San Diego Junior Theatre Alumni

Matthew Novotny

Matthew Novotny Matthew went to Point Loma High School, where he was taught by one of San Diego's best, Priscilla Allen. Priscilla gave Matthew the guidance to pursue lighting design as well as acting. He attended San Diego Junior Theatre, where he was part of over 50 productions, including Bye Bye Birdie (Mr. Macafee), Peter Pan (Mr. Darling), as well as The Crucible (Judge Danforth), The Miser (Harpagon), and Antigone (Kreon). Matthew then went to San Diego State University, wanting to continue in acting, but not ignoring lighting design. That summer Matthew designed the lights for a critically acclaimed hit production of Godspell, and the following year was hired by San Diego Junior Theatre to become their master electrician, as well as joining the San Diego Comic Opera, now Lyric Opera San Diego, as their master electrician. In Spring of 2000, Matthew decided to put acting on the back burner and focus on design. His design career took off with Somewhere Over the Rainbow for SDSU, Really Rosie for San Diego Junior Theatre, The Bad Boy Next Door and Street Theatre for the Quentin Crisp Theater, and the 40th annual production of MADCAPS. He became the lighting designer in residence for San Diego Comic Opera, designing productions of The Gondoliers, The Gypsy Princess and The Boyfriend. He also designed productions like O' What Precious Nonsense for the SDSU Opera, and The Magical Ms. Piggle Wiggle for Junior Theatre. In 2002 he designed productions of HMS Pinafore, The Barber of Seville, and Babes in Arms for San Diego Comic Opera/Lyric Opera San Diego, How to Eat Like a Child for Junior Theatre, and Rumors for Scripps Ranch Theatre. In 2003, Matthew worked on Lyric Opera's Abduction From the Seraglio, Junior Theatre's production of The Secret Garden, (2003 Billie Award winner), and Super Bowl XXXVII. Currently, Matthew is attending Boston University for graduate school in Lighting Design.

Lighting Design
 
The Game (2004) Intermezzo/Kennedy Center
Die Fledermaus (2004) Lyric Opera San Diego
Holiday Memories (2003) Boston University Theatre
Oliver! (2003) Lyric Opera San Diego
Together Again for the Very First Time (2003) Lyric Opera San Diego
Sticky Fingers (2003) Point Loma High School
The Secret Garden (2003) San Diego Junior Theatre
Abduction From the Seraglio (2003) Lyric Opera San Diego
Babes in Arms (2002) Lyric Opera San Diego
The Barber of Seville (2002) San Diego Comic Opera
Rumors (2002) Scripps Ranch Theatre
How to Eat Like a Child (2002) San Diego Junior Theatre
Zeiger Show (2002) Point Loma High School
HMS Pinafore (2002) San Diego Comic Opera
Spanish Touring Group (2002)
San Diego Sun Harbor Chorus (2001) Casa Del Prado Theatre
The Boyfriend (2001) San Diego Comic Opera
Gypsy Princess (2001) San Diego Comic Opera
Eastern Standard (2001) Backyard Productions
Zeiger Show (2001) Point Loma High School
Oh, What Precious Nonsense! (2001) San Diego State University Opera
The Gondoliers (2001) San Diego Comic Opera
Magical Mrs. Piggle Wiggle (2001) San Diego Junior Theatre
Blue Window (2001) Backyard Productions
San Diego Sun Harbor Chorus (2000) Casa Del Prado Theatre
Somewhere Over the Rainbow... (2000) San Diego State University
Street Theatre (2000) Quentin Crisp Theatre
The Wake of Jamey Foster (2000) Backyard Productions
Really Rosie (2000) San Diego Junior Theatre
The Bad Boy Next Door (2000) Quentin Crisp Theatre
MADDCAPS 40th anniversary (2000)
Ain't Misbehaven (1998) Visions Theatre Company
Godspell (1998) Visions Theatre Company
Fiddler on the Roof (1998) Point Loma High School
Fame (1997) Point Loma High School

Information from http://www.matthewnovotny.com/bio.php.

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