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Design History
Full design catalog coming soon.
Pollard Theatre
Full Monty LS
Laramie Project LS directed by R
Oklahoma City Rep
Zombie Prom LS
Tuna Christmas LS
Laramie Project LS directed by Robert Benedetti
The Glass Menagerie LS
The Miser L
Sam Houston State University
Jesus Christ Superstar LS directed by Maureen McIntyre
Sweet Charity LS directed by Jonathan Charles
Dracula L directed by Ron Song Destro
Ragtime LS directed by Penny Hasekoester
Halcyon Days LS directed by Matt Thompkins
Smokey Joe’s Cafe L directed by Jonathan Charles
The Rimers of Eldritch LS directed by Maureen McIntyre
Guys & Dolls LS directed by Maureen McIntyre
Romeo & Juliet S directed by Penny Hasekoester
Not About Nightingales LS directed by Patrick Pearson
Anything Goes L directed by Jonathan Charles
Freelance Artist
Denison University
Everyman L directed by Ralph Allen
Perdita Gracia LS directed by Jon Farris
Les Liaisons Dangereuses LS directed by Jon Farris
San Diego Repertory Theatre
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde L directed by Doug Jacobs
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday L directed by Joe Hanreddy
Cloud 9 L directed by Sam Woodhouse
Extremities LS directed by Sam Woodhouse
Time of Your Life L directed by Sam Woodhouse
San Diego State University
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof LS directed by Jay Fields
True West L directed by Hal
Concordia University
Comedy of Errors L directed by Joe Cazalet
Norman Conquest L directed by Phillip Spensley and Gerry Gross
The Threepenny Opera LS directed by Joe Cazalet
Celestina L directed by Joe Cazalet
Uncomman Woman L directed by Terry Donald
Les Fées Ont Soif LS directed by Holly Dennison
Manual of Piety LS directed by Joe Cazalet
Gestus LS directed by Michael Langley
Egg to Earth LS directed by Ralph Allison
University of Wyoming
Hayfever S directed by Gladys Crane
Plaza Suite S directed by Sonny Bahs
Ohio State University
The Lion in Winter L directed by Ionia Zelinka
Seagull L directed by Albert Pertalion
King Lear L directed by Don Glancey
Indiana University
Blood Wedding L directed by Jon Farris
Waltz of the Torreadors L directed by Jon Farris
Rookery Nook L directed by Keith Michaels
University of California — Santa Barbara
House of Blue Leaves LS directed by Stan Glenn
Choregous II LS directed by Rona Sandi
The Visit L directed by Ted Hatlin
Corruption in the Palace of Justice L directed by Vince Landro
Tartuffe LSC directed by Vince Landro
Dance 73 LS directed by Rona Sandi
Richard II L directed by Stan Glenn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream L directed by Mike Addison
Caucasian Chalk Circle LS directed by Ted Hatlin
Choreorama 72 LS directed by Rona Sandi
L – Lighting Design
S – Scenic Design
C – Costume Design
Design Awards
World Stage Design
Invited to Exhibit, Not About Nightingales, Lighting Design, 2005
Southwest United States Institute of Theatre Technology
Annual Outstanding Service Award
Region VI Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Faculty Lighting Designer, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Lighting Design
Texas IV Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Excellence in Design, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Lighting Design
Texas IV Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Excellence in Design, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Design Concept
Theatre Critics Circle (San Diego)
Outstanding Achievement Award, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Lighting Design, 1986
The Hollywood Drama Logue Critics Award
Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Award, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Lighting Design, 1986
The Hollywood Drama Logue Critics Award
Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Award, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Lighting Design, 1986
Prague Quadrennial
Gold Medal Award, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Don Childs (Lighting Design), Ladislav Vychodil (Scenic Design), 1987
Work History
Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas, Owner, 2006-2011
Freelance Designer, 1988-2011
TheatreJobs.com, Owner, 1988-2011
Oklahoma City University, Director, 2007-2008
Sam Houston State, Assistant Professor, 2003-2006
Stage Seventeen Systems, CEO, 1986-1988
San Diego State University, Associate Professor, 1984-1986
Concordia University, Associate Professor, Chairman, 1980-1984
Ohio State University, Assistant Professor, 1979-1980
Education
Indiana University, Theater Design, M.F.A., 1980
San Jose State University, Theater Design, M.A., 1971
University of Iowa, Theater Technology, B.A., 1970