Steven Shelley

STEVEN LOUIS SHELLEY hails from Nebraska, where he began his theatrical career as a technician, performer, and puppeteer. Eventually he focused on a degree in lighting design and graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts in 1977. After working in several cities around the United States, he moved to New York City, and has since designed lights, production managed, and stage managed live theatre in America and around the world. In the early '90's Steve started writing what would become A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, which was published in 1997. He just completed the expanded third edition, and is now beginning work on his next book. He's the patent holder of the Field Template, as well as the award-winning Vectorworks® theatrical lighting toolkit SoftSymbols™ (www.fieldtemplate.com). He still lives in New York City.