^ The poster art for the play "Cain" by Lord Byron, produced by Tinfish Productions in Chicago and directed by Charley Sherman.

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THEATER

I have been involved with live theater in some form or another since I was little boy. I was a soloist in a choir as a young boy in elementary school in Canada, but it wasn't until after college in 1980 that I got on stage again. I have acted in only three plays, but that gave me the confidence to pursue music. That and the whole DIY/punk movement (see audio.)

I stopped acting, but continued performing and recording music for plays. I got involved in the design aspect of plays and writing the damn things. The bulk of what I have done for the last 24 years are poster designs, dramaturgical work on the Burning Chrome adaptation, some set and costume design work, and adapting the play Sign Of The Four with Shanghai Low Theatricals.

A Portfolio of Theater Posters

The Plays:

Moon Children by Michael Weller
(1979) San Antonio, TX
(Actor/Poster Design)

Avatros by Douglas Post
(1979) Illustrated Players, San Antonio, TX
(Actor/Costume Design/Sound/Poster Design)

The Tempest by William Shakespeare
(1979) San Antonio, TX
(Actor/Musician/Poster Design)

The Tempest by William Shakespeare
(1981) Beacon Street Theater, Chicago, IL
(Actor/Musician)

Drums by Douglas Post
(1982) Chicago, IL - World Premiere
(Musician)

In The Flesh by Clive Barker, adapted by Steve Pickering and Charley Sherman
Organic Theatre, Chicago, IL - World Premiere
(Poster/T-shirt Design)

Who Goes There by John W. Campbell, Jr., adapted by Steve Pickering
Organic Theatre, Chicago, IL - World Premiere
(Poster Design)

The Son of Celluloid by Clive Barker, adapted by Steve Pickering and Charley Sherman
Next Theatre, Evanston, IL - World Premiere
(Poster Design)

The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Next Theatre, Evanston, IL
(Poster Design)

Almost Blue by Kevin Reddin
Next Theatre, Evanston, IL - World Premiere
(Poster Design)

Coming Attractions by
(19XX) Powertap Productions, Chicago
(Poster Design)

The History of the Devil or Scenes From a Pretended Life by Clive Barker
(1996) Next Theatre, Evanston, IL - American Premiere
(Poster/T-shirt Design)

Love's Labours Lost by William Shakespeare
Next Theatre, Evanston, IL
(Poster Design)

William Gibson's Burning Chrome, adapted by Steve Pickering and Charley Sherman
(1998) Next Theatre, Evanston, IL - World Premiere
(Dramaturg/Cyber Props Design/Poster/T-shirt Design)

Scientific Romances by H.G. Wells, adapted by Steve Pickering
Next Theatre, Evanston, IL - World Premiere
(Poster/T-shirt Design)

Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Next Theatre, Evanston, IL
(Poster Design)

The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Shanghai Low Theatricals
(2003) Apple Tree Theatre, Highland Park, IL
(Co-Adapter/Poster/T-shirt Design)

Cain by Lord Byron
2003, Tinfish Productions, Chicago, IL
(Poster Design)

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
(2004)
(Poster Design)