ABBY WELLS
Lighting Designer Lighting Director Draftsperson
Phone: 317.965.1473 Email: abigail.wwells@gmail.com



Selected Professional Experience
Vibrant Design Lighting Director/Draftersperson New York, NY 2012 - Present
UVLD Draftsperson New York, NY 2013 - Present
PACE University Adjunct Professor New York, NY 2015 - Present
The NFL Draft Freelance Work New York, NY 2013 - 2017
Race in American: A Discussion Lighting Director Manhattan Studio Center Sept 2017
Live PD Lighting Director A&E Studios, NY 2016 - 2017
Date Night Lighting Director A&E Studios, NY Aug 2017
Cooks vs. Cons Lighting Director Lackawana, NJ 2016 - 2017
Rock of Ages ALD Gateway Playhouse May 2015
The Security Brief: S1 Lighting Director Metropolis Studio May 2015
Next Great Baker Lighting Director Lackawana, NJ Mar. 2014
MTV Charlamagne & Friends Lighting Director MTV Studios Aug. 2013
360 Dance Company Production Assistant Joan Weill Center for Dance Oct. 2012
Totally Biased PA/Board Operator Manhattan Studio Center Sept. 2012
On The Verge Production Assistant Manhattan Studio Center Sept. 2012
Traces Board Operator Union Square Theatre Sept. 2012
Gotham Dance Festival ALD The Joyce Theatre May-June 2012
Martha Graham Dance Company ALD The Joyce Theatre March 2012
Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon Production Assistant Indianapolis, IN Superbowl XLVI
Indiana Theatre Festival Master Electrician (2 productions) Bloomington, IN May-Aug. 2011
Charles Cooper ALD (2 productions) Indianapolis/Chicago 2010-2011
Brown County Playhouse Master Electrician (3 productions) Nashville, IN May-Aug. 2010
Indiana University Teaching Assistant/Electrician Bloomington, IN 2009-2012
Porthouse Theatre Master Electrician (3 productions) Kent, OH May-Aug. 2009
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Production Assistant Becket, MA May-Aug. 2007


Selected Light Designs
Frozen Director: Matt Renskers Brooklyn, NY 2014
Cabaret Director: George Pinney Indiana University 2012
Drowsy Chaperone Director: Bill Jenkins & Sutton Foster Ball State University 2012
Between the Sun and Moon Choreographer: Liz Shea Indiana University 2012


Skills
Vectorworks, LightWright, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, MAC/PC Proficient, Microsoft Office, theatre technician and ETC
Console operation, Basic GrandMA 2 programming, ETCNET II, Strand Palette, QLab, Radiance, Valid New York Drivers License, Passport.
Managerial skills with crew, show and office, hardworking, motivated, goal oriented, organized, focused, quick learner, proactive, creative.


Educational Experience
MFA in Lighting Design Indiana University May 2012
B.S. in Design Technology Ball State University May 2009


Reference
Christopher Landy Lighting Designer 718.701.5018 chris@vibrantdesign.tv
Charles Cooper Lighting Designer 708.524.0427 coopercj@aol.com
Lauren Quinn Director 201.966.9957 lqdirector@icloud.com