Morgan Moroney (he/him) is a multidisciplinary designer, originally from the land of the Kaurna people and currently working on Bidjigal and Gadigal land. He has a particular passion for experimentation with integrated-media live performance. A graduate of NIDA, Morgan combines his passions for storytelling and technology to collaborate on distinctive and innovative works.

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In 2021, Morgan received the APDG Emerging Designer for Live Performance Award for his design on Ghosts dir. Priscilla Jackman (NIDA 2020). He was nominated for a Sydney Theatre Award in Best Independent Lighting Design for Significant Other dir. Hayden Tonazzi (New Theatre). In 2022, he was awarded an inaugural NIDA X grant to support the development of Collapsible – a new work exploring Motion Capture technologies in a live performance space. 

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Morgan’s 2022 collaborations include The Barber of Seville dir. Priscilla Jackman (Opera Australia) and Jali by Oliver Twist as Lighting Designer;

A Letter for Molly dir. Ursula Yovich and Unqualified 2: Still Unqualified dir. Janine Watson (Ensemble) as Video Designer; Cleansed dir. Dino Dimitradis (state of unrest) as co-Lighting Designer. He joined the The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour (Opera Australia) as Assistant Lighting Designer.

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Other recent project highlights include the Australian premiere production of Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill (GWB Entertainment) as Assistant Video Designer, The Construct (Circus Monoxide & Quiet Riot) as Lighting Designer. His Associate Lighting Design credits include the world premiere of

This Bitter Earth (New Theatre), King of Pigs (Critical Stages). His Video Associate & Realiser credits include Ernani (Opera Australia & Teatro Alla Scala) and Claudel (Tinderbox Productions). Additional credits include Everybody (Cross Pollinate) as Lighting Designer, and audio-visual installation noise at Articulate Project Space as co-Designer & Producer.

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E:  morgan@morganmoroney.com 

AWARDS & MEDIA

WINNER: APDG Emerging Designer for Live Performance Award (Ghosts dir. Priscilla Jackman, 2020)- Australian Production Design Guild (Facebook) & National Institute of Dramatic Art

NOMINATION: Sydney Theatre Awards, Best Independent Lighting Design (Significant Other dir. Hayden Tonazzi, 2021)

Conjuring the intangible: Reflections on process from a Lighting Designer - ADSR Zine, March 2022

Lighting and Video Designer's Future Shines Bright - Department for the Arts & National Institute of Dramatic Art​

Upcoming

co-Lighting Designer | Cleansed dir. Dino Dimitriadis | Maximillian Brown & Redline, Old Fitz Theatre

Lighting Designer | The Barber of Seville dir. Priscilla Jackman | Opera Australia | National Tour 2022

Associate Lighting Designer | Maureen: Harbinger of Death dir. Nell Ranney | Rising Festival

co-Deviser & Designer | Collapsible | Rising Festival

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COVID-affected 

Video Designer | Qween Lear dir. Lucas Jervies | Adam Lowe Group | Horden Pavillion 

Lighting and Video Designer | Dreams of a Frozen Continent | Brand X, The Flying Nun 

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2022

Video Designer | A Letter for Molly dir. Ursula Yovich | Ensemble

Video Designer | Unqualified 2: Still Unqualified dir. Janine Watson | Ensemble

Set/Lighting Designer | Jali dir. Oliver Twist | Seymour Centre, Reginald Theatre & national tour 

Associate Lighting Designer | King of Pigs dir. Blazey Best | Critical Stages Touring 

Assistant Lighting Designer | The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour | Opera Australia

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2021

Assistant Video Designer | Jagged Little Pill AU | GWB Entertainment | Theatre Royal

Lighting Designer | Significant Other dir. Hayden Tonazzi | New Theatre

Lighting Designer | The Construct dir. Zebastian Hunter | Circus Monoxide & Quiet Riot | IPAC, Bruce Gordon Theatre

Lighting Designer | Cool Pool Party 2: Graduation (workshop showing) | ban shakespeare | NIDA, Studio Theatre

Lighting Designer | The Twins dir. Terence Serio & Sarah Butler | Shark Island Institute | Seymour Centre, Reginald Theatre & national tour

Lighting Associate/Realiser | Othello dir. Damien Ryan | Sport for Jove | Seymour Centre, York Theatre & Riverside Theatre

Lighting Associate/Realiser | The Tempest dir. Damien Ryan | Sport for Jove | Seymour Centre, York Theatre & Riverside Theatre

co-Video Designer | Outdated dir. Mark Kilmurry | Ensemble

Video Realiser/Programmer | Claudel dir. Wendy Beckett chor. Meryl Tankard | Tinderbox | Sydney Opera House, Playhouse

Video Realiser/Programmer | Ernani dir. Sven-Eric Bechtolf | Opera Australia & Teatro Alla Scala | Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland Theatre

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2020

Lighting/Video Designer | Ghosts dir. Priscilla Jackman | NIDA | Reg Grundy Studio

Lighting/Video Designer | ANTIGONICK dir. Zoë Hollyoak | NIDA | Space Theatre

Lighting Designer | And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens... dir. Liam McIlwain | NIDA | Space Theatre

Lighting Designer | The Cat dir. Amelia Burke | NIDA | Space Theatre

Lighting Designer | On My Own dir. Zoë Hollyoak (music video)| NIDA & Triple J

Lighting Designer | Everybody dir. Gabriel Fancourt | Cross Pollinate & bAKEHOUSE | King's Cross Theatre

Lighting Designer | Pit dir. Mikala Westall | sandpaperplane | Old 505 Theatre

Video Designer | Talkback dir. Elise Wilson | sandpaperplane | Blue Room Theatre

Lighting/Surtitle Designer | DavidDavis@ dir. Andrew McInnes (staged workshop) | Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Music Workshop

Project Manager/Creative Producer | Ghost Lights dir. Katy Alexander (transmedia) | NIDA | Parade Theatre & online

co-Designer/Producer | noise (audiovisual installation) | Articulate Project Space

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2019 

Lighting Designer | FAUST dir. Sam Trotman | NIDA | Space Theatre

Lighting Designer | A Respectable Wedding dir. Tait De Lorenzo | NIDA | Space Theatre

Lighting Designer | Inhabit (movement installation) | NIDA | Studio Theatre Subsage

Video Designer | Marat/Sade dir. Gavin Robins & John Bashford | NIDA | Studio Theatre 

Video Designer | håmlet - a newer australian play | ban shakespeare | Bondi Pavilion Theatre & here we are @ AGNSW

Associate Lighting Designer | This Bitter Earth dir. Riley Spadaro | New Theatre

co-Designer | Ophelia (video installation) | NIDA | Parade Theatre Sound Stage

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2018 - preceding

Video Associate | Ex Machina dir. Finn Caldwell | NIDA | Space Theatre

Lighting/Video Designer | Hell Hath No Fury (Antigone + Machinal) | Forge Theatre

Lighting/Video Designer | Echoes of the Mask | Forge Theatre (Adelaide Fringe)