Resume
Matt Hazard is a lighting designer who works during the day for Vincent Lighting Systems. His recent freelance projects include serving as the lighting director for several Harmony Project concerts and lighting designer for many organizations including Kenyon College Dance, Opera Columbus, Opera Project Columbus, the Ohio State Department of Theatre and School of Music, Nationwide Pleasure Guild, and several area high school productions. Matt earned his BA in Theatre and his MFA in Design at Ohio State and has taught and developed classes in the Department of Theatre. He is also an ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician and a member of IATSE Local 12.
MATTHEW J. HAZARD
182 Oakland Park Ave.
Columbus, OH 43214
614.354.1089
mjhazard@gmail.com
LIGHTING DESIGNS
| Production | Company | Venue | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sound of Music (forthcoming) | Nationwide Butterfly Guild | Palace Theatre | David Bahgat | 2023 |
| Mrs. Mannerly | Otterbein Summer Theatre | Fritsche Theatre | Melissa Lusher | 2022 |
| Cinderella | Nationwide Butterfly Guild | Palace Theatre | David Bahgat | 2022 |
| The Sound of Music | MTVarts | Knox Memorial Theatre | Bruce Jacklin | 2021 |
| Disney Revue | Westerville North HS | Westerville North Theatre | Kim Mollohan | 2021 |
| Mamma Mia | Westerville North HS | Westerville North Theatre | Mary DeWitt | 2020 |
| Mamma Mia | Nationwide Butterfly Guild | Palace Theatre | David Bahgat | 2020 |
| Red Velvet | OSU Department of Theatre | Bowen Theatre | Ted Lange | 2020 |
| Guys and Dolls | Otterbein Summer Theatre | Fritsche Theatre | Lenny Leibowitz | 2019 |
| Master Harold...and the Boys | Otterbein Summer Theatre | Fritsche Theatre | Melissa Lusher | 2019 |
| Smoke on the Mountain | Otterbein Summer Theatre | Fritsche Theatre | David Caldwell | 2019 |
| Peter Pan | Columbus Childrens Theatre | Southern Theatre | David Bahgat | 2019 |
| Mamma Mia | Pickerington North HS | Performing Arts Center | Allen DeCarlo | 2019 |
| Newsies | Westerville North HS | Westerville North Theatre | Kim Mollohan | 2019 |
| Little Mermaid | Nationwide Pleasure Guild | Palace Theatre | David Bahgat | 2019 |
| Hay Fever | Otterbein Dept of Theatre | Fritsche Theatre | Lenny Leibowitz | 2019 |
| A Christmas Carol | Westerville North HS | Westerville North Theatre | Kim Mollohan | 2018 |
| Carmina Burana | OSU School of Music | Weigel Hall | Anna Gawboy | 2018 |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Westerville North HS | Westerville North Theatre | Kim Mollohan | 2018 |
| A Chorus Line | Pickerington North HS | Performing Arts Center | Allen DeCarlo | 2018 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Nationwide Pleasure Guild | Palace Theatre | David Bahgat | 2018 |
| MFA Solo Shows | OSU Department of Theatre | Bowen Theatre | Jeanine Thompson | 2018 |
| Concert for US | Harmony Project | Nationwide Arena | David Brown | 2017 |
| Pippin | Pickerington North HS | Performing Arts Center | Allen DeCarlo | 2017 |
| Puccini: El Tabarro and Gianni Schicci | Opera Project Columbus | McCoy Center for the Arts | Jeffrey Buchman | 2017 |
| Dream On | Harmony Project | Ohio Theatre | David Brown | 2017 |
| Beyond All Recognition | OSU Department of Theatre | Bowen Theatre | Jeanine Thompson | 2017 |
| You Can't Beat the House | Pickerington North HS | Performing Arts Center | Allen DeCarlo | 2017 |
| Mission: Seraglio | Opera Columbus | Southern Theatre | Michael Cavanagh | 2017 |
| You are the Voice | Harmony Project | Ohio Theatre | David Brown | 2016 |
| Fall Dance Concert | Kenyon College Theatre & Dance | Hill Theatre | Balinda Craig-Quijada | 2016 |
| I Still Have Joy | Harmony Project | Ohio Theatre | David Brown | 2016 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Pickerington North HS | Performing Arts Center | Allen DeCarlo | 2016 |
| La Traviata | Opera Columbus | Southern Theatre | Mary Birnbaum | 2016 |
| Catch Me If You Can | Pickerington North HS | Performing Arts Center | Allen DeCarlo | 2016 |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | OSU Department of Theatre | Lincoln Theatre | Melissa Lee | 2016 |
| Let Your Voice Be Loud | Harmony Project | Ohio Theatre | David Brown | 2015 |
| Scrap Heap | Kevin McClatchy | Bowen Theatre | Jeanine Thompson | 2015 |
| Bus Stop | Pickerington North HS | Performing Arts Center | Allen DeCarlo | 2015 |
| All Together Now | Harmony Project | Ohio Theatre | David Brown | 2015 |
