Ben Sigda

Lighting and Sound Shop Manager Ben Sigda has been doing production work in Boston for the last 16 years since graduating from the BU College of Fine Arts School of Theatre in 2005. His work has covered most aspects of theater, dance, events, and concerts. He has worked as a freelance designer, electrician, engineer, rigger, and programmer for many different companies in the greater Boston area. His career has taken him through positions at The Huntington Theatre Company, Barbizon Lighting, American Repertory Theatre, and Suffolk University. Ben spent 11 years as the Operations Coordinator and eventually Operations Manager for the Suffolk University Theatre Department, where he gained a greater appreciation for higher education theater. As the new BU School of Theatre Lighting and Sound Shop Manager, he looks forward to helping educate theater professionals of the next generation.