Joshua Jenkins
- Theatre Technical Director • Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Theatre and Dance
Josh Jenkins is a Technical Director, Designer, Electrician, Stagehand, and more. He has worked in some form of the performing arts for more than 25 years. He holds an MFA in Technical Direction for Carnegie Mellon University and his BS in Theatre from the College at Brockport, SUNY. He is an avid artist who loves classical music, photography, painting, and the great outdoors. He believes that learning technical crafts are fundamental for all theatre practitioners and to teach and inspire the next generation of designers and technicians.
Education
- M.F.A., Technical Direction, Carnegie Mellon University, 2021
- B.S., Theatre, The College at Brockport, 2013
Academic Expertise
- Theatre Management
- Theatrical Design
- Technical Production
- Lighting Design
In the theatrical world, we use the elements of design to transport our audiences to other worlds, places, times, and spaces. Through the use of lighting, sound, costume, and scenic artistry, we bring stories to life.
Additional Information
Previous Faculty - Eastern New Mexico University, Portales NM 2021-2023
Over 30 years working in live entertainment in some capacity. From stagehand and run crew to designer, director, stage manager, technical director, and so on.
Josh has a passion for new technology, including designing with LED lights and has an interest in outside-the-box set designs. While he loves the classics, the real challenges come from the growing body of new plays.
Josh has spent almost 30 years working in some capacity in the performing arts and has done every job, (yes even some acting) that there is in theatre at some point during these last three decades. His passion for teaching the next generation of artists comes from the belief that knowledge does no good stuck in your brain, it needs to be shared to be effective. He has designed lights, sound, special effects, sets, and costumes, served as stage manager, production manager, dramaturg, box office manager, director, and more on a range of shows for various groups and productions. He has worked with national tours, regional and local theatre, as well as independent artists in concert. His work also includes several play festivals and a variety of community events each year.