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Designs lighting and projections for opera, dance, theater, theme parks, commercial, architecture and corporate events. Recent credits: Lost Highway (Frankfurt Opera), A Trip to the Moon (L.A. Philharmonic, KOI award nomination), Die Walküre (Karlsruhe, Germany), Tri Sestri (Vienna State Opera), Hopscotch (The Industry), Cunning Little Vixen and Pelléas et Mélisande (Cleveland Orchestra/Vienna), Young Caesar (L.A. Philharmonic), Grey Gardens (Center Theatre Group), Tarzan: Call of the Wild and Frozen A Sing-Along (Disney Shanghai Resort), Cage Songbooks (Carnegie Hall, San Francisco Symphony and New World Symphony), Vietgone (East West Players, LADCC award), Tales from Hollywood (Guthrie Theater), The Steward of Christendom (Mark Taper Forum), Great Immensity and Venice (Public Theater, Ovation Award for Venice), Chavez Ravine (Kirk Douglas Theatre, Ovation Award), Stars on Ice (2007-2019) and Scott Hamilton CARES. He’s also created two video installations for the Petersen Auto Museum and co-designed a Chagall exhibit at LACMA with Yuval Sharon. As a systems designer and programmer, he has worked on the new National Army Museum in Virginia, the Annenberg Space for Photography, and the new Stanford Medical Center’s virtual tour and opening events.

Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Projection Designer
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Projection Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Projection Designer

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Review: Girl Meets Drone in Tesori-Brant GROUNDED for Met Opening Night

A match made in heaven? Girl meets boy. Girl meets baby. Girl meets drone. Girl meets court-martial.
Review Roundup: Jeanine Tesori's GROUNDED Opens at the Met Opera

Jeanine Tesori and Director Michael Mayer's production of Grounded, based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play, is now on stage at the Met Opera. Check out all the reviews!
The Metropolitan Opera to Open 2024�"25 Season With Jeanine Tesori's GROUNDED

The Metropolitan Opera's 2024–25 season opens with the company premiere of GROUNDED. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review Roundup: GALILEO: A ROCK MUSICAL World Premiere at Berkeley Rep

The world premiere of Galileo: A Rock Musical is now on stage Berkeley Rep now through Sunday, June 23, 2024. 
Review: GALILEO At Berkeley Repertory Theatre

What did our critic think of GALILEO at Berkeley Repertory Theatre?
Review: BIG DATA at American Conservatory Theatre

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is THE hot topic of the day, touted as the panacea for societies’ ills and capable of providing more leisure time and making life easier. The flip side is getting equal play time – we’re being overrun with technology, ostensibly losing our identity to algorithms, and reducing us to big data.
GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori to Open The Metropolitan Opera's 2024�"25 Season

The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the 2024–25 season lineup. Learn about the operas being presented and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: Kate Attwell On The World Premiere Play BIG DATA at American Conservatory Theater

Get a first look at American Conservatory Theater's world premiere of Kate Attwell's Big Data, performing at A.C.T.'s Toni Rembe Theater, on stage from February 15 through March 10, 2024.
Cast And Creative Team Set For BIG DATA At American Conservatory Theater

The cast and creative team has been revealed for 'Big Data' at A.C.T. - Find out who will be bringing this exciting new production to life.
Review: GROUNDED at Kennedy Center

The beautiful blue skies that Jess, an F-16 fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, soars through from the mighty heights above soon become mottled with dismal greys ---as she plummets into mental despair and confusion after being Grounded. In the paradigm-changing opera which is a World Premiere by the Washington National Opera, Jess continues to work (after pregnancy, marriage, and having a daughter) as a professional who pilots drones remotely from a trailer park in Las Vegas.
Washington National Opera to Present GROUNDED World Premiere by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant

Experience the world premiere of GROUNDED, an exciting new production by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant, at the Washington National Opera. Find out the dates, venue, and ticket information for this eagerly anticipated event. Don't miss your chance to witness this groundbreaking performance.
City Theatre Presents the Rolling World Premiere Of AMERICAN FAST

City Theatre has announced the final production of their 2022/2023 season, Kareem Fahmy's American Fast directed by Jennifer Chang, which runs from April 29 to May 21 on the City Theatre Main Stage.  
What You Need to Know About the World Premiere of PROXIMITY at Lyric Opera of Chicago

See details about the world premiere of Proximity at Lyric Opera of Chicago!
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Announces 2020-2021 Award Recipients - See the Full List!

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the award recipients for 2020 and 2021. Poor Clare (The Echo Theater Company) and The Father (Pasadena Playhouse) received the prestigious Production award, with additional honorees named in 18 other categories.
FROZEN, THE BAND'S VISIT, HAMILTON and More Nominated for Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the nominees for theatrical excellence for 2020 and 2021. This year's awards have been combined due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
BWW Review: THE GREAT LEAP at Round House Theatre

At Round House Theatre, an alluring production of Lauren Yee's somewhat contrived 'The Great Leap,' a 'socio-political fable' about sports and Sino-American politics
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis to Present the World Premiere of Steph Del Rosso's THE GRADIENT

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) will present the world premiere production of Steph Del Rosso’s The Gradient, running October 1-24, 2021 at the Catherine B. Berges Theatre at COCA.
Nick Blaemire to Lead Virtual Concert Featuring Chad Burris, Sara Kapner, Duke Ellington School of the Arts Students & More

High school musical theater students from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. will perform their original songs alongside a slate of Broadway stars on Friday, March 19 at 7 PM. The concert is the culmination of the second annual ASCAP Foundation Andrew A. Isen Musical Theater Songwriting Workshop. 
Nick Blaemire to Lead Broadway Singers and Students From Duke Ellington School of The Arts In Online Showcase

High school theater students from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC will perform their original songs alongside a slate of Broadway stars on Friday March 19 at 7pm. The concert, which is free and open to the public, is the culmination of a groundbreaking new ASCAP Foundation songwriting workshop for high school students.
Diana Wyenn's BLOOD/SUGAR Available Now On-Demand

Plain Wood Productions has announced that its groundbreaking theater and film hybrid Blood/Sugar—created, directed, and performed by theater artist Diana Wyenn—is now available on-demand to the public.

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