Lisa Gilroy
Summary
Dedicated and hardworking performer with an equally academic and creative background. Experience in several creative fields including visual arts, fashion and costume, and film production. A flexible and enthusiastic individual with extensive theatre knowledge working onstage, backstage, and front of house. Team-oriented, dependable, and always eager to learn and progress.
Outside of my freelance work, I have a wealth of experience working in supervisory and managerial roles in theatre front of house, most recently as the Bar Supervisor at the London Palladium and Duty Manager at Jacksons Lane. Non-freelance CV and Actor CV available upon request.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work history
Touring Company
White Horse Theatre
Germany
09.2024 - 07.2025
- Although my main role in this company is as a performer, due to the small size of the company I also operate many sound cues while backstage, assist with quick changes for fellow performers, construct and pack down the set for three shows daily, and liaise with contacts for each booked venue.
- This has been a great experience not only as an actor, but as an insight into several technical and production roles.
Technician
Motely Crew Theatre
London
03.2024 - 03.2024
- For this scratch night performance I programmed lighting according to each directors specifications using the ETC Ion lighting board.
- Due to replacing the original technician last minute, I was not free to stay and operate the performance, so I worked with the operator and ensured they were given a thorough handover.
- This was particularly challenging as some of the lighting grid was faulty, so I liaised with the venue technician in order to solve these problems.
Future Technicians Work Experience Placement
Arcola Theatre
London
06.2023 - 06.2023
- In 2023 I was part of the inaugural Future Technicians Programme launched by Waltham Forest Council. This included five days of training at Jacksons Lane, which covered rigging, focussing lights, operating lighting boards, operating sound (inlcuding Qlab) and general stage management principals.
- This was followed by a five day placement at the Arcola theatre, where I assissted with the get in and technical rehearsals for their production of Possession, as well as shadowing the venue technician.
- During this experience I had to be ready to adapt to whatever the production needed during the quick-changing nature of the get in process. I was also able to learn how a technical rehearsal works from a technical perspective.
Technician
A Victorian Christmas Treasury
Bread and Roses Theatre, London
12.2022 - 12.2022
- For this two-night run, I programmed and operated lighting on the Zero 88 Jester 12/24 Lighting Desk and operated sound through Qlab, according to the specifications of the tech script.
Assistant Producer & Costume Assistant
Old School Players Theatre
01.2021 - 11.2021
- As Assistant Producer I took on multiple responsibilities including managing social media accounts, creating and editing content for marketing purposes, and sending out industry invites for performances
- As Costume Assistant I constructed several costumes from scratch, as well as carrying out costume repairs when needed
- This includes time management skills due to working around employment, as well as self-motivating and meeting deadlines.
Photographer
Various
07.2021 - Current
- I have shot images and video footage for several theatre companies including Old School Players, Ruckle Theatre, and Slow Death of a Lotus Flower by Benedetta Scuto. I also photographed the first run of All The Happy Things by Naomi Denny, which recently had a successful run at Soho Theatre.
- I was also one of the official photographers for the inaugural Old School Players Festival in July 2021.
- In these jobs I often liaised with the Artistic Directors to deliver high-quality images and trailers for social media accounts, in line with their vision.
- I provide a contact sheet for the client to select images from, after which I return fully edited images.
Stage Manager
Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company
12.2019 - 12.2019
- During my actor training at Fourth Monkey, I also took on the role of Stage Manager in a scratch performance written by a fellow actor-in-training
- My responsibilities included overseeing props, keeping track of our technical requirements, and sourcing our costumes.
Costume Assistant
Forth Children's Theatre
01.2014 - 01.2015
- In this role I was part of a larger team responsible for creating costumes for large youth theatre productions
- I worked on two productions for the company - "Les Miserables" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie."
- For their production of “Les Miserables,” I was given the personal project of designing and making all the hats and head pieces for the production.
Costume Assistant
Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company
01.2014 - 04.2014
- For this production of "The Merchant of Venice" I was part of a team of three, who were tasked with creating a specific 1930s aesthetic
- Much of this involved sourcing second-hand items and repairing and altering them so that they were usable by the cast.
Education
Two Year Rep - Acting
Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company
London09.2020
Foundation Diploma - Acting
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts
London07.2017
MA - English Literature
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh07.2014
Skills
- Windows and Macbook computer skills
- Qlab operation
- Lighting software proficiency
- High standard of verbal and written communication
- DSLR camera use
- Wondershare Filmora (editing software)
- Adobe Premier Pro
- Adobe Photoshop
- Bespoke garment creation
- Sewing machine operation
Timeline
Touring Company
White Horse Theatre
09.2024 - 07.2025
Technician
Motely Crew Theatre
03.2024 - 03.2024
Future Technicians Work Experience Placement
Arcola Theatre
06.2023 - 06.2023
Technician
A Victorian Christmas Treasury
12.2022 - 12.2022
Photographer
Various
07.2021 - Current
Assistant Producer & Costume Assistant
Old School Players Theatre
01.2021 - 11.2021
Stage Manager
Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company
12.2019 - 12.2019
Costume Assistant
Forth Children's Theatre
01.2014 - 01.2015
Costume Assistant
Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company
01.2014 - 04.2014
Two Year Rep - Acting
Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company
Foundation Diploma - Acting
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts
MA - English Literature
University of Edinburgh
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