Aniruddha Babu
Ani Babu
Lighting Designer and Technician
- Programming on the ETC ion (EOS series)
- Installing and programming Rogue Outcast, Color Source, and VL fixtures
- Operating and programming on the Yamaha QL5 console, manage Qlab Files
- Operating scissorlift
- Basic programming on the grandMA3 software
My Resume
Production Experience
- 1 November 2023 - PRESENT Lighting design / Lead designer, programmer, board operator Porotola High School "Stood Up" (2026), Winter Dance Concert (2026), PROMS Season 2 (2026), "Night of the Living Dead" (2025), "Love/Sick" (2025), "Puffs" (2024)
- 2 December 2023 - 2024 Stage management / Stage Manager Portola High School "Curtains" (2025), "High School Musical" (2024)
- 3 August 2023 - 2025 Sound design / Sound designer, A2, board operator Portola High School Designed sound and managed mics for “Trap!” (2023). Made Q-lab files, set up speakers for school events.
- 4 March 2026 Marketing and Publicity Portola High School Designed/created posters, merch, instagram posts, hashtags, and short form content for "The SpongeBob Musical" (2026).
Education & Leadership
- 1 2026 - PRESENT Graduate Student, Freshman University of Southern California, School of Dramatic Arts Working on a BA in Theatre with an emphasis in Lighting Design.
- 2 2022 - 2026 High School Portola High School Graduated Magna Cum Laude and as a National Honor Thespian
- 3 2022 - 2026 Art Student U.S. Arts & Design Irvine
- 1 2025 - 2026 Chair USITT Student Chapter Creating chapter, setting bylaws, organizing meetings, events
- 2 2025 - 2026 Lead Critic Orange County Cappies Managing team of critics, writing workshops, writing reviews for high school productions
- 3 2025 - 2026 VP Historian Thespian Society Managing social media, creating promotional media, organizing meetings/event