
Other Experience
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
Director
​A children's theatre musical all about loosing a lost toy in a laundromat, creating a world of lost laundry objects coming to life. Challenges of this show include creating a laundry world with no budget, blocking a toddler played by an adult, encouraging actor and audience interactions, and putting in an understudy as a lead last minute.
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Music Director: August Igoe
Stage Manager: MJ Mason
Lighting Designer: Jack Tripplett
Costume Designer: Jess Oldman
Puppet Designer: BonBon Bonjour (Puppet Link)

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, 2025 Colorado Mesa University, Photo by BonBon Bonjour

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, 2025 Colorado Mesa University, Photo by BonBon Bonjour

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, 2025 Colorado Mesa University, Photo by BonBon Bonjour

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, 2025 Colorado Mesa University, Photo by BonBon Bonjour
Muddy Death and Strudel
Director
Balanced a charming yet menacing One Act simply contemplating how a Shakespheare phenatic dying of illness chooses to take death into his own hands. Challenges included guiding the creation of a no budget one act and balancing characture comedy with the cruel reality of choosing how to die.​
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Artistic Director: Mo LaMee​
Stage Manager: Rebekah Boerrigter
Lighting Designer: Nathan Cookson

Muddy Death and Strudel 2024 at Colorado Mesa University, Photo by Poppy Williams

Muddy Death and Strudel 2024 at Colorado Mesa University, Photo by Poppy Williams

Muddy Death and Strudel 2024 at Colorado Mesa University, Photo by Poppy Williams

Muddy Death and Strudel 2024 at Colorado Mesa University, Photo by Poppy Williams
Ride the Cyclone
Co-Scenic Designer
A rundown carnival littered in props from other productions gave unique projection spaces, phantasmic playing areas, and an ominous rollercoaster hung from above. Challenges included creating a rollercoaster that could hang above the actors and creating a "rundown" set that could still match flashy performances
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Director: Jeremy Franklin
Stage Manager: Emma Gregory
Co-Scenic Designer: Katherine Stepanek
Lighting Designer: Josh Legate
Costume Designer: Jill Van Brussell

Ride the Cyclone 2025 at Colorado Mesa University

Ride the Cyclone Colorado Mesa 2025, photo by Hokit

Ride the Cyclone 2025 at Colorado Mesa University, Photo by BonBon Bonjour

Ride the Cyclone 2025 at Colorado Mesa University
Elephant and Piggie: We are in a Play
Props
In a world where all props come out of a sticker book to bring Mo Willems line art to this interactive children's performance. Challenges included making items like a melting icecream 2d, encouraging durability, and making items clear to an audience of children.
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Director: Jeremy Franklin
TD: Katherine Stephanic
Scenic Designer: Riley Chang
Costume Designer: Isabelle Basham
Lighting Designer: Andy Chavero

Elephant and Piggie: We are in a Play 2024 at Colorado Mesa University, photo by Katherine Stepanek

Elephant and Piggie: We are in a Play 2024 at Colorado Mesa University

Elephant and Piggie: We are in a Play 2024 at Colorado Mesa University, Photo by BonBon Bonjour

Elephant and Piggie: We are in a Play 2024 at Colorado Mesa University, photo by Katherine Stepanek