by Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
Logan, UT
UPCOMING 2024
Creative Team
Michael Jenkinson, Director & Choreographer
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Dennis Hassan, Costume Designer
John Mitchell, Lighting Designer
Eileen Smitheimer, Sound Designer
by Andrew Lloyd Webber
based on the Poetry of T.S. Eliot
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
Logan, UT
UPCOMING 2024
Creative Team
Lauren Haughton Gillis, Director & Choreographer
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Yao Chen, Costume Designer
John Mitchell, Lighting Designer
Eileen Smitheimer, Sound Designer
by Jeffrey Hatcher from the original by Frederick Knott
Indiana University Summer Theatre
Bloomington, IN
UPCOMING 2024
Creative Team
Jenny McKnight, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Katelyn Lopez, Costume Designer
Russell Long, Lighting Designer
Andrew Hopson, Sound Designer
by Stuart Ross
Indiana University Summer Theatre
Bloomington, IN
UPCOMING 2024
Creative Team
Ansley Valentine, Director
DJ Gray, Choreographer
Brandon Magid, Musical Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Cee-Cee Swalling, Costume Designer
Russell Long, Lighting Designer
Andrew Hopson, Sound Designer
by William Shakespeare
Edited by Sam White
Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
Creative Team
Sam White, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Camille Deering, Costume Designer
Corey Goulden-Naitove, Lighting Designer
Valeriya Nedviga, Sound Designer
Lexi Silva, Dramaturg
Eli Carnell, Technical Director
Maggie Jackson, Assistant Scenic Designer & Scenic Charge Artist
Spencer Donovan Gjerde, Prop Manager
Jeff Baldwin, Stage Automation Specialist
Selected for inclusion in the USITT Design Expo 2023 catalogue and published in the spring 2023 issue of Theatre Design & Technology Magazine, page 38
DESIGN STATEMENT
Crafting the scenic environment for “The Winter’s Tale” began with various prompts from the director and discussions with the creative team; those prompts included the harm and hope of imagination, a sense of “Alice in Wonderland”, and a physical manifestation of the character Time. Additionally, it was critical that the scenic world visually represent the duality of tones at work in the play; a dark and ominous first half (Sicilia) and a second half (Bohemia) filled with peace, calm, and redemption.
The foundation of the world is a Victorian inspired place with decaying iron buttressing evoking Leontes’ descent into jealousy and madness contrasted with elegant sheer gold curtains to provide layering, softening, and the grandeur expected of a royal palace. A multi-level platform with numerous entrances, steps, railings, and a ramped upstage entrance allows for varied staging and imaginative use location to location. Furthermore, multiple oversized clocks (representing Time) and a forced perspective checkered tiled floor adds allusions to “Alice in Wonderland” and the whimsy encountered in Bohemia.
The multiple locations of the play are achieved scenically with furniture and prop additions enhanced with other significant movements of scenic elements such as the automated tracking buttressing and a hand-gripped gold sheer curtain just upstage of the proscenium. Combined these elements allow for choreographed a-vista scenic shifts that gracefully modify the world into the various places in Sicilia; and, following the tonal shift to Bohemia, a pastoral inspired environment established by sheep fleeces, burlap, rustic furniture, and a wide-open sky on the cyc.
As the story nears its conclusion in a chapel, Hermione is seen as a statue upon a dais framed by the buttresses with ethereal gold sheer curtains on either side of the central gothic arch; a suitable place for magic, redemption, hope, and beauty to occur.
based on the book by Christopher Paul Curtis
adapted by Cheryl L. West
Indiana Repertory Theatre
Creative Team
Mikael Burke, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic & Projection Designer
Alexis Chaney, Costume Designer
Xavier Pierce, Lighting Designer
Tom Horan, Sound Designer
by John Strand
Indiana Repertory Theatre
Creative Team
James Still, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Betsy Cooprider-Bernstein, Lighting Designer
Guy Clark, Costume Designer
Jason Tuttle, Sound Designer
by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
Indiana Repertory Theatre
Creative Team
Tim Ocel, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Allen Hahn, Lighting Designer
Guy Clark, Costume Designer
Todd Mack Reischman, Sound Designer
by Lauren M. Gunderson
Cardinal Stage
Creative Team
Kate Galvin, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Allen Hahn, Lighting Designer
Becky Underwood, Costume Designer
Stefanie Senior, Sound Designer
Tom Slater, Choreographer
Book by John August
Music and Lyric by Andrew Lippa
Indiana University
Creative Team
Richard Roland, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic & Projection Designer
Elizabeth Davis, Costume Designer
Naomi Gold, Lighting Designer
Grace Leckey, Sound Designer
Ray Fellman, Musical Director
DJ Gray, Choreographer
Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Indiana University Summer Theatre
Creative Team
Richard Roland, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Rachel Saylor, Costume Designer
Betsy Cooprider-Bernstein, Lighting Designer
Jared O’Brien, Sound Designer
Terry LaBolt, Musical Director
DJ Gray, Choreographer
Adapted by Marisha Chamberlain
from the Novel by Louisa May Alcott
Indiana University Summer Theatre
Creative Team
Jenny McKnight, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic & Projection Designer
Betsy Cooprider-Bernstein, Lighting Designer
Katie Cowen Sickmeier, Costume Designer
Jared O’Brien, Sound Designer
A new play by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin
Indiana University
Creative Team
Joseph D’Ambrosi, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic & Projection Designer
Mac Van Tassel, Lighting Designer
Elizabeth Davis, Costume Designer
Joseph Moran, Sound Designer
Music by David Shire
Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.
