Scenic & Theatrical Production
The fast-paced nature of scenic construction and live entertainment demands adaptive engineering, rapid deployment, and strict structural accountability. Focusing on major theatrical tours, grand opera productions, and historic venue renovations, I translated complex scenic designs into precision fabrication packages, managed material tolerances, and coordinated multi-disciplinary logistics.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (North American & Australian Tours)
Developed full fabrication packages and nested CNC/waterjet programming from initial scenic designs. Coordinated directly with shop production personnel to maintain strict design intent. Following successful domestic execution, managed the technical updates to replicate and rebuild the entire set architecture for the international Australian tour.
Lucia di Lammermoor (Opera Philadelphia)
Engineered comprehensive fabrication drawings for large-scale wall flats, optimizing structural assemblies into modular, transportable sizes. Oversee in-house test-fitting and automated rigging configurations to guarantee the walls could safely fly out during fast-paced scene changes.
The Play That Goes Wrong (North American Tour)
Reverse-engineered the established European set design to match domestic fabrication processes and shop capabilities. Detailed highly interactive, mechanical structural elements—including collapsing wall panels, platforms, and windows—ensuring absolute performance repeatability and actor safety.
Philadelphia Christmas Tree Base and Rigging
Coordinated the annual municipal installation for the City of Philadelphia. Engineered a custom waterjet-cut, addressable RGB LED skyline shroud for the tree base and served as an on-site rigging lead to manage structural safety lines and secure the massive tree in place.
The Met Opera House - Philadelphia
Contributed to the historic 2017–2018 venue overhaul. Focused heavily on the technical renovation of the backstage infrastructure and overhead grid system, detailing the repair and replacement of structural strap steel and coordinating the installation of the new rigging lines
Project Execution Impact
Scenic and live entertainment fabrication demands an exceptional balance of speed, structural agility, and high impact visual execution. By engineering highly efficient modular setups, optimizing CNC data for rapid production, and resolving real-world rigging constraints, I ensured that high-profile stage assets were built quickly, remained incredibly durable under performance conditions, and transitioned seamlessly to the stage looking exactly as the designer intended.