1993 to Present:
Lecturer on Dramatic Arts, Harvard University and Technical Director, Loeb Drama Center

Past:
Assistant Professor of Theatre, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1992-1993
Visiting Artist, lecturer, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 1991-1992
Assistant Professor of Theatre, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 1989-1991
Properties Director, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 1989-1991

Education
MFA Theatre Design, University of California, San Diego
BFA Scene Design, Goodman School of Drama

Scenic Designs (Lighting Design also when marked with *)

American Repertory Theatre
No Man's Land (Harold Pinter) David Wheeler, director
Animals & Plants (Adam Rapp) Scott Zigler, director
Boston Marriage (co-designed with Sharon Kaitz) David Mamet, writer and director
How I Learned to Drive (Paula Vogel) David Wheeler, director
Nobody Dies on Friday (Robert Brustein) David Wheeler, director
Cambridge, MA and Singapore
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The Súgán Theatre Company
Talking to Terrorists (Robin Soans) Carmel O'Reilly, director
Women on the Verge of HRT (Marie Jones) Robert Scanlon, director
The Sanctuary Lamp (Tom Murphy) Carmel O'Reilly, director
The Well of the Saints (J. M. Synge) Carmel O'Reilly, director
Mojo Mickybo (Owen McCafferty) Carmel O'Reilly, director
Howie the Rookie (Mark O'Rowe) Carmel O'Reilly, director
The Lepers of Baile Baiste (Ronan Noone) Carmel O'Reilly, director
Molly Maquire (Jon Lipsky) Carmel O'Reilly, director
Bailegangaire (Tom Murphy) Carmel O'Reilly, director
The Lonesome West (Martin McDonagh) Carmel O'Reilly, director
This Lime Tree Bower (Conor McPherson) Carmel O'Reilly, director
St. Nicholas * (Conor McPherson) Carmel O'Reilly, director
Perfect Days (Liz Lockheed) Carmel O'Reilly, director
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Lyric Stage Company, Boston
9 Parts of Desire (Heather Raffo) Carmel O'Reilly, director
Adrift in Macao (Christopher Durang) Stephen Terrell, director
Harvard New College Theatre
Oh Dad, Poor Dad (Arthur Kopit) David R. Gammons, director
The New Repertory Theatre
White People (J.T. Rogers) Diego Arciniegas, director
The Publick Theatre, Boston
Design for Living (Noel Coward) Spiro Veloudos, director
Opera Providence
Michelangelo (Enrico Garzilli) Steven Maler, director
American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training
Pants on Fire created by the company KJ Sanchez, director
Villeggiatura Trilogy (Goldoni) Performed in Cambridge, Moscow, Germany, Switzerland, Italy François Rochaix, director
The Seagull (Chekhov) Todd Olson, director
The Woods (David Mamet) Nuria Alkorta, director
Marie and Bruce (Wallace Shawn) Todd Olson, director
The Phoenician Women (Euripides) François Rochaix, director
The Madness of Herakles (Euripides) François Rochaix, director
Three Sisters* (Chekhov) Scott Zigler, director
The Interview (Michel Vinaver) François Rochaix, director
Overboard (Michel Vinaver) François Rochaix, director
Boston Theatre Works
Macbeth (Shakespeare) Jason Slavick, director
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Harvard/ Radcliffe Dramatic Club at the Loeb Drama Center
On the Verge (Eric Overmeyer) Scott Schwartz, director
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Maryland Stage Company, Baltimore
King Lear (Shakespeare) Xerxes Mehta, director
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Shakespeare on Wheels, touring company throughout Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania
Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare) Sam McCready, director
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Sexual Perversity in Chicago (David Mamet) Alan Kreizenbeck, director
Cinders * (Janusz Glowacki) Alan Kreizenbeck, director
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Illinois Repertory Theater, Urbana, Ill
Lydie Breeze (John Guare) Tom Mitchell, director
Old Times (Harold Pinter) Linda Gates, director
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Cricket Theatre, Minneapolis
Mama Drama Kent Stephens, director
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Shakespeare Repertory Theatre, Chicago (now Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
Cymbeline
(remounting based on Michael Merritt's original design)
Barbara Gaines, director
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Blackstone Theatre, Chicago, an alumni benefit production for the DePaul Theatre School
