-Follow Mike's resume as a
template.
-Cut it down to one
page. Many potential employers WILL NOT read more than one
page. I've heard of one guy who would tear off and
throw away anything beyond
page one.
-You are young and inexperienced. There's nothing wrong with that. You can't hide the fact you graduated from high school last year. But take heart, it's not a big deal. You've had way more experience than many people your age that's great. However at the same time, if I'm looking at what you've written I'm going to really question how a high school student is working on all these shows. I'm going to be suspicious that either you are making up the shows or that you didn't really do anything important for them. Instead of listing big name shows and causing that suspicion as others have said tell us what you did. For example:
Work Experience:
"2005-2007 Tuacahn Amphitheater
Lighting and
Stage crew for over 30 productions including: Theater productions, dance groups and national touring music acts.
Duties included:
hanging lights
loading in and loading out
running follow spot... "
Also I agree on the "Tech theater emphasis" for high school.
Instead Say
Education: 2003-2007 Tuacahn High School
3 years High School tech crew: running lights, sound, and set construction. Designed lights for three shows...
etc...
As for techincal skills again cut back from the gear and be more specific as to what you can actually do:
-Hang, circuiting, and focusing of
conventional lighting instruments
-experience programing VL_____ moving lights.
-Two years experience as follow spot operator
-Proficient programing Expression consoles.
-Basic wiring skills making cables and installing connectors.
-standard crew skills, moving set pieces, coiling cable, loading trucks,
etc...
Yes if you follow these instructions it's going to cut your resume way down. But that's not bad. It's more important that you give an accurate portrayal of what you can do than fill it with fluff that doesn't tell us about your skills.
Finally what about your
current education status?
"2007- Present attending ____ university where I will be pursuing a degree in..."
Finally, a common thing is to have a goal a the top of the resume. A simple one sentence statement that say what you are looking for and why. For example "Goal: Seeking employment in theater lighting to develop my skills while I pursue my education."