Germantown Friends School

Upon my arrival at GFS in the summer of 2013, I cleared out and setup a scenic shop in an old gym previously used for storage.  The shop served as my teaching space for instructing students as young as 8 years old in scene construction and stagecraft.  Beginning in 8th grade, I instructed students through high school in building scenery for theatrical and musical performances.  I also taught January-Term classes in which students would construct professionally-designed sets and then assist in loading them into professional Philadelphia theatres.

Let's Make a Squeal!

Pig Iron Theatre's 2018 Annual benefit Concert, hosted at Philadelphia's historic Trocadero Theatre, was built by Germantown Friends high school students as part of a collaboration during the school's January Term, in which normal classes are suspended and students and teachers are encouraged to pursue new areas of interest.  From the designs given to me by set designer Michael Minahan, I engineered construction drawings, from which I taught students how to build to industry standards.

This Town Ain't Pig Enough...

Pig Iron Theatre's 2017 Annual Benefit Concert at Philadelphia's historic Trocadero Theatre was built and installed by Germantown Friends high school students as part of a January Term class.  Students worked with professional set designer, Michael Minahan, who presented his design in the first class.

Local Girls

Partnering with Azuka Theatre Company for their first production on the new main stage at the Drake Theatre in Philadelphia, I offered GFS high school students their first January Term collaboration in 2016.

The (Curious Case of) the Watson Intelligence

Azuka Theatre Company, 2014
Written by Madelaiene George
Scenic Design by Dirk Doursette

Xanadu

Mazeppa Productions, 2014
​Written by Douglas Carter Beane
Scenic Design by Brian Seaman

This show was built as part of a Technical Theatre Camp offer to high school students.  Students worked from the professional design to help engineer, construct, transport and load the show into a professional venue.  The also had the opportunity to work with the lighting and sound designers during the technical rehearsal process.

Avenue Q

Mazeppa Productions, 2013
​Written by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx
Scenic Design by Brian Seaman

Built in for Mazeppa in the summer of 2013, this set was rented for two additional productions in 2014, first at Shepard University in West Virginia, and then again in Philadelphia.

The Devil & Mr. Punch

Julian Crouch & Improbable Theatre, 2011
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Co-commissioned by the Walker Center in Minneapolis and The Philadelphia International Festival, this devised work was built in Brooklyn, workshopped first at the Walker Center then again at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan before touring to Philadelphia and London

Basil Twist's Petrushka

Created by Basil Twist, 2000
Toured 2008-2012

First created in 2000 with the accompaniment of two pianists.  In 2008, when I began working with Basil, we reimagined the production for a less-technical, symphony-accompanied version that toured to the Pheonix and Ft. Worth Symphonies.  In 2010 I rebuilt and rigged a new fly system for the original show after touring it  to the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.  Since then the show has toured to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, DC

Arias with a Twist

Created by Basil Twist & Joey Arias, 2008
Toured 2009-2011
I first met Basil while he was working with Joey Arias in the basement theatre of the HERE Arts Center.  I assisted with the completion of the scenery and rigging and afterwards directed the touring productions to Maubeuge and Paris, France, The RedCat Theatre in LA, and Stockholm, Sweden.
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Technical Director Credits

• “Let’s Make a SQUEAL” Pig Iron Theatre’s 2018 Benefit Concert: Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, 2018
• “This Town Ain’t PIG Enough” Pig Iron Theatre’s 2017 Benefit Concert: Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, 2017
• “Local Girls” Written by Emma Goidel: Azuka Theatre Company, 2016
• “The (Curious Case of) the Watson Intelligence” Written by Madelaiene George: Azuka Theatre Company, 2014
• “Xanadu” Written by Douglas Carter Beane: Mazeppa Productions, 2014
• “Avenue Q” Written by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx: Mazeppa Productions, 2013
• “The Devil & Mr. Punch” created by Julian Crouch: Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2011
• “Petrushka” created by MacArthur Fellow Basil Twist: rebuilt at One Arm Red, Brooklyn, NY, 2010
• “Arias With a Twist” co-created by MacArthur Fellow Basil Twist and Joey Arias: HERE Arts Center, NY, 2008
• “Mark Twain’s Blues” produced and written by Walter Steppe: 29th Street Repertory Theater, Manhattan, NY, 2008
• “Prelude to a Death in Venice” created by MacArthur Fellow Lee Breuer: Kilkenny Arts Festival, Ireland, 2007