Studio Series

ABOUT THE FACULTY

Nate Tomsheck (Technical Director) is the Harper Joy Theatre Director with over 20 years of teaching experience and having worked on well over 120 producrtions. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama with an MFA inn a Technical design and Production Management. In addition to his technical portflio, Nate is a scenic designer and properties artisan. Recent scenic designs at Whitman include The Revolutionists, Bg Love, and Antigo Nick. His research interests include the incoparating traditional craftsman techniques into modern production shop practices. Most recently having studied black-smithign at Arbus Folk School in Olympia, Washington. Nate received The Thomas D. Howells Award for Distinguished Teaching in Humanities and Arts in 2018.

ABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS

LD DeArmon (LightingDesigner/Technical Coordinator) is currently based in Richmond, VA, LD DeArmon worked in New York City from 2008-2020 in the field of dance as a performer, stage manager, production manager and lighting designer. During those years they worked on projects for artists including Yvonne Meier, Kim Brandit, Sam Kim, Faye Driscoll, Yvonne Rainer, Larissa Velez-Jackson, Ayano Elson, as well as Bessie award winning productions with Yanira Castro, Tess Dworman, and David Thomson. They currently work as a Lighting Designer for jaamil olawale kosoko, and tour with Ephrat Asherie as a lighting supervisor.

CREW

Student Run Crew/Board Operators - Avery Ehlers, Kiara Jenkins, and Ian Smith