EDUCATION
Anderson University: BA in Theatre, Cum Lade with Departmental Honors, May 2011
Emphasis in Scenic Design
University of Missouri-Kansas City: MFA in Scenic Design, May 2015
EXPERIENCE – Scenic Design
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Company
Mary Jane
The Misadventures of Martin Hathaway
Women Playing Hamlet
Much Ado About Nothing
Two M@herf#ck*rs on a Ledge
The Importance of Being Earnest
She Kills Monsters
Godspell
I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard
She Made Space
Cold
Marvelous Cornelius
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Puddin and the Grumble
The Skin of Our Teeth
Impressionism
Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
Fat Pig
Vincent in Brixton
Water by the Spoonful
The Oldest Boy
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
The Rocky Horror Show
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Schoolhouse Rock: Live
Eat This: Kansas City Chews on the Politics of Food
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
The Golden Touch
Mauritius
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Detective Story
Section 8: Home by Another Name
(Author)
Sondheim/ Furth
Amy Herzog
Lynne Perkins Socey
William Missouri Downs
Wiliam Shakespeare
Ronn Johnstone
Oscar Wilde
Qui Nguyen
Schwartz/ Tebelak
Halley Feiffer
Merdith Dana-Levy
Ben Jolivet
Shane Strawbridge
William Shakespeare
Boesen/ von Kampen
Thornton Wilder
Michael Jacobs
Lauren Gunderson
Lawrence/Lee
Neil LaBute
Nicholas Wright
Quiara Alegria Hudes
Sarah Ruhl
Steven Adly Guirgis
Richard O'Brien
Rajiv Joseph
Ferguson/Hall/etc
Stephanie Roberts
Joe Landry
George Buss
Theresa Rebeck
Stephen Dietz
Jeff Daniels
Sidney Kingsley
Student Written
(Director)
Lynne Perkins Socey
Lauren Briggeman
Lynne Perkins Socey
Lynne Perkins Socey
Lynne Perkins Socey
Chris Game
Micaela Levesque
Ronn Johnstone
Ernest Zulia
Jeff Church
Lauren B. Ellis
Todd Ristau
Susanna Young
Bill Simmons
Becky Boesen
Bob Paisley
Amy Hayes
Karen Paisley
Karen Paisley
Callie Burk
Karen Paisley
Ronn Johnston
Cynthia Levin
Bill Wilkison
Steven Eubank
Ian Crawford
Ron McGee
Stephanie Roberts
Matthew Socey
George Buss
Ronn Johnstone
Matt Graber
Kevin Gutheridge
Ronn Johnstone
Student Directed
(Company)
Earlham College
Summit Performance Indianapolis
Earlham College
Earlham College
Earlham College
The Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project
Earlham College
Earlham College
Hollins University
The Unicorn Theatre
Hollins University
Hollins University
Hollins University
The Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project
The Lied Center for Performing Arts
The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
The Wisdom Tooth Theatre Theatre
The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
The Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project
The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
The Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project
The Unicorn Theatre
The Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The Unicorn Theatre
The Coterie Theatre
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project
Minnetrista Theatre Preserves
Anderson University
The Shawnee Summer Theatre
The Shawnee Summer Theatre
Anderson University
Anderson University
NON-THEATRICAL DESIGN
Impact Your World Week, Anderson University 2016 To Chapel and Back Again
-Designed four banners for the Chapel stage to reflect specific moments from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that Pastor Todd Faulker choose as sermon illustrations. Painted on untreated muslin (assisted by Abby White)
SCENIC PAINTING AND PROPERTIES
Scenic Painting - * denotes Scenic Charge or Head Painter position
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2012
(Title)
Souvenir*
Ruthless*
Around the World in 80 Days*
Twelfth Night*
The Ghosts of Lote Bravo*
King Lear
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane*
Pericles
Cacasian Chalk Circle
Love's Labours Lost
Playboy of the Western World
Journey's End
Clybourne Park
Almost, Maine
Big Love*
Seven Guitars
Burnt by the Sun*
KC Swing
Drums in the Night
Number the Stars
A Year with Frog and Toad
Two Rooms*
(Designer)
Paul Wiemer
Paul Weimer
Paul Weimer
Gene Friedman
Alex LaFrance
Chaz Bell
Trevor Fredrikson
Alex LaFrance
Bret Engle
Matt Mott
Ece Demirkol
Uldarico Sarmiento
Bret Engle
Alex LaFrance
