F R A N K L I N  M E I S S N E R , J R .

Lighting Designer, U S A

(781) 749-3377; (617) 823-0251

LIGHTING DESIGNER:

   Concert Lighting:

        THE COMPANY THEATRE, Norwell, MA

Beatlemania, Juice Newton, Roomful of Blues, Gospel Music Celebration, Sally Taylor Band

 The Bacon Brothers, Sandy Martin as Patsy Cline, The Soft Parade, Cheryl Wheeler, Marshall Tucker Band, Melanie.

        NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE, Beverly, MA - 1994 Season

            Gallagher, Jane Olivor, George Carlin, Don McLean, Tom Rush, Jonathan Edwards, Howie Mandel, 

            Livingston Taylor, Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show,  North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Holiday Pops Concert.

      SOUTH SHORE MUSIC CIRCUS, Cohasset, MA - 1993 Season

            Bobby Vinton, Paula Poundstone, Gallagher, Tony Bennett, Jane Olivor, Howie Mandel, Mel Torme,

             Neil Sedaka, George Carlin.

      JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL AT CARNEGIE HALL - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

             Dizzy Gillespie, Steve Reich, George Benson, Mel Torme, Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Stan Getz,  Ella Fitzgerald,

            Bobby Short, Wynton Marsalis, Sarah Vaughan, Lionel Hampton, Joe Williams,  Bill Cosby, Shirley Horn, Celia Cruz,

            Tito Puente, Nancy Wilson, The Manhattan Transfer, Gary Burton.

        McDONALD’S GOSPELFEST 1990, 1992, 1993 - Carnegie Hall

   Off - Broadway:

        THE ENCANTO FILE, Judith Anderson Theatre, NYC

        GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY, Playhouse 91, NYC

        SWEETHEARTS, The Cherry Lane Theatre, NYC

        THE DRUNKARD, The Cherry Lane Theatre, NYC

   Off - Off Broadway:

        ROPE, Theatre Off Park, NYCTHE BALCONY, Sanford Meisner Theatre, NYC

        MIDSUMMER, Nat Horne Theatre, NYC

        BENT, Ubu Repertory Theatre, NYC

        HOLY GHOSTS, Tada Theatre, NYC

        CALIGULA, 45^th Street Theatre, NYC

        ENDGAME, The Open Eye Theatre, NYC

        EQUUS, The South Street Theatre, NYC

        ANIMAL FARM, Fordham University Theatre at Lincoln Center

   Regional:

        NEW REPERTORY THEATRE, Newton, MA

             The Scarlet Letter, The Big Slam, Gifts Of The Magi, Das Barbecu, Moby Dick (IRNE award),

             The Real Thing, Jerusalem, Sweeney Todd (IRNE award), Into The Woods, Romeo and Juliet,

             Ragtime, The Wild Party(IRNE nomination), Dessa Rose, According to Tip

        STONEHAM THEATRE, Stoneham, MA

             Miracle on 34th Street

        BOSTON PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE, Boston, MA

             Haymarket (IRNE award)

        SACRED DRUMS, District Curators, Washington, DC

        THAYER ACADEMY, Braintree, MA …Goodnight Desdemona, Tommy, Tartuffe, Cabaret, Pippin, The Birds   

        Plus: The Concord Players, J.M. Productions, Acton/Boxborough High School, Marina Bay, The Lincoln Players

   International:

        MASQUERADE AT THE MOVIES (Parts 1-4), Alhambra Casino, Aruba (1988-1990)

   National Tours:

        SACRED DRUMS, 1992 National Tour (California, Texas, Georgia, New York)

        NINTENDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1990 National Tour

        SHE-BOPS AND SCATS DANCE COMPANY, 1990/1991/1992 National Tours

   Miscellaneous:

        DiMUGNO WEDDING RECEPTION, Marina Bay, MA 2000

RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER:

        THE COMPANY THEATRE, Norwell, MA (2000 to 2003)

             A Christmas Carol, La Cage Aux Folles, 42^nd Street, A Streetcar Named Desire, Company For The Holidays,

             Footloose, Fame, Little Shop Of Horrors, Ragtime,  Rocky Horror Show Live

        CONCORD YOUTH THEATRE COMPANY, Concord, MA (1984 to present)

             A Wrinkle In Time, The Wizard of Oz, Oliver, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, A Christmas Carol,  

            Peter Pan, Scenes From American Life, The Snow Queen, Alice, Pinocchio, Snow White

            plus many others

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

        United Scenic Artists of America, Local 829

        United States Institute For Theatre Technology