Wally Eastland
Biography
Wally works as the Resident Designer at Southern Arkansas University where he designs Lighting, Scenery, and Costumes for SAU's Mainstage productions, and teaches design and technical courses.
He has designed Lighting and Scenery for Theatre, Dance, Opera, Television, and Events in a career spanning over 20 years in both the US and Australia.
Wally holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design from Western Carolina University and a Master of Fine Arts in Scenography from the University of Idaho. He is a dual US/Australian Citizen.
Wally's selected Lighting Design Credits are viewable in the Credits Section.
Previous productions
Previous productions
Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Musical |
HARTON THEATRE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daneil Pivovar Set designer: Julia Mansur |
Apr 2021 |
The Diviners | Theatre |
HARTON THEATRE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Daniel Pivovar and Eden Walker Set designer: Julia Mansur |
Mar 2021 |
Macbeth | Theatre |
HARTON THEATRE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Brandon Smith Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Oct 2019 |
The Scottsboro Boys | Musical |
Bradford Auditorium Kenosha School District |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Carter Set designer: Jodi Young |
May 2019 |
Sister Act | Musical |
HARTON THEATRE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Brittany Bara Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Apr 2019 |
UNEXPECTED TENDERNESS | Theatre |
HARTON THEATRE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Brandon Smith Set designer: Joey Kaar |
Feb 2019 |
NEXT TO NORMAL | Theatre |
HARTON THEATRE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Brandon Smith Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Oct 2018 |
Hairspray | Musical |
HARTON THEATRE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Brandon Smith Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Apr 2018 |
Midsummer Night's Dream | Theatre |
HARTON THEATRE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE |
Lighting Designer |
Director: CASON MURPHY Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Feb 2018 |
LEVELING UP | Theatre |
Studio Theatre Ashland University |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Teresa Durbin-Ames Set designer: J. Michael Desper |
Oct 2017 |
ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES | Theatre |
Freed Center for the Performing Arts: Stambaugh Studio Theatre Ohio Northern University |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kappy Kilburn Set designer: Daniel Bilodeau |
Sep 2017 |
MASTERWORKS AND BEYOND | Dance |
Patricia Corbett Theatre CCM - University of Cincinnati |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Various Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Apr 2017 |
VALSE FANTASIE | Dance |
Patricia Corbett Theatre Ccm - university |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: George Balanchine |
Apr 2017 |
FLOWER FESTIVAL | Dance |
Patricia Corbett Theatre CCM - University of Cincinnati |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Qi Jiang Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Apr 2017 |
REVELRIES | Dance |
Patricia Corbett Theatre CCM - University of Cincinnati |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Michael Tevlin Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Apr 2017 |
These Three Remain | Dance |
Cohen Family Studio Theatre CCM - University of Cincinnati |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Sam Jones |
Mar 2017 |
Moonlight | Dance |
Cohen Family Studio Theatre CCM - University of Cincinnati |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Erin Doherty |
Mar 2017 |
WINTERREISE | Dance |
Patricia Corbett Theatre CCM - University of Cincinnati |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Qi Jiang |
Dec 2016 |
Hairspray | Musical |
City Hall Arts Center Lost Nation Theater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kathleen Keenan Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Apr 2016 |
Foreign Bodies | Theatre |
Owl and Cat Sly Rat Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris Baldock Set designer: Chris Baldock |
Oct 2015 |
4000 MILES | Theatre |
NC Stage Theatre North Carolina Stage Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Charlie Flynn-McIver Set designer: Julie K. Ross |
Oct 2015 |
ON THE VERGE | Theatre |
Hedrick Theatre Catawba College Department of Theatre Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kindra Steenerson Set designer: David Pulliam |
Sep 2015 |
PLUCK! | Theatre |
The Butterfly Club Sly Rat Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alan Chambers Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Jun 2015 |
A Night in the Voice Studio - Television | Television |
Deakin Television Studios Steven Zammit Voice Studios |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Rick Maslin |
Jun 2015 |
The Bacchae | Theatre |
Brunswick Mechanics Institute Moreland Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Sam Browne Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Jun 2015 |
