Aladdin
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Produced By: Macholah, Escuela De Danza
Performed At: Teatro Nacional de El Salvador
Production Team
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Direction: Dany Estrada
Scenic Designer: Gise Estrada
Lighting Design: Elijah Thomas
Technical Director: Don Berto
Photographers: Gise Estrada & Rene Figueroa
A special thank you to Gise and her beautiful family for bringing me out to design this show. Truly a fantastic show and incredibly talented group of artists, and I can’t wait to do it again in September 👀!!
Armida
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Produced By: Opera Neo in San Diego, CA
Co-produced by: Hungarian State Opera
Performed At: UCSD Park & Market
Production Team
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Direction: András Almási-Tóth
Assistant Director: Sam Fox
Choreographer: Eszter Lazar
Revival Lighting Design: Elijah Thomas
Production SM: Johanna Romo
Assistant LD: Julian Cordova
Costume Design: Richard Marton
Video Designer: Zsombor Czegledi
Technical Director: Lysa McKenna
Photographer: Gary Payne
Elixir of Love
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Produced By: Opera Neo in San Diego, CA
Performed At: The Spanish Village Arts Center
Production Team
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Direction: Peter Kozma
Choreography: Kareem Mack
Lighting Design: Elijah Thomas
Production SM: Alexis McDaniel
Assistant LD: Julian Cordova
Costume Design: Zoë Trautmann
Photographer: Gary Payne
ENCANTO
I am beyond thankful to @giseestrada7 and her family for bringing me back to El Salvador to design this show! These opportunities I will remember for the rest of my life, and I will cherish the many friends I have made there in the process!
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Scenic Designer: Gisela Estrada
Lighting Designer: Elijah Thomas
Front Light Operator: Greyson Moreno
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Mozart’s Mitridate, re di Ponto
If you know me, you know how much this production meant to me as my first entirely professional show outside of college. It was a privilege to be given this opportunity from Opera Neo and to have worked under Peter Kozma’s creative direction. Peter always pushed me to make bold choices, and I will carry that with me as I continue to design more shows throughout my career. Thank you to my fellow crew for welcoming me to San Diego and helping this one of a kind opera come to life I will miss you all.
Direction: @kozmalac
Lightning Design: Me
Assistant LD: @pdanton2
Stage manager: @callistapayne
ASM: @alexis.mcdaniel.14
Photography by: Gary Payne
I did it 🎉🎉🎉 finally a graduate. Thank you to everyone who helped me along the way. I would not be where I am today without you all! I saved my family for last, so keep swiping if you are a real homie.
Tank! By SEATBELTS from the Anime Cowboy Bebop! This was my Photona piece this year at UNCSA! Thank you to everyone along the way who helped make this my favorite event yet at this school.
I want to thank my team, which consists of:
Greyson Nicholson -Programmer
Andrew Beauregard-Assistant Programmer
Kristina Perroni - Associate Lighting Designer
Iz Egbert - Assistant Lighting Designer
Emma Perch - Assistant Lighting Designer
Aiden Piontak - Production Assistant
I hope you enjoy and thank all the Manufacturers who donated gear to let us explore and have fun!
This senior year so far has reminded me of a cartoon movie made in the 90s by director Kevin Lima. I am looking forward to my last semester at UNCSA or better known as paradise on earth. 🪤
Amadeus, my first solo full-scale production at UNCSA! I am thankful for all the mentors who have helped guide me to where I am today. This production showed me what I can accomplish and how I have so much more to learn. Thank you to my team and everyone involved in the process. None of this would have been possible if not for the hard work and dedication that we all brought to the table.
My Team:
Scenic Designer: Nathan Bowden
LD: Me
ALD: Abigail Hall
PE: Liz S-B
E1: Thania Melendez
Prog: Joey Todd
SM:Mikey Diaz
PC Credits: Gise Estrada
Peter and the Starcatcher
Performed at UNCSA School of Drama Acting Out Catawba Theatre, Alex Ewing Performance Place Winston-Salem, NC
Director….Nick Zayas
Assit. Director….Nyasa Smith
Lighting Design….Elijah Thomas
Assistant Lighting Designer….Gabby Nuñez
Production Stage Manager….Kelsey Forero
Stage Manager/Props….Isabella Tapia
Production Manager….Lauren Wieland
Sound Design…. Samuel Hayes
Live Mixer…. Sandy Garcia
Production Electrician….Elijah Thomas
Master Electrician….Gabby Nuñez
Scene Designer….Kaillou Aguirre
Scenic Design Consultant....Gabby Nuñez
Technical Director….Kaillou Aguirre
Head Carpenter….Gabriel Weis
Paint/Scenic Charge.....Gabby Nuñez
Costume Design….Tahtiana Bellins
Wig and Makeup Design….Dustin Kirby
Music Director….Charlie Kluttz III
Rehersal Pianist….Calar Passmore
Non-Certified Forklift Driver....Gabby Nuñez
Spots…. Evie Nootenboom, Brian Alcantara, Desmond Wood
EMOTE
Choreography by....... Abdur-Rahim Jackson
Assisted by....... Eva Draw
Photo Credits....Rosalie O'Connor
Music Edited by....... Grayson Moreno
Costume Design by....... Marissa McCullough
Lighting Design by....... Elijah Thomas
Assistant Lighting Designer.......Andrew Beauregard
Production Manager……. Liz Stewart
Assistant Production Manager......Cameron Russell
Director of Production.........Keenan Van Name
Production Stage Manager......Jillian McDaniel
Assistant Stage Manager.......Lizzie Furman
Assistant Stage Manager.........Omar Sosa
Production Assistant ......Alyssa Shumaker
Sound Designer……Grayson Moreno
Assistant Sound Designer.......Kai Machuca
Production Electrician........George Meltzer
Head Electrician.......Izzy Flores
Console Programmer.....Haley Burdette
Deck Electricians.........Evie Nootenboom, Harrison Marcus
Spot Ops.......Eric Hill, Sage Green, Ella Colbus
