Creative News
Fall 2025 and beyond
I am seeking creative opportunities in theatre, film, theming, and live entertainment for the 2025/26 theatre season!
November 2025—I will be designing scenery and costumes for PAGLIACCI with the Piedmont Opera under the direction of Chas Rader Schieber and conductor Joseph Mechavich. Presented at the Millenium Center in Winston-Salem, NC. www.piedmontopera.org/
November 2025—I will be designing properties for CARMEN with Charleston Opera Theatre under the direction of Harold Meers and conductor Wojciech Milewski. Presented at the historic SottileTheatre in Charleston SC. www.charlestonoperatheater.org/
February 2026—I will be designing properties for HANSEL & GRETEL with the College of Charleston's Department of Music & Opera under the direction of Saundra DeAthos Meers and conductor Wojciech Milewski. Presented at the historic SottileTheatre in Charleston SC. https://charleston.edu/music/
Summer 2025
My scenic design for HOME is being remounted as part of PICCOLO SPOLETO in Charleston, SC. This remounted award-winning production will feature director Gary Dewitt Marshall, III in the lead role, supported by Brandie Smalls and Journey Townsend. It runs Saturday, May 24th thru Wednesday, May 28th at 7:30pm at the College of Charleston's SIMONS CENTER BLACK BOX THEATRE. www.piccolospoleto.com/theater-and-dance/
Winter/Spring 2025
In Spring, I completed my third and final year as visiting faculty at The College of Charleston. As part of my work at CofC, I accompanied our Fall production of HOME to the regional KCACTF Festival in Greensboro, NC. As Assistant Professor of Scenic Design I will mentored student designers, prop coordinators, and painters on productions, including THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI (designed by my former design student and alum Madison Berry, and directed by Todd McNerney), as well as designed scenery for 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (directed by Peter Spearman). https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages
Fall 2024
In Fall, I will be in my third year as visiting faculty at The College of Charleston as an Assistant Professor of Scenic Design in their School of the Arts. As part of my work at CofC, I will be mentoring student designers, prop coordinators, and painters on productions, as well as designing CofC productions of HOME (directed by Gary Dewitt Marshall, III) and DRACULA (directed by Evan Parry). https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages
Winter/Spring 2024
In February my scenic design for Johann Strauss III's DIE FLEDERMAUS will be presented at the historic Sottile Theater by the College of Charleston School of the Arts. This is a co-production between the Department of Music and The Department of Theatre and Dance. Peter Spearman directs. Additioanlly I will mentoring a student designer on a April production of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages/ In March, I will be scenic designing CADILLAC CREW with the Footlights Players to be presented at the Queen Street Playhouse in Charleston, SC, directed by Gary Dewitt Marshall. www.footlightplayers.org/
Fall 2023
In Fall, I will serving as Properties Charge for DANIEL AND THE KINGS, a new musical by Chuck and Karen Smith being presented in its world premiere at the North Charleston Performing Art Center in September, directed by Brad Moranz. danielandthekings.com/ I have remained the faculty at The College of Charleston as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Scenic Design in their School of the Arts. As part of my work at CofC, I will be mentoring student designers, prop coordinators, and painters on productions on MEN ON BOATS and PIPPIN https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages
Summer 2023
This summer I will be returning to OakRidge Playhouse (TN) to design sets and costumes fro THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE directed by Terry Alford. https://www.orplayhouse.com/
Spring 2023
In April I will be scenic designing Jen Silverman's THE ROOMMATE for the Riverside Theatre in Iowa City, directed by Nina Morrison. https://riversidetheatre.org/season-2022-2023. As part of my work at CofC, I mentored a student designer on TWO GENTLEMAN OF VERONA in February (directed by Michael Smallwood), as well as serving as scenic designer for Tarell Alvin McCraney's MARCUS in April, directed by Gary Dewitt Marshall. https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages
Fall 2022
Happy to announce I have joined the faculty at The College of Charleston as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Scenic Design in their School of the Arts. As part of my work at CofC, I will be mentoring student designers, prop coordinators, and painters on productions on VIOLET and MISS BENNET'S CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY. https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages
I am seeking creative opportunities in theatre, film, theming, and live entertainment for the 2025/26 theatre season!
