Theatre is one of the loves of my life. I've been attending performances since before I started school, and participating in it in various ways since jr. high. Combining that with my love of art and graphic design, I've been fortunate to create a body of work promoting many live performances for multiple organizations over the years.
The majority of this work would have had postcards, program covers, and T-shirt designs in addition to the posters. Usually this involved some modifications to the art for sizing as well as for content. (The program covers don't have the box office phone number on them typically unless it is very integrated into the design.) Some designs have had web elements, like Facebook headers done for them, and others have been modified for outdoor boards. T-shirts are where the designs would see the biggest modifications, most of the time these are (silk screen) printed in three colors or less, but using a shirt color for the ground also helps keep them truer to the original designs.
I try to incorporate elements from the show itself or themes from the specific production design so that things all tie together. I prefer to read the script and be familiar with the show before starting the design, and it's helpful to know what the set and costume designers are planning for the look of the show in case there are elements there that can be incorporated into the posters and other print designs.
Comedy about assumptions people make about foreigners.
Classic thriller about a writer and his assistant.
The production design for this show took place in an undefined modern war-torn area that had definite WWII overtones.
Picasso and Einstein meet in a bar in Paris in 1904.
This story of this show is told through letters sent back and forth between two people over the span of their lives.
This show mixes fairy tales up together and Jack and his beanstalk play a pivotal role.
Light comedy surrounding the competition of members within a garden club
Murder mystery farce surrounding a theatre company and cheese.
2 actor comedy where they play all the residents of Tuna Texas. Lots of quick costume changes and crazy characters.
The pay version of the beloved film.
The color scheme and some design elements came from a guitar catalog from the year the show takes place.
Classic Shakespeare with a modern look.
The classic stage mother story about growing up in show business.
The mixed gender version of "Twelve Angry Men"
Spoof comedy thriller involving dark creatures and two actors playing all the roles.
Spoof comedy thriller based on Hitchcock's film. I gave a nod to Saul Bass, who designed many recognizable Hitchcock film posters.
Annual seasonal chorus event. Illustrated from scratch.
One of the main characters of this show is a dog (played by an actor).
The production design for this show was a combination of Steampunk and Art Nouveau.
This show is an alternate telling of Noah's Arc.
This show is a series of vignettes of love stories, and the northern lights factors into some.
Taking place in a mental institution, the set for this production was cage-like.
This poster was a take on 40s wartime posters which tied into the show set as a WWII USO show.
I wanted to represent the parched ground in the drought-ridden setting of the play for the typography as image in this poster.
The show characters are mostly bugs who make a home in the pit of a peach.
Postcard front for the Arts Center fundraiser auction event
Logo for a group that supports an arts center in a remodeled tobacco warehouse.
Mark for a gambling facility in the US Virgin Islands
The Wesleyan College mascot is the "Bishop".
Part of a series of mailers talking about the benefits of the pork industry
Promotional pieces for a series of appearances by Junior Johnson at various Hardee's restaurants.
(The print run had black plate changes for the various locations.)
Part of a campaign for an economic development golf tournament where the participants got to play at Pinehurst.
Wide experience with print layout and production for a press run generally between 10 and 15 million a month, with up to 38 versions that ship to mail house distribution points across the country.
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