Design & Technical Production
Summary
Theatermaker and audio/video designer with over 15 years of experience designing, building, operating, and troubleshooting live production systems across the country. Equally comfortable collaborating with artists and production teams, leading a technical process, or solving a problem in the middle of a show, Coleman brings a creative, practical, and deeply collaborative approach to every production.
CORE SKILLS
TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP: Extremely organized and solutions-oriented; experienced leading technical processes, creating clean and safe working environments, training technicians and operators, and troubleshooting complex systems under pressure. A quick learner and innovative problem-solver who brings a collaborative, positive approach to every production.
AUDIO / VIDEO / SHOW CONTROL: QLab Audio/Video (Expert, 15 years) • Pro Tools (Intermediate) • Adobe Creative Suite (Intermediate) • TheaterMix (Expert) • MIDI • OSC • Show Control • Audio/Video Playback • Video Programming
NETWORKING / SYSTEMS: Audio System Design • Show Control Architecture • Networked Audio/Video Systems • Dante / Dante Controller (Intermediate) • Q-SYS • Crestron • Complex Signal Routing and Digital System Integration
COMMUNICATIONS / RF: Clear-Com and Intercom Systems • Shure Wireless Systems & RF Coordination • Wireless Microphone Systems
AUDIO HARDWARE: Yamaha CL5 • Allen & Heath SQ5 • Behringer X32 • Yamaha RIO / Dante Stage Boxes • Patchbays • Cabling and Infrastructure
THEATRICAL AUDIO: Line-by-Line Mixing for Musical Theater • Musical Theater Lavaliere Microphone Ear-Rig Construction • EQ and Mixing for Bands and Vocalists • Monitor Mixing • Rapid Live-Event Audio Setup • Technical Rehearsal Audio/Video Setups • System Troubleshooting
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sound & Video Supervisor, Cygnet Theater (2025-2026)
- Served as Sound and Video Supervisor and A1 Sound Mixer for Cygnet Theatre productions, designing, implementing, operating, and troubleshooting complex theatrical audio and video systems utilizing the Yamaha CL5 and Allen & Heath SQ5 consoles, Shure ULXD wireless microphone systems, Dante audio networking, QLab playback and show control, Clear-Com communications systems, and live video monitoring for stage management and musical direction.
- Led the relocation of Cygnet Theatre’s sound and video operations to its new Arts District Liberty Station theater, overseeing system planning, equipment relocation, installation, integration, and commissioning across the venue.
- Collaborated with Sound and Video Designers to realize production designs, while leading technical rehearsals, show load-ins and strikes, wireless microphone tracking and maintenance, orchestra reinforcement, QLab programming and playback, video monitoring systems, and ongoing troubleshooting across multiple simultaneous productions.
Asst. Technical Director (Head of Sound & Video), Coronado School of the Arts (2024-2026)
- Managed technical theater operations for Coronado School of the Arts (an audition-based pre-college program), overseeing audio/video setup and operation, equipment and facility maintenance, inventory, production support, scheduling, and technical needs for performances, events, and outside facility renters.
- Provided hands-on instruction, training, and functional supervision for advanced high school Technical Theatre and Stagecraft students, technical staff, and facility users across sound, video, stage management, production management, and backstage operations.