Bio
Tomas is a lighting designer and theatre consultant based in Melbourne/Naarm. Tomas completed a short course in lighting design at NIDA in 2023. He has completed professional secondments with Opera Australia on Cendrillon (Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House) and with Shake & Stir Theatre on 1984 (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne).
Tomas has furthered his studies with practical experience as a lighting technician and realiser at the Victorian College of the Arts, Resolution X, and Melbourne Opera, in the heart of Melbourne's arts precinct. He also brings over 10 years of experience in independent theatre productions. He has received Victorian Lyrebird Youth Awards for his lighting design (Chicago) and projection design (The Caucasian Chalk Circle).
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As a theatre consultant, Tomas has worked on many notable venues in Australia, including the State Theatre at Arts Centre Melbourne, the QPAC Lyric, Playhouse, and NPAV, and the Riverside theatres. He was also a youth advisor for the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) in 2024.
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In the theatre, Tomas enjoys using light to enhance storytelling. He is inspired by nature and often uses diegetic lighting to motivate his designs.​​
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Professional Lighting Design Secondments
2025 – 1984 (Shake & Stir, Comedy Theatre Melbourne), dir. Michael Futcher, LD Jason Glenwright
2024 – Cendrillon (Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Theatre Sydney Opera House) dir. Laurent Pelly, LD Duane Schuler
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Recent Lighting Design Credits
2025
Control (upcoming) (flatpack., Theatreworks Explosives Factory) dir. Olivia Staaf
N(urturing) O(thers) W(orldwide) (Fearless Theatre Co., Motley Bauhaus) dir. Marion Arditti
Chicago (Tall & Short Theatre Co., Sutherland Arts Theatre, Sydney) dir. Benj May
Grease (Tall & Short Theatre Co., Sutherland Arts Theatre, Sydney) dir. Ben May
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2024
Close to Home (Flatpack., Melbourne Fringe) dir. Kate Cameron
Mamma Mia! (Tall & Short Theatre Co., Pavillion Performing Arts Centre, Sydney) dir. Ben May
Dry Land (Flatpack., Theatreworks Explosives Factory) dir. Olivia Staaf
Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical (Tall & Short Theatre Co., Pavillion Performing Arts Centre, Sydney) dir. Ben May
Our Town (St Helena Secondary College) dir. Amanda Egglestone
Mamma Mia! (St Helena Secondary College) dir. Laura Zinghini
Mamma Mia! (Wheelers Hill Secondary College) dir. Mikayla Ellis
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr. (Flinders Christian Community College, Frankston Arts Centre) for Lux Creative
2023
The Scarlet Sun (UMMTA, Union House Theatre) dir. Ethan Francis d’Amour & Madeleine Cheale
Folio Live, (Prudence Myer Studio, VCA)
Chicago (St Helena Secondary College) dir. Laura Zinghini
Frankenstein (St Helena Secondary College) dir. Amanda Egglestone
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2021
Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (Eltham Little Theatre Inc.) dir. Brad Buckingham
2019
Hotel Sorrento (Eltham Little Theatre Inc.) dir. Brad Buckingham
Wicked (St Helena Secondary College) dir. Chris Hewitt
Warped (Creative for a Cause Australia, Madeleine Centre), dir. Greta Georgiou
We Three (Dramatic Pause Theatre, Gasworks Arts Park), dir. Hayley Lawson-Smith
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Awards & Recognitions
Chicago - Best Lighting Design in a Youth Musical, Lyrebird Awards
Chalk Circle - Lyrebird Judge's Award for Projection Design
Frankenstein - Nominated Best Lighting Design, Lyrebird Youth Awards