Bio

I’ve had a long-standing love-affair with live event production, working with companies like Disney Music, Icon Management, Kraft-Engel Management, Creative Artists Management, Gabriel Iglesias, Creative Riff, and Black Ink Presents to produce every type of live experience imaginable.

In 2012, I notched scenic design on my toolbelt, fusing my skills as a producer with my emerging reputation for creating evocative environments.

I’ve designed theatrical sets in a wide range of styles, created exhibition design for That’s From Disneyland! (which had over 50,000 visitors in one month), styled immersive experiences at Comic-Con, and produced/designed hundreds of special events for social, corporate, entertainment, and non-profit organizations.

Awards and Nominations

Ovation Awards 2020: Best Scenic Design - Intimate Theater Nomination (Daniel’s Husband, The Fountain Theatre)

Stage Raw Awards 2019: Best Scenic Design Nomination (Daniel’s Husband, The Fountain Theatre)

BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards 2019: Best Scenic Design Nomination (Daniel’s Husband, The Fountain Theatre)

BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards 2016: Best Scenic Design Nomination (Skullduggery, Sacred Fools Theater)

Stage Raw Award 2015: Best Scenic Design Nomination (Taste, Sacred Fools Theater) - WINNER

Ovation Awards 2014: Best Scenic Design - Intimate Theater Nomination (Taste, Sacred Fools Theater)

LA Weekly Theater Awards 2014: Best Scenic Design (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Sacred Fools Theater)

LA Weekly Theater Awards 2014: Best Production Design (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Sacred Fools Theater)

Project List
 

Scenic Design (Theater):                                     

• The Art Couple, Center Theatre Group’s Block Party / Kirk Douglas Theater, Culver City, 2020 *Set completed just prior to the pandemic (Dir. Lauren Van Kurin)

• A Kid Like Jake, IAMA Theatre Company / Carrie Hamilton Theater at the Pasadena Playhouse, 2019 (Dir. Jennifer Chambers)

• Daniel’s Husband, The Fountain Theatre, Hollywood, 2019 (Dir. Simon Levy)

• A Harmony Boys Christmas, Broadwater Theater, Hollywood, 2018 (Dir. Jaime Robledo)

• The Laramie Project, Theatre of Arts, Hollywood, 2018 (Dir. Harrison Butler)

• The Art Couple, Sacred Fools Theater Company / The Broadwater, Hollywood, 2018 (Dir. Lauren Van Kurin)

• The Chosen, The Fountain Theatre, Hollywood, 2018 (Dir. Simon Levy)

• One Way Ticket to Oregon, Promenade Playhouse, Santa Monica, 2017 (Dir. JJ Mayes)

• Skullduggery, Sacred Fools Theater Company / Broadwater Theater, Hollywood, 2016 (Dir. Scott Leggett)

• Past Time, Sacred Fools Theater Company / Broadwater Theater, Hollywood, 2016 (Dir. Jeremy Aldridge)

• Astro Boy and the God of Comics, Sacred Fools Theater Company, Los Angeles, 2015 (Dir. Jaime Robledo)

• Occupation, Sacred Fools Theater Company, Los Angeles, 2015 (Dir. Ben Rock)

• Taste, Sacred Fools Theater Company, Los Angeles, 2014 (Dir. Stuart Gordon)

• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Sacred Fools Theater Company, Los Angeles, 2013 (Dir. Jaime Robledo)

• Wrap Your Heart Around It, Hudson Theatre, Los Angeles 2013 (Dir. Diana Basmajian)

• Doomsday Cabaret, The Blank / 2nd Stage Theatre, LA, 2012 (Dir. Christopher J. Raymond)

• Hearts Like Fists, Theatre of NOTE, Los Angeles, 2012 (Dir. Jaime Robledo)

Live Experience Design & Production:

• Creative Producer: Dino Ranch Live!, National Tour / Black Ink Presents, 2023

• Creative Producer: Outstanding! Pop Up Exhibit for National Cartoonists Society, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City, MO / Black Ink Presents, 2022

• Set Decorator and Prop Stylist: ABC’s Abbott Elementary Experience, San Diego Comic-Con / Creative Riff, 2022

• Event Producer and Designer: Milken School’s 30th Anniversary Gala, Warner Bros. Backlot, 2022

• Event Producer and Designer: Milken School’s Senior Graduation, The Rose Bowl, 2021

• Event Producer and Designer: Assorted live, virtual, drive-in, and drive-through events for Milken School 2020-2022

