for Lighting Design, Large Theatre, for Titus Andronicus, Bard on the Beach
    * Nomination for Lighting Design, Large Theatre, for The Tempest, Bard on the Beach
    * Nomination for Lighting Design, Small Theatre, for No Exit, Electric Company Theatre and The Virtual Stage.

  2008
    * Award for Lighting Design, Small Theatre, for Tiny Apocalypse, Rough House Theatre and Rumble Productions
    * Nomination for Lighting Design, Small Theatre, for Revenge, Felix Culpa
   
  2007
    * Award for Lighting Design, Large Theatre, for Peer Gynt, Blackbird Theatre
    * Nomination for Lighting Design, Large Theatre, for Recovery, Rumble Productions

  2006
    * Nomination for Lighting Design, Small Theatre, for The Prodigal Son, Touchstone Theatre

  2004   
    * Award for Lighting Design, Large Theatre, for Soulless, Rumble Productions
    * Award for Lighting Design, Small Theatre, for The Palace Grand, Electric Company
    * Award shared with Jonathan Young for Set Design, Small Theatre, for The Palace Grand, Electric Company
    * Nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design, Large Theatre, for One Last Kiss, Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company
    * Nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design, Small Theatre, for The Designated Mourner, Felix Culpa

 2002
    * Nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design, Small Theatre, for The Burning Vision, Rumble Productions

 2000
    * Award for Outstanding Lighting Design, Small Theatre, for War of the Worlds, Rumble Productions


Selected Production History

    Productions marked with an " * " indicate Lighting Design and Set Design

Year



Production Producing Company(s) Director(s)




2011




Jitters
Belfry Theatre
Patric McDonald

Snowman
Rumble Theatre
Craig Hall

Re:Union
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades and
Pacific Theatre
John Langs

No Exit San Francisco
(International Tour)
Electric Company, Virtual Stage and American Repertory Theatre
Kim Collier

Philanderer
Arts Club Theatre
Rachel Ditor

Bird Brain
Carole Higgins
Carousel Theatre

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Arts Club/Blackbird Theatre
John Wright




2010




Rimers of Eldrich
Douglas College
John Cooper

Photog
Boca del Lupo
Sherry Yoon

How is Sleep Beautiful?
Helen Walkley Dance
Helen Walkley

Everyone
Caravan Farm Theatre
Estelle Shook and Company

Becky's New Car
Arts Club Theatre
Rachel Ditor

The Sunshine Boys
Chemainus Theatre
Nicola Cavendish

Tiny Appocalypse (Tour)
Rough House Productions
James Fagan Tait

Donald and Lenore*
Felix Culpa and Chutzpah! Festival
David Bloom

The Road Forward
Aboriginal Pavilion Closing Ceremonies
Marie Clements

Best Before
  (International Tour)
Rimini Protokol and PUSH
Festival
Helgard Haug and
Stephan Kaegi

The Edward Curtis Project
Presentation House Theatre
and PUSH Festival
Brenda Leadlay and
Marie Clements




2009



Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Blackbird Theatre
John Wright

