
Heather Sinclair
Assistant Professor of Theatre, Technical Director
Credentials: | BA, Ball State University MFA, Kent State University |
Associated Departments: | Performing Arts |
Office: | Leggett 417 |
Phone: | 434-947-8327 |
Email: | hsinclair@randolphcollege.edu |
Website: | https://www.heatherrsinclair.com/ |
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Heather R. Sinclair joined the Randolph College theatre program in 2018. She has worked professionally in theatre since 2008. Sinclair earned her BS in theatre design and technology with focuses in properties and technical direction from Ball State University and an MFA in theatre studies: technical direction from Kent State University.
Sinclair has worked with The Illinois Shakespeare Festival (IL), Berkshire Theatre Festival (MA), Theater at Monmouth (ME), Gulfshore Playhouse (FL), Virginia Theatre Festival (VA), as well as companies in Texas, Richmond VA, and Indiana. She has worked with Endstation Theatre Company, a resident professional summerstock company hosted by Randolph College, as technical director.
Sinclair began her technical theatre path in middle school and has never looked back. Her professional career started with theatre properties and eventually she discovered her love of theatrical engineering, logistics, and management. She teaches a variety of technical theatre and theatre design courses at Randolph College. In the classroom, Sinclair strives to create a positive, collaborative, fun, and thoughtful environment for the students. She believes that education is a partnership between students and teachers.
Outside of the classroom, Sinclair is the technical director for the department of performing arts, program of theatre. She supervises the theatrical production labs, technical crews, and student designers. She also collaborates and works with the dance program during dance concerts. Sinclair is active in the music program and is a member of the Randolph College Chamber Orchestra, where she plays the cello.