Lighting Design
ABOUT
Hi, my name is Hector Quintero, I’m a lighting designer based out of Los Angeles, California. I have been working professionally for a few years. I started working in the theatre when I was in High school. I was heavily involved in the arts in high school, I played the Bari Sax for the marching band, I was the only bass/baritone singer in the school choir, and I was part of the art club. During my sophomore year, I was nominated by my academy to learn the ins and outs of our newly installed audio system in the auditorium/theatre. The following year a lighting system was installed in the theatre and that’s when I became the designated light and sound designer for all the live event in the theatre, and soon after for all the venues on our campus.
I attended California State University, Long Beach as a Music major for my first year. It was during my freshman year that I decided my passion was no longer music but instead technical theatre. After a couple of months as a theatre major, lighting design became my main focus. David Jacques the lighting design professor soon became my mentor for the rest of my time at California State University, Long Beach. During my time at CSULB, I had the opportunity to design three mainstage productions.
My professional design career started with Huntington Beach Playhouse on their production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Soon after I started designing for Little Fish Theatre, Los Angeles Fringe Festival, and other small companies around the city. After a couple of years working as a freelance electrician/designer, I came to the realization that my career was not heading where I wanted and that’s when I decided to take some time off and go back to school to obtain my MFA in Lighting Design.
After a few interviews and a lot of research, I decided to attend the University of Missouri-Kansas City. My new mentors were Victor En Yu Tan and Shane Rowse. During my time at UMKC, I had the opportunity to design dance, opera, and straight plays. I was able to design shows for professional companies around the Kansas City area. Some of these companies were the Unicorn Theatre, Kansas City Actors Theatre, and IATSE Local 31. I graduated in December of 2018. Since my graduation, I have returned to Los Angeles, California. Now I am focused on starting my professional design career.
