Education
CV
2014 Diploma of Performing Arts, Stagecraft, Douglas College, New Westminster, BC
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, Honours, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON
2008 Grade 12 Graduate, Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts, Edmonton, AB
Design and Fabrication by Year
2025
Christmas with the Marches
Costume & props design | Hidden Stages Production
The Effect
Set, projection & props design | Rumble Theatre & Itsazoo Productions
Fire Never Dies
Props design | The Electric Company
Newsies Jr.
Set, puppets & props design | Arts Umbrella
Every Day She Rose
Set & props design | Zee Zee Theatre
The Frontliners
Props | Vancouver Asia Canadian Theatre
Stuart Little
Props | Carousel Theatre for Young People
Hadestown
Set & props design | Arts Umbrella
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Assistant Set, Props & Costume Design | Presentation House Theatre
2024
God’s a drag
Set & props design | Fringe New Play Prize
Alice by Heart
Set & props design | Arts Umbrella
Cinderella
Set & props design | Arts Umbrella
The Quest
Set & props design | Arts Umbrella
Case for the Existence of God
Props | Pacific Theatre
Pappa Penguin
Props | Carousel Theatre for Young People.
Sunrise Betties
Sunrise Betties | Itsazoo Productions
2023
Snow White
Set & props design | Carousel Theatre for Young People
Assembly Hall
Props | Kidd Pivot
How Black Mothers Say I love you
Props | Frank Theatre
Peace Country
Assistant set design | Rice & Beans Theatre
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Set, props, & costumes | Arts Umbrella
God Said This
Props | Pacific Theatre
Secret Garden
Set, props & projection designer | Arts Umbrella
Jasper in Deadland
Set, props, puppet, & costume design | Arts Umbrella
útszan
Props | Ruby Slipper Theatre
So How Should I Be
Props | Presentation House Theatre
Our Ghosts
Props | Our Ghosts Collective in association with Western Gold Theatre
My Little Tomato
Props | Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre & Zee Zee Theatre
Oz
Props | Carousel Theatre for Young People.
Dil Ka workshop presentation
Props | Ruby Slipper Theatre
2022
Stiles & Drewe’s the 3 Little Pigs
Props | Carousel Theatre for Young People
In My Day
Props | Zee Zee Theatre
The Messiah
Props | Pacific Theatre
Benevolence
Props | Ruby Slipper Theatre
The Old Man and the Old Moon
Set, props, puppet, & costume design | Arts Umbrella
SpongeBob SquarePants
Set, props, & projection design | Arts Umbrella
Tuck Everlasting
Set & props designer | Arts Umbrella
The Mountaintop
Props | Pacific Theatre
SpongeBob SquarePants
Props | Chilliwack School of Performing Arts
2020
House at Pooh Corner
Props | Carousel Theatre for Young People
Concrete Cabaret #6 Exquisite Collaboration
Contributor | Concrete Cabaret
2019
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Props | Gateway Theatre
Bad Hats Theatre’s Peter Pan
Props | Carousel Theatre for Young People
China Doll
Props | Gateway Theatre
Mother of the Maid
Props | Pacific Theatre
Lift
Set, props, & costume design | Awkward Stage Productions
Winter’s Tale
Props, puppets, & set dec | The Shakespeare Project, Carousel Theatre for Young People
Iron Peggy
Props | Boca Del Lupo
James and the Giant Peach, JR
Puppets & prop design | Arts Umbrella
Elephant & Piggie “We’re in a Play”
Props | Carousel Theatre for Young People
2018
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill
Props | Carousel Theatre for Young People
So How Should I be
Props | Presentation House Theatre
Jasper in Deadland
Puppet, prop & costume design | Awkward Stage Productions
25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee
Production assistance | Arts Umbrella
The Velveteen Rabbit
Props | Carousel Theatre for Young People
2017
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Props | Carousel Theatre for Young People
Cry-Baby
Costume design | Awkward Stage Productions
2016
Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
Props | Awkward Stage Productions
Design and Fabrication by Company
Arts Umbrella
Newsies Jr.