• Set Decorator and Prop Stylist: Public Launch Weekend for NBC’s Peacock Network, Universal Studios Backlot / Civic Entertainment Group, 2020 *in production just before the pandemic

• Creative Producer (Puppetry and Scenic): Disney and Pixar’s Coco Live-to-Film in Concert, Hollywood Bowl / Disney Concerts and Black Ink Presents, 2019

• Set Decorator and Prop Stylist: Tyga’s Mamacita of the Dead, Yamashiro / Creative Riff, 2019

• Set Decorator and Prop Stylist: FX’s American Horror Story Experience, San Diego Comic-Con / Creative Riff, 2019

• Set Decorator and Prop Stylist: FX’s What We Do in the Shadows Lounge, San Diego Comic-Con / Creative Riff, 2019

• Scenic Design and Props: Disney’s DCappella, World Premiere National and Japanese Tours / Disney Concerts and Black Ink Presents, 2019 (Dir. Jim Millan)

• Creative Producer (Scenic and Animation): Gabriel Iglesias: “Beyond The Fluffy” World Tour, Icon Concerts / Black Ink Presents, 2019

• Set Decorator and Prop Stylist: Champs Sports’ Her Take Booth, ComplexCon, Long Beach Convention Center, 2018

• Associate Exhibition Design: That’s From Disneyland! Pop-Up Exhibition, Sherman Oaks / Van Eaton Galleries, 2018

• Set Decoration and Props: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Live-to-Film in Concert, Hollywood Bowl / Kraft-Engel Management and CAMI, 2018

• Set Decoration and Props: Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory Live-to-Film in Concert, Hollywood Bowl / Kraft-Engel Management and CAMI, 2017

• Scenic Design and Props: La La Land Live-to-Film in Concert, Hollywood Bowl / Kraft-Engel Management and CAMI, 2017

• Event Producer: Jewish Family Service Gala, The Beverly Hilton, 2017

• Set Decoration and Props: Evil Dead Live-to-Film in Concert, Ace Hotel / Kraft-Engel Management, 2016

• Environmental Design: The Theatre, Escape Room LA, 2015

• Exhibition Design: Breaking Through, Pasadena Playhouse: Friendship Center, 2015

• Environmental Design: Clown Bar, Pasadena Playhouse / RedWhite+Bluezz, 2015

• Event Design and Event Production: 250+ Events throughout California and the southwest

Production Design (Film & Photography):

• White Racist Zombies, Feature Promo, 2017 (Dir. Ben Rock / York Productions)

• What Will You Discover?, Photo Series, 2017 (Photographer Joel Daavid / LA Stage Alliance)

• Sequence Break, Feature, 2016 (Dir. Graham Skipper / Destroy All Entertainment)

• Take It Again, From The Top, Series Pilot, 2016 (Dir. Ted Lange / York Productions)

• 20 Seconds to Live, Series, 2015-2016 (Dir. Ben Rock / ArieScope Pictures)

• Writing Room, Series, 2013 (Dir. JJ Mayes, Chris Russo et al / Big Frame)

• Sumtin' Like Dat, Short, 2012 (Dir. Andrew Amani / Hep Cat Films)

• EndGame, Short, 2009 (Dir. John Ruby / Ruby Productions)

Event Production:

• Well-established career in event production, project management, marketing communications, and branding for corporate and non-profit clientele. Events include galas, sales meetings, incentive trips, golf tournaments, donor cultivation events, product launches, community programs, lectures, and much more for clients including Kawasaki Motors Corp, Miziker Entertainment, KPMG, The Sports Club Company, ABN AMRO, MTV/VH1, Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, Hillel at UCLA, Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation, Institute of Classical Architecture & Art - Southern California Chapter et al. Resume available by request.

Selected Venues:

• Warner Bros. Studios Backlot, The Rose Bowl, The Hollywood Bowl, San Diego Comic-Con, Theater at the Ace Hotel, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Yamashiro, Beverly Hilton, Hotel Bel Air, The Biltmore Hotel, The Century Plaza Hotel, The Skirball Cultural Center, MGM Grand Las Vegas, Long Beach Convention Center, as well as many resorts, hotels, private estates, and venues throughout California and the Southwest.
  
  

Education:
 

BA, Psychology, UCLA

Additional Coursework in Interior Architecture and Design, UCLA Extension

Received two merit-based scholarships in recognition of my work:

• International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Calibre Student Scholarship 2011 - Special Honorable Mention (Junior Category)

• UCLA Extension James Northcutt Scholarship Fall 2010 - First Place

Plus lots of learning on the job, including a set design apprenticeship from 2011-2012. 

References available by request