Who is Charlie?

Charlie Zeller is a senior, 2025, Lighting Designer, and Head Electrician at Providence Day School Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina. He most recently designed, programmed, and implemented the lights for Psycho Beach Party (PDS Theatre: Upper School, 24) which was Providence Day’s entry to the North Carolina Theatre Conference High School Play Festival (NCTC). For this production, he was awarded Excellence in Design and Production at the Mooresville Regional Festival. He is currently working on lighting his final show at Providence Day Upper School’s musical, Peter Pan.

Other notable designs include Radium Girls (PDS Theatre: Upper School, 23) and the Yellow Boat (PDS Theatre: Upper School, 22), where he was awarded Excellence in Design and Production at the NCTC State Festival for both productions. Recent designs also include: How I Became A Pirate: Junior Part (PDS Theatre: Lower School, 23), The Little Mermaid Jr (Creative Kids, 23), and Into the Woods Jr (Creative Kids, 23).

As the Head Electrician, Charlie has managed hang, focus, and implementation of set electrics on all productions since taking on the role. Notable shows include: Freaky Friday (PDS Theatre: Upper School, 24), Radium Girls (PDS Theatre: Upper School, 23), Once Upon A Mattress (PDS Theatre: Upper School, 23), and The Yellow Boat (PDS Theatre: Upper School, 22).