JAY TYSON
Assistant Scenic Designer
THE REVOLUTIONISTS
For Whitman College's production of THE REVOLUTIONISTS, I assisted Nate Tomsheck (scenic designer and technical director) in assembling research and tonal images; providing sketches during early meetings with director Chris Petit; helping install the parquet flooring; repairing, building, and upholstering multiple chairs and benches; installing crystals in the chandeliers; wallpapering the main wall; painting 3 guillotine blades; and acting as the scenic charge and mentor for new scene shop employees.
a play by Lauren Gunderson
Freimann Studio, Whitman College, WA 2021
Director - Chris Petit
Stage Manager - Julia Etrusco
Assistant Stage Managers - Natalie Traw
& Olivia Wing
Scenic Design - Nate Tomsheck
Scenic Assistant - Jay Tyson
Lighting Design - Mike Inwood
Costume Design - Lauren Roark
Sound Design - Rob Witmer
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Assistant Scenic Designer
CHEKHOV'S FARCES
As assistant scenic designer to Devin Peterson and an employee of Whitman College's scene shop, I assembled Devin's model and acted as a liaison between him and the shop; took notes and implemented any necessary changes during tech; stood in as the scenic charge while staining the wood; helped with set construction; and assisted in the fabrication of specialty props, such as the chickens that needed to be beheaded during the production.
written by Anton Chekhov and translated by Paul Schmidt
Freimann Studio, Whitman College, WA 2020
Director - Chris Petit
Assistant Director - Ryn Zucker
Stage Manager - Emma Fletcher-Frazer
Assistant Stage Managers - Katie Duncan
& Amira Jain
Scenic Design - Devin Peterson
Scenic Assistant - Jay Tyson
Lighting Design - Mike Inwood
Costume Design - Carey Hanson
Sound Design - Jimmy Garner
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Assistant Props Designer
PLAYING WITH FIRE
(AFTER FRANKENSTEIN)
a play based on the novel by Mary Shelley
As assistant props designer to Ashley Flowers, my tasks included, but were not limited to: researching, sourcing, budgeting, and purchasing props; fabricating set dressing such as mechanical switches, the mercury mirror, prosthetic limbs, and laboratory experiments such as bubbling tubes, a dismembered head in a box, a heart experiment, specimens in jars, and more. I also helped dress the set, take notes during tech, and construct the set as a scene shop employee.
Alexander Stage, Whitman College, WA 2019
Playwright - Barbara Field
Director - Annaliese Baker
Stage Manager - Hannah Marker
ASM - Julia Etrusco & Emma Fletcher-Frazer
Photographer - Scott Butner
Scenic Design - Daniel Schindler
Props Design - Ashley Flowers
Props Assistant - Jay Tyson
Lighting Design - Margaret Peebles
Costume Design - Genevieve V. Beller
Makeup Design - Haley King
Sound Design - Sharath Patel
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Assistant Scenic Designer
BIG LOVE
While assisting Nate Tomsheck (scenic designer and technical director) with Whitman College's production of BIG LOVE, I was in charge of building, sizing, and painting the five seascapes that hang in the background; designing the bar shelf; designing, plasma cutting, and hand-rusting seven steel panels; carving and painting a foam section of the rock wall that had saw blades thrown at it; going on shop runs to re-stock supplies and pick up furniture from the props warehouses; and helping with paint and construction as a scene shop employee.
a play by Charles Lee
Freimann Studio, Whitman College, WA 2018
Director - Chris Petit
Dramaturg - Emma Cooper
Stage Manager - Riley Gavigan
ASM - Emma Fletcher-Frazer & Savvy Sparks
Photographer - Johnny James
Scenic Design - Devin Peterson
Scenic Assistant - Jay Tyson
Lighting Design - Mike Inwood
Costume Design - Genevieve V. Beller
Sound Design - Rob Witmer
Props - Eva Sullivan
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