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On a central square, the action of the musical comes to life as the world of Florence floats in – both a romantic, sweeping gesture and symbolic frame to see Italy through the eyes of Margaret (and Clara) and place focus on their emotional journey.The design presents Florence as an-alluring new world of statues and stories in contrast to Margaret and Clara’s familiar 1950s North Carolina. Confronted by Clara’s independence, Margaret is forced to see her daughter as an adult and as she lifts her protective barrier, the world opens exposing the light of acceptance.music and lyrics / ADAM GUETTELbook / CRAIG LUCASdirected by / SEAMUS RICCIconductor / CHRISTOPHER LARKINcostume design / DAMIAN DOMINGUEZlighting design / CHAZZ MALOTTsound design / DAVID GOTWALDscenic charge / BETH ZAMBORSKYproduction manager / MELANIE HOLCOMBjob lead / ALI WHYTEassistant scenic design / IZZY HINESCARNEGIE MELLON | PHILIP CHOSKY THEATER | 2020
Since IDOMENEO‘s setting and characters bear a unique, uncannily powerful relevance to our world today, AfterWARds seeks to shed light on our current refugee crisis. This design features the island of Crete engulfed by abandoned refugee lifejackets as a modern symbol the often-ignored aftereffect of war contrasted by the archaic mechanism of war, the sail of a warship, looming overhead. The sail contorts and transforms as a visual representation of our character’s collective emotional state.music / W. A. MOZARTlibretto / G. VARESCOconceived and directed by / DAVID PAULconductor / GLENN LEWISdirector of production / TARA KOVACHtechnical director / SEAN WESTmedia design / CAITE HEVNERcostume design / JASON BRAYlighting design / TODD NONNprops master / JONMICHAEL BOHACHscenic charge / SASHA SCHWARTZassistant scenic design / SELBY SOUZAPITTSBURGH OPERA | Pittsburgh, PA | Jan. 2019
Inspired by prime-time game shows, GAME ON! is an interactive world premiere musical where audience members compete among the characters in this musicalized live game show taping. The design focused on establishing the heightened game show world in contrast to the “real life” contestants whose individual stories are revealed as they compete for the big prize.music by DAVID DABBONbook and lyrics by MARCUS STEVENSdirected and choreographed by JEN WINEMANmusic director ADAM WACTHERassistant director TUAN MALINOWSKIscenic design TIM MACKABEElighting design ALAN C. EDWARDSmedia design JOE SPINOGATTIprop master HOLLY BREWERPSM TIM BRADYassistant costume design NATALIE BURTONPittsburgh CLO - Cabaret at Theater Square | Pittsburgh, PA | 2018
At its core, AMADEUS is a fascinating psychological study of Salieri’s deteriorating belief system as he is driven mad by his jealousy of Mozart’s “mockingly undeserved genius.” AMADEUS is not a story centered on Salieri’s conflict with Mozart, but instead Salieri’s conflict with God. The title AMADEUS interestingly translates to “love of God.” It is this divine love that Salieri longs for. Since youth, he has devoted his life to serving God and glorifying the divine through his music in return for the gift of talent. Discovery of Mozart’s genius launches Salieri into conflict convinced that the divine has betrayed him. The setting in an abandoned church under restoration heightens this central conflict and framing device turning the setting into a character representing Salieri’s conflict with God. The architecture can react to Salieri as proxy for God and the abandoned nature of the building substitutes as a visual representation for Salieri’s crumbling belief system and psyche. AMADEUS forces us to reflect and consider our own mechanisms behind self-worth and asks us if it is possible to form an authentic self-image where our worth is not predicated on external (social or cosmic) validation.Saints Peter and Paul Church | Pittsburgh, PA | 2020
PARTY LIKE THE END OF THE WORLD is a six episode miniseries created by Carnegie Mellon School of Drama with invited industry mentors, Producer Mindy Kanaskie (THE WEST WING) and Production Designer Malchus Janocko (ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK). On New Year’s Eve 1999 while attending a Y2K party in an abandoned warehouse, an “alien” egg crashes through the ceiling. Two of the attending guests decide to return to the source to prove the egg exists despite a large scale government cover-up.written by D. T. BURNSdirected by KAMERON KIERCEproduced by MINDY KANASKEproduction design advisor MALCHUS JANOCKOdirector of photography JEREMY ST. HILIAREart director VIVIENNE LIUcostume design NATALIA KIANsound ANDREW GLUVNAtitle animation JAMIE PHANEKHAMStudio 201 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2019
A selection of concert dance costume designs.Collaboration with Choreographers:Asa GardinerClementine WurzbachCameron KingEssence Stiggers
TEACHING YOURSELF is film exploring the perceptions that communities outside of Native American reservation have about Native American cultures. Set in Newport, Tennessee – a hotbed of drug abuse and intolerance, TEACHING YOURSELF comments on the extreme lack of education about Native history and life today.written by BURKE LEWISdirected by GRACE MCCARTHYproduced by MELISSA MARTINdirector of photography ALEX CRONINeditor MAX HARLYNKINGscript supervisor EMILY ERNSTcostume design MENG-HAN YEHart director SASHA MIELIESassistant art director PALOMA SIERRAsound JAVI GALARZAOn Location | Pittsburgh, PA | 2018
A collection of unproduced designs.
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