He/Him
Artistic Mediums
Lighting
Sound
Photography
Videography
Construction
Hobbies
Hiking
Photography
Woodworking
Music
Graphic Novels
Roles at DBMA
Production Manager
Lighting Designer
Technical Director
Co-Sound Designer
Head Technician
Co-Director
Skills
EOS Lighting Software
Vectorworks
Logic Pro
QLab 4 & 5
Audacity
MainStage
Final Cut Pro
OBS
Alex Sykes is a Niagara based lighting & sound designer. He's a passionate story teller who primarily works with light and sound to tell stories that make you, think, laugh, cry, and wonder as these are the stories he loves himself. While theatre is his main discipline, he's interested in many forms of art-making, like film, installation, comedy and probably many more he just hasn't tried yet. Alex loves to explore how different mediums change the ways stories can be told, he's always eager to dive into a new project and discover the unknown challenges ahead, both technically and creatively.
Alex is a recent graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada’s Production, Design and Technical Arts program and he holds a bachelor of arts in theatre from Brock University. Professionally, Alex has worked as a lighting designer, head of lighting, and technician at various theatres around southern Ontario and he has also co-produced several projects where he has taken on roles as sound designer, editor, writer, performer & more!
RECENT CREDITS:
Assistant Lighting Designer - Major Barbara & Murder-On-The-Lake - Shaw Festival 2025
Lighting Designer - Pinkerton Come to Prospect & On The Flight Path- Lighthouse Festival 2025
Lighting Designer - On A First Name Basis & Screwball Comedy - Foster Festival 2025
Sound Designer - Salvage The Wrecked - National Theatre School 2025
Video Designer - Jane Eyre - National Theatre School 2025
Lighting Designer - Government Inspector - National Theatre School 2024
Lighting Designer - Those Movies, Whit's End & Melville Boys - Foster Festival 2024