SCENIC
"Trust, but verify."
I work professionally as a scenic artist with experience in carpentry, fabrication, and technical direction.
Shows
Company
Scene Shop Lead
In the round and produced by Wichita State University
Production Team/Designers
| Director: | Jacob McGlaun |
| Technical Director: | Ed Baker |
| Scene Shop/Prop Shop Manager: | Jason Flanders |
| Stage Manager: | Jesse Stephenson |
| Assistant Stage Managers: | AJ Corbett |
| Scenic: | Leo Porcaro |
| Assistant Scenic: | Katie Bauman |
| Properties Coordinator: | Liam Freibott |
| Costumes: | Emily Flowers |
| Assistant Costumes: | Ava Nguyen |
| Lighting: | Alec Moore |
| Assistant Lighting: | Ruby Quezada Valadez |
| Sound: | Bryce Mulkey |
| Music Director: | Phil Taylor |
| Costumes and Wardrobe Specialist: | Jyl Humber |
Music Theatre Wichita Summer 2025
Scenic Artist
Brought on as overhire after returning to town. Worked on Something Rotten and A Grand Night For Singing.
A Grand Night Production Team
| Director: | Brian J. Marcum |
| Music Director: | Chuck Koslowske |
| Scenic Designer: | Michael E. Downs |
| Projection Designer: | Jordan Slusher |
| Lighting Designer: | Aaron Mooney |
| Costume Designer: | Jacob Locke |
| Hair & Makeup Designer: | Dex O'Neal |
| Sound Designer: | Ryan Morrow |
Something Rotten Production Team
| Director/Choreographer: | Eric Sciotto |
| Music Director: | Thomas W. Douglas |
| Scenic Designer: | Jordan Slusher |
| Costume Designer: | Gregg Barnes |
| Costume Coordinator: | Shannon Smith-Regnier |
| Hair & Makeup Designer: | Katie Crandall |
| Sound Designer: | David Muehl |
Photo credit: Jerry Fritchman & Hannah Crickman
The Consul
Scene Shop Lead
An opera produced by the Wichita State University School of Music
Production Team/Designers
| Director: | Alan Held |
| Scenic Designer: | Jordan Slusher |
Photo credit: Bartlett Photo Art
Spring Awakening
Scene Shop Lead
Carpentry & Fabrication. Produced by Wichita State University.
Production Team/Designers
| Director: | Jacob McGlaun |
| Technical Director: | Ed Baker |
| Assistant Technical Director: | Will Smith |
| Scene Shop/Prop Shop Manager: | Jason Flanders |
| Stage Manager: | Blake Grimsley |
| Assistant Stage Managers: | AJ Corbett & Ace La Valla |
| Scenic: | Leo Porcaro & Fio Willis |
| Properties Coordinator: | Ya Mi Vang |
| Costumes: | Mia Dennett |
| Assistant Costumes: | Seferino Ramirez Jr. |
| Lighting: | Maddie Nevins-Butler |
| Sound: | David Muehl |
| Music Director: | Dacia Brown |
| Choreographer/Intimacy: | Molly Tully |
Photo credit: Bartlett Photo Art, Zachary Ruth, & Jesse Stephenson
Twelfth Night
Scene Shop Lead
More pirates and produced by Wichita State University.
Production Team/Designers
| Director/Fight Choreographer: | Joseph Urick |
| Assistant Director: | Jessica Hudson |
| Stage Manager: | Jesse Stephenson |
| Assistant Stage Manager: | Delaney Davis |
| Intimacy Director: | Erin Urick |
| Production Coordinator/Lighting Designer: | Ben Juhnke |
| Scenic Designer: | Alec Moore |
| Assistant Scenic Designer: | Katie Bauman |
| Costume/Hair & Makeup Designer: | Emily Flowers |
| Assistant Costumes/Hair & Makeup: | Emma Lewis |
| Sound Designer/Engineer/Composer: | Trevor Andreasen |
| Assistant Sound Designer/Engineer: | Dani Little |
| Properties Artisan: | Molly Bazar |
| Assistant Properties: | Makayla Lake |
| Technical Director: | Ed Baker |
| Artistic Director/Producer: | Cheyla Clawson |
Photo credit: Bartlett Photo Art
MTW Summer/Disney's Frozen
Carpenter
Production Team/Designers
| Director/Choreographer: | Brian Marcum |
| Music Director/Conductor: | Melissa Yanchak |
| Associate Music Director: | James Rushin |
| Technical Director: | Jeremy Littlefield |
| Production Stage Manager: | Ally Hasselback |
| Stage Manager: | Erin Mittman |
| Assistant Choreographer: | Abigail Gatlin |
| Scenic: | Jordan Slusher |
| Costumes: | Mia Siegert & David Williamson |
| Hair & Makeup: | Joshua Harris |
| Lighting: | Yael Lubetzky |
| Sound: | Ryan Morrow |
Peter and the Starcatcher
Carpenter/Welder
Peter and the Starcatcher. A false proscenium and a "Laugh-In" style joke wall. Produced by Wichita State University.