Set, puppets & props design | 2025
Hadestown
Set & props design | 2025
Alice by Heart
Set & props design | 2024
Cinderella
Set & props design | 2024
The Quest
Set & props design | 2024
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Set, props, & costumes | 2023
Secret Garden
Set, props & projection designer | 2023
Jasper in Deadland
Set, props, puppet, & costume design | 2023
The Old Man and the Old Moon
Set, props, puppet, & costume design | 2022
SpongeBob SquarePants
Set, props, & projection design | 2022
Tuck Everlasting
Set & props designer | 2022
James and the Giant Peach, JR
Puppets & prop design | 2019
25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee
Production assistance | 2018
Awkward Stage Productions
Lift
Set, props, & costume design | 2019
Jasper in Deadland
Puppet, prop & costume design | 2018
Cry-Baby
Costume design | 2017
Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
Props | 2016
Boca Del Lupo
Iron Peggy
Props | 2018
Carousel Theatre for Young People
Stuart Little
Props | 2025
Pappa Penguin
Props | 2024
Snow White
Set & props design | 2023
Oz
Props | 2023
Stiles & Drewe’s the 3 Little Pigs
Props | 2022
House at Pooh Corner
Props | 2020
Bad Hats Theatre’s Peter Pan
Props | 2019
Winter’s Tale
Props, puppets, & set dec | The Shakespeare Project | 2019
Elephant & Piggie “We’re in a Play”
Props | 2019
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill
Props | 2018
The Velveteen Rabbit
Props | 2018
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Props | 2017
Chilliwack School of Performing Arts
SpongeBob SquarePants
Props | 2022
The Electric Company
Fire Never Dies
Props design | 2025
Frank Theatre
How Black Mothers Say I love you
Props | 2023
Fringe New Play Prize
God’s a drag
Set & props design | 2024
Gateway Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Props | 2019
China Doll
Props | 2019
Hidden Stages Production
Christmas with the Marches
Costume & props design | 2025
Itsazoo Productions
The Effect
Set, projection & props design | Co-Pro Rumble Theatre | 2025
Sunrise Betties
Sunrise Betties | 2024
Kidd Pivot
Assembly Hall
Props | 2023
Our Ghosts Collective
Our Ghosts
Props | 2023
Pacific Theatre
Case for the Existence of God
Props | 2024
God Said This
Props | 2023
The Messiah
Props | 2022
The Mountaintop
Props | 2022
Mother of the Maid
Props | 2019
Presentation House Theatre
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Assistant Set, Props & Costume Design | 2025
So How Should I Be
Props | 2023
So How Should I be
Props | 2018
Rice & Beans Theatre
Peace Country
Assistant set design | 2023
Ruby Slipper Theatre
útszan
Props | 2023
Dil Ka workshop presentation
Props | 2023
Benevolence
Props | 2022
Rumble Theatre
The Effect
Set, projection & props design | Co-Pro with Itsazoo Productions | 2025
Vancouver Asia Canadian Theatre
The Frontliners
Props | 2025
My Little Tomato
Props | Co-pro with Zee Zee Theatre | 2023
Zee Zee Theatre
Every Day She Rose
Set & props design | 2025
My Little Tomato
Props | Co-pro with Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre | 2023
In My Day
Props | 2022
Awards
2025: Jessie Richardson Award: Theatre for Young Audiences, Outstanding Design – Design team for Otosan with Little Onion Puppet co.
2020: Salvador Sali Award, Off Jessies 2019-2020
Additional Skills
• WHMIS Certificate
• Class 5 British Columbia Driver’s Licence
• Firearms Licence, Possession and Acquisition, Restricted and Non-Restriced
• Experienced with: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Dreamweaver
• Experienced with computer drafting: SketchUp & Vectorworks
• Experienced with: Q-lab
• Experienced with: Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel
• Trained on: table saw, band saw, chop saw, radial arm saw, drill press
• Sewing and basic patterning skills
Exhibitions
2012: Outliers, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
2012: Maximum Exposure, Thesis Exhibition, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
2012: Reawakening, IMA Building Ryerson, Toronto, ON
2011: Full Frame: Holiday Show & Auction, IMA Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011: Maximum Exposure 2011, Third Year Exhibition, Meta Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011: Function Exhibition at The Steam Whistle Brewery, Toronto, ON
2011: Seventy Five Percent: Photographs by Ryerson Third Year Photo Students, IMA Gallery,Toronto,ON
2010: Full Frame: Holiday Show & Auction, IMA Gallery, Toronto, ON
2010: Nos/Una Ryerson Second Year Photography Show, Cryptic Canvas, Toronto, ON
2009: Full Frame: Holiday Show & Auction, IMA Gallery, Toronto, ON
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