About

Alex Felts is a Freelance Lighting Designer and Lighting Director in Birmingham, Alabama. Alex Specializes in Theatrical, Dance, and Concert Lighting Design and Direction. He is currently a Junior at Samford University studying Theatrical Lighting Design. He is also the head electrician for Samford Theatre. His most recent designs include Radica 2023: In My Head, Summer Show Offs Counselor Shine 2023, Holiday Show Offs 2022, Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play, MoTowne At Sea, Into the Woods, and Samford’s Revise Dance Concert. During the Summer of 2022, he was a Lighting Specialist at Backstage Productions LLC. He did many concerts across Alabama and Tennessee including being a house LD for Rock the South 2022. He is also head of lighting for the Riverchase Campus of Church of the Highlands.

Resume

  • Theatrical

    Samford University: Master Electrican 2023-2024

    Revise Dance Concert 2022: Lighting Designer

    Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play: Lighting Designer

    Lucky Stiff: Lighting Designer & Master Electrician

    Dragon’s Breathe (World Premiere): Lighting Designer & Master Electrician

    The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe: Master Electrician

    Voices, 2024 Annual Dance Concert: Master Electrician

    Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: Master Electrician

    Tomorrow the Island Dies (World Premiere): Master Electrican & Production Manager

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    Briarwood’s Into the Woods 2022: Lighting Designer

    Magic City Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty: Lighting Designer

    Magic City Ballet Nutcracker: Lighting Designer

    Jackie O’ Neil Dance Recital 2022 & 2023: Lighting Designer

    Billy Joel Revue (at Briarwood Christian School: Lighting Designer

    Lights Up Broadway (A Broadway Revue) (at Briarwood Christian School): Lighting Designer and Production Manager

    And Then There Were None (at Briarwood Christian School) : Lighting Designer

  • Concert

    Briarwood Radica and Karis 2021-2024: Lighting Designer and Production Manager

    Summer Show Offs Counselor Shine 2023: Lighting Designer

    Rock the South 2022: House LD

    Samford’s Lighting of the Way: Lighting Designer

    Holiday Show-Offs 2022: Lighting Designer

    MoTowne 2019 & 2022: Lighting Designer

  • Worship

    Christmas At Highlands 2021 & 2023: Lighting Designer

    Church At Liberty Park Christmas Services: Lighting Designer

    Church of the Highlands (Riverchase Campus): Head Lighting Designer

    Samford Freshman Retreat: Lighting Designer

    First Baptist Trussville Camp Occee 2022 & 2023: LD

    Strength to Stand Camp 2023: LD

    Briarwood Christian School Worship Chapels: Lighting Designer

  • Integration

    Church At Liberty Park Uplight Install

    Trussville Middle School Lighting Redesign

  • Equipment Used

    Console

    GrandMA2

    Jands Vista

    ETC Ion

    Smartfade

    Road Hog 4

    Software

    Vectorworks

    Ableton Live

    Capture

    Lightwright 6

    Cueserver Studio

    ETC Mosiac

    Dante Level 1 Certified