‘Our Enemies’ steers clear of caricature By Chris Jones | Theater critic March 4, 2008 At the top of Yussef El Guindi’s new play, we’re taken to a TV studio—it looks a lot like Fox News—where an iconoclastic host is about to interview the Arab-born author of “Jihad 101.” It’s a book that panders to [Continue]
The Building Stage presents Noir What a joy this was to light, the whole production is in greyscale, right down to skin and hair . It is is dark,shadowy , high contrast, sexy, its Noir. And the show is funny, it comes from a clown aesthetic [Continue]
I’m really proud of this show. I designed the set and the projections on this our latest Silk Road Theatre Project: Shishir Kurup’s Merchant On Venice. The “On” is not a typo, this is a modern adaptation set on West LA’s Venice Blvd with Hindus and Muslims rather than Christian’s and Jews, its a perfect [Continue]
Chicago’s top papers give The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow (I designed the set) top marks. At Collaboraction, ‘Jenny Chow’ a must-see By Chris Jones Tribune theater critic Jennifer Shin must have been waiting for Jennifer Marcus her entire life. Or so this young Chicago actor’s blistering, careermaking performance atop [Continue]
This fall I became a company member at Silk Road Theatre Project. As Resident Scenic and Lighting Design I have a real artist home at SRTP. Our current project Golden Child has been a challengering and highly rewarding one, and its a great night at the theatre, so go see it. My set gets a [Continue]
The Dueling Critics on Chicago Public Radio’s 848 have nothing but praise for Collaboraction’ The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow: [Continue]
I’m really proud of my scenic and lighting design for Caravaggio downtown at Silk Road Theatre Project. Its our second show in our beautiful new space in the Chicago Temple Building across from Daley Plaza. I’ll post a couple reviews below: From Gay Chicago Magazine – reviewed by Venus Zarris Silk Road Theatre Project delivers [Continue]
Rebecca Barrett and I got a great write-up on our co-lighting design for Dorian in TimeOut Chicago. [Continue]
The reviews for Dorian are in and they’re top-notch. Don’t miss this show. __________________________________________________ Audio from 848′s Dualing Critics on NPR “smashing design”, “gorgeous design” -Christopher Piatt __________________________________________________ Chicago Tribune `Dorian’ a [Continue]
