Theater (partial)
Play Playwright Year Director Venue
Every Brilliant Thing Duncan MacMillan 2024 Risa Brainin Gulfshore Playhouse
Dear Jack, Dear Louise Ken Ludwig 2024 Risa Brainin Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Frankenstein David Catlin 2023 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
Murder On The Orient Express Ken Ludwig 2023 Risa Brainin Guthrie Theater
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 Cheryl L. West 2022 Risa Brainin Seattle Children’s Theatre
Murder On The Orient Express Ken Ludwig 2022 Risa Brainin Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 Cheryl L. West 2022 Risa Brainin Seattle Children’s Theatre
Murder On The Orient Express Ken Ludwig 2020 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
“A” Train Annie Torsiglieri 2018-24 Risa Brainin Rubicon Theater, CA; Heartbeat Ensemble, CT; Theatre Horizon, PA; The Skirball Center, CA; Playmakers Repertory Company, NC; Wallace Theatre, NJ; Center Stage Theatre, Santa Barbara; Old Globe, CA; United Solo Festival, NY
Indecent Paula Vogel 2019 Risa Brainin Pittsburgh Public Theater
Holmes and Watson Jeffrey Hatcher 2018 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
“A” Train Annie Torsiglieri 2017 Risa Brainin United Solo Festival, NY
The Curious Incident… Simon Stevens 2017 Risa Brainin Syracuse Stage, NY
The Curious Incident… Simon Stevens 2017 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
‘A’ Train Anne Torsiglieri 2017 Risa Brainin United Solo Festival, NY
To Begin With… Jeffrey Hatcher 2017 Jeffrey Hatcher Wesley Center, MN
To Kill a Mockingbird Christopher Seigel 2017 Risa Brainin Repertory Theatre St. Louis
That Wonder Boy Bob Stromberg 2015 Risa Brainin United Solo Festival, NY
That Wonder Boy Bob Stromberg 2015 Risa Brainin Music Box Theatre, MN
To Begin With… Jeffrey Hatcher 2015 Jeffrey Hatcher Music Box Theatre, MN
Amadeus Peter Shaffer 2014 Jonathan Fox Ensemble Theatre Company
36 Views Naomi Izuka 2014 Risa Brainin PCPA TheaterFest
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Jeff Hatcher 2012 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
39 Steps Patrick Barlow 2012 Jamie Torcellini Ensemble Theatre Company
Mr. Wonder Boy Bob Stromberg 2011 Risa Brainin Temple Theater for the Performing Arts, IA
John Gabriel Borkman Henrik Ibsen 2010 Risa Brainin Commonweal Theatre
Mr. Wonder Boy Bob Stromberg 2010 Risa Brainin Nelson Hall, CT
Mr. Wonder Boy Bob Stromberg 2010 Risa Brainin Music Box Theatre, MN
Othello Shakespeare 2010 Risa Brainin Great Lakes Theater
Othello Shakespeare 2010 Risa Brainin Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Gunmetal Blues Wentworth/Bohmer 2009 Risa Brainin Ensemble Theatre Company
A Tuna Christmas Williams/Sears/Howard 2009 Gordon Reinhardt Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Bridge And Tunnel Sarah Jones 2009 Kate Alexander Florida Studio Theatre
Greater Tuna Williams/Sears/Howard 2008 Gordon Reinhardt Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Mr. Wonder Boy Bob Stromberg 2008 Risa Brainin Music Box Theatre, MN
Love Person Aditi Kapil 2008 Risa Brainin Mixed Blood
Opus Michael Hollinger 2008 Richard Hopkins Florida Studio Theatre
Measure For Measure Shakespeare 2007 Risa Brainin Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Measure For Measure Shakespeare 2007 Risa Brainin Great Lakes Theater
Iron Kisses James Still 2007 Risa Brainin Portland Stage Company
Tuesdays With Morrie Hatcher, Albom 2007 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
Funny Thing Happened.. Forum Sondheim/Shevelov 2006 Victoria Bussert Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Intimate Apparel Lynn Nottage 2006 Risa Brainin Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Major Barbara George Bernard Shaw 2006 Steve Tague Idaho Shakespeare Festival
...Young Lady From Rwanda Sonja Linden 2006 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
Amadeus Peter Shaffer 2005 Gordon Reinhardt Great Lakes Theater
King Lear Shakespeare 2005 Risa Brainin Idaho Shakespeare Festival
The Underpants Steve Martin 2005 Risa Brainin Milwaukee Repertory Theater
As You Like It Shakespeare 2005 Risa Brainin Great Lakes Theater
As You Like It Shakespeare 2004 Risa Brainin Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis
Julius Caesar Shakespeare 2004 Risa Brainin Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Julius Caesar Shakespeare 2004 Risa Brainin Great Lakes Theater
Hamlet Shakespeare 2003 Risa Brainin Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Comedy of Errors Shakespeare 2003 Bill Partlan Shakespeare Santa Cruz
The Emperor’s New Clothes Brad Carroll 2003 Risa Brainin Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Indian Ink Tom Stoppard 2003 Risa Brainin Missouri Repertory Theater
The Sea Gull Anton Chekhov 2002 Risa Brainin Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Merry Wives of Windsor Shakespeare 2002 Sari Ketter Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Honk! Stiles/Drew 2002 Risa Brainin PCPA TheaterFest
