Most of my design work happens at Stomping Ground Comedy Theater, on ETC EOS, for shows that are often invented on the spot. The goal is the same either way: put the light where the audience should look, and make the room feel like the show.

A selection of looks from the booth is below. Click any photo to see it larger. For the shows themselves, see Theater and the full credits.

Improv

Improvised shows in performance: specials, isolation, and color that follow scenes nobody wrote down.

Guitarist lit from the side against black, with a single bright moon-like spot behind Three performers in a tight red-washed scene, faces lit from the side Four performers seated on the floor in magenta side light, one pointing upward Performers gathered around a glowing orange cube prop under green and blue light Scene in cyan and amber with sharp shadows thrown across the upstage wall Mikey's Musical Game Show in full holiday color with the audience silhouetted in front Performers bursting through red curtains in a cool blue wash, the accompanist at the piano Ensemble across the stage in purple and amber for an 80s-themed night, crowd in the foreground Full house during a show, warm stage light on the performers and the Stomping Ground screen above

Scripted Work

Plays and scripted shows, where the lights carry time of day, mood, and the big moments.

Wide shot of a living-room set in deep blue night wash, house seats in the foreground Living-room scene in lavender and magenta, actors spread across the set Empty set in moonlight blue, the archway and sofa catching cool top light Performer in a pinstripe costume isolated in a warm special on a dark stage Ensemble in costume holding a LEAVE sign, crisp shadows on the back wall Performer in a costume box under a yellow-green wash with a hard-edged pool of light Daytime living-room scene in clean warm-white light, actors on the stairs and sofa

The Room

Looks for the space itself: preshow, house, and themed nights at Stomping Ground Comedy Theater.

Panorama of the theater with gobo-textured color on the walls and a magenta stage edge Empty house with a warm runway down the aisle and cool blue on the stage and walls Preshow look in purple with yellow and green gobo patterns on the walls Stage edge glowing green with a soft lavender pool on the back wall and red curtains Holiday set with a green couch, Christmas tree, and festive color across the stage Show in progress from the side aisle, with cyan, amber, and green beams across the house House in deep blue with a yellow sunburst gobo on the stage wall and the audience in their seats