Brendan C. Quigley
Lighting Designer / Theatre Technician /
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 Brendan
C. Quigley (pictured far left) has worked professionally as an Account Executive, Technical
Director, Scenic and Lighting Designer, Lighting Director, Programmer,
Head Electrician, Vari*Lite Technician, Master Carpenter, Instructor,
Welder and Draftsman. He
was the Assistant Technical Director at Collin from 1992-1996. While
at Collin, Brendan designed scenery for The Foreigner and Romeo
and Juliet, and was the Vari*Lite Liaison on our productions of Terra
Nova, Stefanie Hero and Stand-Up Tragedy; the later of which
advanced to the National Finals of the American College Theater
Festival. Brendan has toured the world with theatrical productions
and music groups. He has facilitated concert lighting for Whitney
Houston, Van Halen, Michael W. Smith, the Pat Metheny Group, and Hank
Williams Jr. He served as a
lighting technician for the 1988 Democratic National Convention, and he
toured the USA with the Irish dance sensation Riverdance, as well
as with the Disney musical AIDA. Brendan also worked on
Broadway with Riverdance, and is currently working on the
Broadway production of Wicked,
starring Kristen Chenoweth, Idina Menzel and Joel Grey.
Brendan is a member of IATSE. Brendan’s
contacts in the professional world enabled CCCC to establish artistic
relationships and internships with Vari*Lite, the leading automated
lighting company in the world. Numerous Quad C students were granted internships with Vari*Lite;
including Quad C Theatre Hall-of-Fame members Gregg Brooks, Chris Wilems,
Jeff Stover, Andrew Duckworth and Ryan Morris. Brendan was
recently interviewed in Lighting
Dimensions magazine. |