A Beautiful View *
Ruby Slippers Theatre
Daniel MacIvor

No Exit Tour Electric Company
Kim Collier


Virtual Stage and Western Canada



Theatre


Miracle Worker
Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Co.
Meg Roe

Black Comedy
Arts Club Theatre
Dean Paul Gibson

Palace of the End Touchstone Theatre and
Katrina Dunn and


Felix Culpa and
David Bloom and


Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Mindy Parfitt

Age of Arousal Arts Club Theatre and
Katrina Dunn


Touchstone

Forever Plaid Gateway Theatre Patrick Burwell

Blackbird Theatre Conspiracy and
Norman Armour


Rumble Productions

Inspired by Place Aeriosa Dance Julia Taffe

That Night Follows Day Theatre Replacement James Long and



Maiko Bae Yamamoto

Nanay Urban Crawl Alex Ferguson




2008



Half Life * Belfry Theatre James Fagan Tait

Titus Andronicus Bard on the Beach Kim Collier

The Tempest Bard on the Beach Meg Roe

Life of Paper * Pangaea Arts Heidi Specht

No Exit Electric Company Theatre and
Kim Collier


The Virtual Stage


Tiny Apocalypse Rough House Theatre and
James Fagan Tait


Rumble Productions

How It Works Touchstone Theatre Katrina Dunn

Hay Fever Chemainus Theatre Bernard Cuffling

Palace Grand (remount) * Electric Company Theatre Kevin Kerr




2007



Hecuba Blackbird Theatre John Wright

Richard III Studio 58 (Langara College) Scott Bellis

Radio Daze Gateway Theatre Simon Johnston

Timon of Athens Bard on the Beach James Fagan Tait

Julius Ceasar Bard on the Beach Katrina Dunn

Copper Thunderbird National Arts Centre and
Peter Hinton


Urban Ink

Revenge Felix Culpa James Fagan Tait

Having Hope at Home Gateway Theatre Simon Johnston

Hippies and Bolsheviks Touchstone Theatre Katrina Dunn

The Perfect Wife Chemainus Theatre Jeremy Tow




2006



Silverwing Carousel Theatre for Young Audiences Carole Higgins

Recovery Rumble Productions Craig Hall

Crazy Talk * Solo Collective Del Surjik and



David Mackay and



Jane Heyman

At Home with Dick and  Electric Company Theatre Kim Collier

 Jane at Hive 1


Jest, Satire, Irony, and  Studio 58 (Langara College) Julek Neumann

 Deeper Significance


Peer Gynt Blackbird Theatre John Wright

Palimpest (remount) Standing Wave New Music Society Andreas Kahre

A Number Belfry Theatre Roy Surette

The Prodigal Son Touchstone and
Katrina Dunn


Pacific Theatre

The Invalids PI Theatre Del Surjik

Glass Menagerie Theate at UBC Natasha Nadir

Beaver Presentation House Brenda Leadlay

Perfectionists Boca del Lupo Jill Samuells




2005



Soulless (remount) Rumble Productions and
Norman Armour


Theatre at UBC

San Diego Rumble Productions and
Norman Armour


Studio 58 (Langara College)

Palimpest Standing Wave New Music Society Andreas Kahre

Kitchen Witches Gateway Theatre Leslie Bland




2004



Women in Fish, Urban Ink Marie Clements and

 Hours in Water
Kathleen Flaherty

Palace Grand Electric Company Theatre Kevin Kerr

Soulless Rumble Productions Norman Armour

One Last Kiss Belfry Theatre and
Roy Surette


Vancouver Playhouse




2003



Shopping and Fucking PI Theatre and
Del Surjik and


Ruby Slippers Dianne Brown

The Designated Mourner Felix Culpa Norman Armour

Apple Touchstone Theatre Rachel Ditor

To Die For Gateway Theatre John Cooper




2002



Hedda Gabbler Rumble Productions Norman Armour

Goodnight Desdemona  Gateway Theatre Dean Paul Gibson

 (Goodmorning Juliet)


Bull in a China Shop Felix Culpa and
David Bloom and


Cooper Leg Dance  Anne Cooper

Burning Vision Rumble Productions and
Peter Hinton


Urban Ink




2001
and Earlier



Foreign Bodies Rumble Productions Camyar Chai

Und Felix Culpa David Bloom

I Am Your Spy Rumble Productions Norman Armour

War of the Worlds Rumble Productions Norman Armour





Production Management, Technical Direction, and Instruction

  2006-2008        Adjunct Professor    University of British Columbia, Theatre Department
  1997-2005        Production Manager Bard on the Beach
  1996-1999        Technical Director     Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company
 
Education

  1992            Rigging Workshop Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta
  1990            BSc Eng.(Electrical) with Honours, Queen’s University, Kingston.