Auditorium Theatre 2019-2020 Trinity Irish Dance Company

8 | TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY | FEBRUARY 29, 2020 BIOGRAPHIES scene and has released two albums that have garnered praise from critics and press around the world. Irish music magazine HotPress rated his last release Be Here Still an 8 1/2 out of 10 and XM Radio’s Mike Morrone called it one of his “favorite records of the year.” O’Shea’s songs can also be heard in such films as Ron Howard’s Academy Award-nominated film Backdraft and the wildly successful Karen Gehres documentary Begging Naked. In addition to headlining his own shows in both the United States and Europe, O’Shea has embarked on two tours of Japan in collaboration with TIDC, in addition to sharing stages with his contemporaries The Frames, The Swell Season, Cowboy Junkies, 10,000 Maniacs, Elliott Smith, and Interpol, to name a few. In 2007, O’Shea became a founding member of Fairplay Collective, a unique endeavor in which songwriters come together to support and promote each other’s individual projects as independent artists. In 2008, O’Shea and friends began hosting a successful Sunday night concert series in NYC’s East Village called the Scratcher Sessions, which features musicians from around the world. With or without a guitar in hand, O’Shea excels at drawing people in. O’Shea’s latest album Midatlantic Ghost , a beautiful acoustic record with songs of leaving and songs of love, is available on iTunes. Visit BrendanOShea.com for more information. STEVEN RUTLEDGE (Percussionist) is a Chicago-based freelance musician and music instructor with a strong passion for playing and teaching music. He is a proficient drummer and percussionist, and is also well-versed in guitar, bass guitar, and keyboards. Rutledge grew up playing music professionally in his hometown of Portland, OR. He studied sociology and education at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR, and moved to Chicago in 2010 to pursue a degree in music at Columbia College Chicago. He played with various ensembles at Columbia College and spent three years studying privately with Chicago-based musician Tom Hipskind, who is currently one of the most sought-after drummers in Chicago. Rutledge graduated in 2013 with a BA in drum set and percussion performance and a minor emphasis in music business. Rutledge has worked with several premiere Chicago acts, including Woo Park, Nasty Snacks, North By North, and Hanna Ashbrook, and he is currently the drummer for Chicago acts Luke Henry & Hunnybear and Alpaca Smokes. He joined the TIDC band in 2018 for his first tour of Japan. PRODUCTION CREW GARVIN JELLISON (Production Manager) is a designer who has worked with Seanachai Theater, Chicago Flamenco, Pride Films and Plays, Ballet Legere, The Artistic Home, The Joffrey Ballet, Redtwist Theatre, and others. Jellison has also worked with Links Hall, Lookingglass Theatre Company, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Jellison was the Production Stage Manager for Hubbard Street 2 in 2013 and was General Manager for Haven Theatre Company until 2015. Jellison holds a BFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University. J. ARTHUR FRANJOINE (Stage Manager and Lighting Director) is a lighting artist interested in creating environments that have potential to trigger visceral responses within the subconscious. Franjoine often works at the intersection of gender, identity, and dysphoria. Franjoine is invested in working with collaborators who aspire to create visual utopian metamorphoses. Franjoine believes performance should be able to transform into gas, float into the mind, and cause sublimation. Franjoine is a design associate of Al Crawford (Lighting Director for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) and works with Arc3Design, a cross-genre design group dedicated to merging theatrical aesthetic into all areas of art, architecture, dance, live music, theatre, broadcast, and live event production. View more of Frajoine’s work at JosephFranjoine.com AL CRAWFORD (Lighting Designer) has been the Lighting Director of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since 1998. He has produced the lighting for Ailey in virtually every major theatre, performing arts center, and opera house on the planet, having toured to 48 states and over 60 countries, including historically significant performances in Russia, China, and South Africa. Crawford has designed 18 new works for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and 12 works for Ailey II. Additionally, he has been responsible for maintaining the lighting for the significant Ailey repertory, designed by many of the top lighting designers in the industry. A huge believer in cross-genre design, Crawford founded Arc3design, a lighting design group dedicated to merging his theatrical aesthetic into all areas of art, architecture, dance, live music, theatre, broadcast, and live event production. Arc3design employs a team of talented designers and technical artists who support the creation and implementation of new projects worldwide. TREVOR POWERS (Sound Engineer) began his career in sound in 1992. A Milwaukee native who calls Greenfield, WI home, Powers has been the audio engineer for over 2,000 shows. His extensive career includes working with Aretha Franklin, Barenaked Ladies, the BoDeans, the World Championships of Skiing, and the NFL, to name a few.