Shane Grant is La Mama Theatre’s acting Venue Technical Manager and an experienced lighting designer. He has been acknowledged as an ‘absolute genius’ (Theatre People, 30 July 2016) for his lighting design of Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis, and earned a Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts) from the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne some time ago.
Grant is an artistic director with Metanoia Theatre and has toured the world, operated venues and technically managed venues (Gasworks, Mechanics Institute Brunswick, St Martins, La Mama), written shows, performed shows, stage managed shows, sold tickets to shows, produced shows, sold drinks in the foyer at shows, built props, built sets, built theatres and given the St Crispin’s Day speech that gets everyone over the line on opening night – sometimes all with the same production.
