Tri-Cities Opera

Hydrogen Jukebox (2017)

Poetry by Allen Ginsberg, Music by Philip Glass

Production Manager and Stage Manager

Director: Alison Moritz

Conductor: Braden Toan

Scenic Design: AmarA*jk

Lighting Design: Nic Minetor

Costume Design: Matthew Pedersen

Hair and Make up Design: ShuShu Vaughn

Unique Elements: Performed in a converted meeting hall

  • Used 2 electronic keyboards but no body mics

La traviata (2016)

Giuseppe Verdi

Production Manager and Stage Manager

Director: David Lefkowich

Conductor: Vlad Iftinca

Scenic Design: AmarA*jk

Lighting Design: John E. Vestal

Costumiere: Jana Kucera

Hair and Make up Design: ShuShu Vaughn

Unique Elements: Set in concert with Orchestra on stage, but fully staged

  • 9 Principals, 32 Chorus members and 42 Orchestra members on a 40’x 32’ stage
  • I broke my foot the day before Final Room Run and therefore did tech and performances either in a wheelchair or with a crutch
  • Fully union production: AGMA, IATSE, AFofM

Sweeney Todd (2016)

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler

Director: Johnathon Pape

Conductor: Braden Toan

Scenic Design: Joseph Varga, Madison Opera

Lighting Design: Michael Cole

Costumes: Tri-Cities Opera Stock

Sound Design: Calf Audio

Hair and Make up Design: Danielle Baker and ShuShu Vaughn

Unique Elements: First new production produced by TCO in over 10 years

  • First time using moving lights, body mics and sound cues in a TCO production
  • Extensive fight calls and chute practice (no injuries)
  • Full Union production: AGMA, IATSE and AFofM
  • Cast included 10 principals, 19 chorus, 3 supers and 1 child.
  • All scene changes were performed a-vista with Supers and Crew in costume which included a few hours of scene change rehearsals with a pianist.
  • Stage Management team included one AGMA ASM and 2 ASM interns, the largest number a TCO production had employed in over 10 years.

Il barbiere de Siviglia (2015)

Rossini

Production Manager and Stage Manager

Director: JJ Hudson

Conductor: Vlad Iftinca

Scenic Design: Robert Little

Lighting Design: John E. Vestal

Costume Design: Barbara Wolfe

Hair and Make up Design: Danielle Baker

Unique Elements: Full Union Production: AGMA, IATSE and AFofM

  • The role of Count was let go after the 1st week and the replacement didn’t start until 2 days before tech so I walked the Count part thru almost all of staging, and then taught it to him before the Final Room run.
  • No Assistant Director or Assistant Stage Manager, only one university intern who had never stage managed a show before.

Faust (2015)

Charles Gounod

Production Stage Manager

Director: Martha Collins

Conductor: Tom Muraco

Scenic Design: Wally Coberg

Lighting Design: Doug Macur

Costume Design: Stephen Dell’Aversano

Hair and Make up Design: Danielle Baker

Unique Elements: Cast included 7 principals, 24 chorus, 1 super and 3 children

  • Full Union Production: AGMA, IATSE and AFofM
  • Dry ice and flash pots used during the show

Carmen (2013)

Bizet

Production Stage Manager

Director: David Lefkowich

Conductor: Scott Bergeson

Scenic Design: Gary Eckhart

Lighting Design: Alan Edwards

Costume Design: Elisa Richards

Hair and Make up Design: Danielle Baker

Unique Elements: Cast included 10 principals, 37 chorus, 20 children’s chorus and 8 supers

  • There were no Assistant Stage Managers, Child Wranglers and only a part time Assistant Director.
  • Full Union Production: AGMA, IATSE and AFofM