Kinky Boots (The 81st Annual Dolphin Show)
Director: Alexa Goldstein, Producers: Daniel Maton, Ryan Nguyen, Rachel Olkin
Lighting: Alex Branka, Costumes: Sam Hernandez, Wigs, Hair, Makeup: Mark Park
Technical Directors: Connor Smith, Nic Lam
photo by Joanne Haner
photo by Joanne Haner
photo by Joanne Haner
photo by Joanne Haner
photo by Joanne Haner
photo by Joanne Haner
photo by Seeger Gray
photo by Joanne Haner
photo by Joanne Haner
Hedda Gabler (Arts Alliance)
Director: Haley Groth, Producer: Heidi Hill
Lighting: Hayley Chisholm, Costumes: Sam Hernandez
Technical Director: Connor Smith
Fun Home (WAVE)
Director: Tessa Kim, Producer: Ryan Nguyen
Lighting: Haley Groth, Costumes: Rachel Olkin
Technical Director: Ryan Lien
Gruesome Playground Injuries (Jewish Theatre Ensemble)
Director: Abraham Dietz-Green, Producer: Hayley Chisholm
Lighting: Alex Branka, Costumes: Alena Haney
Technical Director: Rachel Olkin
Rent (Jewish Theatre Ensemble)
Director: Ferdinand Moscat, Producer: Maya Slaughter
Lighting: Alex Branka, Costumes: Lena Moore, Sela Breen
Technical Director: Rachel Olkin
the ripple, the wave that carried me home (Theoretical)
In tackling this Christina Andersen play, I identified three necessary spaces to represent: memories, the past (prior events and conversations that Janice, the protagonist, recounts but was not actually a part of), and the present – all of which frequently and rapidly fluctuate between physical locations.
By abstracting elements of the main environments – such as the tiles, railings, and diving boards of a pool and the hardwood floor, interior, and wall/roof structure of a house – this design enables actors to move seamlessly and dynamically between both concrete and temporal arenas.
Guards at the Taj (Theoretical)
Guard Post Dawn Shift
Reveal of the Taj Mahal
Prison Cell (to transition: inner edges of the outer walls hinged downstage and open up)
Underground Chamber (to transition: outer edges of the outer walls hinge downstage and close in)
A Conscious Dream
Director: Alyssa Coughlin, Producer: Jackson Owen
Lighting: Rafael Barocas
Designed for a devised theatrical experience about dreaming, this set invites the audience to immerse themselves in a colorful, hallucinatory world. They begin outside an internally-lit room with walls of quilted fabric that resemble bed sheets – igniting wonder about the realm within – and, after a short meditation, are invited in to dream.
Inside, the floor is painted with three globular zones in the three primary colors, representing the three stages of dreaming. Platform elevations in secondary colors between the zones represent transitions from one phase to another.
Throughout the room, subtly misspelled words are written to evoke confusion.
Talchum (Theoretical)
Below are samples of jogakbo (traditional Korean patchwork style) that I created in pursuit of designing a talchum set that meets the constraints of the talchum performers’ nomadic lifestyle while simultaneously complimenting the performance itself.
Traditionally, yellow represents royalty, red was the color historically worn by royals, and purple is the color of death. These three colors collectively communicate a recurring talchum theme: the corrupt policies of monarchs that endangered the lives of everyday citizens.
This jogakbo textile – which is economically and environmentally sustainable – can be used as both a backdrop and a lighting gel.
Yujin's Cookbook
Director: Minju Hong, Producer: George Segress
replaced wall prints, night stand decorations, and bed sheets
custom titular prop (exterior)
custom titular prop (interior)
covered cabinet faces
