Nashville Repertory Theatre
Michael Barnett has extensive work experience in the field of lighting design. Michael is currently the Interim Chair of the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Mississippi, where they also serve as the Chair of the Department of Theatre & Film and Professor of Lighting Design. Michael has been with the university since 2007 and is responsible for heading the BFA Lighting Design Program. Additionally, Michael has served as the Past Chair of the Faculty Senate and has been involved in various research and development programs.
Outside of their work at the University of Mississippi, Michael has also worked as a Lighting Designer for various theater companies and festivals. Michael has been a Lighting Designer at the Nashville Repertory Theatre since 2008 and has designed for several productions. Michael has also worked as a Lighting Designer for companies such as Maine State Music Theatre, Faction of Fools Theatre Company, North Shore Music Theatre, Barter Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Cumberland County Playhouse, Tennessee Williams Festival, and Tennessee Shakespeare Festival.
Overall, Michael Barnett's work experience showcases their expertise and dedication to the field of lighting design in both academic and professional settings.
Michael Barnett earned their Bachelor of Arts degree in College Scholars from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, which they attended from 1997 to 2001. Michael then went on to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design at Florida State University from 2001 to 2003.
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Nashville Repertory Theatre
We are Nashville's premier regional theatre company, founded in 1985 by Martha Rivers Ingram and Mac Pirkle, celebrating 35 years of presenting musicals, hot new plays, and reimagined classics to Nashville. Every year, over 20,000 members of the local community get to experience a Nashville Rep production, special event, or outreach program. Nashville Rep boasts an ambitious season every year, featuring spectacular main stage productions, the Ingram New Works Project, The Nashville Rep Conservatory, professional development and educational programs, outreach activities, and several special events, plus our props and costume rentals program! We love our home here in Nashville and are proud to be leaders in the Nashville arts community. Employing over 200 actors, playwrights, designers, directors, musicians, technicians, and educators each year, Nashville Rep is the leading employer of theatrical artists in middle Tennessee! Nashville Rep is honored to have been recognized across Tennessee as a theatrical company of the highest quality. We have been named Best Professional Theatre by the Nashville Scene, the Best Local Theatre by The Tennesseean, and were formally recognized for thirty years of service to the community by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. Our shows, actors, directors, and designers have been honored with awards from Nfocus, the First Night Awards, Nashville Scene, The Tennessean, and more. Thank you, Tennessee, for supporting the work we love to do!
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