Hawkins Sean sml

Sean is a graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School (Diploma of Entertainment Technology) and of Hagley Theatre Company (Diploma of Performing Arts)

Sean became the House Technician at the Court Theatre in 2012 and has since designed lighting and sound on more than 30 productions. These include: Beauty and the Beast; The Women;  SNAP!; Postal; Rumpelstiltskin; When the Rain Stops Falling; The Emperor’s New Clothes; Plum; Stag Weekend; Shepherd; Le Sud; Alice in Wonderland in the Attic; Romeo and Juliet; Niu Sila; The Ladykillers; Little Red Riding Hood; Exit the King; Winston’s Birthday; Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne; The Dunstan Creek Séance; Educating Rita; The Streaker, Puss in Boots, Jack and the Beanstalk, Ropable and most recently, Uncle Vanya.

 Sean has also designed at BATS Theatre, Downstage and for the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA).

Court Shows

  • 2017 - Jack and the Beanstalk - Lighting Designer | Sound and Lighting Operator
  • 2017 - Ropable - Sound Designer
  • 2017 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Lighting and Sound Operator
  • 2017 - Uncle Vanya - Sound Designer
  • 2017 - Hamlet: The Video Game (the stage show) - Lighting Designer
  • 2016 - Winston's Birthday - Lighting Designer
  • 2016 - Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne - Sound Designer
  • 2016 - The Dunstan Creek Seance - Lighting Designer | Operator
  • 2016 - Educating Rita - Lighting Designer
  • 2016 - The Streaker - Lighting Designer | Operator
  • 2016 - Puss in Boots - Lighting Designer
  • 2015 - Mrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant - Lighting Designer
  • 2015 - Shepherd - Sound Designer
  • 2015 - Le Sud - Sound Designer | Operator
  • 2015 - Alice in Wonderland in the Attic - Lighting Designer
  • 2015 - Constellations - Operator
  • 2015 - Romeo and Juliet - Sound Designer | Operator
  • 2015 - Niu Sila - Lighting Designer
  • 2015 - The Cat in the Hat - Lighting Designer
  • 2015 - The Ladykillers - Sound Designer and Operator
  • 2015 - Little Red Riding Hood - Lighting Designer
  • 2015 - Exit the King - Lighting Designer
  • 2014 - You Can Always Hand Them Back - Lighting Operator
  • 2014 - Stag Weekend - Lighting Designer
  • 2014 - When The Rain Stops Falling - Sound Designer | Lighting and Sound Operator
  • 2014 - End of the Rainbow - Lighting Operator
  • 2014 - Cinderella Meets Aladdin - Lighting Designer
  • 2014 - The Hound of the Baskervilles - Lighting and Sound Operator
  • 2014 - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Sound Facilitator
  • 2014 - The Emperor's New Clothes - Lighting Designer
  • 2014 - Blood Brothers - Lighting Operator
  • 2014 - Plum - Sound Designer | Lighting and Sound Operator
  • 2013 - The Women - Sound Designer | Operator
  • 2013 - Beauty and the Beast - Lighting Designer
  • 2013 - Kings of the Gym - Operator
  • 2013 - The Great Art War - Sound Operator
  • 2013 - Mean Jean the Pirate Queen - Lighting Designer
  • 2013 - SNAP! - Sound Designer | Operator
  • 2013 - Postal - Lighting Designer
  • 2013 - August: Osage County - Technical Operator
  • 2012 - Much Ado About Nothing - Operator
  • 2012 - The Motor Camp - Sound Designer | LX Operator
  • 2012 - Man in a Suitcase - Sound Designer
  • 2012 - The Slapdash Assassin - Sound Designer | Operator
  • 2012 - The Gingerbread Man - Lighting Designer
  • 2012 - Pacific Post - Operator
  • 2012 - Pacific Post - Operator
  • 2012 - A Very Merry Scriptless: In The Grotto - Technical Design