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Technical Direction, Design, and CV
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Updated 11/14/2021
Technical Direction
Ben is the full-time technical director and instructor of technical theatre at Santa Barbara City College. He has presided as the technical director for over 70 productions since 2007 for both regional theatre and the educational sector. In addition to theatre, Ben has worked in the concert industry having been a light director and sound operator for such artists as Alice Cooper, Poison, Leanne Rimes, Wynona Judd, and Air Supply. Ben earned a BA in Theatre and Performance and his M.B.A in non-profit management from Willamette University.
Sound Design
Ben is the full-time technical director and instructor of technical theatre at Santa Barbara City College. Sound design credits include Treasure Island,the Play that Goes Wrong,The Wolves,Laughing with Durang,Antigone, The Last Lifeboat, Communicating Doors, One Man, Two Guvnors, A Flea in Her Ear, Other Desert Cities, Proof, Hound of the Baskervilles, Ten Red Kings, Light Up The Sky, Bus Stop and Arsenic and Old Lace with The Theatre Group at SBCC, additional sound credits include Bill W. and Dr. Bob, The Ash Girl, and Confession in Wood. In addition to theatre, Ben has worked in the concert industry having been a light director and sound operator for such artists as Alice Cooper, Poison, Leanne Rimes, Wynona Judd, and Air Supply. Ben earned a BA in Theatre and Performance and his M.B.A in non-profit management from Willamette University.
Light Design
Ben is the full-time technical director and instructor of technical theatre at Santa Barbara City College. Light design credits include Carrie, the Musical, The Iliad, the Odyssey, and all of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less, The Marriage of Figaro, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Overcoat, Thunder City, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, Death of a Salesman, To Kill a Mockingbird,and Noises Off. In addition to theatre, Ben works in the concert industry having been a light director and light crew chief for such artists as Alice Cooper, Poison, Leanne Rimes, Wynona Judd, and Air Supply. Ben earned BA in Theatre and Performance and his M.B.A in non-profit management from Willamette University.
Video Design
Ben is the full-time technical director and instructor of technical theatre at Santa Barbara City College. Projection design credits include Murder on the Orient Express,The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Measure for Measure at Ensemble Theatre Company, Distracted, West side Story, Newsies, One Man, Two Guvnors. In addition to theatre, Ben works in the concert industry having been a light director and light crew chief for such artists as Alice Cooper, Poison, Leanne Rimes, Wynona Judd, and Air Supply. Ben earned BA in Theatre and Performance and his M.B.A in non-profit management from Willamette University.
In the News
Articles and Reviews Featuring Ben Crop
Campus Converstaion
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Measure for Measure
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The SBCC Theatre Program
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Pursuing an MBA with an eye on theatreCrop is a teacher and technical director for the theatre department at Santa Barbara City College in California. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in theatre and an MBA in five years through Willamette’s accelerated 3+2 dual degree program... People often say that an MBA is not very useful unless you have a ‘high-up’ business role,” he said. “I say all jobs are business roles. The more we can be prepared to work in a business environment, the more success we will find in our lives and jobs.” |
Finding Your Light and Other Treacherous MomentsThings get real when Santa Barbara’s premiere technical theatre professionals Richard “RC” Croy, Katie Williams, and Ben Crop join Maggie and Anna to examine the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and platforms that don’t lock down. It’s Technical Theatre time! |
BWW Review: COMMUNICATING DOORS at SBCC Theater GroupThe play has a lot of elements that work well: it looks good (scenic and light design by Patricia L. Frank; costume design by Pamela Shaw), it sounds good (sound design by Ben Crop), the time machine is a cool stage effect that screams campy sci-fi, and the projections are a stylish way to denote era in a play that uses the same set for a number of different timelines. |
UC Santa Barbara Opera Theater: Mozart's Marriage of Figaro - watch the operaBen Crop’s experience in lighting several of Santa Barbara City College’s Garvin Theatre shows over many years gave him experiential wiggle room to explore lighting possibilities at Lotte Lehmann. Making color an ambient companion to mood, Crop’s lighting gave hue and ballast to Adamson’s set changes. |
Witty student one-acts coming to Jurkowitz Theatre Nov. 9Frank and Ben Crop, theater technical director, have been working to create the lighting and design of the play. Their goal is to find projections for the backdrop while keeping it simple with minimal distractions for the audience during scene changes. |
Behind the scenes look at the original production ‘Project Love’Stagecraft Instructor and Technical Director, Ben Crop, oversees all the technical areas of production except costume. There is one designer for each area and Crop facilitates their work. Working in collaboration, also called “devised theatre,” has its benefits and difficulties. “I think it is more conducive to the creative process,” said Crop. “It’s easier for a team to collaborate because they are all creating it together as opposed to trying to recreate something that already exists.” |
