Taproot Theatre 

The café/lobby of Taproot Theatre's new facility was dubbed the Stage Door Café, and needed an appropriate logo. I was asked to create a logo that reflected the stenciled lettering often used to mark a theatre's stage door. The atmosphere of the café is very clean and contemporary with colorful artwork and wood grained counters and tables. The entire front wall is made of windows. This is the design that was ultimately chosen.

Taproot Theatre - Development

Taproot Uncorked is an annual wine tasting event for the purpose of fundraising and friend-raising for the theatre. These designs are each from a separate year.

Taproot Theatre - Road Company 

Each school year, Taproot's Road Company tours bullying prevention plays to schools in Seattle and around the tri-state area. They lead talk-backs and discussions after the plays giving students tools to advocate for themselves and others in bullying situations.

This fundraising campaign included a direct mail print component as well as a series of emails with videos giving behind-the-scenes information about the goals of the Road Company and what they do.

Campaign included a direct mail bi-fold and a video series. All design, illustration, and video capture and editing done by me.

Taproot Theatre

Le Club Noel is set in 1920s Paris. Politics are volatile and so is the situation at the Purple Door. It's Christmas and the folks running the Purple Door are determined to keep the spirit of Christmas alive.

This is a play with several live songs performed. My challenge here was to include music, Paris, family, and Christmas in the design, creating an inviting and enticing image to attract an audience looking for holiday entertainment for their families.

Taproot Theatre - Acting Studio

Every summer Taproot Theatre's Acting Studio serves hundreds of kids in the North Seattle neighborhoods. Each year, I have created a campaign that begins with the summer camp brochure and continues through the school year with the same concept.

For 2013, "Your Kid Here!" was a very successful campaign.

Postcard designs in gallery below summer brochure.

Taproot Theatre - Development

During the 2012 election year, Taproot Theatre was raising funds to build their new facility, a main feature of which would be a lobby café. The marketing director and development director put their heads together and came up with the “Lobbyist” fundraising campaign.

My challenge was to design a postcard with an aesthetic mimicking a political campaign. When a donation was made, the donor received a campaign button to help spread the word.

Trouble in Fairytalezania & Wild Wes

Taproot Theatre - Road Company

Two elementary level, bullying prevention plays are toured each school year by Taproot's Road Company. Each year, an email as well as a print brochure is sent to schools promoting the plays for school assemblies. 

This design is a combination of photography I shot myself and stock photography.

Email layout is pictured here.

Inverse Opera

The Inverse Opera asked for a poster that would feature four of the main soloists in Handel's Messiah. While this is a well known classical piece, they wanted a more modern depiction of these characters for the poster image. I served as art director and designer on this project.