November 2025—I will be designing scenery and costumes for PAGLIACCI with the Piedmont Opera under the direction of Chas Rader Schieber and conductor Joseph Mechavich. Presented at the Millenium Center in Winston-Salem, NC. www.piedmontopera.org/
November 2025—I will be designing properties for CARMEN with Charleston Opera Theatre under the direction of Harold Meers and conductor Wojciech Milewski. Presented at the historic SottileTheatre in Charleston SC. www.charlestonoperatheater.org/
February 2026—I will be designing properties for HANSEL & GRETEL with the College of Charleston's Department of Music & Opera under the direction of Saundra DeAthos Meers and conductor Wojciech Milewski. Presented at the historic SottileTheatre in Charleston SC. https://charleston.edu/music/
Summer 2025
My scenic design for HOME is being remounted as part of PICCOLO SPOLETO in Charleston, SC. This remounted award-winning production will feature director Gary Dewitt Marshall, III in the lead role, supported by Brandie Smalls and Journey Townsend. It runs Saturday, May 24th thru Wednesday, May 28th at 7:30pm at the College of Charleston's SIMONS CENTER BLACK BOX THEATRE. www.piccolospoleto.com/theater-and-dance/
Winter/Spring 2025
In Spring, I completed my third and final year as visiting faculty at The College of Charleston. As part of my work at CofC, I accompanied our Fall production of HOME to the regional KCACTF Festival in Greensboro, NC. As Assistant Professor of Scenic Design I will mentored student designers, prop coordinators, and painters on productions, including THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI (designed by my former design student and alum Madison Berry, and directed by Todd McNerney), as well as designed scenery for 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (directed by Peter Spearman). https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages
Fall 2024
In Fall, I will be in my third year as visiting faculty at The College of Charleston as an Assistant Professor of Scenic Design in their School of the Arts. As part of my work at CofC, I will be mentoring student designers, prop coordinators, and painters on productions, as well as designing CofC productions of HOME (directed by Gary Dewitt Marshall, III) and DRACULA (directed by Evan Parry). https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages
Winter/Spring 2024
In February my scenic design for Johann Strauss III's DIE FLEDERMAUS will be presented at the historic Sottile Theater by the College of Charleston School of the Arts. This is a co-production between the Department of Music and The Department of Theatre and Dance. Peter Spearman directs. Additioanlly I will mentoring a student designer on a April production of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages/ In March, I will be scenic designing CADILLAC CREW with the Footlights Players to be presented at the Queen Street Playhouse in Charleston, SC, directed by Gary Dewitt Marshall. www.footlightplayers.org/
Fall 2023
In Fall, I will serving as Properties Charge for DANIEL AND THE KINGS, a new musical by Chuck and Karen Smith being presented in its world premiere at the North Charleston Performing Art Center in September, directed by Brad Moranz. danielandthekings.com/ I have remained the faculty at The College of Charleston as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Scenic Design in their School of the Arts. As part of my work at CofC, I will be mentoring student designers, prop coordinators, and painters on productions on MEN ON BOATS and PIPPIN https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages
Summer 2023
This summer I will be returning to OakRidge Playhouse (TN) to design sets and costumes fro THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE directed by Terry Alford. https://www.orplayhouse.com/
Spring 2023
In April I will be scenic designing Jen Silverman's THE ROOMMATE for the Riverside Theatre in Iowa City, directed by Nina Morrison. https://riversidetheatre.org/season-2022-2023. As part of my work at CofC, I mentored a student designer on TWO GENTLEMAN OF VERONA in February (directed by Michael Smallwood), as well as serving as scenic designer for Tarell Alvin McCraney's MARCUS in April, directed by Gary Dewitt Marshall. https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages
Fall 2022
Happy to announce I have joined the faculty at The College of Charleston as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Scenic Design in their School of the Arts. As part of my work at CofC, I will be mentoring student designers, prop coordinators, and painters on productions on VIOLET and MISS BENNET'S CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY. https://theatre.cofc.edu/about-the-department/now-playing.php#cofcstages
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Jonathan Wentz Design is a W DESIGN GROUP Company.
All images owned and/or used with permission.