Production Manager
A Scenic, Lighting Designer and Technical Director with both professional and educational experience, Q. Brian Sickels works throughout the East Coast and New York City areas. An MFA design graduate from Michigan State University, he has designed and technical directed in Buffalo, NY, for Studio Arena, Kavinoky and TOY Theatres; in Rochester, NY for the Eastman Opera Company and the Eastman School of Music, GeVa Theatre and the University of Rochester; in New York City for the Greenhouse Dance Ensemble; and in Boston for the Mirage Mime Co and JTW Entertainment. Most recently his designs were part of Opera North’s new production of “Transitions” in Philadelphia. As an educator, he has taught at universities and conservatories throughout the east coast. He is winner of the Southern Illinois University Scene Design Competition, member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and United States Institute for Theatre Technology. He won an Artie Award nomination in Buffalo, NY for best scenic and lighting design produced at the Kavinoky Theatre. He currently serves as Technical Director with the University of the Arts in Center City Philadelphia.