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1, Elevation
 Mikado,
The San Francisco Lamplighters
Winner
of the Dean Goodman Award, for Best Sets in a Musical
 The
Company
The Lamplighters is San Francisco's only year-round musical theatre
company. They specialize in the works of Gilbert and Sullivan and also
regularly present comic operas and musicals from European and American
repertoires as well as our own original Gala , written and produced
by the company every year. Our General Director is Barbara Heroux, and
our Artistic Director is Baker Peeples.
 The
Performance
Gilbert & Sullivan’s greatest hit was prominently featured in last
year’s Oscar-winning film Topsy-Turvy. "Topsy-Turvy" is a
good phrase to describe the world of The Mikado -- a universe in which
"the punishment fits the crime," but somehow an offense as
innocent as flirting can get you executed! Join Nanki-Poo, a prince
traveling incognito; Ko-Ko, a tailor unexpectedly catapulted to the
rank of Lord High Executioner; and Pooh-Bah, the Lord High Everything
Else as they come face to face with The Mikado himself!
The
Approach
 I
was contacted by John Allecca, of the Lamplighters to design a unit
set that could be:
Free standing, to be independent of a particular house.
Transportable to multiple venues
Small Footprint, allowing for for the large cast.
Working together we came up with the concept of a Japanese
magic box, evolving throughout the performance. The set continually
moves out unfolding changing shape throughout both acts. 
Transitions
The floating appearance of the set,
which is loaded from upstage center, allows for multiple levels and
entrances, allowing for a full procession which proceeds from the central
pavilion. In act 2 the set is reconfigured, appearing identical to the
act one set which evolves in a completely different fashion.
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 Client List, (Partial List)
Cinderella
2
How to Eat Like a Child
Heaven Can Wait
Of Thee I Sing
My Fair Lady
Hello Dolly
Pirates of Penzance
Steppin Up and Over
Mikado
Ruddygore
King Tuts Tomb
Flying Tigers
Merry Widow
Costume Design Samples
Theatrical
Resume
1998
Sets, Of thee I Sing, Lamplighters Music Theater,
Walnut Creek, Ca and Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco
Winner for the Dean Goodman Award, for Best Sets in a Musical
1997
Sets, The Mikado, Lamplighters Music Theater,
San Francisco, and at Walnut Creek Regional Arts Center, Walnut
Creek, Ca
1993
Sets, Hellow Dolly, Lamplighters Music Theater, San Francisco
Sets, My Fair Lady, Lamplighters Music Theater, San Francisco
(Bay Area Critics Circle Award, Sets)
Costumes, HMS Pinafore, Lamplighters Music Theater, San
Francisco
1992
Sets, Pirates of Penzance, Lamplighters Music Theater,
San Francisco
Sets, Ruddygore (The Witches Curse), Lamplighters Music
Theater, San Francisco (Bay Area Critics Circle Award, Sets)
1987
Sets, Ruddygore (The Witches Curse), Lamplighters Music
Theater,
San Francisco (Bay Area Critics Circle Award, Sets)
Sets, Not a Religion, Intersection, San Francisco
1986
Performance, Costumes, Return of Tut, Nines, San Francisco
Costumes, Journey, Ellen Bromberg, Choreographer,
Riverside
Dance Festival New York City, NY & Laney College Theater, Oakland, CA
1985
Sets, Short Shakes, One Act Theater of San Francisco
Sets, The Frog Prince, One Act Theater of San Francisco
Sets, The Flying Tigers, The Stone, San Francisco
Costumes, Journey, Ellen Bromberg Choreographer, San Francisco
Moving Co.
Costumes, Lament, Jan Van Dyke Choreographer, Footwork's,
San Francisco
Sets, Stepping Up and Over, Victoria Theater, San Francisco
1984
Sets, CINDERELLA II, Angels of Light Production, Theater
Artaud,San Francisco
Sets, Props, Costumes, Temple of the Assassins/The Book of Dead
Name Calling, The Invisible Theater, New Langton Arts,
San Francisco
Sets, Heaven Can Wait,
Heavenly Production, 1177 Club, San Francisco Sets,
Sets, How to Eat Like a Child, The New Conservatory
Theater, San Francisco
Theatrical
Honors & Awards
1999
Best Theatrical Sets, Musical Category, DEAN GOODMAN AWARD
for "Of thee I Sing", San Francisco
1993
Best Theatrical Sets, Musical Category, THE BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE
AWARD for "My Fair Lady", San Francisco
1992
Best Theatrical Sets, Musical Category, THE BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE
AWARD, for "Ruddygore", San Francisco
1985
Best Theatrical Sets, Musical Category, THE BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE
AWARD, for "Cinderella II", San Francisco
Costumes, "A Salute to B Movies", SAN FRANCISCO TAVERN GUILD
1984
Best Costumes, "Beaux Arts Ball", Sponsored by the SAN FRANCISCO
MODERN ARTS MUSEUM
1979
Best Theatrical Costumes, WESTERCON SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION, Sheraton
Palace, San Francisco
1977
Best Overall Costume, "Twilight of the Gods", THE SAN FRANCISCO
TAVERN GUILD FOUNDATION
Best Costume, Margo St. James, HOOKERS BALL, San Francisco
1976
Costume Award, Margo St. James, HOOKERS BALL, San Francisco
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