Director Design
Resume:
CURRENT PROJECTS
TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, California)
The Pitmen Painters (West Coast premiere) (director: Leslie Martinson) (opens in January
2012)
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Boulder, Colorado)
Richard III (director: Tina Packer) (opens in June 2012)
Treasure Island (director: Carolyn Howarth) (opens in July 2012)
The Starlight Theatre (Rockford, Illinois)
Christmas Carol (director: Michael Webb) (opens in November 2011)
Rocky Horror Picture Show (director: Michael Webb) (opens in February 2012)
Murder Is Easy (director: Michael Webb) (opens in March 2012)
Sweeney Todd (director Michael Webb) (opens in June 2012)
Into the Woods (director Michael Webb) (opens in June 2012)
Nine to Five (director Michael Webb) (opens in June 2012)
Little Women (director Michael Webb) (opens in June 2012)
Peninsula Youth Theatre (Mountain View, California)
Cinderella (opens in March 2012)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (opens in May 2012)
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Chicago (director: Linda Goodrich) (opens in April 2012)
ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF SCENIC DESIGNS
(FULL LIST PROVIDED UPON REQUEST - OVER 250 PRODUCTIONS)
TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, California) 22 productions between 1997 - 2010, including:
Snow Falling on Cedars (West Coast premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2011)
To Kill a Mockingbird (director: Robert Kelley, 2010)
Twentieth Century (Regional premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2009)
Dessa Rose (West Coast premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2006)
Dolly West s Kitchen (American premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2005)
Legacy Codes (World premiere) (director: Amy Gonzalez, 2003)
Bat Boy (Palo Alto & San Francisco productions) (director: Linda Goodrich, 2003)
Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Boulder, Colorado) 13 productions between 2007 - 2011,
including:
Romeo & Juliet (director: Lynne Collins, 2011)
Taming of the Shrew (director: Stephanie Shine, 2010)
Hamlet (director: Philip Sneed, 2009)
Macbeth (director: Lynne Collins, 2008)
Love s Labours Lost (director: Gavin Cameron-Webb, 2008)
The Starlight Theatre (Rockford, Illinois) 34 productions between 2007 & 2011, including:
After Dark (director: Michael Webb, 2011)
Chicago (director: Michael Webb, 2010)
Aida (director: Michael Webb, 2010)
Evita (director: Michael Webb, 2009)
The Producers (director: Michael Webb, 2009)
Active Arts Theatre (Oakland, California)
Strega Nona (National Tour starting in 2009) (director: Tracy Ward)
American Musical Theatre of San Jose (San Jose, California)
Christmas Dreamland (World premier) (director: Tim Bair, 2005)
West Side Story (director: Stephen Bourneuf, 2005)
The Big Bang (director: Christopher Scott, 2003)
Damn Yankees (director: Dianna Shuster, 2002)
Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley, California)
Sundiata (World premier) (director: Coleman Domingo, 2002)
The Cleveland Playhouse (Cleveland, Ohio) 6 productions between 1994 & 1996, including:
A Grand Night for Singing (scenic & lighting design) (director: Loretta Greco, 1996)
The Lower Rooms (director: Victoria Pero, 1994)
The Magic Theatre (San Francisco, California)
3F, 4F (World premier) (director: Pam MacKinnon, 2005)
The Stardust Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada)
A Stardust Christmas (Christmas concert starring John Brack, 2003)
Peninsula Youth Theatre (Mountain View, California) 47 productions between 1997 & 2011,
including
Pinocchio (2011)
Peter Pan (2008)
Cats (2006 & 2011)
Les Miserables (2003 & 2009)
Aladdin (2001)
The Remy Bumppo Theatre (Chicago, Illinois)
The Voysey Inheritance (director: James Bohnen, 2008)
Center Repertory Theatre (Walnut Creek, California)
Cowgirls (director: Eleanor Reissa, 2004)
Don t Dress for Dinner (director: Gillian Eaton, 2003)
Collected Stories (director: Gillian Eaton, 2003)
Amy s View (director: David Hay, 2002)
Opera San Jose (San Jose, California)
The Magic Flute (director: Michael McConnell, 2003)
Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre (Northern & Southern California )
The Best Me (H.E.A.L) (touring production) (2006)
Nightmare on Puberty Street (touring production) (2002)
Zip s Great Day (touring production) (2000)
The Monomoy Theatre (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) 15 productions between 1993 & 2004,
