User:Brucehs

Well, since I created my account way back in 2011, I figured I should perhaps make a User page in 2017. My "day" job is being a Lighting Designer for live performance: theater, dance, opera, performance art. I'm also a Quaker fellow traveller, thinking of becoming a member of [http://brooklynmeeting.org my Meeting].

I've also been nerding it out on the Mac since 2002, starting with 10.2 Jaguar. Had fun with the iBook G3 whose logic board failed right in the middle of drafting a show. Done a little side programming, mostly in AppleScript and Racket. Having a bit of a hard time learning wiki syntax though. Lots of opening an edit view on others' work and then muddling through.

A few professional associations, in interest of transparency: VisionIntoArt, Salem Art Works, [https://nationalsawdust.org National Sawdust], [https://www.sistersylvester.org Sister Sylvester], [http://www.superheroclubhouse.org Superhero Clubhouse], [http://infinitytheatre.com Infinity Theatre], Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Design for Stage & Film (my MFA program), University of Chicago (my undergrad).

:• Maybe I made too many Wikipedia links? I guess I sorta find them fun. :) I'm also a fan of olde school emoticons. No emoji here!

:• Wonder what else should go on this page…

Trying to highlight diversity within lighting design as the field is sorely lacking in it.

• Allen Lee Hughes. A conflict of interest (he was my professor in grad school), but its absurd a four time African American Tony nominee doesn't have his own page. I have submitted this article for review through the article creation process. I'd appreciate any feedback.
• Kathy A. Perkins. An influential African American lighting designer and theater historian. No COI here.
• A section on the history of Lighting Design. Partially motivated by the prevalence of women among the field's pioneers.
• League of Professional Theatre Women. When adding a section on diversity to Lighting Designer article, I noticed that LPTW was a red link.