Morning Star Sylvia Regan 2001 Risa Brainin Missouri Repertory Theater
Blood Wedding Federico Garcia Lorca 2001 Marcela Lorca Missouri Repertory Theater
Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw 2000 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
Blithe Spirit Noel Coward 2000 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
One Thousand Cranes Colin Thomas 2000 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
The Herbal Bed Peter Whelan 1999 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
Noises Off Michael Frayn 1999 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
A Doll’s House Henrik Ibsen 1999 D. Scott Glasser Madison Repertory Theatre
Macbeth Shakespeare 1999 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
Little Shop of Horrors Ashman & Menken 1998 D. Scott Glasser Madison Repertory Theatre
Mother of the Movement Syl Jones 1998 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
Sisters Rosensweig Wendy Wasserstein 1998 Michael Edwards Indiana Repertory Theatre
Sisters Rosensweig Wendy Wasserstein 1998 Michael Edwards Syracuse Stage
A Wrinkle in Time Duffy Adams 1998 Andrew Utter Syracuse Stage
Talley’s Folly Lanford Wilson 1998 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
Sylvia A.R. Gurney 1998 D. Scott Glasser Madison Repertory Theatre
O Pioneers! Darrah Cloud 1997 Risa Brainin Great American History Theater
Greater Tuna Williams/Sears/Howard 1997 Risa Brainin Actor’s Theatre of Louisville
To Kill a Mockingbird Christopher Sergel 1997 Risa Brainin Indiana Repertory Theatre
Mystery of the Rose Bouquet Manuel Puig 1996 Risa Brainin Guthrie Theater
A Christmas Carol Barbara Field 1995 Risa Brainin Guthrie Theater
Letters From Manila Nancy Houfek 1995 Risa Brainin Southern Theatre
Short Plays: 1995 Risa Brainin Guthrie Theater
(Tone Clusters, Joyce Carol Oates; Naomi in the Living Room, Christopher Durang; The Zoo Story, Edward Albee)
Triple Espresso
by Michael Donley, Bill Arnold, Bob Stromberg
Directed by Bill Partlan
I designed the lighting for the original Triple Espresso at the Cricket Theatre in 1996 and then the many hundreds of commercial productions that followed up through 2024. Starting in 1999 I was also the production manager. Triple Espresso has gone on to play in over 75 US cities and 7 cities outside the US. In addition to tours, we did many longer runs of between 1 month and 13 years, running up to 6 productions at a time. The following is partial list of longer runs:
St. Paul, MN Park Square Theatre | Burnsville, MN Ames Performing Arts Center | New Hope, PA Bucks County Playhouse
Minneapolis, MN Music Box Theatre | San Diego, CA Lamb Players Theatre, Hahn Cosmopolitan Theatre & Horton Grand
Theatre | Chicago, IL Mercury Theatre | Madison, WI Madison Repertory Theatre | Sarasota, FL Asolo Theatre
Seattle, WA The Performing Studio | Providence, RI Providence Performing Arts Center | (2x) Springfield, MA City Stage
(2x) Albany, NY Capital Repertory Theatre, The Egg | (3x) Milwaukee, WI Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Portland, OR Portland Art Museum | (5x) Dublin, Ireland Andrews Lane Theatre and various tour locations
(5x) Des Moines, IA Temple for the Performing Arts | (2x) Portland, ME Portland Stage Company
London, England The Arts Theatre | Cincinnati, OH Ensemble Theatre | St. Jacobs, Ontario Schoolhouse Theatre
Detroit, MI Gem Theatre | Denver, CO DCPA Ricketson Theatre, Rattlebrain Theatre | St. Louis, MO Grandel Theatre
Cleveland, OH Hanna Theatre | Tulsa, OK Liddy Doenges Theatre | Green Bay, WI Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
Cedar Rapids, IA Theater Cedar Rapids | Los Angeles, CA Hermosa Beach Playhouse, El Portal Theater
Gent, Belgium Capitole Theater | Antwerp, Belgium Stadsschouwburg | Austin, TX The State Theatre
Indianapolis, IN Indiana Repertory Theatre | Munich, Germany Tollwood Festival | Berlin, Germany Admiralspalast
(2x) St. Cloud, MN Paramount Theatre | Red Wing, MN Sheldon Theatre | Atlanta, GA Georgia Ensemble Theatre
(2x) Brainerd, MN Central Lakes College Theatre | Duluth, MN Mitchell Auditorium
Rochester, NY Geva Theatre | Phoenix, AZ Actors Theater | (2) Albuquerque, NM SBCC, KiMoTheatre
Pittsburgh, PA CLO Cabaret | Sacramento, CA The Cosmopolitan Cabaret
Design for Dance
The Ties That Bind 2023 Herrera/Parra/Whited SBDT
SBDT 2022 2022 Colahan/Ching/Whited SBDT
SBDT 2020 2020 Miracle/Colahan/Muller/Pilafian SBDT
Distance and Desire 2019 Elkins/Manculich/Sorzano/Pilafian SBDT
SBDT & Friends 2019 Buglisi/Wong/Heebner/Pilafian SBDT
Now/Ever/More 2017 Schermoly/Maurice/Pilafian/Dudley SBDT
Concert @ Wallace Annenberg Center 2017 Limón/Connor Limón Dance Company
A Jointed Affair/Concerto/Salt/Strange Attractor 2016 Schoen/Beamish/Pilafian Santa Barbara Dance Theater
40th Anniversary 2016 Pearson/Condodina/Zendejas/Pilafian SBDT
Common Ground 2015 Christopher Pilafian Santa Barbara Dance Theater
Time in Motion 2014 Christopher Pilafian Santa Barbara Dance Theater
A Leap of Faith 2013 Christopher Pilafian Santa Barbara Dance Theater