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Julie E. Ballard

Julie E. Ballard

Julie E. Ballard, USA is a professional lighting designer and
theatrical technician. Ms. Ballard is an Assistant Professor
of Theater Arts, specializing in lighting and sound, at Illinois
Wesleyan University. She is affiliated with IATSE Local 2 and
the Actors’ Equity Association and was previously the Stage
Manager and Properties Master for Hubbard Street Dance
Chicago. Additionally, Ms. Ballard is the owner/operator of
OverlapLighting, a freelance production company specializing in
production/stage management, lighting design and photography,
and is the Technical Director, Resident Lighting Designer and Stage Manager for The
Seldoms. Ms. Ballard was the Lighting Director at the Dance Center of Columbia College
for nearly 8 years. She has freelanced for two decades in and around the Midwest, touring
regionally, nationally and internationally with Hubbard Street, Pilobolus, Deeply Rooted
Dance Theater and David Dorfman Dance, among others. Ms. Ballard holds degrees in
Theater (BA, 1999) and Lighting Design (MFA, 2004) from Kent State University and the
University of Florida, respectively. Visit her portfolio at overlaplighting.com

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