Becoming Memories (Authur Giron) Carolyn Anderson, director
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DePaul Theatre School, Blackstone Theatre, Chicago
You Can't Take it With You (Kaufman, Hart) John O'Malley, director
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Blue Rider Theatre, Chicago
The Bacchae * (Euripides) Jerry Murray, director
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Ensemble Arts Theatre, San Diego
Tracers * (John DiFusco and original cast) Ginny-Lynn Safford, director
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A Directors Theatre, Los Angeles
Water Music * (Michael Erickson) Beth Schachter, director
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San Diego Repertory Theater
A final Evening with The Illuminati *(Larson and Lee) Jean Hauser, director
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University of California, San Diego
Strindberg Sonata (Anne Bogart & company) Ann Bogart
Awarded "Best Set Design" by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle for 1989
Annabella (Tis Pity She's a Whore) (Ford, Deak) Georgij Paro, director
Madman and the Nun (Witkiewicz) Patricia Pretzinger, director
Fractured Juliet * (Duffy) Patricia Pretzinger, director
Sore Throats * (Howard Breton) James Peck, director
Brazo Gitano (Caridad Svitch) Patricia Pretzinger, director
The Physicists * (Durrenmatt) Steve Pearson, director
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Westminster Theatre Dance Programs, San Diego
Garage Dances * Ellen Segal, choreographer
Tim Wengerd & Dancers * Tim Wengerd, choreographer
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South Florida Shakespeare Festival, Miami
Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) Victoria Holloway, director
The Tempest (Shakespeare) Marilyn Laudadio, director
Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare) Gail Smith, director
season designed as winner of 1984 Scene Design Competition
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Goodman School of Drama and Goodman Children's Theatre, Chicago
Gardenia (John Guare) Joseph Slowik, director
Mother Hicks (Susan Zeder) Carol Delk, director
Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) Bella Itkin, director
Picnic (Inge) Todd Schmidt, director
The Crucible (Miller) Phillip Krause, director
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Television
2006 Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One WGBH, Boston
2006 Fetch with Ruff Ruffman 2nd season PBS Kids, WGBH, Boston
2005 Thinking Big WGBH Boston
2003 The Strategic Humor Initiative, Boston segment, WGBH Public Television, Boston
2001 Abu Dhabi Sports Network (Sports Center and Clic programs) Emirates Media, Inc.
1998 Mystery series (intros and extros with Diana Rigg) WGBH Public Television, Boston
1999 Lowell Telecommunications Corporation, set for The Cultural Connection program
Star Class Satellite Broadcasting Studio (remodel 1997, new studio set 1998) John Hancock, Boston
The Nature of Sound San Diego Public Schools
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Web Design
CostumeWorks Inc.
WGBH Scenics
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Assistant Designer
La Jolla Playhouse
Lulu Peter Maradudin, lighting designer Sharon Ott, Director
The Tempest Douglas Stein, scenic designer Robert Woodruff, director
A Walk in the Woods Bill Clarke, scenic designer Des McAnuff, director
The Matchmaker Michael Yeargan, scenic designer Des McAnuff, director
School for Wives John Arnone, scenic designer Mark Lamos, director
Hedda Gabler Tom Lynch, scenic designer Emily Mann, director
Body Politic Theatre, Chicago
The Hitch-hikers Jeff Bauer, scenic designer
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
The Art of Dining Michael Merritt, scenic designer
Chicago Theatre Project
Love Life Michael Merritt, scenic designer
Wenceslas Square Michael Merritt, scenic designer
A Class "C" Trial in Yokohama Mary Griswold/John Paoletti designers
A Flash in the Pan Gary Baugh, designer
Apollo Theatre Center
Harry Chapin: Lies and Legends, Gerry Hariton/Vicki Baral, designers
University of California, San Diego
The Dispute Brenda Barry, lighting designer- Anne Bogart, director
Misalliance Victoria Petrovich, designer
Of Thee I Sing John Murphy, designer
Goodman School of Drama
Yerma James Maronek, designer
Action/ Cowboys 2 Terry McClellan, designer

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