Production Team/Designers
| Director/Choreographer: | Sheldon Mba |
| Music Director: | Linda Starkey |
| Technical Director: | Ed Baker |
| Assistant Technical Director: | Will Smith |
| Voice & Dialects Coach/Fight Choreographer: | Joseph Urick |
| Production Aide/Intimacy Choreographer: | Erin Urick |
| Stage Manager: | Jesse Stephenson |
| Assistant Stage Manager: | Abby Epstein |
| Costumes: | Jade Almsberger |
| Hair & Makeup: | Sarah Bussard |
| Assistant Hair & Makeup: | Brittani Richardson & Renae Richmond |
| Scenic: | Robin Vest |
| Assistant Scenic: | Damien Page |
| Lighting: | Nick Roux |
| Sound: | Denise Ussery & Wesley Henderson |
| Props: | Molly Bazar |
Unfinished stair/slide unit that I did a lot of work on for this show.
I was dry fitting the hand rail and verticles that I fabricated and welded out of 1" steel tubing for the slide/staircase unit.
Here is me, myself, and I welding.
Left to right: Aubrey Johnson, Austin Hancock, Morgan Holcomb, Jonathan Banks, Seferino Ramirez Jr., Steven SoetJoadi, Mia Dennet, Maëliss Larcher, Gavin Tanner (up top), Jo Smith, Renae Richmond, Ashley Grega, Israel Carreno, Cat Kee, Jessica Hudson, Stevie Longacre, Matthew Gwinner, Ian Moore, Emily Redfield, Ella Kempker.
Black Stache (Renae Richmond) and Smee (Matthew Gwinner) sit on a merry-go-round inset on stage. It was designed to brake and the handles to come off. I and my friend, Ella Kempker, were in charge of changes involving the merry-go-round. From left to right, the crew behind them are Aubrey Johnson, Maeliss Larcher, and Ian Moore.
Downstage left to right: Matthew Gwinner, Jonathan Banks, me!, Seferino Ramirez Jr, Ella Kempker, Jo Smith.
Upstage left to right: Ian Moore, Cat Kee, Ashley Grega, Emily Redfield (behind Seferino), Maëliss Larcher, Mia Dennet (stairs), Aubrey Johnson (stairs), Steven Soetjoadi.
Up top left to right: Israel Carreno, Gavin Tanner, Cat Kee. Below left to right: Jessica Hudson, Stevie Longacre, Carson Ediger.
Left to right: Renae Richmond (up top), Carson Ediger, Steven Soetjoadi, Ashley Grega, Emily Redfield, Mia Dennet, Maëliss Larcher, Stevie Longacre, Aubrey Johnson, Austin Hancock.
Photo credit: Bartlett Photo Art
Cats
Carpenter
2023. Music Theatre Wichita. Cats. :O
Production Team/Designers
| Director/Choreographer: | Chaz Wolcott |
| Music Director/Conductor: | Melissa Yanchak |
| Associate Music Director: | James Rushin |
| Technical Director: | Jeremy Littlefield |
| Production Stage Manager: | Ally Hasselback |
| Stage Manager: | Erin Mittman |
| Assistant Choreographer: | Abigail Gatlin |
| Scenic: | Jordan Slusher |
| Costumes: | Mia Siegert & David Williamson |
| Hair & Makeup: | Joshua Harris |
| Lighting: | Yael Lubetzky |
| Sound: | Ryan Morrow |
Sleeves/facing of the rollercoaster and the MDF facing of the heavy-side staircase were quite fun to build.
Photo credit: Jerry Fritchman Photography
Stupid Fucking Bird
Carpenter
Production Team/Designers
| Director: | Julie Longhofer |
| Assistant Director: | Emily Redfield |
| Stage Manager: | Alexys Porter |
| Technical Director: | Ed Baker |
| Movement Director: | Cody Proctor |
| Intimacy Director: | Molly Tully |
| Costumes: | Jade Almsberger |
| Makeup: | Jessica Hudson |
| Hair: | Rae Oquendo |
| Scenic: | David Neville |
| Lighting: | Nick Roux |
| Sound: | Julie Longhofer |
| Props: | August Smaglik |
Stupid Fucking Bird Stupid Fucking Bird Stupid Fucking Bird Stupid Fuck- I just like saying the title. This was a couple years ago now, but I enjoy the work I did on the house. It was double sided and would jack-knife from one side to the other. I was in charge of laying out the straight-casters beneath it (shoutout to those concentric circles) to make sure it would swing smoothly. I also did the lapsiding, facing, and helped with the accoutrement of the outside. Wichita State University produced.
Left to right: Zach Richardson, Jo Smith, Ella Kempker, Crosby Dold, Matthew Gwinner
Left to right: Jo Smith, Stevie Longacre
Zach Richardson and Ella Kempker
Left to right: Jo Smith, Crosby Dold, James Earlywine, Matthew Gwinner, Ella Kempker, Stevie Longacre
Crosby Dold and Matthew Gwinner
Photo credit: Liz Harp