Production Staff

Aaron Patrick Turner (Costumes)

holds an MFA from the University of Oklahoma and a BFA from Northeastern State University.  He received an award for his costumes for Stage West’s Major Barbara, and most recently designed costumes for our The Code of the Woosters.  His previous credits include Miss Witherspoon, Below the Belt, Icarus (all Amphibian Stage Productions), Closer Than Ever, The Santaland Diaries, On Golden Pond, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Oldest Living Graduate, Marvin’s Room, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Right Ho, Jeeves (DFW Theatre Critics Forum Award),

Dana Schultes (Rehearsal Stage Manager, Sound Design)

has contributed sound design for several shows, co-created the newsreel footage for The Skin of Our Teeth, and has directed Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music, The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, and Copenhagen.  She is also the producer of This Week in the Arts.

James Wolk (Set Design)

designed, for St. Louis Rep, This Wonderful Life, An Ideal Husband, Gross Indecency, Misalliance, and The Importance of Being Earnest.  In 1995, he designed Man and Superman, where he met the woman who is now his wife (on opening night!).  He first attended St. Louis Rep while still a high school student, continuing during his college career at St. Louis University.  Now he splits his time between St. Louis and New York, and has designed from Seattle to Vienna, Austria.

Jason Domm (Set Design)

made his Stage West scenic design debut with Major Barbara, in addition to serving as resident Technical Director. He had worked on several sets as a stage carpenter during the 1980s. He has been working in technical theatre since 1977 when he began as an apprentice at Casa Manana while in high school. A 1982 graduate of Texas Wesleyan University, he currently

Jerry Russell (Production Stage Manager)

has a professional career encompassing more than a hundred stage roles and an equal number of directing credits over the past 25 years.  As founder and producing director of Stage West, much of his work has been here, but he has also performed with Casa Manana, Dallas Repertory Theater,

Jim Covault (Director, Set Design)

joined Stage West in its first season. He has directed Noises Off, The Clean House, The Pillowman, The Immigrant, As Bees in Honey Drown, Puppet Boy, Private Lives, The Coming World, [sic], Cherry Docs, Alfred Stieglitz Loves O'Keeffe, A Skull in Connemara, Sueno, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Angels in America I & II, among many others. He has designed costumes and sets for

Josh Cain (Properties)

splits his time between acting in productions for Oklahoma Children’s Theatre and being Technical Director at Oklahoma Christian School.  He also appeared on stage in the Poteet Theatre in The Boys Next Door.  He enjoys working on props and other backstage tasks, and being a new father.

Justin Flowers (Sound Design)

Justin has worked with Stage West many times, most recently as an actor in RolePlay and The Lonesome West.  He has several sound design credits with Stage West, and created the newsreel footage for our production of The Skin of Our Teeth.  Justin is also the host of This Week in the Arts.

Lou Bird (Costume Design)

recently designed Secret Order for St. Louis Rep’s Studio Theatre.  Other St. Louis Rep designs have included This Wonderful Life, The Clean House, Scotland Road, Dinner With Friends, and Men on the Take.  His other design credits include Theatre by the Sea, Laguna Playhouse, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Stages St. Louis, Metro Theatre Company, and Imaginary Theatre Company.  Lou is also an assistant professor at St. Louis University.

Lynn Lovett (Props, Set Decor)

has been associated with Stage West since 1989, working originally in development and box office. She has provided props and set decoration for such memorable sets as Noises Off, Major Barbara, Private Lives, [sic], Comic Potential, Broadway Bound, Visiting Mr. Green, and Collected Stories, and is an antiques aficionado. She has a BA in English and an MA in Urban Affairs from UTA.

Mark Evan Walker (Scenic Painter)

is an artist, illustrator, set designer and author. He has a degree in Visual Communications from the Art Institute of Dallas, and trained in scenic design at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.  He was resident designer at Stage West for its first seven seasons, returning to design the set for The Skin of Our Teeth.  He has

Michael O'Brien (Lighting Designer)

has been the theatre's resident lighting designer for the past twenty-seven seasons.  Mr. O'Brien has held positions with Irving Arts Center, Lyric Stage, Eagle Audio & Lighting, Shakespeare in the Park, Fort Worth Theatre, Bill Fegan's National Tours,

Peggy Kruger-O'Brien (Production Coordinator)

joined Stage West as Stage Manager, and has since added Company Manager to her title. She has stage managed most of the shows since her arrival at Stage West, and has assisted with costume design for several shows, including Good Things, A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol, Dead Man's Cell Phone, The

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