Nick Blanton

ACTIVITIES
 

Wakeland Theatre                                                                                           

•  Scenic Designer                                Disney’s Beauty & the Beast              

•  Stage Manager                                Disney’s Beauty & the Beast              

•  Lighting Designer                              By the Bog of Cats                          

•  Running Crew Chief                          Into the Woods                               

•  Assistant Technical Director                Into the Woods                               

•  Lighting Designer                              Picnic                                            

•  Running Crew/Shop Foreman            Disney’s Mary Poppins                     

•  Running Crew                                  Cinderella                                      

 

Wakeland Marching Band                                                                    
•  2017 Leadership Team                                                                           

•  Visual Captain                                                                                      
•  Trombone Section Leader                                                                        

•  Loading Crew                                                                                       

•  Wind Symphony                                                                                     

 

National Thespian Society                      Honor Thespian                               

National Honor Society                                                                            

 

 

SKILLS

 

•  Proficient at programming and operation of the ETC Ion Lighting Console

•  Proficient at programming and operation of the Nomad Puck, portable lighting system

•  Proficient at operation of Yamaha QL5 Digital Mixing Console

•  Have worked with Vertigo Flying Effects on Mary Poppins and Beauty & the Beast 

•  Concept Artist 

•  Stage Design & Set Building  

•  Videographer – own and operate film and audio equipment 

•  Very disciplined as a result of due to marching band and theatre routines

•  Strong time management skills

•  Thrives in working in live and strict deadline environments

•  Strong leadership abilities; able to effectively manage peers and able to manage
    a large crew of student workers

•  Maintain a clean, organized and efficient scene shop and stage environment

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HONORS & AWARDS

 

•  UIL State Finalist Theatrical Stage Design                                                  April 2017

•  Wakeland Academic Award - Tech Theatre III                                            May  2017 

•  Best All Star Tech Award – Into the Woods/Bog of Cats                             June 2017

•  UIL District – One Act – By the Bog of Cats

    Best All Star Tech Award/Medal -                                                            March 2017

    2nd Place District  

•  UIL District Medal – One Act Picnic                                                          April 2016

•  UIL District – Best Tech– One Act – Picnic                                                  April 2016

•  Wakeland Tech Theatre Rising Star Award                                                June 2015

•  UIL Concert Band –  1 (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior) 

  

 

VOLUNTEER WORK

 

•  60+ volunteer hours completed                                                                Aug 2016 – Current 

•  Embrace Grace – annual charity helping pregnant teens with 

    baby supplies (recruited volunteers, raised funds, bought 

    supplies and made care packages)                                                          March 2017

•  Dallas Builders Association – event set up                                                 April 2017

•  Traveled with Voyagers International to Europe and 

    played in 4 countries                                                                              June 2016 

•  Wakeland HS – Volunteer lighting tech for all types of events                      Aug 2015 – Current 

  

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Frisco ISD - Frisco, Texas 

Lighting Tech for Percussion Concert                                                             Spring 2016 – current 

 

Frisco Youth Theatre, North Texas Performing Arts - Frisco, Texas 

Assisted Lead Lighting Director on the play Big Fish                                        June 2017

 

Film Production

Currently producing my first short film – Bennet and the Pale Blue Dot               November 2016 – current

Created a GoFundMe account to help with the film expenses, wrote the 

script, conducted auditions, set up filming schedule, filmed and directed. 

Expected completion: 2017

 

Ryan Blitzer Productions – Dallas, Texas 

Production Assistant 

Assisted on a two-day film set for a short film working on scene set up, 

lighting and audio set up.                                                                           November 2016

 

Assisted on a two-day filming crew for commercial production                         September 2016

 

K. Hovnanian Homes – Dallas, Texas 

Voice Talent for K. Hovnanian Commercial                                                    Spring 2009

Superhero