Del DeLorm is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Kearney, where he has taught Lighting Design and Stage Management since 2013. A North Carolina native, he attended UNC-Asheville for his undergraduate degree as an actor before switching to design and production. He received his MFA in Theatre Production and Design from the University of Memphis, after which he spent several years in Memphis designing for companies such as Playhouse on the Square, Circuit Playhouse, and Theatre Memphis. He returned to the NC mountains when he joined the faculty of Western Carolina University, where he taught Lighting, Stage Management, and Sound while also serving as the Technical Director of the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center.