Gabe Whitnack
Cabaret
Lead Electrician
Otterbein University, 2023
Director: Lenny Leibowitz
Stage Manager: Libby Carroll
Assistant Stage Managers: Adrian Casto, Nora Root
Lighting Designer: Jonathan Spencer
Sound Designer: Kitty Mader
Costume Designer: Thomas Martin
Scenic Designer: Isaac Ramsey
Charge Artist: Alex Munzke
Tech Director: Patrick Stone
My final show as a Lead Electrician at Otterbein! It was such an incredible and fulfilling experience to be able to work on a show with such an elaborate lighting design, including tasks like wiring together ~150 lightbulbs mounted to the set and figuring out how to most efficiently use all of our hardware, lamps and dimmers to successfully execute the plot the lighting designer (Jonathan Spencer) had created. I also gained more experience leading a crew during light hang, focus and strike, and with the biggest crews I've ever worked with, I found time and task management especially important throughout the process. Luckily, everything went incredibly smoothly and it was an amazing experience that I wouldn't trade for anything else!
Production photos by Mark Mineart