Indiana University Summer Theatre
Creative Team
DJ Gray, Director & Choreographer
Terry LaBolt, Musical Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic & Projection Designer
Lee Anne Meeks, Lighting Designer
Brittany Staudacher, Costume Designer
Macy Kloville, Sound Designer
Music by Steven Lutvak
Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak
Book by Robert L. Freedman
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Creative Team
Michael Querio, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Jesus Perez, Costume Designer
Joseph A. Burke, Lighting & Projection Designer
Chris Pyfrom, Sound Designer
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Book by Thomas Meehan
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Creative Team
Jeff Duke, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Jesus Perez, Costume Designer
Joseph A. Burke, Lighting & Projection Designer
Chris Pyfrom, Sound Designer
Music by David Yazbek
Lyrics by David Yazbek
Book by Terrence McNally
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Creative Team
Jeff Duke, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Jesus Perez, Costume Designer
Joseph A. Burke, Lighting & Projection Designer
Chris Pyfrom, Sound Designer
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Arthur Laurents
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Creative Team
Jeff Duke, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Katie Gruenhagen, Lighting Designer
Jesus Perez, Costume Designer
Joseph A. Burke, Projection Designer
Chris Pyfrom, Sound Designer
by Catherine Johnson
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Creative Team
Jeff Duke, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Katie Gruenhagen, Lighting Designer
Jesus Perez, Costume Designer
Joseph A. Burke, Projection Designer
Chris Pyfrom, Sound Designer
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Jack Feldman
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Creative Team
Michael Querio, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Katie Gruenhagen, Lighting Designer
Jesus Perez, Costume Designer
Joseph A. Burke, Projection Designer
Chris Pyfrom, Sound Designer
by Anne Washburn
Indiana University
Creative Team
Jonathan Michaelsen, Director
Liza Gennaro, Musical Staging & Choreographer
Ray Fellman, Musical Direction
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Kelsey Nichols, Costume Designer
Bridget Williams, Lighting Designer
Andrew Hopson, Sound Designer
Adapted by John Buchan
Theatre Aspen
David Hess, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Paul Black, Lighting Designer
by Luciann Lajoie
Denver Center Theatre Company and Off-Center@The Jones
Creative Team
Ashlee Temple, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Shannon Johnson, Lighting Designer
Charlie Miller, Projection Designer
by Steven Dietz
Theatre Aspen
Creative Team
Kate Powers, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Charles Macleod, Lighting Designer
Kevin Brainard, Costume Designer
by Paul Gilvary, Robert Kauzlaric, William Rush
Theatre Aspen
Creative Team
Marjorie Treger, Director & Choreographer
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Kevin Brainard, Costume Designer
David Thomas, Sound Designer
by William Shakespeare
Indiana University Summer Theatre
Creative Team
Jonathan Michaelsen, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Kelsey Nichols, Costume Designer
Tony Stoeri, Lighting Designer
Kate Hershberger, Sound Designer
by Joseph Hanreddy and JR Sullivan
Indiana University Summer Theatre
Creative Team
Dale McFadden, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Linda Pisano, Costume Designer
Allen Hahn, Lighting Designer
Kate Hershberger, Sound Designer
Indiana University
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Carrie Barton, Lighting Designer
Adapted by James Still
Indiana Festival Theatre
Creative Team
Dale McFadden, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Emmie Phelps, Costume Designer
Bridget Williams, Lighting Designer
Jack Keefer, Sound Designer
by William Shakespeare
Indiana Festival Theatre
Creative Team
Jonathan Michaelsen, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Linda Pisano, Costume Designer
Matt Wofford, Lighting Designer
Jack Keefer, Sound Designer
by Molière
Translated by Richard Wilbur
The National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center Theatre Company
Creative Team
Sabin Epstein, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Meghan Anderson Doyle, Costume Designer
Rob Byers, Lighting Designer
Steve Stevens, Sound Designer
by William Shakespeare
The National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center Theatre Company
Creative Team
Robert Richmond, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Rob Byers, Lighting Designer
Meghan Anderson Doyle, Costume Designer
by Rupert Holmes
Indiana University
Creative Team
George Pinney, Director & Choreographer
Terry LaBolt, Musical Direction
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Eriko Terao, Costume Designer
Aaron Bowersox, Lighting Designer
Andrew Hopson, Sound Designer
by William Shakespeare
Indiana Festival Theatre
Creative Team
Jonathan Michaelsen, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Linda Pisano, Costume Designer
Aaron Bowersox, Lighting Designer
Connor Ebbinghouse, Sound Designer
by William Gibson
Indiana Festival Theatre
Creative Team
Dale McFadden, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Linda Pisano, Costume Designer
Carrie Barton, Lighting Designer
Connor Ebbinghouse, Sound Designer
by Daniel Catán
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Division of Opera
Eduardo Diazmuñoz, Conductor
Stephen Fiol, Stage Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
by Ray Bradbury
The National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center Theatre Company
Creative Team
Sabin Epstein, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Rob Byers, Lighting Designer
Meghan Anderson Doyle, Costume Designer
by Brandon Thomas
The National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center Theatre Company
Creative Team
Larry Hecht, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Rob Byers, Lighting Designer
Meghan Anderson Doyle, Costume Designer
by Allison Moore
Curious Theatre Company
Dee Covington, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
by Eugene O'Neill
The National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center Theatre Company
Creative Team
Larry Hecht, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Shannon Johnson, Lighting Designer
Meghan Anderson Doyle, Costume Designer
by William Shakespeare
The National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center Theatre Company
Creative Team
Sabin Epstein, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
Shannon Johnson, Lighting Designer
Meghan Anderson Doyle, Costume Designer
by David Mamet
Modern Muse Theatre Company
Lee Massaro, Director
Reuben Lucas, Scenic Designer