Elizabeth Taylor is my Mother | Theatre |
La Mama Theatre La Mama |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Suzie Hardgrave |
Mar 2015 |
Frozen | Dance |
David Williamson Theatre Steps Performing Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rachelle Kellet |
Dec 2014 |
Peter Pan | Dance |
Kyneton Town Hall Steps Performing Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rachelle Kellet |
Nov 2014 |
Guys and Dolls | Musical |
Drama Theatre - Geelong Performing Arts Centre Centerstage Geelong |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Brad Beales Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Oct 2014 |
There are Trees that are Dancers | Theatre |
La Mama Courthouse Cumulus Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Eliane Hudson |
Aug 2014 |
Peter Pan | Musical |
Williamstown Mechanics Institute Williamstown Musical Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stuart Dodge Set designer: Stuart Dodge |
Aug 2014 |
Peter Pan | Dance | Steps Performing Arts | Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rachelle Kellet |
Dec 2013 |
Wizard of Oz | Dance |
Kyneton Town Hall Steps Performing Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rachelle Kellet |
Nov 2013 |
The Misanthrope | Theatre |
Rand Theatre University of Massachusetts - Amherst |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ron Spangler |
Apr 1995 |
Cabaret | Musical |
Capitol Theatre Capitol Theatre Summerstage |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Randy Fields Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Aug 1994 |
Baby | Musical |
Capitol Theatre Capitol Theatre Summerstage |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Raymond Kester Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Jul 1994 |
Mousetrap | Theatre |
Capitol Theatre Capitol Theatre Summerstage |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Raymond Kester Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Jun 1994 |
Gypsy | Musical |
Capitol Theatre Capitol Theatre Summerstage |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Raymond Kester Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Jun 1994 |
Romeo and Juliet | Theatre |
Capitol Theatre Capitol Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Raymond Kester Set designer: Wally Eastland |
May 1994 |
I Do, I Do | Musical |
Cumberland County Playhouse Cumberland County Playhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Amelie Woods |
Mar 1994 |
Working | Musical |
Cumberland County Playhouse Cumberland County Playhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Abigail Crabtree |
Mar 1993 |
I Remember Mama | Theatre |
Cumberland County Playhouse Cumberland County Playhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Abigail Crabtree |
Mar 1993 |
Fiddler on the Roof | Musical |
Hoey Auditorium Western Carolina University Department of Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Ayers Set designer: Richard S. Beam |
Feb 1993 |
A Streetcar Named Desire | Theatre |
Hoey Auditorium Western Carolina University Department of Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Roger Bright Set designer: Susan Brown-Strauss |
Nov 1992 |
Hamlet | Theatre |
Hoey Auditorium Western Carolina University Department of Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Ayers |
Apr 1992 |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead | Theatre |
Hoey Auditorium Western Carolina University Department of Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stephen Ayers |
Apr 1992 |
Steel Magnolias | Theatre |
Temple Theatre Temple Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tim Morrissey Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Sep 1990 |
THE GLASS MENAGERIE | Theatre |
Temple Theatre Temple Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tim Morrissey Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Feb 1990 |
The Man of La Mancha | Musical |
Temple Theatre Temple Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Tim Morrissey Set designer: Wally Eastland |
Sep 1989 |
- Worldwide
Contact method | Details |
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Work phone |
+19173382508 |
Email address | wally_eastland@lprdesignstudio.com |
- International
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
- International
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale / Fringe
- Pantomime
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
- International
- Large scale
- Small scale
- Touring relights
- Education Establishment
- International
- Large Scale
- Medium Scale
- Small Scale
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
- International Event
- Stage Touring
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video / Content Design
- Conferences
- Exhibition Stands
- Fashion Shows
- Product Launches
- Award Ceremonies
- Open Air Events
- Projection / Video / Content Design
- Displays & Art
- Educational Establishments
- Hotels
- Leisure & Entertainment
- Open Air Events
- Places of Worship
- Theme Parks
- Dance
- Musicals
- Opera
- Plays
- Lectures
- Workshops
- Training
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