including
Carousel (director: Alan Rust, 1999)
The Winslow Boy (director: Susan Gregg, 1994)
The Lion in Winter (director: Malcolm Morrison, 1993)
OTHER THEATRES DESIGNED FOR INCLUDE:
Judith Anderson Theatre, NYC
Harold Clurman Theatre, NYC
29th Street Theatre, NYC
Marin Theatre Company
Foothill Theatre Company
Theatrical Arts International
Theatre Rhinoceros
Cabrillo Stage
Palo Alto Players
The Willows Theatre
San Jose Stage Company
Diablo Light Opera Company
San Jose Children s Musical Theatre
Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Cumberland Valley High School Theatre
Woodminster Theatre
Peninsula Center Stage
Douglas Morrison Theatre
Canton Players Guild
Bayfront Theatre
Shotgun Players
Saratoga Drama Group
Busbarn Theatre Company
Starstruck Theatre
The Wildwood Festival
UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE THEATRES DESIGNED FOR INCLUDE:
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Chicago (director: Linda Goodrich) (opens in April 2012)
Solano College Theatre (Fairfield, CaliforniA) 15 productions between 2001& 2009,
including
How to Succeed Without Really Trying (director: Dianna Shuster, 2009)
Fences (director: Peter Callender, 2005)
Harvey (director: Nancy Carlin, 2004)
Amadeus (director: George Maguire, 2003)
Angels in America (director: George Maguire, 2001)
The Hartt School (University of Hartford, Connecticut) 17 productions between 1997 &
2001, including
Romeo & Juliet (director: Malcolm Morrison, 2001)
Anything Goes! (director: Ed Burgess, 2000)
Brigadoon (director: Alan Rust, 1999)
Battleship Potemkin (World premier) (director: Henry Fonte, 1998)
University of Miami Ring Theatre (Miami, Florida)
Urinetown (director: Lynn McNutt, 2010)
Stanford University (Palo Alto, California)
The Memory of Water (director: Jan Kozuminski, 1997)
Napa Valley College Theatre (Napa, California)
A Little Night Music (2002)
University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Cinderella (British Pantomime Version) (director: Richard Mangan, 1995)
Ohio University (Athens, Ohio)
Mad Forest (scenic, costume & projection design) (director: William Fisher, 1993)
A Streetcar Named Desire (director: Robert Winters, 1999)
A Midsummer Nights Dream (director: Henson Keys, 1992)
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep School (San Francisco, California)
Resident Scenic Designer & Lecturer (1996 2001)
LIGHTING, COSTUME, DUAL, OR SCENOGRAPHIC DESIGN
The Cleveland Playhouse (Cleveland, Ohio)
A Grand Night for Singing (scenic & lighting design) (director: Loretta Greco, 1996)
Unsung Cole (scenic & lighting design) (director: Scott Kanoff, 1996)
Songs the Harrigans Sang (scenic & lighting design) (director: Bill Hoffman, 1996)
The Lesson (scenic, costume & lighting) (director: Jonathan Kronenberger, 1995)
The Spirit of Life (lighting design) (director: David Eliet, 1995)
The Lower Rooms (director: Victoria Pero, 1994)
Shotgun Players (Berkeley, California)
Baal (director: Patrick Dooley, 1996)
The Maids (set, lighting, and costume designer) (director: Katie Bales,1997)
Canton Players Guild (Canton, Ohio)
Jesus Christ Superstar (lighting designer) (1995)
Bayfront Theatre (San Francisco, California)
Pino Stands Alone (costume design) (1996)
ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Salzburg Festspielhaus (Salzburg, Austria)
Boris Godunov (designer: Herbert Wernicke, 1994)
Jewish Repertory Theatre (New York City, New York)
Edith Stein (designer: Ursula Belden, 1994)
American Place Theatre (New York City, New York )
Hal Prince Musical Theatre Workshops (designer: Ursula Belden, 1993)
AWARDS & HONORS
2010
Keynote speaker for United States Institute for Theatre Technology American College
Theatre Festival,
region VII, conference in Reno
2009
Camera's Eye Award nomination for Scenic Design of Much Ado About Nothing at Colorado
Shakespeare Festival
2008
Ovation Award for Scenic Design of Macbeth at Colorado Shakespeare Festival
2007
International Falstaff Award nomination for Scenic Design: Twelfth Night
Arty Award nomination - Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Bat Boy
Elly Award for Scenic Design of Beauty & the Beast,
& nomination for Scenic Design or Sweeney Todd
2006
Elly Award nominations for Scenic Design of Sweeney Todd and Beauty & the Beast
Arty Award - Best Scenic Design of a Drama: Fences
Arty Award - Best Scenic Design of a Youth Musical: Beauty & the Beast
Arty Award nominations - Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Beauty & the Beast, Sweeney
Todd,
and Suessical.
