Professor of Practice of Technical Theatre
Education
M.B.A. - University of Rhode Island
B.F.A. (Theatre) - University of Rhode Island
About
Max is a theatrical mutt, with training and experience throughout the theatrical industry. At Wheaton, he focuses on teaching skills in technical, design, and managerial areas of theatre, but has been known to throw some stage combat lessons into the mix. He is a freelance consultant, designer, and a non-profit board member, including serving as the Co-Chair of DTM (Design Technology and Management) for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s Region 1 Leadership Board. He is a champion of experiential learning, focusing on teaching his students practical, diverse lessons that can be applied to any area of study, but also to students’ daily lives after college.
Recent Creative Works
Wheaton College
- RENT, dir. Stephanie Burlington Daniels, music dir. Alexandra Lutkevich, 2023
Scenic Designer, Technical Director, Production Manager
- Crossroads, artistic dir. Andrea Taylor-Blenis, 2022
Lighting Designer, Technical Director
- Beyond All Limits, Student Dance Festival, 2022
Lighting Designer, Technical Director
- Roe, dir. Stephanie Burlington Daniels, 2022
Lighting Designer, Technical Director, Sound Supervisor
Wilbury Theatre Group
- FringePVD 2023
Festival Technical Director
- Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
Technical Supervisor
- Indecent
Technical Director
- A.Dick.Ted
Technical Director, Lighting Designer
- We’re Gonna Die
Technical Director
- The Humans
Technical Supervisor & Carpenter
- Silhouette of a Silhouette
Scenic Designer, Technical Director, COVID-19 Compliance Officer
- FringePVD 2022
Festival Technical Director
- Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, by Dave Malloy
Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Rhode Island Premier, Equity production
- AntigonX, by Shey ‘Rí Acu Rivera Ríos
Technical Director, Projection Designer
A world-premier Equity production, authored by a local playwright, with a short tour to the Magdalena Festival
- The Floating World, by Andy Russ
A new work premier
- Lifted, by Charlie Thurston
Technical Direction, Projection Design
A world premiere Equity production, authored by a local playwright, staged outdoors
- The Historical Fantasy of Esek Hopkins, dir. The Haus of Glitter
Technical Direction
A site-specific, outdoor production featuring the activist work of The Haus of Glitter
- Whose Name Was Writ in Water, dir. Becci Davis
Technical Direction, Production Coordinator
An immersive, 360º virtual reality production
- Krapp’s Last Tape, dir. Josh Short
Lighting Designer, Technical Director
The first state-sanctioned, Equity-approved, indoor theatre production in Rhode Island since March, 2020
- Invoice for Emotional Labor, dir. Christopher Johnson
Technical Direction, Designer
A filmed workshop piece in Collaboration with the Community College of RI Players
- Constellations, dir. Audrey Snowden
Technical Director, Lighting Designer
The first, AEA-approved, professional theatre production in Rhode Island since March 2020
- Our Story || Our Song, dir. Christopher John and Kevin ‘Big Lux’ Lowther
Technical Director, Production Coordinator, Editor• Fire Flowers and A Time Machine / Flores de Fuego y Uno Máquina del Tiempo, dir. Shey Rivera Ríos
Technical Director, Production Management
An outdoor, COVID-19-compliant, bilingual arts festival at the Waterfire Arts Center
- Decameron, Providence
Technical Director
An outdoor, COVID-19-compliant, arts festival at the Waterfire Arts Center
- FringePVD: Online!
Technical Director
A fully adapted, online version of the annual Providence Fringe Festival
- Spring Streaming Season
Technical Director, Production Management
A selection of live, streamed offerings in partnership with GoLocal Providence to adapt to a canceled theatrical season in the wake of COVID-19
