2009 Updated New Portfolio

It's the end of 2009, and I've put a lot of new work into my portfolio. Take a look!

Another Model Shot from Il Tabarro

Il Tabarro by Giacomo Puccini designed for the space at the Opera Company of Philadelphia.

Revised model:

A Project for Franco Colavecchia's Scene Design 2 Class.

Il Tabarro

A Storyboard from Il Tabarro by Giacomo Puccini designed for the space at the Opera Company of Philadelphia:

One of Three. Original 22x30, Acrylic, Ink, Gouache, Spray Paint,

Three photos of the first model:

You can find the whole libretto in english here.

Learn more about Il Tabarro at Wikipedia.

A Project for Franco Colavecchia's Scene Design 2 Class.

Fences - Selected Production Photos

The Tempest - Storyboards

Storyboards for The Tempest by William Shakespeare.

The Storm

Calming the storm
Conjuring Ariel
Conjuring Caliban
The Nobles
The Servants and Caliban Meet

Ferdinand and Miranda Meet

The Servants and Caliban Plot The Banquet
The Masque

The Judgement
Prospero Abandons his Magic

For Franco Colavecchia's Scene Design 2 Class

From Fences Tech

Stephen McKinley Henderson, a alumnus of UNCSA and a Wilsonian trained actor as well, visits during a break at Fences Tech.

Fences - the Romare Bearden Inspired Drop

For the final design of Fences I designed a collage of emotional and contextual responses to the play, inspired by the artist Romare Bearden. To learn more about Bearden, you can visit the Romare Bearden Foundation Website.

Fences Opens

I've designed scenery for another show, Fences by August Wilson, here in Winston-Salem, NC at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It opens this coming week

“Fences” by August Wilson
October 29-31 (Thurs – Sat) 8:00 p.m. at Catawba Theatre
November 1 (Sun) & 7 (Sat) 2:00 p.m.
4-7 (Wed – Sat) 8:00 p.m. at Catawba Theatre
Directed by Michele Shay / Featuring members of Studios 3 & 4
Arguably one of the greatest American plays of our time, this Pulitzer prize winning saga expresses the bitter pain of a failed black baseball player and the dawning of a new age of opportunity for his family.

To get tickets, check out:
http://www.uncsa.edu/performances/boxoffice.htm

Some Pictures for The Lion, the Witch, the Wardrobe Tech

In tech for The Lion, the Witch, the Wardrobe, at Birmingham Children's Theatre.
Here are some pictures of my set (still in the process of being painted)


In the spare room.

Lucy arrives in Narnia, split scene with other children in the spare room.

In the beaver's home.

Spring returning to Narnia.

Outside the witch's palace.

Picnic - 2nd Pass

I'm currently designing "Picnic" by William Inge, directed by Laura Henry, at UNCSA. Here is my second rendering:

The design has changed some from this rendering now, but I thought I'd post it all the same.