Kent Cubbage got his first scale rule when he was eight, although he broke it a few weeks later. He’s been happily messing around with colors and lines and lights ever since. So far, he’s successfully resisted having a “real job” since finishing his master’s degree in lighting design a year ago, and instead has been designing in Chicago (The New Colony, Prologue), Minneapolis (Fringe Fest, Interact), Seattle (Seattle Shakespeare, ArtsWest), and the far-flung territories of Wisconsin (resident designer, StageNorth). He’s also proud to have been an assistant designer at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the Marriott, and further from home, the Guthrie (including on the Broadway show “The Scottsboro Boys”), the McCarter, and other regional theaters. Winning a place in the 2011 Prague Quadrennial International Design Competition was really exciting to him, not so much for the award as for the going to Prague part. He likes bikes, brewing beer, and learning pretty much anything new, although having spare time is a distant, misty memory these days. He’d like to thank Shaun Renfro for introducing him to the awesome people at the New Colony, and his parents for supporting a career choice that most people have never even heard of.