Megan Lang Lighting Design
Education
2009 - 2013 BA: Theater
Concentration in Design & Production
Fordham University (NY, USA)
2011 Semester Abroad
Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
2011-2012 Winter Intensive
Moscow Art Theater School (Russia)
Experience (selected)
2012: Internship at Lincoln Center Festival. Primarily assisted Ben Hagen, lighting supervisor for the Gerald W. Lynch Theater. Reviewed tech riders, prepped lighting paperwork, and oversaw hang for domestic and international incoming shows.
2014: Assistant SFX Design under Greg Meeh for Sting's The Last Ship on Broadway. Created paperwork/ drawings, oversaw implementation, and worked with the lighting department to integrate effects into the lighting console.
2015: Designed lighting for William Burke's Comfort Dogs at JACK in Brooklyn.
2015-2016: Associate SFX Design under Greg Meeh for An Act of God on Broadway, in LA, in San Francisco, and on the second Broadway run.
2015-Present: Lighting design for Ubumuntu Arts Festival in Kigali, Rwanda, which occurs annually in July. Overview tech riders, design and implement festival rep plot, and work with incoming directors or designers to program lighting for individual shows.
2017-2019: Co-lighting design with Ashley Vellano for Kaneza Schaal's JACK &, which toured the US.
2018: Associate LD for Jaamil Olawale Kosoko's Negrophobia and Sèancers at Mousonturm in Frankfurt, Germany.
2019-Present: Effects crew on History's Forged in Fire for J&M Special Effects.
Skills
ETC Console Programming (Advanced)
GrandMA, Strand, and Avolite Programming (Beginner)
Basic Console Networking
Vectorworks - 2D and 3D
Lightwright
Proficient in reading music
Advanced electrics
Basic carpentry
Basic rigging
Soldering - LED tape, etc.
Effects: fog/haze, rain/water systems, pyrotechnics.
NYC Pyrotechnic License Class C - Apprentice