Properties Supervisor
Central City Opera
Summer 2024 Festival
Supervised the properties department and run crew throughout the repertory festival of three operas: The Pirates of Penzance, La Fanciulla del West, and Street Scene.
Worked closely with the scenic designers and directors of each opera to research, purchase, and create all of the properties for each opera. Ccreated all properties lists, budget documents, and archival documents. Also created props for the small work scenes directed and presented by the assistant directors of each opera. Finally, worked on organizing and starting an inventory for the opera house’s vast stock of properties and furniture.
Pirates of Penzance
June 29 - August 4 2024
Directed by Kyle Lang
Conducted by Brandon Eldredge
Scenic Design by Jefferson Ridenour (Papermoon Productions)
Lighting Design by Abigail Hoke-Brady
Costume Coordination by Kyle Lang
Photos by Amanda Tipton Photography
Notebooks and batons sourced and edited for the police. Tombstone decorated with paper flowers and vines.Parasol specifically created for the Major General
Paper and fabric kite created by hand. Additional props for the daughters pulled from stock or purchased.
Fanciulla del West
July 6 - August 4 2024
Directed by Fenlon Lamb
Conducted by Andrew Bisantz
Scenic Design by Jefferson Ridenour (Papermoon Productions)
Lighting Design by Abigail Hoke-Brady
Projection Design by Daniel B. Chapman
Photos by Amanda Tipton Photography
Close up of various hand props and bar facing
Set dressing and hand woven (out of tyvek) and decorated cradle-bed.
Apartment Dressing (Four Apartments) including wallpaper, wall paint and treatment, furniture, and wall/set dressing
Papier-mache fish created for a reveal (attached to a fishing line and pulled out of the ocean)
Vintage picnic basket converted into a wicker suitcase.
Noose created and attached to a scenic gallows piece. Various hand props sourced and made for the chorus.Street Scene
July 13 - August 4 2024
Directed by Daniel Pelzig
Conducted by Adam Turner
Lighting Design by Abby Hoke-Brady
Costume Design by Barbara Erin Delo
Photos by Amanda Tipton Photography
Example Images of Designed Paper Props (newspaper, reward poster)
Designed and created the faux birthday cake with remote controlled candles, painted the wooden barrels, pulled and purchased the various hand props and flag.
Paper flowers created to decorate the set and set pieces. Also used in bouquets and flower baskets.Chose, created, and organized all set dressing for the saloon. Created facing and a foot rail out of cardboard and PVC for the bar.Set dressing done for Act 2
Created hand props, set dressing of downstairs apartments seen through windows.Props Creation
the Old Globe Theatre
Role: Props Assistant.
Aided in researching, designing, and creating all props for the shows at the Old Globe Theater. Pictured below are props I designed and created for shows.
“Crime and Punishment: A Comedy”
Directed by Gordon Greenberg
Scenic Design by Wilson Chin
Fake chocolate bars for gift baskets.
Law school diploma
Designed a laundry company logo for a laundry basket.
Russian Beer Bottles
University Gazettes
Law school thesis
Variety of Russian letters
Designed and created diner handheld menus.
Student Files
“The Merry Wives of Windsor”
Directed by James Vásquez
Scenic Design by Diggle
Created a Halloween poster based on designer’s specifications.
“Henry VI”
Directed by Barry Edelstein
Art Installation for the plaza, designed for audience interaction. Did the drafting for the project in VectorWorks.
Designed and created various letters
