High Output Names Daniel H. Jentzen Account Executive and Director of Education

High Output, Inc. announces that Daniel H. Jentzen, a lighting designer and theatre teacher, will join the company full-time as account executive in its event production department and as its corporate director of education.

Jentzen has worked for seven years in the New England area as a freelance lighting designer specializing in theatre, live music, and special events. He has created lighting for Hillary Clinton, Bela Fleck, Alison Krauss, WGBH, Celebrity Series of Boston, Harvard Business School, and many others. He holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University. Jentzen will bring this wealth of experience and connections to High Output, and will continue to build the company's event production services.

Jentzen is also a committed educator, and teaches lighting design at Boston Arts Academy, the city's public high school for the visual and performing arts. He conducts interdisciplinary arts/science workshops for students and teachers, exploring such topics as neuroscience, education, and theatre. He holds a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is also the founder of Brighter Boston, a nonprofit partnership of top lighting companies, producers, and venues with area public schools, aimed at creating professional work opportunities for students in lighting design. Since its inception in 2012, Brighter Boston has created internships for public high school students on professional shows, building their confidence and teaching them leadership, creativity, math, science, and communication.

Beginning in 2014, High Output will create an educational outreach initiative, harnessing the power of lighting design to create unique learning experiences for students. When students participate in the production of theatre and special events, they explore both the arts and sciences and practice collaboration, leadership, and critical thinking. High Output will build educational programs including student internships on production jobs and a lighting design contest for high school students. As the company's director of education, Jentzen will implement these initiatives.

High Output, Inc. is a New England supplier of production services and equipment for theatre, film, television, and special events. Founded in 1986, the company has offices in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, and South Carolina. High Output supports theatre and live music, political events, feature films and television shows, corporate meetings, fundraisers, and parties with more than 75 full-time staff members and over 20,000 pieces of equipment from leading manufacturers. The company also designs and installs technologically advanced permanent lighting, AV and rigging systems in venues of all kinds, and operates three sound stages for film and television production.