"M33" a world premiere, Playhouse Conservatory 2012

Tome' Cousin and Peter Gregus adapted the June Havoc play Marathon 33. We just recently had the world premiere.  As with any new project there are always good/ok/great things that happen along the way.   I wish we had another 2 days of tech to work through certain sequences.  I know it's always nice to have more time but new works definitely benefit from additional time.  There is tremendous heart to this play and I trust the creators have seen the adjustments that will clarify that essence.

"The Marriage of Figaro" for Pittsburgh Opera 2010

Right before this opera went into production I went through a serious personal family issue. Fortunately I had a lot of support and the director, Kristine McIntyre, and I had worked together before.  The set, as originally designed, could be a bit of a hazard but Kristine and I did some work to give us more options for our production.  We were quite happy with the results in the end.

"The Barber of Seville" for Pittsburgh Opera 2010

This is a production I did back in the fall of 2010.  The director did not agree with the "style" of the set and costumes.  He wanted me to "go against" type.  That could have been quite dangerous since the scenery has to be lit in a certain way.  At times this made some things a little difficult.  We still had a great product.  There were a lot of funny singers in this production and it made this fun to work on.
                       

                       

PNME summer 2012

Here are some shots from this past summer's 2nd concert.  We added a soprano, a dancer, a viola, and a harpist for this particular concert.  As usual we employed the use of projections and scrim into the visuals of the show. It does not look like it but Lindsey is actually upstage of the scrim in the first shot.  She is also upstage of the scrim and on the "perch" in the second.

"Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir" for City Theatre 2011

Some times one works on a project that just speaks so deeply one knows exactly how the design will materialize.  That was the case with this particular play. I had a pretty busy fall and this was part of it.  This was a world  premiere of a Keith Bunin play. The character of Sam was played by Luke Macfarlane.    I had so many other ideas but budget/inventory constraints did not allow for some ideas to happen.  I was very happy with my work though.  The production was produced in the Lester Hamburg studio for City.  It is a great little piece and i hope it has a life.  The production was a huge success.

"Illyria" for Playhouse Conservatory 2011

This is the musical adaptation of "12th Night".  Right after this musical would close would be a production of the play "12th Night".  New director and cast.  New Costume Designer and Lighting Designer who was a student I was mentoring.   Scott Wise, the director, gave the design team a tremendous amount of freedom on this show.  There were a few minor challenges.  The set would have minor changes but immediately be a "12th Night" production.  While the box set for his production was straight forward the director for "Illyria" wanted an element of danger/mystery to the design.  That danger came in way of the box set "tilting" in on itself.  Can you say "hello sidelight"?  In the end with the challenges it was a sweet little production.  We used Vari-Lights as the follow spots.  It was a very intensive situation in terms of cuing and keeping this young cast to be consistent. The orchestra was up center in the opening.  Some of these pictures are not from final dress.  The orchestra was in costume.

"A Chorus Line" for Playhouse Conservatory 2011

I did a production of "A Chorus Line" this past fall and got to work with an old friend Danny Herman.  Danny was part of the original production and has directed it many times over.  He told me that this production would be just like it was in 1975.  About a decade ago a friend of mine had some great paperwork of the choreography of the show and gave me a copy.  This was the 3rd time i have designed the show.