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Christopher Gumpper Design

 

Theatrical Lighting and Sound Designer

Empathy can be described as the exchange of energy between actors and audience, as well as the audience and itself.  As theatrical designers our job is to help this energy flow unimpeded through the space.

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Technical Abilities

I am proficient in programming ETC Expression, ION, and Smartfade.  I have quite extensive experience working with analog sound consoles and am proficient using a few digital sound consoles such as the Yamaha O1V and Aurus Nexus.  I am proficient programming sound effects on QLab, SFX, and Multiplay cue systems.  During my time as an audio apprentice I also received a formal introduction to Protools, Abelton Live, and Logic Pro.


Additionally I am a proficient programmer in VBA, Javascript, HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL.

Education

University of Minnesota Duluth

BFA Theatre Candidate

Emphasis Design/Technology

Expected Graduation:May 2014

Employment History

Marshall Performing Arts Center

 

Lakeview Covenant Church

Staff Technician

 

Audio Technician

December, 2010 - Present

 

November, 2010 - Present

Internship Experience

Guthrie Theatre

 

Spyhop Productions

Sound Intern

 

Audio Apprentice

May, 2013 - July,2013

 

January, 2008 - May, 2008

Selected Technical Experience

Production/Position


It's a Wonderful Life: Radio (Lighting Designer)


White Baby (Programmer)..............................


...Patent Leather Shoes (Sound Designer).....


Cinderella  (Asst. Sound Designer).................


Cinderella (Asst. Lighting Designer)................


Medea (Lighting Designer)...............................


Amadeus (Programmer)..................................


The Foreigner (Master Electrician)..................


Pocahontas (Programmer)..............................


The Laramie Project (Lighting Designer).....


The Odyssey (Master Electrician)...................


Chicago (Programmer).....................................


Colder Than Here (Electrician)........................


Blithe Spirit (Electrician)....................................


White Christmas (Programmer)......................


Richard III (Carpenter).......................................


South Pacific (Sound Board Op)......................


25th Annual Spelling Bee (Sound Board Op)


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Venue


..............Marshall Performing Arts Center...............


.................Dudley Experimental Theatre................


..............Marshall Performing Arts Center...............


........................Brighton High School.......................


..............Marshall Performing Arts Center...............


.................Dudley Experimental Theatre................


..........................Duluth Playhouse..........................


..............Marshall Performing Arts Center...............


............................Marshall School...........................


.................Dudley Experimental Theatre................


..............Marshall Performing Arts Center...............


............................Duluth Playhouse...........................


..............Marshall Performing Arts Center...............


..............Marshall Performing Arts Center...............


............................Duluth Playhouse...........................


.................Dudley Experimental Theatre................


..............Marshall Performing Arts Center...............


............................Duluth Playhouse...........................



Supervisor


..................................Lee Gundershimer


..................................Becca Charpentier


..........................................Ann Bergeron


.....................................B. Christine Ririe


............................................Mark Harvey


..........................................Ann Bergeron


............................................Jim Eischen


............................................Paul Blakely


............................................Jim Eischen


.............................Mackenzie McCullum


...........................................Mark Harvey


............................................Jim Eischen


..............................................Dan Gabel


..........................................Scott A. Dahl


............................................Jim Eischen


...................................................Jon Heil


.............................................Nick Gosen


.............................................Nick Gosen