2023 Rising Star Winner
Mr. Salotto-Cristobal earned his Associate in Arts degree in 2005 from NWFSC, and continued his education at UWF earning his Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Humanities in 2008. He went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in Lighting and Production Design from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 2011. SeifAllah began working in theater production while a student in Missouri and has continued to this day. In total, he has been a part of more the 170 theater productions across the eastern half of the United Stated. In 2019, he joined the faculty of the University of Southern Maine as an Assistant Professor of Lighting Design. Finally, SeifAllah has won more than 15 awards from regional arts organizations including Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical, Best Production Design, Gilbert Hemsley Lighting Internship Finalist (New York), and National Opera Association’s Production Competition Honorable Mention.
