John Conner, M.F.A.

John is a lighting designer, sound engineer, and general all-round stagehand, with a passion for theatre education. John returned to TTU after teaching and serving as technical director for Penn State Altoona. Before Altoona, John spent four years as a teacher and technical director at Vandergrift High School in Leander ISD. John has a varied history of working in theatre including regional theatre, summer stock, national touring, and cruise entertainment. 

After wondering away from theatre for a decade, John was hired as the “technical stage manager” (production electrician) at the University of New Mexico, a position that oversaw the lighting and sound systems in the department's three venues. This position revived John’s long dormant interest in teaching and motivated him to pursue his master's degree at Texas Tech.