After graduating from Frostburg State University in his home state of Maryland, Sean Jeffries moved to Ohio, where he earned his MFA in theatrical lighting design from Kent State University. Along the way, he spent nine summers at Seagle Festival in upstate New York — and five of those summers, he split with Fort Worth Opera. In 2012, he served as technical director of the national tour for Titanic (the musical) before heading back closer to home, this time in Washington, D.C., in the scene shop at Arena Stage. A few years later, Sean tapped into his inner snowbird and migrated to Palm Beach Opera for the 2014-15 winter season. But by the end of 2015, he was longing for a more permanent nest. He found an opening for a technical director position at Thunder River Theatre Company in Carbondale and was quickly in conversation with founder Lon Winston. The rest, as they say, is history. Sean moved to Colorado and set up shop at TRTC in 2016 — and has called this place home ever since. A few favorite credits include the fight choreography in Roshomon (2016); the set, lighting and sound design for Equus (2018) and A View from a Bridge (2020); and lighting design for Eurydice (2022). In October 2021, he transitioned from backstage to a more front-of-house role, as executive director. Favorite credits include working with his incredible team, helping to bring Stage of Life Theatre Company into the TRTC family, and continuing to partner with countless artists and organizations who share the spirit of, “yes, and.”