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Elijah Maxey

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About Me

I am an efficiency-driven individual capable of learning anything thrown my way. Any task given to me is done in a timely manner with no detail missed.

Expertise

  • Lighting Design

  • Theatre Production

  • Vocal Skills

  • Computer Science

Education

Work Experience

Klein High School
August 2021 - May 2025

  • 3.6 Unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale

  • Inducted into National Honors Society and Tri-M Music Society

  • Received Texas Theatre Scholar Distinction

Penn State

  • Pursuing a BFA in Theatre in the Design and Technology Program with a focus on Lighting Design

Lifeguard
2023 - 2024

  • Lifeguard at neighborhood pools

  • By my 2nd summer of lifeguarding, I was promoted to pool manager, working to ensure all standards were upheld

  • Learned good communication skills and how to work as part of a team

Theatrical Experience

Student Technician
2023 - 2025

Theatre Production Student
2022 - 2025

  • Heavily involved in the productions in Klein High School’s theater department

  • Designed the lights for 5 productions so far

  • Tommy Tunes Finalist for Outstanding Lighting Design in 2024

  • Paid Student Technician at Klein High School

  • Hired to work various events held in the Klein High Auditorium. For these events I would work the lights, sound, curtains, etc.

  • Learned all fields of a theater and how to properly use them

Theatre Under The Stars Apprenticeship
2023 - 2025

  • Unpaid position within TUTS intended for high schoolers interested in pursuing Theatre Arts in the technical aspect

  • Attended monthly meetings where theatre professionals came to speak about what they do and how they got to their position

  • Received an inside look on how the productions at TUTS are produced

Attributes

  • Time Management

  • Large-Scale Communication

  • Disciplinary Leadership

International Thespian Society 
2022 - 2025

  • Grapevine Texas Thespians Festival participant and competitor 2022-2024

    • ​Team Tech Challenge participant 2022-2024

    • Team Lighting Challenge participant 2024, 2nd place winner

    • Lighting Design individual event presenter 2024, received overall Superior rankings, qualified for Nationals

  • International Thespian Festival participant and competitor 2025

    • Lighting Design Thespy Winner 2025​

My Portfolio

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