2025 included some all-time career highlights, creating work that I couldn't be more proud of, with an incredible team and with collaborators I couldn't be more honored to create with. Here's a QUICK look at what we were able to make in 2025. Thank you to absolutely everyone.
I was thrilled to watch the season finale of Stranger Things over the new year! Thinking back to our production of Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience over the pandemic with @mesmerstudio@secret_cinema
In tech with Larissa FastHorse’s ballet sequence, a scene from her powerful and inspiring autobiographical solo work, FANCY DANCER, at Seattle Rep (co-production with Seattle Children’s Theatre).
Performances start next week on September 18 through November 2. Please join us.
Our wonderful design team is Junghyun Georgia Lee (Scenic), Mary Kelsay (Costume), Geoff Korf (Lighting), Robertson Witmer (Sound), and Caite Hevner and Ann Slote (Projections).
Price Suddarth is the Choreographer, and
Cristine Reynolds is our Stage Manager. Jayna Shoda Meyer is my associate director.
Growing up half Lakota and half white, Lara lives as an outsider until she discovers the story of Osage prima ballerina Maria Tallchief and is compelled to become a dancer. But with a body that doesn’t quite conform, can she make her dream come true? A world premiere suitable for multigenerational audiences, this autobiographical coming-of-age play by renowned writer Larissa FastHorse (Broadway: The Thanksgiving Play) celebrates the power of perseverance and finding your community.
Performed by alternating actors, this heartfelt solo show stars FastHorse herself and rising star Burgandi Trejo Phoenix, bringing to life this story filled with humor, resilience, and hope.
For tickets and information: /plays/202526-season/fancy-dancer
Projection design is a fast-growing discipline that has widened the possibilities of design for the stage. This summer, SB2D was joined by Caite Hevner, who taught the projection design workshop. Caite is a projection and scenic designer known for her work on Between the Lines, Duke and Roya, and more. She is the founder of Caite Hevner Design, Inc, a female operated studio, committed to employing and supporting women and nonbinary artists.
@caitehevner walked the SB2D students through some of her past designs and taught them how to use QLab to create their own projections. One of their final designs from the workshop featured a dancing Shrek!
Are you curious about the tools behind projection design? Do you want to learn how to create your own video magic? Apply for SB2D! Applications open on September 15th. Sign up for our newsletter to get it directly to your inbox. Link in bio.
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Caite Hevner Design is proud to be a female owned and operated studio, committed to employing and supporting women and nonbinary artists.
Over the last decade on Broadway, 82.6% of projection designers were male, 16.1% identified as female, and 1.3% were nonbinary. (Source: @shenycarts )
Off-Broadway, female and nonbinary projection designer credits dropped to 13% in 2023/2024 (Source: Urban Excavations / Women Count @marthasteketee )
We stand fiercely and proudly this International Women’s Day, celebrating the incredible women and nonbinary artists we have had the opportunity to work with as part of our studio this year. Some of those artists include @kayleerowena@joiielli@claireatalbott@taylor.gordonn@cheyennedoczi@a_cupof_t@azuratis@llouisere@banana_slote@kirschworks@stefaniabulbarella@caitehevner@_sydneydye
Special shout out to @theagnesindex for their work tracking gender behind the table and celebrating women in theatre.
Jeeves Takes Charge
by PG Wodehouse
Adapted by James Duke, Edward Duke, and Hugh Wooldridge
Ustinov Studio, @theatreroyalbath1805
directed by Hugh Wooldridge
performed by Sam Harrison
scenic design by Tim Shortall
lighting design by Tim Mitchell
sound design by Paul Groothuis
projection design by @caitehevner
associate projection design @banana_slote
assistant projection design @_sydneydye@davidhfilms
production video Ed Borgnis