Our Faculty
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Yves Aucoin -
Jason BadgerJason is a Lighting and Effects Programmer for The Walt Disney Company and freelances in Television, Theatre and Concerts. -
Keith BeakeKeith has a diverse background drafting in Architecture and Structural Engineering. -
Graham Campbell -
Gavin Canan -
Scott Church -
Danny Colosky -
Martin Crawford -
Matt Dillingham -
Nora EvansNora is a former SILV student now doing make-up and special effects for Scare-for-a-Cure, a non-profit haunted house in Austin Texas. -
Deanna FitzgeraldLighting design professor for the the School of Television, Film and Theatre at the University of Arizona. Before arriving in AZ, she spent 2 years as the Resident Lighting Designer and Associate Production Supervisor for STOMP OUT LOUD. -
John Forbes -
Brian Gale -
Bill Groener -
Carlton Guc -
Gemma GuyGemma has been involved in the theatre entertainment industry for more than 14 years and is General Manager of the Las Vegas Office of Stage Technologies. -
Jack HaglerJack has over 20 years experience as a design consultant for theatres, convention facilities, theme parks, and sports arenas. Jack is Partner at Schuler Shook and a member of American Society of Theatre Consultants. -
Kris HanssenProfessor of Theatre at Sam Houston State. Designed at Stages Repertory Theatre, The American Theatre, Texas Renaissance Festival; costumer for Missouri Repertory Theatre and Disney MGM Studios. -
Bobby Harrel -
Heidi HofferProfessor of design at Oklahoma State University, she’s been painting professionally since 1988, including 7 years at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. -
Don Holder -
Rafael Jaen -
Mark Jenkins -
Bryan Johnson -
Darren King -
Jenny Knott -
Joe Koffman -
Luc LaFortune -
Matt McAdam -
Joe McGeoughFor nearly 30 years Joe McGeough has been associated with Flying by Foy. Joe’s is now Director of Operations at Foy Inventerprises, Inc.; the world’s pre-eminent performer flying effects company. -
Leonard MillerNational Sales Manager for Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon. He is a Technical Theatre and Scenography graduate of the Fine Arts department of Concordia University in Montreal Canada, and has 26 years professional experience in live entertainment. -
Eric MongersonTechnical Director, Theatre Manager, and Chair of the Department of Theatre at Concordia University from 1993-2002. He has taught set and lighting design, and theatre technology. His students have designed on Broadway and for Cirque du Soleil. -
Peter Nordyke -
Angelo Pappano -
Phil Randall -
Mike Rhia -
Andrew Rogers -
Peter RogersPeter Rogers got involved in rigging right out of high school, with particular interest in wire rope constructions and system mechanical components. He opened Silver State Wire Rope and Rigging, Inc, in Las Vegas in 1991. -
Nathan Santucci -
Kim Scott -
Al Siniscal -
Sonny Sonnenfeld -
Nathan StanalandGraduated from Sam Houston State University, and has worked as a Scenic Artist in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Washington DC. He is excited to be back with Stagecraft Institute for a third season. -
Joe Tawil -
Valy TrembleyValy is a Lighting designer, console operator and the owner of Proluxon inc in Montreal, a CSP Wysiwyg studio. For the past 20 years, he focused on lighting and on technical management of events of all kind. -
Nol van Genuchten -
Carus WaggonerCarus has 15 years in the art of mask making. Carus contributed on the operations team for the creations of the Beatles LOVE and Viva Elvis presented by Cirque Du Soleil. He currently manages the Props Department for Viva Elvis. -
Cory Walker -
Dan Williams
The above faculty members have either taught for SILV in the past and/or have committed to teach in the coming summer. Due to the everchanging and flexible nature of theatre and the schedules of our faculty members, actual teaching faculty is subject to change on a class by class basis.