Matt Mott
Uldarico Sarmiento
Matt Mott
John Ezell
Oliva Marshall
Uldarico Sarmiento
Bob Heiden
Bob Heiden
(Director)
Eric Atheide
Elliot Wasserman
Elliot Wasserman
Sidonie Garrett
Ian Crawford
Sidonie Garrett
David Saar
Joshua Brody
Megan Sandberg-Zakian
Ed Stern
Tom Mardikes
Mark Robbins
Cynthia Levin
John Rensenhouse
Megan Sandberg-Zakian
Scott Stackhouse
Tom Mardikes
Ricardo Khan
Erin Merrit
Cynthia Levin
Joe Kinispel
Steve Barth
(Company)
New Harmony Theatre
New Harmony Theatre
New Harmony Theatre
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
The Unicorn Theatre
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
The Coterie Theatre
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City Actor's Theatre
The Unicorn Theatre
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The Coterie Theatre
Crane river Theatre Company
Crane River Theater Company
Properties - * denotes Props Master position, † denotes assistant
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Eclipsed
The Liar*
A Hatful of Rain† (des. Hugh Landwher)
Suessical
Design for Living† (des. Ried Thompson)
Cedars† (des. Hugh Landwher)
Benefactors
A Little Night Music† (des. Ried Thompson)
The Mystery of Irma Vep† (des. Randall Parsons)
The Enchanted Forrest*
Camelot (des. C. Murdock Lucas)
The Winter's Tale (des. C. Murdock Lucas)
The Foreigner (des. C. Murdock Lucas)
Comedy of Errors (des. C. Murdock Lucas)
A Devil Inside*
The Lady from the Sea (des. Kristin Yeager
Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson (des. Matt Mott)
Into the Woods
A Year With Frog and Toad*
(Author)
Sondheim/ Furth
Danai Gurira
David Ives
Michael V. Gazzo
Flaherty/Aherns
Noel Coward
Erik Tarloff
Michael Frayn
Sondhiem/Wheeler
Charles Ludlam
Jason Richards
Lerner/Lowe
William Shakespeare
Larry Shue
William Shakespeare
David Lindsay Abaire
Henrik Ibsen
Friedman/Timbers
Sondhiem/Lapine
Robert &Willie Reale
(Director)
Lynne Perkins Socey
Cynthia Levin
Theodore Swetz
Greg Naughton
Travis G. Daly
Tom Story
Kiera Naughton
Eric Hill
Ethan Heard
Aaron Mark
Jason Richards
Abe Reybold
Matthew Earnest
Raymond Caldwell
Chuck Ney
Scott Stackhouse
Theodore Swetz
Cynthia Levin
Steve Barth
Joe Kinispel
(Company)
Earlham College
The Unicorn Theatre
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The Berkshire Theatre Group
The Berkshire Theatre Group
The Berkshire Theatre Group
The Berkshire Theatre Group
The Berkshire Theatre Group
The Berkshire Theatre Group
The Berkshire Theatre Group
The Texas Shakespeare Festival
The Texas Shakespeare Festival
The Texas Shakespeare Festival
The Texas Shakespeare Festival
The Texas Shakespeare Festival
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City
The Unicorn Theatre
Crane River Theater Company
Crane River Theater Company
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Studio Assistant - John Ezell (2015)
- Worked restoring models from John's previous designs for archival storage, including model repair, research through show files to replace missing model pieces and drops, as well as building model storage boxes.
- Assisted in building the model for Disgraced (Arizona Theatre Company) and mounting paint elevation and preparing them for shipping,
Studio Assistant - Gene Emerson Friedman (2016)
- Worked restoring models of Gene's designs for Heart of America Shakespeare Festival in preparation for gallery installation in honor of the First Folio coming to the Library in downtown Kansas City.
Overhire, Impact Group (Indianapolis) (Fall 2011 - Spring 2012)
Assisted in scenic installs for various parties, dinners and events in the Indianapolis area, including the Colts Christmas party 2011 as well as various Superbowl related events (2012).
TRAINING/ RELATED SKILLS
Scenic painting techniques (drops, faux effects); watercolor, gouache and dry point rendering; hand drafting: AutoCAD; scale model building; Photoshop; SketchUp; basic carpentry skills; intermediate sewing (set dressing/costumes); makeup application; basic electrician skills
CHARETTES (DESIGN INTENSIVES)
2013 Benjamin Britten’s Death in Venice with Broadway Designers Carrie Robbins and Rocco DiSanti
2014 Broadway musical Hairspray with Hollywood Art Directors David Gropman and Karen Schultz Gropman
2015 Ballet based on L. Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz with Artistic Director/ CEO of the Cinncinnati Ballet, Victoria Morgan