2005
Bay Area Theatre Critic's Circle Award nomination - Outstanding Scenic Design - Crowns
Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Beauty & the Beast
Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Dolly West's Kitchen
Elly Award nomination for Scenic Design of Cabaret
Elly Award nomination for Scenic Design of Fences
Elly Award nomination for Scenic Design of Seussical
2004
Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of All My Sons
Bay Area Theatre Critic's Circle Award nomination - Outstanding Scenic Design - Bat Boy
Elly Award for Scenic Design of Lion in Winter
Arty Award for Scenic Design Lion in Winter
2003
Inland Theatre Award for Scenic Design of Sweeney Todd
Arty Award for Scenic Design of The Sound of Music
Elly Award for Scenic Design of The Sound of Music
Elly Award nomination for Scenic Design of Amadeus
2002
Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of A Streetcar Named Desire
Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Over the River and Through the Woods
Elly Award nomination for Scenic Design of Harvey
2001
Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award - Outstanding Scenic Design - Jekyll & Hyde
Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award Nomination - Outstanding Scenic Design - Floyd
Collins
Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Fences
Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Don t Dress for Dinner
2000
Shellie Award - Outstanding Scenic Design for Oklahoma!
Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Angels in America
Arty Award for Scenic Design of Angels in America
1999
Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award - Outstanding Set Design for a Drama - Night of the
Iguana
Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award - Outstanding Set Design for a Musical - Brimstone
Dean Goodman Choice Award (formerly DramaLogue) for Scenic Design of Night of the Iguana
1995
Selected Exhibitor at the Prague Quadrennial for Scenic & Costume Designs of Mad Forest
(recent student works exhibit)
1994
Selected Exhibitor at the New York Portfolio Review (Hosted by Ming Cho Lee)
Plus several awards in the University level circuit from 1987 - 1993
TEACHING & GUEST ARTIST EXPERIENCE
University of Miami Guest Designer & Master Class lecture (September, 2010)
Guest scenic designer for Urinetown. Collaborated with and mentored students in design.
Taught a Master Class on scenic design while in residence.
Ohio University: Visiting Faculty (Winter and Spring Quarters, 2008)Replacing Ursula Belden, Head of Production Design & Technology for the School of Theatre
in Athens, Ohio
Courses taught:
Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Graduate Scenic Design
Advanced Undergraduate Scenic Design
Graduate & Undergraduate Level Model Making
Graduate Level Drafting
Scenic Painting for the Stage
Advanced Scenery Techniques
Practical Design Study
Visiting Faculty, Guest Designer, and Guest Scenic Artist (Numerous Quarters, 1997-2010)
Courses taught:
Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Graduate Scenic Design
Advanced Undergraduate Scenic Design
Graduate Level Drafting
Undergraduate Level Drafting
Scenic Painting for the StageUSITT /
ACTF Keynote Speaker & student design adjudicator (2010)
Gave Keynote address My Life in Post-It Notes; How to Juggle 20 Shows a Year and Keep
Your Sanity for the Northwest Regional Conference in Reno 2010.
Peninsula Youth Theatre Designer & Scenic Artist / Artist in Residence (1997 - current)
Trained and supervised volunteer parent crews in technical direction, scenic painting and
props for the past 14 years for productions I have designed. The parents are the primary
work force behind creating the productions, under my supervision and guidance.
Taught youth theatre classes in scenic painting and mask making in 2003 & 2004.
Stanford UniversityGuest Designer & Lecturer in Undergraduate Scenic Design (1998
)
Courses taught:
Undergraduate Scenic Design
Undergraduate Level Drafting & Model Making
University of Hartford - The Hartt School: Guest Scenic Designer & Lecturer (1997- 2001)
Designed several productions over 4 school years. Lectured to the School of Theatre
regarding the design process for the current production. Mentored technical theatre
students in scenic painting, design, and props.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School: Lecturer, Guest Scenic Designer & Scenic
Artist (1996-2001)
Designed several productions over 4 school years. Taught classes in technical theatre and
design. Worked with and supervised student crews for the current productions in scenic
painting and props.
