Wittman Sullivan is thrilled to be designing lights for the 8x10 TheatreFest at Weathervane. Wittman is an Akron native and freshman at Firestone High School. Wittman is also working on high school youth engagement for the Shammas Malik campaign for mayor. Additionally, Wittman is a member of Firestone’s Leadership Cabinet, Platform Firestone, Firestone Focus Student Newspaper, Pre-IB, and ASA for Theatre. Wittman is also a Miller South VPA graduate and was a member of Miller South’s leadership team, theatre program, string orchestra, show choir, and student council as president. Awards include Excellence in Lighting Design for his work on Junie B. Jones presented by the Northeast Ohio regional Thespys, Best Featured Ensemble Chanticleer Award for his work in Newsies at Weathervane, and the 2022 Presidents Education Award. Past roles include (Twelfth Night, lighting designer; Firestone: 2022), (Cinderella, ensemble; Ohio Shakespeare Festival: 2022, (Four Women Talking About the Man Under the Sheet, lighting designer; Firestone: 2022), (146 Point Flame, lighting designer; Firestone: 2022), (The Prom, co-lighting designer; Firestone: 2022), (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, assistant lighting designer; Ohio Shakespeare Festival: 2022), (Sweeny Todd, assistant lighting designer; Weathervane Playhouse: 2022), (Junie B. Jones, lighting designer; Rubber City Theatre: 2022), (The Importance of Being Ernest, Ernest Worthing; Miller South/Rubber City Theatre: 2022), (10 Ways To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse, Narrator/technical director/set designer; Miller South: 2022), (Newsies, Buttons; Weathervane Playhouse: 2022), (All My Sons, lighting and sound board operator; Ohio Shakespeare Festival: 2022), (The Wiz, props designer; Miller South: 2022), (The 8x10s 2022, lighting designer; Weathervane Playhouse: 2022), (All In the Timing, Milton/Baker/Sam; Miller South: 2022), (Joseph 2021, Gad/ensemble; Weathervane Playhouse: 2021), (Kinky Boots, lighting board operator; Weathervane Playhouse: 2021), (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, props designer; Miller South: 2021), (Love’s Labours Lost, King Ferdinand; Miller South: 2021), (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown; 2021: Miller South: 2021), (Murder Mystery Radio Play, Governor Edwards; Rubber City Theatre: 2020), and (Memphis, props, set, projections, and fly operator; Weathervane Playhouse: 2020). He has also helped in minor technical capacities for (Percy Jackson, lighting hang/focus; Rubber City Theatre: 2022), (The Play That Goes Wrong, lighting hang/focus; Weathervane Playhouse: 2022), (The Taming of the Shrew, lighting hang/focus and rigging; Ohio Shakespeare Festival: 2022), (Clue, lighting hang/focus; Weathervane Playhouse: 2022), and (The Color Purple, lighting hang/focus; Weathervane Playhouse: 2022).