Alix Newman: Assistant Scenic Designer/ Concept Artist

They/Them Role: Ritual Ruins/Secret Garden Assistant Scenic Designer/Concept Artist BFA 1 Experience and Design – School of Theater Alix Newman (BFA1) is an LA based artist mainly focused in Scenic Design and Technical Direction. Their goal within the world of theatre and immersive experience is to defy what is thought to be the limits of […]

Shannon M Siegel: Scenic Designer

She/Her Role: Ritual Ruins Scenic Designer BFA 3 Experience and Design – School of Theater Shannon Siegel is a Scenic and Media Designer with over 10 years of experience in the professional field, working with clients such as Walt Disney Imagineering, Honda Motor Company, and Hyundai. She earned degrees in Film, Computer Graphics, and Entertainment […]

Logan Masters: Scenic Designer

He/Him Role: Selene’s Observatory Scenic Designer BFA 1 Experience and Design – School of Theater Logan Masters (Midhaven Designer, BFA1) is an upcoming scenic designer and stage manager from Irvine, CA. He has done much work in association with Uni Theatre Arts where he was named the top designer and a finalist in all theatre […]

Khaled Bukhari: Technical Director

He/Him Role: Technical Director BFA 4 Experience and Design – School of Theater Khaled (Technical Director, BFA 4) at the California Institute of the Arts. He holds the position of Technical Director for the 2023 Halloween Event. In this role, he is managing labor, drafting, fabrication, and handling budgeting and material ordering. Khaled is dedicated […]

Miles Karraa: Lead Lighting Designer

She/Her Role: Lead Lighting Designer BFA 3 Experience and Design – School of Theater Miles Karraa is a BFA3 Lighting Designer in the CalArts Experience Design & Production program. Her previous lighting design work at CalArts includes the Halloween ’22 entrance hallway, Destiny to Love: Yue Opera Excerpts, Seinfeld: Live! in the Coffeehouse, Giada Jiang’s […]

Grace Hlavacek: Creative Director

She/Her Role: Creative Director BFA 4 Experience and Design – School of Theater Grace is a BFA 4 Experience Design and Production Major from Cheyenne, Wyo. Growing up, Grace was introduced to art through her mother, who has a passion for photography. Grace adopted that love for photographs and the memories they create and adapted […]

Charlie Jacobs: Production Designer

He/Him Role: Convergence Point Scenic Designer/Production Designer/Assistant Technical Director BFA 4 Experience and Design – School of Theater Charlie Jacobs is a fourth year student at California Institute of the Arts, studying Experience Design and Production and emphasizing in Scenic Design and Technical Direction. Charlie is interested in following projects from conception to installation, throughout […]

Zoe Lappin: Production Designer

They/Them Role: Estate Garden Scenic Designer/Production Designer BFA 4 Experience and Design – School of Theater Zoë Lappin (they/them) is an interdisciplinary artist and designer from Los Angeles, California. Their work centers queer expression and escapism through immersion, often utilizing video and subverting traditional theatrical norms. Their work at CalArts includes creative direction for CalArts […]

Elizabeth Zaragoza: Production Manager

She/They Role: Production Manager BFA 4 Experience and Design – School of Theater Liz Zaragoza (She/They, Triple Capricorn) is a Southern California-based theater artist, with an emphasis on management & theater tech. CalArts School of Theater productions include daughter & Accidental Death of an Anarchist, as well CalArts Center of New Performance’s The Carolyn Bryant […]