Lindsey's Info
Lindsey McGowen is the award-winning Director of Operations at Wayward Improvised Theatre in Ottawa, ON and the former Director of Production Design and Master Electrician at the Hideout Theatre in Austin, TX where she designed, performed or directed over 30 shows.She designs and directs for both scripted and unscripted shows, as well as teaches dramaturgy for improvisors and technical improvisation to rave reviews from students around the world: Hideout Theater - Austin, USA | The Improv Company – Singapore | Theater Momentum – Chicago, USA | Open Heart Theatre – Newcastle, UK | The Nursery Theater – London, UK | ImproAmsterdam - Amsterdam, NL
Lindsey has a Bachelor of Arts in Technical Theater from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, USA and has been nominated for multiple awards for her technical design work. In 2017, she (and her crewmates) won the inaugural Outstanding Improvised Technical Design for How I Saved the World Over Summer Vacation at the Hideout, in addition to being nominated for three other shows that same year in the same category. She was also nominated for Outstanding Lighting Design for American Berserk Theater's Killer Girls in 2018.
She also appeared on the tv show Jeopardy! in 2013.
For more info: http://www.lindseymcgowen.com/#!workshops/i8e2s
Lindsey's Workshops
| World of Techcraft - Technical Improv Intensive |
| Intro to Technical Improvisation |
| Ghost Light: An Introduction to Dramaturgy |
"Lindsey McGowen is a pioneer in the world of technical improvisation. And I don't just mean here in Austin, or here in the US, but in the WORLD. She is an innovator that we're lucky to have - and you can learn from her and become innovators in this exciting field of work." - Kaci Beeler, Writer/Performer, American Berserk Theatre (Austin, TX)
"Not only is Lindsey brilliant across the board in every current aspect of improv tech, but she’s an unprecedented innovator in creating styles and techniques of improv tech that never existed before." - Peter Rogers, Director, Hideout Theatre (Austin, TX)
"Lindsey has a deep knowledge of and passion for technical improvisation, both with sound and lighting. With her careful preparation and great attentiveness to what is happening onstage, her work consistently supports and enhances scenes, and provides great inspiration to the actors. It was a true pleasure to work with her and is something that I hope to do again very soon." " - Mark Tindle, Producer/Performer, Duck Duck Goose Improv, An Englishman and a Belle (London, UK)
