Tim Hett is the Technical Director and Lighting Supervisor at the Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance. He coaches in technical production, technical direction,computer aided drafting and both basic and advanced light design. Tim received his Master of Fine Arts in Technical Production and Management from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Delaware and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Light Design from Virginia Commonwealth University. Tim's experiences over the years has had him in Taiwan as Technical Director and Light Designer for the American Shakespeare Theatre Company's "Hamlet", in Baltimore, Maryland as a seasonal carpenter at Center Stage, Everyman Theatre, and the Maryland Stage Company where he served as both carpenter and scenic artist for their production of "Six Degrees of Separation". Also in Baltimore, Tim has worked as a Light Designer for the Performance Workshop Theatre on their production of "The Puppetmaster of Lodz" and as resident Light Designer for the Bowman Ensemble. Other places Tim has explored have been Chicago where he was resident Light Designer for Splinter Group Theatre and Black Ensemble Theatre. Tim's most memorable experience so far has been in the hills and valleys of West Virginia where he served as Technical Director and Lighting Designer at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre.