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Mitch Stark 4/15/25 Mitch Stark 4/15/25

Projections for Peter & the Starcatcher

KATIE CROSS | DIRECTOR & PROJECTION SPECIALIST

Mitch Stark 2/25/25 Mitch Stark 2/25/25

Set Design for Peter & the Starcatcher

KATIE CROSS | DIRECTOR & PROJECTION SPECIALIST

Mitch Stark 2/11/25 Mitch Stark 2/11/25

Annie: Building the World

CURTIS BARBER | THEATRE DIRECTOR & TEACHER

Mitch Stark 9/8/23 Mitch Stark 9/8/23

Mamma Mia on a Budget

BILLY TIGHE | BROADWAY PERFORMER & TEACHER

Mitch Stark 9/6/23 Mitch Stark 9/6/23

Stage Design: Making Everything Work

RACHEL HAUCK | BROADWAY SET DESIGNER

Mitch Stark 6/20/23 Mitch Stark 6/20/23

Tips for Projecting onto Fog

PRICE JOHNSTON | PROJECTION DESIGNER

Mitch Stark 1/6/23 Mitch Stark 1/6/23

‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Set Design Breakdown

RACHEL HAUCK | SET DESIGNER

Mitch Stark 12/30/22 Mitch Stark 12/30/22

Process of Designing a Show

RACHEL HAUCK | SET DESIGNER

Mitch Stark 12/29/22 Mitch Stark 12/29/22

Creating the Hadestown Set Design

RACHEL HAUCK | SET DESIGNER

Mitch Stark 11/6/22 Mitch Stark 11/6/22

Building the World of Sleepy Hollow

K’LYNN HOCKER | THEATRE DIRECTOR

Mitch Stark 10/31/22 Mitch Stark 10/31/22

Curious Incident: Building the World

K’LYNN HOCKER | THEATRE DIRECTOR

Mitch Stark 6/1/22 Mitch Stark 6/1/22

Charlotte’s Web: Building the World

BETH AUBLE | THEATRE TEACHER & DIRECTOR

Mitch Stark 5/16/22 Mitch Stark 5/16/22

Sweeney Todd: Costumes & Set Design

ADAM DELKA | COMMUNITY THEATRE DIRECTOR

Mitch Stark 2/8/22 Mitch Stark 2/8/22

Tarzan: Set Design

K’LYNN HOCKER | HS THEATRE DIRECTOR

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