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A program designed to benefit early-career technicians.

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The Fellowship

Miami Light Project’s Technical Fellowship Program is a program designed to benefit early-career technicians and support the workforce development in Miami. The program’s goal is to provide free virtual technical theater workshops and paid work experience for Miami-based emerging technicians.
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What's Included

The program’s intensive training includes:
  • Free workshops focusing on Intro to Lighting, Audio, Video, Stage Management, Light Board and more.
  • Free entrance to industry demos.
  • 40 hours of job training – hands-on, one-on-one observation and mentorship, gaining real-time, on-the-job experience backstage during live events.
  • Paid internship – available for those who complete the 40 hours of job training and workshops.
  • Employment opportunities.
Workshops and job training will take place between the spring months of 2021. For more information, please email [email protected]. Technical Fellows must live in South Florida and be eligible to work in the United States.

2022 Technical Fellowship Program

Saturday, May 7, 2022 – 10 – 10:30 am
Intro to the program.

Department: Admin
Instructor: Eventz Paul
Hours: 0.5

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Saturday, May 7, 2022 – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Learn the 101 of lighting design. Learn about power, fixtures and use of lights.

Department: Lighting
Instructor: Bruce Brown
Hours: 2

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Saturday, May 14, 2022 – 10 am – 12 pm
Learn about Audio Visual setup and how to work with the projectors.

Department: Video
Instructor: Eventz Paul
Hours: 2

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Saturday, May 21, 2022 – 10 am – 12 pm
Learn the 101 of lighting for cameras.

Department: Lighting
Instructor: Randy Valdes
Hours: 2

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Saturday, May 21, 2022 – 12:30 – 2 pm
Learn basic editing skills and procedures.

Department: Editing
Instructor: Randy Valdes
Hours: 1.5

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Saturday, May 28, 2022 – 10 am – 12 pm
Learn the use of our house lighting console.

Department: Lighting
Instructor: Trish Gutierrez
Hours: 2

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Sunday, May 29, 2022 – 10:30 am – 12 pm
Learn what a stage manager does and how they run a show.

Department: Stage
Instructor: Bruce Brown
Hours: 1.5

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Sunday, May 29, 2022 – 12:30 pm – 2 pm
Learn how to work with audio and video files for live performances.

Department: All
Instructor: Eventz Paul
Hours: 1.5

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Saturday, June 11, 2022 – 12:30 – 2 pm
Learn about tools and their purpose. Learn about props and set building.

Department: Carpentry
Instructor: Arturo Garcia
Hours: 2

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Saturday, June 11, 2022 – 10 am – 12 pm
Learn the financials of a freelancer and how to fund projects.

Department: Finance
Instructor: David Camargo
Hours: 2

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Sunday, June 12, 2022 – 10 am – 12 pm
Learn the 101 of sound for theater and events, set up.

Department: Sound
Instructor: The Guild Live
Hours: 2

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Saturday, June 18, 2022 – 10 am – 12 pm
Learn digital consoles and live sound.

Department: Sound
Instructor: The Guild Live
Hours: 2

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Kristina Villaverde

Special Projects Manager

A native of Miami, Kristina Villaverde became Miami Light Project’s Technical Director in 2014. Kristina is also the director of Miami Light Project’s Technical Fellowship, a program designed to train emerging theater technicians and prepares them for professional work. A long time staple in the South Florida theater community, Kristina has worked as the Head Electrician at Byron Carlyle Theater, The Colony Theater and the Olympia Theater. Additionally, she has built her theater skills as Light Designer and Stage Manager for numerous productions, and worked for local arts organizations as Young Arts and Miami Lyric Opera. Kristina has been a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 500 and had the opportunity to work as a stagehand for a variety of productions from Broadway, Comedy Central, CBS, Telemundo to Live Nation at a great number of venues in South Florida.
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Terrence Brunn

Marketing & Communications Manager

A native of St. Thomas, US Virgin Island, Terrence Brunn is an arts administrator and designer with a B.A. in Business Management from the University of Miami. Terrence Brunn joined MLP in 2012 as part of the Miami Light Project’s Technical Fellowship Program inaugural class where he explored all aspects of stagecraft. Now Terrence is the communications manager for Miami Light Project and the program coordinator for Miami Theater Center. Terrence currently resides in Miami and enjoys traveling when not working.
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Regina Moore

Director of Planning & Development

Regina Moore joined Miami Light Project in October 2012. Previously, Regina worked as an independent consultant and grant writer for nonprofits in South Florida. Since 2003, Regina has worked with cultural & arts and community services organizations on projects that have generated more than $4 million in grants. She has 18 years of experience in grant proposal development, strategic planning, building collaborations and program evaluation for small/mid-size nonprofits. Regina holds a master degree in business administration from the University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) and bachelor’s degree in business from Pontificia Universidade Católica (Sao Paulo, Brazil). A native of Brazil, Regina currently resides in Boca Raton with her husband, John, and two children, Thomas and Emilie.
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Eventz Paul

Technical Director & Facilities Manager

Eventz Paul is currently the Technical Director and Productions Manager at Miami Light Project. He has been a part of this organization since 2011. He participated in Miami Light Project’s first class of the Technical Fellowship Program held at The Light Box. He joined this program hoping to improve his existing theater skills. He received training from experts in the industry that mentored and further his theater technical skills. Now, he has successfully used his professional knowledge and has had the opportunity to work with various arts organizations and venues throughout Miami including Miami Theater Center, National Young Arts Foundation, the Colony Theatre and many more. He has become an instructor and conducts audiovisual classes to incoming technical fellows.

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Elizabeth Boone

Artistic & Executive Director

Beth Boone has been the Artistic & Executive Director of Miami Light Project since 1998, developing critically acclaimed artistic programs that have asserted the organization as one of the leading cultural institutions in South Florida. These programs include: the establishment of Here & Now, South Florida’s most respected commission and presenting program for community-based artists; premiere presentations of internationally acclaimed; pioneering historic international cultural exchange with Cuba; and the creation of The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse, a multi-use performance and visual art space in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District. She previously served as Associate Director of Development for Florida Grand Opera, Deputy Director for the Department of Cultural Affairs at Miami Dade Community College, Wolfson Campus, co-founded an Off Broadway theater company (New York Rep), and served for six years as a Program Associate in the Arts & Culture Program of the AT&T Foundation. She received a B.A. in Fine Arts from the College of Charleston in South Carolina, and a MFA in Theater Arts from Brandeis University in Boston, MA.