Jackie McCarthy
   
 
Scenic Artist / Designer / Technician
 
 
* http://jackiemccarthy.com * (651) 270-8031 * email@jackiemccarthy.com *
 
     
  EDUCATION  
  Cobalt Studios - Scenic Artist Training Program White Lake, NY (2009-present)  
    Seminars: Foliage 1 & Interior Marble (Rachel Keebler), Lettering (Theresa Drindenger), Perspective 1 (Diane Fargo), Painting for Film and Television (Donna Wymore), Spray (Kamilla Nillson)  
  Coe College - B.A. in Technical Theatre and Design Cedar Rapids, IA (2003-2007)  
    * GPA: 3.8, Magna Cum Laude  
    * Departmental Honors: "A Month in the Country; Documentation of the Stage Design Process."  
    * American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) Commendations: Lighting Designer, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea; Scene Designer, A Month in the Country  
           
  ASSOCIATED WORK EXPERIENCE  
  Wagner College Staten Island, NY Master Electrician, Scenic Charge
Aug, 2007-2008
 
  New York Theatre Workshop New York, NY Intern: technical direction
Jan-May, 2007
 
  Capital Playhouse Olympia, WA Light Designer, Master Electrician
Summer, 2006
 
  Lexington Children's Theatre Lexington, KY Light Designer, carpentry & painting
Summer, 2005
 
  TriArts at the Sharon Playhouse Sharon, CT Intern: carpentry & electrics
Summer, 2004
 
  Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA Work Study: carpentry, electrics, painting
Undergrad, 2003-2007
 
           
  RELATED EXPERIENCE, ACTIVITIES, & OTHER SKILLS  
  Scenic Art: wood graining, marble, backdrop prep and painting, sign layout and lettering, methods of drawing and transferring images, spray and spatter techniques; Theatre: hand and computer aided drafting (Vectorworks 12.5), proficiency with power and hand tools, comfort with heights, experience supervising and instructing inexperienced crew; Computer: Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macintosh OS X; Other: logo design, oil painting, high quality writing and editing, musical training.  
   
   
   
           
 
SCENIC ART PRODUCTION HISTORY
 
  Scene Design and Scenic Charge Artist  
  Orpheus in the Underworld (also LD) Directed by Martha Collins
NYU Provincetown Playhouse, 2007
 
  A Month in the Country Directed by Dennis Barnett  
Coe College, 2006
 
  The Lesson student production  
Coe College, 2005
 
           
  Charge Scenic Artist  
  Singing in the Rain damaged drop replication  
Gateway Playhouse, 2010
 
  Footloose in addition to Master Electrician duties  
Wagner College, 2008
 
  The Mikado in addition to Master Electrician duties  
Wagner College, 2008
 
  Floyd Collins Set Design by Michael Sweikhardt
NYU Frederick Loewe Theatre, 2008
 
  The Learned Ladies Set Design by Susan Wolverton  
Coe College, 2005
 
           
  Scenic Artist  
  Raymonda's Wedding Charge Artist: Rachel Keebler (drop replication)  
Cobalt Studios, 2010
 
  The Pajama Game Charge Artist: Donna Wymore  
Cobalt Studios, 2010
 
  Commie Dearest (Hasty Pudding) Charge Artist: Rachel Keebler, Set Designer: Peter Miller
Cobalt Studios, 2010
 
  Guys and Dolls Charge Artist: Rachel Keebler  
Cobalt Studios, 2009
 
  Gyspy (also Light Designer) Set Designer/Charge Artist: Ben Schmidt  
Coe College, 2006
 
  Don Juan Comes Back... Set Designer/Charge Artist: Susan Wolverton  
Coe College, 2005
 
             
 
COMPLETE PRODUCTION HISTORY
 
  Lighting Designer & Master Electrician  
    Orpheus in the Underworld
NYU Provincetown Playhouse, 2007
   
    The Ice Wolf
Sundog Company, 2007
   
    West Side Story
Capital Playhouse, 2006
   
    Evita
Capital Playhouse, 2006
   
    A Funny Thing Happened...Forum
Capital Playhouse, 2006
   
    Forty-Second Street
Capital Playhouse, 2006
   
    Joseph and the Amazing...Dreamcoat
Capital Playhouse, 2006
   
    Guys and Dolls
Capital Playhouse, 2006
   
    The City Dionysia
Coe College, 2005 & 2006
   
    Gypsy
Coe College, 2006
   
    Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Coe College, 2005
   
    The Wizard of Oz
Lexington Children's Theatre, 2005
   
    The Vagina Monologues
Coe College, 2005 & 2006
   
    "Collage" Show Choir
Coe College, 2004-2005
   
    "Blindspot" Open Mic Night
Coe College, 2003-2006
   
             
  Technical Direction Intern  
    All That I Will Ever Be
New York Theatre Workshop, 2007
   
    All the Wrong Reasons
New York Theatre Workshop, 2007
   
    Horizon
New York Theatre Workshop, 2007
   
       
   
  Master Electrician  
    Footloose
Wagner College, 2008
   
    How I Learned to Drive
Wagner College, 2008
   
    The Furies
Wagner College, 2008
   
    The Mikado
Wagner College, 2008
   
    Our Town
Wagner College, 2007
   
    Savage in Limbo
Wagner College, 2007
   
    Fiddler on the Roof
Wagner College, 2007
   
    Desdemona: A Play About A Handkerchief
Coe College, 2006
   
    Don Juan Comes Back from the War
Coe College, 2005
   
    The Tojan Women
Coe College, 2004
   
    As You Like It
Coe College, 2003
   
     
   
  Carpenter & Electrician  
    If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Lexington Children's Theatre, 2005
   
    The Wolf and Its Shadows
Lexington Children's Theatre, 2005
   
    Tuck Everlasting
Lexington Children's Theatre, 2005
   
    Far Away
Coe College, 2004
   
    Hello, Dolly!
TriArts at the Sharon Playhouse, 2004
   
    Footloose
TriArts at the Sharon Playhouse, 2004
   
    Cabaret
TriArts at the Sharon Playhouse, 2004
   
    Bat Boy: The Musical
Coe College, 2004