American Musical Theatre of San Jose: Taught Scenic Painting Master Class (1999)
Taught a master class in scenic painting (offered to the public, 25 students) with Pete
Kelley, charge artist for American Musical Theatre of San Jose.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee: Guest Scenic Designer (1995)
Guest scenic designer of Cinderella. Collaborated with and mentored students in design.
RELATED WORK & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Facility Supervisor & Stagehand (1997
present)
The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts has three performance spaces: a 589 seat
proscenium theatre with counterweight system, a flexible seating black box theatre, and an
outdoor amphitheatre with lawn seating for 300.
Performed a multitude of tasks including:
Supervising and aiding the client in the safe installation and operation of their
production or function at the city owned facility
Supervising MVCPA crew for production and work calls
Supervising volunteer crews with varying skill levels
Training and supervising volunteer crews on the counterweight system
Stage rigging & counterweight system maintenance
Building and installing scenery
Hanging, circuiting, and focusing lights
Programming and running the control board
Designing and running lights for various productions, including dance
Aiding in set up of sound equipment
On-site supervision of performance operations & Interface with House Manager
Repair of soft goods and scrim
Maintenance and repair of lighting equipment
Peninsula Youth Theatre Charge Scenic Artist & Resident Designer, Artist in Residence
(1997present
)
The Startlight Theatre (IL) Charge Scenic Artist (2008present
) &
Resident Designer
(2007present)
Esther s German Bakery Interior Renovation & Design for San Antonio Shopping Center
location (
2008
)
Chez Joel Design and draping of exterior patio walls
Chicago, IL (2005
)
Rebuilding Together Peninsula Design of Gala and Auction Stage - Menlo Park, CA (2005
)
Cue Productions Interior renovation & design of Jazz Club - Concord, CA (2003)
City of Martinez Design of the John Muir Amphitheatre (1018 seat outdoor theatre
)
Martinez, CA (2001)
The Willows TheatreProduction Manager
(
2000 - 2001), Technical Director for a few
productions in 2001.
San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation Scenic Artist for various murals & exhibits (1998)
American Musical Theatre of San Jose Scenic Artist for all productions (1996-1998)
The Cleveland Playhouse Resident Scenic Artist for all productions on both stages (1994-
1995 season)
Marin Theatre Company Props Master for Mississippi Delta (1995)
New England Garden Show Design of the Facade for Foxhill Garden Club (1993)
Berkshire Theatre Festival Assistant Props Master for the season (1992)
RELATED SKILLS
technical drafting
model construction
sculpting (foam and wood)
scenic painting and techniques
color theory & color mixing
welding & metalwork
carpentry in hard and soft woods
furniture construction & restoration
upholstery
production management
budget control
shop management & safety
crew supervision
high organizational skills
masks making
prosthetics
foam construction & casting
millenary work
dyeing & fabric painting
industrial sewing & soft goods
silk screening
armor construction
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Scenic Design and in Costume Design - Ohio University - 1994
Bachelor of Science in Theatre Design & Technology - Northern Arizona University - 1990
REFERENCES
contact information available upon requestROBERT KELLEY
Artistic Director, Director, and Founder of TheatreWorks
TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, California
PHILIP SNEED
Artistic Director
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
MICHAEL P. WEBB
Artistic DirectorStarlight Theatre, Rockford, Illinois
ALAN RUST
Artistic Director of The Monomoy Theatre
Head of the Acting Program
The Hartt School, University of Hartford
MICHAEL LINCOLN
Head of Production & Design,
Professor of Lighting Design & USA Lighting DesignerOhio University School of Theatre
HOLLY COLE
Professor of Design & USA Costume DesignerOhio University School of Theatre
DAN DENHART
Professor of Technical Theatre,
Technical Director for School of Theater
Ohio University School of Theatre
USITT Vice President of Special Operations & Special Exhibit CoordinatorSTEVE MANNSHARDT
USA Lighting Designer & former production manager for TheatreWorks in Palo Alto
TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, California
ALLISON CONNORUSA Costume DesignerGEORGE MAGUIRE
Artistic DirectorSolano College Theatre
GEOFFREY R. STONE
Harry Kalven, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor of Law
The University of Chicago Law School
ANDREA BECHERT SCENIC DESIGNER / SCENOGRAPHER
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