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Gracie Heath Lighting
Lighting and Projection
Gracie studied lighting and projection at the University of Central Missouri under her amazing mentors, Jamie Gresens and Alice Combs. She currently works at the Midwest Trust Center as a lighting designer, programmer, busker, and electrician. Her most notable work includes VARIETOURPIA: WITH PAUL F TOMPKINS - Kansas Lighting Designer/Busker (Midwest Trust Center), SLEEPING BEAUTY BALLET- Lighting Designer (The Culture House/Storling Dance Co.), SUPER JEWELS - Projections Designer (Spinning Tree), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD Projections Designer (Summit Theatre Group), HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD - Guest Lighting Designer/Coach (Lee's Summit West High School), and THE BEST HANUKKAH SHOW EVER - Lighting/Projections Designer (The White Theatre at the J).
Process
Gracie starts every design process with a concept presentation. She is a very visual learner, so she supplies productions with a presentation full of inspirational images, color palettes, and specified goals.
She is also well-versed in Vectorworks and Lightwright. Her paperwork is detailed and complete.
When it comes to programming, that is where Gracie shines. She has seven different ETC certifications (EOS Family Levels 1-4, Creating Effective Magic Sheets, Perfect Your Effects, Busking with EOS), and takes pride in her time-efficient methods.
Another specialty of Gracie's is Busking. Preferring ETC consoles, she is adept at utilizing faders, advanced magic sheet, direct selects, and more to create beautiful looks on the fly.
Gracie is a creative at heart with a programming mind. She does her best to provide every production with meaningful and intentional concepts in a timely manner.
Romeo and Juliet
The University of Central Missouri
Lighting Designer: Gracie Heath
Director: Dr. Aaron Scully
Scenic Designer: Spencer Musser
Costume Design/Hair and Makeup Design: Lauren Smith Bearden
Photographer: Jack McClain
This production was a dystopian take on the classic Romeo and Juliet. Based in an apocalyptic world, Gracie took inspiration from media like The Last of Us, Stray, The Hunger Games, and more (See design presentation captures below).
Her concept goals were "Decay, Industrial, Artificial". Through the use of sharp geometrical texture, broken fluorescent practicals, and unnatural bright colors she achieved her goal.
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Guest Lighting Designer/Coach
Lee's Summit West High School
Guest Lighting Designer/Coach: Gracie Heath
Director: Brad Rackers
Props/Magic/Special Effects: Kenny Taylor
Set Engineer: Buffy Hauptmann
Student Set Designer: Chloe Ostberg
Student Costume Designers: Ryleigh Geneser, Paisley King
Student Hair and Makeup Designers: Tree Stout, Seraphine Mennemeyer
For this project, Gracie had the honor to teach high school lighting designers as they shadowed her on her design. For a very technically intricate show, on a very limited budget, they got to problem-solve creative solutions to make magic moments.
Through the use of led booms, creative moving light placement, and complex effects, they achieved the magic of The Cursed Child.
See videos of some magic effects
Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
University of Central Missouri
Lighting Designer: Gracie Heath
Director: Dr. Aaron Scully
Choreographer: Megan Helmers
Scenic Designers: Spencer Musser and Alyna Mathews
Costume Design/Hair and Makeup Design: Cassie Kay Hoppas and Molly Blackburn
Assistant Lighting Designer: Braeden Sholes
Props Design: Finn Williams
Photographer: Jack McClain
Rogers and Hammerstein's classic, Cinderella, was a show full of magic and whimsy.
With a color palette full of saturated pinks, purples, and blues, Gracie worked towards her goal of "magic, nostalgia, and enchantment." With inspiration from the animated film, she and her team worked to bring the screen to the stage.
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Spring Awakening
Smet Theatrics
Direction: Chelsea Smet
Lighting: Gracie Heath
Scenic: Paul Smet
Costumes: Chelsea Smet
Photography: Molly Ross
This show was performed in a found space, so Gracie had the privilege of creating a unique and dynamic rig, just for this production.
Using string lights, saturated side lights, and drawing focus through color, she created an intimate, emotional, and vulnerable design.
