OU Design and Production

12/21/2025

Congrats to our December Graduate!! the one and only .snow

12/18/2025

Happy Holidays from the Design and Production Faculty and Jessica. A few easter eggs from the past year!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween 🎃 As always the Drawing and Rendering tradition of pumpkin carving does not disappoint!

08/29/2024

2018 production of
Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, book by Peter Duchan. Adapted from the 1991 Nancy Savoca film with screenplay by Bob Comfort..
Directed by Lyn Cramer
Costume Design by
Sound Design by Alan Hiserodt and
Scenic Design by
Stage Manager
Associate Stage Managers .loraine
Properties Design by
Technical Director
Charge Scenic Artist
Costume Studio Director
Stitcher Amy Kercher
Stitcher Stephanie Cirar


Lighting Design by
Programmer .nbrinkmann
PE .c.deluca
Assistant Lighting Design
Photography by Wendy Mutz

This was the first show that really allowed us to utilize the new CNC machine in the Scenic Studio. All those wonderful neon signs were made using the CNC and filled with neon flex. Three pinball machines were built from scratch by team Properties.

why applesauce? In 8am Drafting class Caitlin Coffin excitedly said “Happy Opening” and at the same time spilled her applause all over the “clean” floor in OSH drafting studio. For the next three years, Applesauce was synonymous with “Happy Opening”. Thank You Caitlin




Cast (incomplete list)
Katja Rivera Yanko
Tanner Berry
Keith Gruber
Daryl Tofa
Hannah McNew
Tanner Dillon
Abby Cramer

08/22/2024

Sometimes we go … 2013 University Theatre production of Coram Boy. Playwright Helen Edmundson with music composed by Adrian Sutton. The play is based on the Novel by Jamila Gavin.
Directed by Rena Cook
Costume Design by
Sound Design by
Scenic Design by
Lighting Design by
Stage Manager Meredith Autrey
Associate Stage Managers Emily Burke and Paige Darragh
Properties Design by Dalyn Boyd
Technical Director Scott Henkels
Charge Scenic Artist Shellene Seifert
Stitcher .kercher
Not so fun fact… Winter weather wreaked havoc on out production run and we only performed three of the eight public performances.

Fun Fact
Ethan Hartman’s Design for Coram Boy was exhibited at the National USITT conference and published in the USITT journal TD&T, winter 2015 (USITT)
Ethan also received the following awards for his scenic design:
Region 6 KCACTF Award for Theatrical Design Excellence in Scenic Design (2014 ACTF)
Certificate of Excellence in Scenic Design (2014 USITT-SW)
The National Partners of the American Theater Award for Design Award (2014 National Festival for KCACTF in Washington, DC)













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01/01/2024

Hey all.... The Design and Production faculty are hosting a Zoom chat/forum Tuesday night (Jan 2nd) for Students (alumni feel free to join if you miss us too) from 7-9pm Central. Come for 15 minutes or an hour or however long you want..

It should be fun, if not blame Renee.

-He/Him/His Young is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: -He/Him/His Young's Zoom Meeting
Time: Jan 2, 2024 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
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12/24/2023

Happy holidays From The design and production Faculty

11/02/2023

Our new drop for The Nutcracker in process at Cobalt Studios, Inc.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzH5JfTO6s_/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

10/29/2023

Drawing & Rendering pumpkin carving day!

10/29/2023

Orfeo ed Euridice weekend mirror crew!

11/07/2022

Costume Designer and alumn Noël Huntzinger-Hendrick talking to students about her work, design process and sharing great advice.

10/27/2022

Drawing and Rendering pumpkin carving day! Happy Halloween! OU School of Drama