This workshop will provide an introduction of the process of creating a lighting design from the initial script read through to opening night, using the 2024 production of World Problems at Melbourne Theatre Company as a case study.

Topics Covered:

Lighting extraction from a script
Collaborating with the design team / Communicating through reference images
Designing a rig (tips for gear allocation / parameters to consider)
Writing a cue synopsis
Photos examples of realised designs

We will focus on a text-based approach to design but there should still be lots to learn for people more interested in dance and movement-based performance design too!

The workshop will begin with a presentation of Harrie's process with then the opportunity to choose as a group what parts of the design process, they'd like to dig deeper into.

Date: Wed 29 July
Time: 11pm – 1pm
Venue: Guild Theatre, Level 2, Arts and Cultural Building (159)

Spaces are limited, book your spot!

About Harrie Hogan

Harrie Hogan is a lighting designer working across theatre, circus, and experimental performance. She grew up in Sydney before completing a Bachelor's Degree at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2019. Her recent design credits include Do Not Pass Go (Melbourne Theatre Company); Honour (Red Stitch Actors' Theatre, 2025); Of The Land on Which We Meet (Na Djinang Circus, 2025); Milk + Blood (Fortyfive Downstairs, 2024). She is also an ongoing design collaborator with theatre collective Pony Cam, most recently for The Orchard (Malthouse Theatre, 2025). She has been nominated for five Green Room Awards for her work on Kerosene, Sirens, FLESH MIRROR, The Orchard and Grace. Her designs have been featured in state festivals and toured overseas.

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