1. Nicholas A. Waddington
721 Baffin St., Foster City, CA 94404
(650)-350-8948
nwadding15@gmail.com
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
• San Mateo High School (SMHS)
San Mateo, California
August 2013–May 2016
• North Country School (NCS)
Lake Placid, New York
September 2012–June 2013
TECHNICAL THEATER SKILLS
• Skilled at designing, drafting and building stock set pieces such as platforms, flats, stair units,
circular stair units, windows, etc.
• Proficient with an ETC ION light board, including patching channels, recording cues and
controlling I-Cue lights
• Experienced at hanging and focusing lights, including cutting gels and fitting gobos
• Adept at working with electrical wiring, including diagnosing and making repairs and soldering
• Knowledgeable in the running of a counterweight rail system
• Proficient at weighting and hanging set pieces for a counterweight rail system
• Working knowledge of rigging techniques and principles, with experience in setting a trim,
hanging legs, folding legs and/or drops, dead hanging and designing a pulley block
• Able to operate a variety of theater machinery, including genie lifts, all kinds of power and
manual saws, chain motors, rail electrics, hydraulic table lifts and compressed air tools
• Extensively experienced in general theater carpentry skills such as stretching muslin over flats,
steaming curtains, stage painting and manipulating luan
THEATRICAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Technical Intern
Stanford Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS)
Stanford University, Palo Alto CA
June 2015–August 2015
Hired by shop carpenter to serve as a general intern to the summer theater production program at
Stanford. Responsibilities included attending production meetings and updating shop carpenter on key
milestones, general carpentry, cleaning and organizing of the shop, maintenance of tools and

2. Nicholas A. Waddington
721 Baffin St., Foster City, CA 94404
(650)-350-8948
nwadding15@gmail.com
equipment, assisting with set construction, interpreting set schematics, fetching, carrying, bowing and
scraping.
AWARDS
• The Billy McCaleb Award: Enabling the Collaborative Spirit of Theater
2014–2015
This award is given by the theater director and stage managers in recognition of a student crew
member who best embodies the collaborative nature of theater and commitment to the success
of the company.
• The Golden Wrench
Urinetown, February 2015
This award is given by the theater director and stage managers to the student crew member
who works most dependably, cooperatively and independently throughout the staging of the
show.
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Nice Work If You Can Get It (Stage Manager, SMHS)
February 2015
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Assistant Stage Manager, Technical Co-Director, SMHS)
October 2015
Cowardly Cabaret (Build Crew, Stanford TAPS)
August 2015
Hay Fever (Build Crew, Stanford TAPS)
July 2015
Noises Off (Head Deck, SMHS)
April 2015
Urinetown (Head Rail, SMHS)
February 2015
Hairspray (Head Rail, SMHS)
February 2014
The Drowsy Chaperone (Deck Crew, SMHS)
October 2013
Wicked (Stage Manager, NCS)
June 2013

3. Nicholas A. Waddington
721 Baffin St., Foster City, CA 94404
(650)-350-8948
nwadding15@gmail.com
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Props Manager, NCS)
June 2012
The Goonies (Actor, NCS)
June 2011
The Beauty and the Beast (Actor, Bowditch Middle School)
February 2010