Conor Moore is currently completing his MFA in Theatre Design at UBC, specializing in lighting, set, and projection design. His main area of focus is the integration of projection
design into conventional styles of set and lighting design. While at UBC, he has designed productions of
A Servant of Two Masters, The Trojan Women, and his thesis design of
MK Woyzeck, which was lit entirely with projectors. He has also worked as assistant lighting designer for productions of
Medea, designed by Lauchlin Johnston, and
The
Idiots Karamazov, designed by Ereca Hassell. He has also interned with the Arts Club Theatre as assistant lighting designer to Ted Roberts for their touring production of
Mesa.
He completed a BA (Hons) in Drama at Queen's University, which included designs for
Lear, Floyd Collins, Cabaret, and
Hair. Also at Queen's, he was employed as the Head
Electrician of the Drama Department and worked with A Single Thread Theatre Company, Theatre Kingston, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Staged and Confused Theatre Company, and Queen's
Musical Theatre.
Conor works as a scenic, projection, and lighting designer, and is specifically interested in designing for politically and socially active theatre. Theatre can be a powerful tool
for social change, and it is the responsibility of artists to use it responsibly and effectively. Conor recently completed his MFA Thesis design of
MK Woyzeck, and is currently
designing
After Homelessness for Headlines Theatre and
The Edge for Green Thumb Theatre. He will be designing
Romeo and Juliet for UBC in January 2010.