Technical Fellowship •

A program designed to benefit early-career technicians.

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 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 during the late summer months of 2023. For more information, please email [email protected]. Technical Fellows must live in South Florida and be eligible to work in the United States.

Workshops will take place at Miami Theater Center located at 9806 NE 2nd Ave, Miami Shores, FL 33138.

2023 Technical Fellowship Program

Intro to the program and general overview
Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 5:30 – 6 pm
Department: Admin
Instructor: Eventz Paul
Hours: 0.5

Learn about audio-visual setup and how to work with the projectors
Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 6 – 8 pm
Department: Audio/Visual
Instructor: Sean Sullivan
Hours: 2
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Learn what a stage manager does and how they run a show
Thursday, August 3, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Department: Stage
Instructor: Claudia Campos
Hours: 2
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Learn about power, fixture types, and use of lighting instruments
Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Department: Lighting
Instructor: Arturo Garcia
Hours: 2
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Learn how to design stage lighting & program lighting console
Thursday, August 10, 2023, 5:30 – 8:00 pm
Department: Lighting
Instructor: Ernesto Pinto
Hours: 2.5
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Learn about tools and their purpose for set building
Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Department: Carpentry
Instructor: Arturo Garcia
Hours: 2
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Learn basic camera usage, composing visuals, and lighting for camera
Thursday, August 17, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Department: Audio/Visual
Instructor: Claudio Marcotulli
Hours: 2
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Learn the fundamentals of sound for theater and events, and console overview
Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Department: Sound
Instructor: Mauricio Londono
Hours: 2
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Learn how to use software to work with audio and video files for live performances
Thursday, August 24, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Department: Audio/Visual
Instructor: Eventz Paul
Hours: 2
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Learn the financials of a freelancer and how to fund projects
Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Department: Finance
Instructor: David Camargo
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.