Portfolio
Lighting Design
Stage Management
About
Ben Paul is a multidisciplinary theatre artist from New Westminster, BC, with a primary focus on lighting design and theatre & event production.
Ben thrives on painting the stage with light to create immersive and dynamic experiences. His resume includes designs with Align Entertainment, School's Out Productions, UBC Theatre and United Players of Vancouver.
A detail-oriented leader with a strong intuition, Ben offers these valuable assets to glue together productions. In addition to lighting design, he is a theatre technician for the Massey Theatre Society and is also the stage manager for the Royal City Youth Ballet's annual tour of The Nutcracker. Ben often takes on a variety of production roles with Patrick Roberge Productions, including for notable events such as the Invictus Games and PNE Fair.
Ben holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Production from The University of British Columbia and a Diploma in Stagecraft and Event Technology from Douglas College.
Resume
Mamma Mia! / Lighting Designer / School's Out Productions • 2025
The Music Man / Lighting Designer / Align Entertainment • 2025
The Height of the Storm / Lighting Designer / United Players • 2025
Gertrude and Alice / Lighting Designer / United Players • 2024
Shrek / Lighting Designer / School's Out Productions • 2023
The Parliament of the Birds / Lighting Designer / UBC Theatre • 2022
Coriolanus / Assistant Lighting Designer / UBC Theatre • 2022
The Nutcracker / Stage Manager / Royal City Youth Ballet • 2021 - current
The Festivities / Stage Manager / UBC Theatre • 2023
The Wolves / Assistant Stage Manager / UBC Theatre • 2023
Crazy For You / Stage Manager / School's Out Productions • 2018
Legally Blonde / Assistant Stage Manager / School's Out Productions • 2017
Mary Poppins / Head LX (Venue) / Royal City Musical Theatre • 2024
Beauty and the Beast / Head LX / Align Entertainment • 2024
Crazy For You / Head LX (Venue) / Royal City Musical Theatre • 2023
Machinal / Costume Run Crew / UBC Theatre • 2021
Mere Mortals and Others / Head Carpenter / Douglas College • 2021
Julius Caesar / Head of Video / Douglas College • 2020
Jekyll / Carpentry Crew / Douglas College • 2020
Goodnight Desdemona / Carpentry Crew / Douglas College • 2020
The Nutcracker / Follow Spot Operator / Royal City Youth Ballet • 2016 - 2019
The Tragedie of Macbeth / Lighting Crew / Douglas College • 2019
Switch Triptych / Lighting Crew / Douglas College • 2019
Splash Art Gala & Auction / Assistant Stage Manager / PRP • 2024
KPMG Partners' Conference / Technical Assistant / PRP • 2024
PNE Fair / Entertainment Dispatch Coordinator / PRP • 2024
Splash Art Gala & Auction / Assistant Stage Manager / PRP • 2021
HSBC Canada Sevens / Talent Wrangler / PRP • 2021
PNE Fair / Entertainment Runner / PRP • 2021
The Love Bubble Project / Production Assistant / Small Stage • 2021
Shadbolt Creative Residency / Production Assistant / Small Stage • 2021
Massey Theatre & Anvil Theatre / Theatre Technician / Massey Theatre Society • 2016 - current
Current & Upcoming Projects
9 to 5
ROYAL CITY MUSICAL THEATRE
Gertrude and Alice
WESTERN GOLD THEATRE
Recent Projects
Mamma Mia!
SCHOOL'S OUT PRODUCTIONS
2025 • Lighting Design
Invictus Games
PATRICK ROBERGE PRODUCTIONS
2025 • Teleprompter & Mainstage ASM
The Music Man
ALIGN ENTERTAINMENT
2025 • Lighting Design
The Height of the Storm
UNITED PLAYERS OF VANCOUVER
2025 • Lighting Design
The Nutcracker
ROYAL CITY YOUTH BALLET
2024 • Stage Manager
PNE Fair
PATRICK ROBERGE PRODUCTIONS
2024 • Entertainment Dispatch Coordinator
Mary Poppins
ROYAL CITY MUSICAL THEATRE
2024 • Head Electrician - Venue
Press
"Excellent lighting by Ben Paul changed time, place and mood effectively and smoothly."
ReviewVancouver
"lighting designer Ben Paul saturates the space with enveloping shades of colour at pivotal points"
Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver
"visually stunning and poetic"
Theatre at UBC