| Wedding Singer | Pickerington North HS | Performing Arts Center | Allen DeCarlo | 2015 |
| In Here Out There | OSU Department of Theatre | Bowen Theatre | Mo Ryan | 2014 |
| Full Monty (co-design) | Otterbein University | Fritsche Theatre | David Caldwell | 2014 |
| In the Heights | Upper Arlington Vocal Music | UAHS Auditorium | Eric Kaufmann | 2014 |
| As You Like It | OSU Department of Theatre | Lincoln Theatre | Mo Ryan | 2014 |
| Les Miserables | Upper Arlington Vocal Music | UAHS Auditorium | Eric Kaufmann | 2013 |
| The Nutcracker | Columbus Youth Ballet | Thurber Theatre | Sharon Daye | 2013 |
| Falstaff | OSU School of Music | Mershon Auditorium | A. Scott Parry | 2012 |
| The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | OSU Department of Theatre | Bowen Theatre | Jimmy Bohr | 2011 |
| Hamlet | Royal Shakespeare Company | Van Fleet Theatre | Tarell Alvin McCraney | 2011 |
| Eurydice | OSU Department of Theatre | Bowen Theatre | Beth Kattelman | 2011 |
| Shipwrecked: The Amazing Adventures | Whistling in the Dark | Green Room Theatre | Kal Poole | 2010 |
| Faramondo | OSU School of Music | Southern Theatre | Peter Kozma | 2010 |
| Palmer Park | OSU Department of Theatre | Bowen Theatre | Mo Ryan | 2009 |
| The Woman in Black | Whistling in the Dark | Shedd Theatre | Dwayne Blackaller | 2009 |
| The Marriage of Figaro | OSU School of Music | Mershon Auditorium | Peter Kozma | 2009 |
| Noises Off | OSU Department of Theatre | Thurber Theatre | Mo Ryan | 2008 |
| Letters Home: Voices from Iraq | OSU Department of Theatre | Theatro Technis | Jimmy Bohr | 2008 |
| Labyrinth of Desire | OSU Department of Theatre | Bowen Theatre | Jimmy Bohr | 2008 |
| The Magic Flute | OSU School of Music | Thurber Theatre | Peter Kozma | 2008 |
| English Therapy | OSU Department of Theatre | Studio Theatre | Nick Dekker | 2007 |
| The Woman in Black | Upper Arlington HS Theatre Arts | Little Theatre | Kal Poole | 2007 |
| La Calisto | OSU School of Music | Thurber Theatre | Peter Kozma | 2007 |
| Elixir of Love | OSU School of Music | Mershon Auditorium | Peter Kozma | 2007 |
| Coronation of Poppea | OSU School of Music | Thurber Theatre | Karen Coe Miller | 2006 |
| Cowboy Mouth | OSU Department of Theatre | Studio Theatre | Blair Wing | 2005 |
| Ghost Stories of the Blacksmith Curse | OSU Department of Theatre | Studio One @ Riffe Center | Anthony Hill | 2004 |
| Rock and Roles Shakespeare | OSU Department of Theatre | Studio Theatre | Beth Dekker | 2004 |
LIGHTING PROGRAMMING
| Production | Company | Venue | Designer | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Boheme | Opera Columbus | Southern Theatre | Christopher Frey | 2.016 |
| Armide | Opera Columbus | Southern Theatre | Christopher Popowich | 2.015 |
| La Voix Humane & Pagliacci | Opera Columbus | Southern Theatre | Christopher Popowich | 2.015 |
| The Marriage of Figaro | Opera Columbus | Southern Theatre | Christopher Popowich | 2.015 |
CURRENT POSITION
Outside Sales and Creative Solutions for Vincent Lighting Systems, July 2018 – Present
WORK EXPERIENCE
-Lighting Studio Manager/Rental Coordinator, Ohio State, August 2000 – July 2018
-HVAC Assistant, Battelle, 2000
-Russian Linguist, USMC, 1995 to 1999
EDUCATION
-MFA Design, The Ohio State University, 2011
-ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician, 2009
-BA, The Ohio State University, 2000
-Russian Language Training, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA 1996
-General Studies, Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, OH, 1990
SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
-Proficient with ETC Eos, Gio, Ion, Element, Express, Obsession, Strand 520, and Hog 3 consoles
-Proficient with intelligent lighting accessories such as color scrollers, rotators, and moving mirrors
-Proficient with moving lights and LED fixtures
-Proficient with AutoCAD, LD Assistant, Photoshop CS, MS Office, Lightwright
-Working knowledge of Vectorworks, Dreamweaver, Flash, Corel Painter, Poser, ETC Networks
-Manage purchasing for 90% of Departmental lighting budgets (Seasonal and Production)
-Manage rentals of a 600 seat proscenium theatre and 250 seat black box theatre
-Hire, schedule, coordinate crews for all events in the above spaces
-Consulted on facilities and outfitting of new Student Union at Ohio State
-Working knowledge of Russian language
AFFILIATIONS
Member IATSE Local 12, 2016 to present
ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician, 2009 to present
USITT
REFERENCES
Available on request